Cartoonists With Attitude

Good liberals should point out when other liberals are looking like complete idiots, and this is sadly the case for ThinkProgress today. Suggesting that the Washington Times is running an ad with “racial overtones” because it uses the centuries-old “Three Wise Monkeys” trope is nonsense, and I mention that because it completely demeans and cheapens the influence of the important part of the story, which is the Times is running birther ads against Obama.

It goes without saying that there are racists in the conservative anti-Obama movement, and the birther movement itself is deeply enshrined in race-based paranoia. But there is nothing that strengthens ThinkProgress’ calling out of this ad by suggesting it’s racist. It simply isn’t, and instead simply makes ThinkProgress look foolish. Way to give the right-wing “you guys say EVERYTHING is racist!” chorus a fresh basket of ammo, guys.

Found on the web:  Deconstructing Charley.  What species is he?  Let the anthropologists argue; I'll never tell.

Her first adventure:

Then came the sequel:

She even made an appearance during the disputed 2000 election:

This week, her Rodeo adventure is published.

Mike Lester snarks about ads for health care reform by saying “the strength of any argument is directly proportional to how many children you need to make it for you.”

Mike Lester has drawn three seperate strips defending torturing animals because abortion is legal.

So here’s your tip for the day, aspiring cartoonists- you get far more bang for your buck delivering your message with children than tortured animals. Mike Lester is simply not efficient.

Generational Warfare ain’t what it used to be.

All sorts of fun noises were coming from a bathroom stall.

Someone hands some fans a pair of free Angels tickets.

Sorry I haven’t been able to keep up with the BFW Quickies while I’m on this Mid-Atlantic trip. Packing, unpacking, and cursing at the dumb, bossy lady who lives inside of my GPS has seriously hampered my production schedule.

But with the help of a six-year-old fan of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, I was able to whip this up on Friday:

I would’ve added a fart cloud enveloping Endor and gassing the Ewoks to death, but everyone knows Han farted first.

Here’s the latest cartoon which took half a day to write. I still want to fiddle with details but it’s good enough for the internet. I’m especially proud of the committee and overthinking jokes.

In the next day or two I’ll be posting some work in progress stuff under ‘friends only’.

Can’t believe I got this thing done early. Sniffles be damned, I’m having a beer.

I’m starting to post more and more entries as “friends only” because I’m trying to sell the gag cartoons that I’m working on. Most of the publications don’t want previously published material and, unfortunately, posting them publicly on FB counts as publication. Sooo… if you want me to add you as a friend so that you can read some unfinished/unpublished cartoons, just say the word. Most of my entries will still be public but unless you speak up some entries will be blind to you.