http://www.cartoonistswithattitude.org/blog And a Point of View Sun, 06 Jul 2008 10:20:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If I were to switch from french press to a drip coffee I think I'd have to get a Hello Kitty coffee maker. I stumbled on that abomination because it's reviewed on a blog that talks about an on old book of mine. One of the auto-google functions shot me ... http://tmcm.livejournal.com/283525.html This is running Sunday in The Oregonian. Gordon Smith is up for reelection in the Senate and by watching his campaign ads you'd think he was a Democrat. He claims to be "one of the first" to stand up to Bush on the War (the one in Iraq) and claims ... http://www.mattbors.com/2008/07/smith-equation.html Cartoon for July 5Eventually, the economist said, we'll all be dead. In Iraq, sooner rather than later. http://www.rall.com/2008/07/cartoon-for-july-5-eventually-economist.html Slow blogging this week, obviously. And no damn toons, nuther. I got back from the ALA Conference in Anaheim on Tuesday and have been pretty busy since then catching up with my normal life. Then - WHAM! - it’s the 4th of July. Drop everything! Eat greasy food! Dodge fireworks! Ride a ... http://mooreroom.wordpress.com/2008/07/04/what-the-hell-happened-to-me/ After the obit panel I moderated at the AAEC convention, I guess I have obit cartoons on my mind. Anyway, I could not help myself -- as soon as I thought of this I had to draw it. And isn't it swell how the whole country is setting off fireworks ... http://mcmillan.livejournal.com/308493.html Two bozos just died: Bozo the clown and the despicable racist Jesse Helms. We can expect some obit cartoons for both. (including using the line about "two bozos," I'm sure.)John Kovalic has made a do-it-yourself obit for Bozo and Helms: "Grab it, open photoshop, and beat many a salaried editorial ... http://www.mattbors.com/2008/07/obit-watch.html Jesse Helms, Rest in PiecesWow, an entire AP obituary and not one word about his racist or gay-bashing legacy. The human turd's sycophants even went as far as to compare him to John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, both of whom also died on the Fourth of July. They even called ... http://www.rall.com/2008/07/jesse-helms-rest-in-pieces-wow-entire.html This made my day and is everything great about America. Bunning: "Regular order!" Byrd: "Who said that?" Bunning: "I did." Byrd: "Who are you?" Bunning: "I'm a senator." Byrd: "You're a great baseball man." Bunning: "I'm a senator; I have the same rights as you." Byrd: "Yeah, man, you're a senator." [Ends by laughing hysterically at Bunning.] http://www.someguywithawebsite.com/blogarchive/week_2008_06_29.html#002576 First, a quote I read every Fourth of July:"What, to the American slave, is your 4th of July? I answer: a day that reveals to him, more than all other days in the year, the gross injustice and cruelly to which he is the constant victim. To him, your celebration ... http://mcmillan.livejournal.com/308355.html The AV Club has a hilarious round-up of over-the-top-patriotic-songs. Here’s a brief collection of songs I can enjoy over the holiday without a shred of embarrassment. Violent Femmes - American Music Naked Trucker and T Bones - American Dream Woody Guthrie - This Land Anti-Flag - One Trillion Dollars Allen Ginsberg w/ Tom Waits - ... http://blog.bigfatwhale.com/2008/07/04/happy-4th-now-fuck-you-im-eating-bbq/