I nearly fell out of my chair. Did Chris Matthews really endorse Obama on Leno? And do it in a moving, and articulate way? For a bit of context, Matthews has long been a cheerleader for McCain, once starting an interview with McCain by saying “Senator McCain, you know you’re in my heart!”, and on several occasions asserting […]
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Echos of JFK in Germany? © Jim Borgman
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On Thursday, McCain communications director Jill Hazelbaker attacked Obama’s upcoming trip to the Middle East, saying “Let’s drop the pretense that this is a fact-finding trip and call it what it is: the first-of-its-kind campaign rally overseas”. McCain disagreed, saying that he was personally “glad” that Obama was making a trip to Iraq and Afganistan, adding […]
Jones Cola Company has a new way to buy an election. Well, at least their soft drinks. They are selling four kinds of cola: for Obama, McCain, Clinton, and Paul, and encourage you to vote for your candidate by purchasing their drink (regardless of age or residency, they helpfully remind you). Unfortunately, their democracy isn’t […]
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© Matt Davies Just in case you don’t get this, it is a parody of a very famous New Yorker magazine cover from 1976.
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© Matt Bors Incidentally, Bors did a cartoon with the same theme as the New Yorker cover months ago, and some people think he did it clearer and funnier.
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This cartoon is from April, but it is similar in nature to The New Yorker cover: © Ruben Bolling Ruben has an excellent article talking about satire and the importance of satirical intent. In his view, the satirical intent of The New Yorker cover is unclear, because you need too much context to understand what […]
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In Cannibal Liberals, Neal Gabler looks at how the worst attacks against liberals come from other liberals. But if that’s too many words to read, here’s a cartoon that pretty much conveys the same idea: © Lee Camp
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Is it just me, or is JibJab not as good as they used to be? Oh well, this one is pretty funny. Plus you can put yourself into the movie, if you want.
Last week, NPR did a report on the economic proposals of McCain and Obama. McCain’s centerpiece is tax cuts for the wealthy, while Obama champions a tax cut for the middle class. NPR ignored the fact that McCain is now promoting the same plan that he opposed 8 years ago, and that Bush’s tax cuts […]
One or two people have mentioned to me that I seem to be partisan in my selection of articles. It isn’t that I don’t have any articles making fun of Obama, they are just dwarfed in number by all the articles about McCain. Finally, I have a defense. The International Herald Tribune asks “What’s so […]
