Cartoonists With Attitude

Cartoon for September 1

Declassified documents–they’re just not what they used to be.

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I’ve of course been silent here because Masheka and I are getting married in a few days myself, so I was SOOOOO excited to hear about Lambda Legal’s successful case in Iowa. The Supreme Court in Iowa has ruled that a same-sex marriage ban is unconstitutional.

Aside from that, have I mentioned I have FOOD POISONING? (my advice: stay AWAY from salad bars). But nothing’s going to stop me from having some of the delicious wedding cake my mom is making.

You’ll hear more from me in a few weeks!

Correction: It wasn’t the Supreme Court–and I think it’s been overruled somehow now. Sigh.

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I think this is a decent premise, I just half-assed its execution. What do you expect? It’s the end of summer. If congress gets to take the whole month off, I can at least take a week to phone in a shitty cartoon.

Next Week: Back to School Special

I’m going to be busy entertaining family this weekend so I wanted to mention it before the Labor Day holiday: as of Monday, new Some Guy With a Website Cartoons will also be appearing on The Huffington Post.

This is really exciting as it goes without saying HuffPo gets a hell of a lot more traffic than my own site, and I’m thrilled at what I hope will be a new crowd of readers to the strip.

Not to say I don’t love all of you guys, of course. And if you love me, you’ll visit my new feed at HuffPo and mark me as a favorite blogger.

caught this morning on Reuters: “China says toy recall scare shows protectionist agenda”

They’re right. We’d like to protect ourselves from lead paint and poison.

Cartoon for August 30

Alberto Gonzales, mastermind of legalized torture, spying on Americans and the elimination of habeas corpus, resigns–joining fellow retired criminals Donald Rumsfeld and Karl Rove.

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Check out the Russian:
http://community.livejournal.com/ru_tmcm/7711.html

The Stumptown Comic Con 2007 is about a month away. I’m trying to organize the award thing to make sure it happens. Nominations will be for exhibitors, so you need to get in your registration if you want a Trophy Award.

Ha. Trophy Award. It’s a pun, get it? Hella meta.

We should have the nominations up on the website soon. I’ve already picked out trophies. They’re great. One has a 50’s-style calendar; complete with spinning numbers. Go to the Stumptown website to register your table and nominate (yourself) for an award. I still don’t know if we’re going to be able to pull it off. These are the awards we’re thinking of:
Awards:
Outstanding Small Press
Outstanding Debut
Outstanding D.I.Y.
Outstanding Writing
Outstanding Art
Outstanding Publication Design
Outstanding Mystery Award

Damn, am I ever loving this show.

The kid is doing great. I’m still reeling from the experience. There’s so much ahead of him. It really is nice seeing a new soul in the world.

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Here’s a second cartoon for you this week.

Pick up some of my collections in the store.

This is spectacular: someone sent me hate mail using a special website designed for the sole purpose of anonymously sending hate mail to people. It’s the wave of the future for jobless cowards!

John,

You self-righteous smug jerk, I am now dumber for having visited your website. I will file suit for lost time and eyestrain. While you are at it, try thinking for yourself and opening up to more that the fascist, shallow lefty point of view. “Tolerance” …. yeah right. Try thinking deeper and longer term. Right now you couldn’t logic your way out of a wet paper bag.

Irv Finster

How, I ask, could Irv not want to leave a forwarding address so I could compliment a masterpiece like that? Irv, hit me up again for a Gmail invite so you don’t have to share e-mail accounts with your parents anymore.

The American Prospect: How Fundamentalist Christian Morality Is Killing Africans

Beatrice Were contracted HIV from her husband, a common occurrence in a region where women make up the majority of new infections and marriage is a primary risk factor. For those like her, the White House’s AIDS prevention mantra — which prescribes abstinence and marital fidelity, with condoms only for “high risk” groups like prostitutes and truck drivers — is a sick joke… Organizations in Uganda are afraid to speak up about condoms or distribute them because they might lose needed [U.S.] funding.

Obsidian Wings: Yes, For The 100th Time, Athiests Can Recognize Good From Evil
Hilzoy demolishes the self-satisfied Christian argument that only people who believe in God can tell right from wrong. And when you’re done reading her post, you may also want to read these posts on Pandagon and Shakesville, too.