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So Long, Teddy

Thursday, August 27th, 2009 by Kevin Moore

Ted Kennedy

Contrary to the message of the cartoon this image was taken from, Ted Kennedy was one of the few Democrats on Capitol Hill who showed a spine and called out the Iraq debacle for what it was/is. Although I think he didn’t do enough to end the war, I included him in this cartoon because an Irish guy with a farmer tan is always funny. (Just ask anyone who saw me on the beach last weekend.)

Obviously, Ted wasn’t all roses. I think he could’ve done more to call out his weak-ass colleagues instead of focusing his ire entirely on Bush and Republicans. His opposition to Cape Wind reeked of NIMBYism, and I mocked him for  it. I also made a hacky joke about his alcoholism that referred to it, but I don’t stand by that one. It was cheap.

Lastly, STEPHEN LYNCH SHOULD NOT TAKE TED’S SEAT! I grew up in that guy’s district, and he’s a pandering, weak-shit, turd. It belongs to a true-blue Massachusetts Liberal. What other state can elect a Senator to counter a cracker from the South? Come on Massachusetts! Let’s not pull a Wellstone and send our version of Norm Coleman to DC.


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demonoid, 28 gags, the bible

Thursday, August 27th, 2009 by Shannon Wheeler

I’m heartbroken (sort of) that some of my torrents don’t work anymore. I’m trying to get an invite to demonoid.com. Anybody have a lead or a suggestion?

Last night was amazing. I wrote 28 cartoons and drew 10 of them. I thought I’d draw more but it was 5AM as I finished my decca-effort. I’ll be ahead for next week I suppose. The cartoon above is an image LJ suggested (I’m too many beers in to pull up the tag) to go with the New Yorker suggested text of “We’ll always have Paris.” I think it rocks.

Other than that… my bible stories are going well. Ecclesiasties is amazing. He seems to have a similar philosophy as I do… shit. Mark (the writer) and I are still poking about for an inclusive title. Soon we’ll put together a teaser. We’re still looking for a publisher and/or a book agent. I think it’s going well as a project though.

I’m a little tipsy. Tonight is Max’s and Seth’s bday. Two birthdays in one evening is a lot.

Now I’m going to watch the Misfits (which I’ve never seen. Eli Wallach and John Houston… my favorites).

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RIP Ted Kennedy

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009 by Mikhaela Reid

That is all I have to say at the moment.

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Wingnut feeding frenzy

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009 by August J. Pollak

Ted Kennedy has passed away at 77. As you know, something happened involving him before most of the people hating him for it were even born. This is pretty much a feeding frenzy thirty years in the making for self-rightous right-wing hypocrites, so if you’ll excuse me I’m just going to avoid the internet for the next 24 hours or so.

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Advice

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009 by Matt Bors
Democrats.

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In Contempt: Gender Confusion

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009 by Kevin Moore

I have a new cartoon at In Contempt. It is called “Gender Confusion.” It is a nice cartoon. You should read it. It is funny. It plays nice with other cartoons. It has been properly house-trained and all its shots are up-to-date. One day, it might grow up to be President. A parent can only dream.

Coming Thursday at In Contempt: historical ironies.

Originally published at mooreroom.

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This Week’s Cartoon: “Name That Plan!”

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009 by Jen Sorensen

After posting this cartoon, I came across a quote by Bill Maher suggesting that the public option “sounds like a toilet at the train station.” I would like to note that I arrived at my restroom interpretation independently, and that this proves I should be paid Bill Maher money.

While Googling images of bathroom stalls — there aren’t quite as many as you think — I came across this public restroom in Paris, which may well be the worst bathroom I have ever seen. Coincidentally, I am going to visit Paris for the first time soon, and I sincerely hope I do not encounter a facility like this. (The second panel is the result of reading a bit in the Rick Steve’s guidebook about the French healthcare system.)

A couple other minor details: I have always empathized with John Hodgman in those PC-vs.-Mac commercials, so I’m not entirely sure this marketing campaign would work. But it’s worth a try. Also, after I drew the tough guy in the last panel, it occurred to me that he looks like an Evan Dorkin character.

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Turkish edition

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009 by Stephanie McMillan

The Turkish edition of “As the World Burns” will be available 9/15! For readers in the US, it can be ordered from tulumba.com.

I’ve started drawing a weekly cartoon for the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, illustrating a column about social networking. Here’s a sample (I’ll post them each week to archive at the AAEC website):

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Fighting Words: 8/24/09 Cartoon…

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009 by Abell Smith

“LOCKUP: RAW!“

After 5.5 years, I’m finally trying out a new format… one that’s a bit more traditional for editorial cartoons. Let me know what you think!

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The Pakistani People Are Our Friends? Really?

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009 by Barry Deutsch

Back in February, Dave Kilcullen said this in his testimony to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee:

All this suggests that the most appropriate diplomatic strategy is to identify, within Pakistan, our friends and allies (civilian democratic political leaders, some officials, and much of the Pakistani people)….

Kilcullen is an actual expert who has been to the region, so it’s likely he knows something I don’t. But I find that claim more than a little odd. Contrast what Kilcullen is saying to this news story:

After Ms. McHale, the Obama administration’s new under secretary of state for public diplomacy and public affairs, gave her initial polite presentation about building bridges between America and the Muslim world, Mr. Abbasi thanked her politely for meeting with him. Then he told her that he hated her.

“You should know that we hate all Americans,” Ms. McHale said Mr. Abbasi told her. “From the bottom of our souls, we hate you.”

According to a Pew poll, 68% of Pakistanis have an unfavorable view of the United States. In fact, of the countries Pew surveyed, there are only four where the US is more hated. If our strategy in Pakistan depends on much of the Pakistani people being our “friends and allies,” then we’re in deep trouble.

(Don’t get me wrong, I’d like ordinary Pakistanis to be friends with America. But for the most part, they’re not.)

That’s a minor point, but it ties into my growing impression that the folks who favor an continued, and expanded, US war in Afghanistan aren’t being entirely realistic. In that same testimony, Kilcullen wrote:

We need to prevent the re-emergence of an Al Qaeda sanctuary that could lead to another 9/11.

That’s just ludicrous. There’s nothing unique about Afghanistan that means that Al Qaeda can plot attacks from Afghanistan and no where else in the world. (Indeed, a significant portion of 9/11 seems to have been plotted in Germany). Even Stephen Biddle — who strongly advocates for the US to remain at war in Afghanistan — admits that preventing Al Qaeda from having a sanctuary in Afghanistan isn’t a very sensible argument.

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