Monday, February 22, 2010

Caricature: Paul Rubens as Pee-wee Herman



















I became a fan of Pee-wee's Facebook page!

Caricature: Molly Ivins



















Kathleen Turner will star this spring as columnist Molly Ivins in the one-woman show Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins, by Margaret and Allison Engel and directed by David Esbjornson. The world premiere, presented by the Philadelphia Theatre Company, will run March 19 to April 18.

Cartoon: Al Haig




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Friday, February 19, 2010

Caricature: Lyndon B. Johnson






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Lyndon B. Johnson
By: Richard Bartholomew
 
"Johnson Space Center is home to the United States astronaut corps and is responsible for training astronauts from both the U.S. and its international partners. The center, originally known as the Manned Spacecraft Center, was constructed on land donated by Rice University and opened in 1963. On February 19, 1973, the center was renamed in honor of the late U.S. president and Texas native, Lyndon B. Johnson."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyndon_B._Johnson_Space_Center

Cartoon: Texas and Evolution















Meet the Flintstones
by Ross Ramsey

February 17, 2010
"Nearly a third of Texans believe humans and dinosaurs roamed the earth at the same time, and more than half disagree with the theory that humans developed from earlier species of animals, according to the University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll." http://www.texastribune.org/stories/2010/feb/17/meet-flintstones/

Cartoon: Austin IRS Attack






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Thursday, February 18, 2010

Caricature: Jim Garrison



















This month marks 41 years since the conspiracy trial of CIA contract agent Clay Shaw. Jim Garrison was the New Orleans District Attorney whose investigation into President John F. Kennedy's assassination led to the trial. Despite overwhelming evidence brought to light since, Shaw remains the only person brought to trial in connection with the conspiracy.

Cartoon: History Channel vs The Kennedys






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Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Tuesday, August 01, 2006

Cartoon #276: “Mel Gibson”

Title: Mel Gibson; Text: (Man watching TV showing breaking news. TV audio says:) Mel Gibson announced today he is handing over power to Raul Castro.
Mel Gibson was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving early Friday, July 28, 2006. He asked the arresting officer if he was Jewish, then antisemitically blamed the “F---ing Jews” for starting all the wars in history. Gibson, who directed the controversial movie “Passion of the Christ” apologized the next day. That statement was followed on Monday by news that he had checked into an alcohol rehabitation center. Critics soon pointed out that Gibson had not apologized to Jews specifically. Gibson did that Tuesday. By then, however, ABC announced it was stopping development of a miniseries in partnership with Gibson about the Holocaust. Gibson, whose father is a Holocaust denier, is a member of a Catholic fringe sect that believes all Jews will burn in hell.

While Gibson’s power was self-destructing in the entertainment industry, news broke on July 31, 2006, that Cuban dictator Fidel Castro was having intestinal surgery and had turned over power to his brother Raul temporarily. Spontaneous street celebrations broke out among the Cuban exile communities of Miami, along with rumors that Castro was dead. Consider the comic possibilities of having Raul take over for Gibson as well.

Monday, July 17, 2006

Cartoon #275: “MySpace”

Title: MySpace; Text: (Couple watching TV showing the robot from Lost in Space below the title, 'Lost in MySpace'.) The robot says: 'Danger Danger Will Robinson'. The man watching TV says: 'Must be one of those new Internet safety ads.'
The parent company of MySpace.com announced last week that it is launching a new safety campaign featuring Kiefer Sutherland, star of the hit TV series “24”.

Sutherland’s 20-second ad urges parents to monitor their children’s online activity. This comes in response to recent media hysteria about the dangers of sexual predators at social-networking sites like MySpace.com.

Last month, a 14-year-old Travis County, Texas girl and her mother filed a $30 million lawsuit against MySpace. The suit claims MySpace.com did not take sufficient steps to protect the teenage girl from being sexually assaulted by a 19-year-old man from Buda, Texas.

In the same week, it was reported that MySpace has received more page visits than all other domain names, according to Hitwise, a company that tracks internet use.

Cartoon #274: “Patricia Pickles”

Title: Patricia Pickles; Text: (Patricia Pickles head inside a jar labeled 'P.I.S.D. Pickles Freshly Canned')
The Pflugerville, Texas, School District’s superintendent, Patricia Pickles was officially “resigned” last Monday, after only a two-years on the job. She was the districts fourth superintendent in 30 years. In a unanimous vote, the school board accepted her resignation, but board members refuse to say why. Charles Dupree was picked to serve as acting superintendent until a new one is named.

Cartoon #273: “Hutto’s Grid Route”

Title: Hutto's Grid Route; Text: (The letters H-U-T-T-O transformed into a high-voltage power line, viewed in perspective.)
The fast-growing City of Hutto, Texas, is on the preferred route for a major addition to Texas’ power grid. The affected property owners claimed they were not properly informed by those selecting the route, Texas Utilities, and the Lower Colorado River Authority.

Thursday, July 06, 2006

Cartoon #272: “Redistricting Plans 2006”

Title: Redistricting Plans 2006; Text: (Six panels showing Peanuts characters Lucy, Linus, and Charlie Brown lying on a hillside looking at clouds. In a parody of the most popular Peanuts strip of all, Linus sees complex images — Texas voting districts.)
The 2003 Texas redistricting was a highly controversial congressional redistricting plan. It was appealed to the United States Supreme Court in League of United Latin American Citizens v. Perry. On June 28, 2006, the Supreme Court upheld the statewide redistricting as Constitutional, but struck down Congressional District 23 as racial gerrymandering in violation of Section Two of the Voting Rights Act. On June 29, 2006, a U.S. District Judge as part of a three judge panel, under an order from the U.S. Court of Appeals, overseeing the redistricting ordered that both sides should submit proposed maps by July 14, respond to their opponents’ maps by July 21, and that oral arguments will occur on August 3.

Cartoon #271: “Frequent Redistricting”

Title: Frequent Redistricting; Text: (Four panels showing muppet Elmo jumping over sign that says 'New Distric' to the tune 'Hokey Pokey' under heading that says 'Hot Toy: Frequently Redistricted Voter Elmo) You put your whole self in...You put your whole self out...You put your whole self in...Then you shake from all the doubt.
The 2003 Texas redistricting was a highly controversial congressional redistricting plan. It was appealed to the United States Supreme Court in League of United Latin American Citizens v. Perry. On June 28, 2006, the Supreme Court upheld the statewide redistricting as Constitutional, but struck down Congressional District 23 as racial gerrymandering in violation of Section Two of the Voting Rights Act. The Court also ruled that states are free to redistrict as often as they like, instead of the traditional wait until after the census every 10 years. The consequences of frequent redistricting are yet to be seen. After the confusion and legal wrangling caused by Tom Delay in Texas, the effect on voters does not look good.

Thursday, June 29, 2006