Wednesday Evening Reads: Cartoons…No Joke
Posted: November 15, 2017 Filed under: open thread, Political and Editorial Cartoons, Wednesday Hump Day Cartoons 26 Comments
Every time I tried to write today’s post, something kept me from starting it…whether it was lack of internet service…having to cook dinner, or just to take a nap. So as you can see, I’ve added an “evening” to the title. That should make everything OK…
https://twitter.com/TopherSpiro/status/930496420406231040
And now some cartoons:
Roy Moore : 11/13/2017 Cartoon by Deb Milbrath
tRUMP SET THE “TONE”: 11/14/2017 Cartoon by Deb Milbrath
11/14/2017 Cartoon by Nate Beeler
Beeler is a Right leaning…cough…cartoonist.
Bruce Plante Cartoon: U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore: 11/14/2017 Cartoon by Bruce Plante
11/15/2017 Cartoon by Nick Anderson
11/15/2017 Cartoon by Kevin Siers
Roy Moore Bad Mall Santa: 11/15/2017 Cartoon by J.D. Crowe
Roy Moore Groper: 11/14/2017 Cartoon by J.D. Crowe
Cartoonist Gary Varvel: Trump and the Great Wall: 11/12/2017 Cartoon by Gary Varvel
11/15/2017 Cartoon by MStreeter
11/15/2017 Cartoon by Scott Stantis
Patriotism vs. Nationalism: 11/15/2017 Cartoon by Jen Sorensen
This is an open thread…
peej
Carissa
ecocatwoman
grayslady
mablue2
NW Luna
peggysue22
skydancingguestblogger
Mona (aka Wonk the Vote)
Sky Dancing 
So much shit going on…it is frightening.
New Roy Moore accuser: 'He didn't pinch it; he grabbed it' | AL.com
That makes it six…btw.
MSNBC segment goes off the rails when Roy Moore attorney suggests Canadian Muslim host would date 14-year-old
Moore being walking slime isn’t a surprise. Him still having enough support to be in the running for Senator? Jaw. Keeps dropping. No words.
This is a nice synopsis of that attorney’s lunacy:
https://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2017/11/alis-from-canada.html
Includes other highlights as well. Imma guess he’s an attorney for Moore because there weren’t any qualified women looking for that position. /s
Minx, dare I ask? Are you back in your house yet? Keeping my fingers crossed for you. It’d be nice not to be eating Thanksgiving dinner on paper plates on a motel bed!
Great cartoons, JJ!
That graphic with the “Not killing me but making me stronger” is spot on. This whole year’s been like that.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2017/11/14/salt-lake-city-jogger-stabs-man-who-groped-her-during-morning-run/
Best news story in a while!
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/11/hillary-clinton-trump-special-counsel-threat-this-is-such-an-abuse-of-power/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/two-more-women-describe-unwanted-overtures-by-roy-moore-at-alabama-mall/2017/11/15/2a1da432-ca24-11e7-b0cf-7689a9f2d84e_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_mooremall-810pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.02f6fcd38afd
“I don’t believe in ‘My country right or wrong’. My country wrong needs my help.”
— Peter Halsten Thorkelson
Wow. Awesome.
I see that Senator Franklin is now in hot water. To be fair, many times what is funny is only funny precisely because it is wrong and inappropriate.
I hope he gets this squared away he is my preferred candidate for 2020.
In other words nobody is trying to pretend that the bad behavior is good or appropriate…
I haven’t heard what Al has to say. No blank checks, but I tend to admire him. I hope I am not massively let down. Again.
Honestly I have had such a positive view of Poppy Bush that I am stunned that he is a serial Grabasstic Bastard.
Ron, Franken apologized for his behavior and for the “joke” that wasn’t funny in a written statement. I am willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. At least he acknowledged what he did was wrong and I hope there are no repeats of such behaviors going forward, especially if he has higher political aspirations. I doubt that Roy Moore will ever apologize for anything that he has ever done, does or will do. He’s a pretty poor excuse for a human being. He’s got white male privilege right down to his DNA.
Not going to happen now, Ron. McConnell has already called for a Senate Ethics investigation. The Republicans smell blood in the water and the long knives are out.
Nothing in the accusation rises-drops-to the level of heinous but intrusive and wildly, wildly inappropriate.
What the hell is wrong with men? Not you Ron.
I won’t say testosterone poisoning, perhaps and estrogen deficiency.
LOL
Social conditioning (of which women are a part) is what’s wrong with men. Nothing that can’t be fixed hopefully someday.
I wish I believed that it was all nurture and not nature but I don’t.
Maybe if I had a beloved son or grandson but I don’t.
My husband is wonderful man but I’ve been rounding his edges for over thirty years.
If McConnell opens an investigation for Franken then they will have to eject Moore if he’s elected. They know Franken is popular and he’s been screwing them to the wall in these Senate hearings. Jackie Speier has indicated there are two harassers in Congress – one Dem and one GOP – who need disciplining. Who are they and why aren’t they under investigation?
In Franken’s case – we have one accuser who may or may not have political motivations. So far no pattern of behavior. What he did wasn’t great but sort of “meh” comparatively speaking. I can see him joking about wanting to kiss someone “for practice”. Was it as bad as she makes it out to be? tRump forcibly kissed Katy Tur and he’s king of the world.
If Moore and tRump won’t apologize – for what is undoubtedly far, far worse – and Franken HAS apologized, then unless a chorus of accusers pops up I’d give him the benefit of the doubt too.
If the complaint is coming from the victim, even if you allow “butt of the joke” she has a right to be as mad as she wants to be. Societies reaction. However is under no obligation to overreact. In he picture I saw., she appeared to be wearing a flack jacket or something, that is literally kind of like armor almost right? How severe could the injury be?
He was not a Senator then right? He was a comedian going for a cheap laugh. Not fair to judge him as a politician “then.”
Man I wish she had woke up and kicked his ass.
It would have been Justice, he would have been chastened, and we wouldn’t be compare this with the Percy DA in bed with minors.
Pervy. I hate autocorrect.
You have just demonstrated reason and proportionality. I’m pretty sure that’s against the law, now.
Franken is calling for an ethics investigation of himself. If the senate investigates Franken,then 45 should be the subject of an ethics investigation for an endless list of offenses.
Yessssss.
Fuck all!!!! Poppy Bush was doing it in 1992.
It is Assageddon. The Asspocolypse.
So be it. We have brought it on ourselves. Men I mean.
This is about so much more than Bill Clinton. But the big dog is part of it.
What evil lurks in the hearts of men…well the shadow may know but the media is finding out.
Any of us who think ourselves good, that lean on others for noncensual sexual gratification are somewhere on the molester priest spectrum. Regardless of what WE think of ourselves.
The truth above all,and the rest be damned. What does Jim Garrision say in JFK “Though the heavens fall…” well ok. But leave none standing. The hypocrite Repugs have to give up Trumpkin the Jack-Ass-O-Lantern.