Friday Nite Lite: Fat one tonight!

Posted: May 30, 2014 | Author: JJ Lopez aka Minkoff Minx | Filed under: just because |11 Comments

Good Evening

Hey ho! We got us a thick ass post tonight.

So many cartoons….let’s just get to them, in no particular order. Oh, except that the Maya Angelou tributes will be at the end.

The Harm of Limited Intervention in Syria – Political Cartoon by Dan Nott, The Gabbler – 05/30/2014

Mike Luckovich: NRAuto – Mike Luckovich – Truthdig

Putin’s weapon by Political Cartoonist Olle Johansson

 

US Troops Extend Stay in Afghanistan by Political Cartoonist R.J. Matson

 

Dick Cheney put the W in Weakness for War by J.D. Crowe

 

CNN Coverage by Rick McKee

 

Voting by Political Cartoonist Marian Kamensky

School’s Out by Political Cartoonist Joe Heller

 

Too Many Captains by Political Cartoonist Jeff Koterba

Cloud by Political Cartoonist Jen Sorensen

 

Death Row Show by Political Cartoonist Martin Kozlowski

 

Spot the Differences by Political Cartoonist Tim Eagan

 

Clay Bennett: Bill – Clay Bennett – Truthdig

 

Taking a chance on net neutrality – Political Cartoon by Don Landgren Jr., TelegramTowns – 05/30/2014

Snowden homecoming demands by Political Cartoonist Dave Granlund

 

Sexist Manifesto – Political Cartoon by Rob Rogers, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – 05/30/2014

 

 

Our Religion of The Founding Fathers by Tina Dupuy

The Founding Fathers are all things to all Americans.

“The American people having healthier life that [‘s what] our founders wanted for them,” House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said last month about Obamacare. Other self-described patriots sneered, “George Washington wanted Obamacare, Pelosi says.” And “No, Nancy, the Founding Fathers Would Not Have Supported Obamacare.” Senators Rand Paul and Chris Coons penned a bipartisan op/ed for Politico Magazine titled: “The Founding Fathers Would Have Protected Your Smartphone.”

Pat Bagley / Salt Lake Tribune

Last year a series of polls came out asking Americans if the Founding Fathers would be happy with the country today. A majority of Americans told pollsters these Framers would be disappointed.

Even as we continue to debate what religion meant to the people who christened the country—they now themselves have become a religion. And like all stern paternal deities, our Liberty Lords are frowning down on us because they know we can do better.

No one ever brings up Jesus’ name when the 2000-year-old prophet would disagree with them. As in: “Jesus drank wine with hookers and outcasts, but as a Christian, I find that reprehensible.” Jesus only gets used to corroborate personal conviction.

As an appeal to what we imagine to be our better selves we ask, “What would Jesus do?” And as Americans we’re expected to ponder, “What would the Founding Father’s think?”

 

Read the rest at the link.

Boning Up Again by Political Cartoonist Randy Jones

AAEC – Political Cartoon by Gustavo Rodriguez, El Nuevo Herald – 05/30/2014

And now the tributes to Maya Angelou.

AAEC – Political Cartoon by Gustavo Rodriguez, El Nuevo Herald – 05/29/2014

 

Maya Angelou tribute by Dave Granlund

Maya Angelou tribute by Political Cartoonist J.D. Crowe

 

A Rainbow in our Cloud by Political Cartoonist Mark Streeter

Maya Angelou by Political Cartoonist John Darkow

 

Maya Angelou by Political Cartoonist Taylor Jones

 

Have a good evening…this is an open thread.

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