Category: Barack Obama

Wordless Wednesday – Obama cartoon.

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I don’t know how long Wordless Wednesday has been going on, or if I noticed it much before, but a favorite twitter blogger birder – yes, Bev is all of those- does it, and I admire her, so I will try to, too! Obviously this isn’t wordless, but next time it will be (except for, [...]

Obama introduces culture to the American people.

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A cartoon about Fox News and Mustardgate. You know you love it. A friend on Facebook linked to this brouhaha a few weeks ago, and I laughed outloud for about 5 minutes. I can’t find the original articles now, but they included Fox News and Sean Hannity. Here’s one boycotting Fox News. Apparently, Sean Hannity [...]

Obama tackles detainees with gloves and a white suit.

Barack Obama cartoon as beekeeper for Guatanomo

When I was little, I remember lying on the living room couch with a sore throat and an upset tummy, miserable as only sick children can be. My grandmother was playing cards with a few of her friends, and I couldn’t have felt less festive. One of her friends, Aunt Rita, made me honey toast. [...]

The Cartoonist Who Cried Wolves! Wolves!

wolf cartoon

The subject this week for Illustration Friday is “intricate,” and I found these wolves to be just so very detailed and particular. As it happens, this was also today’s cartoon I did for Slate, so kill 2 with one stone, and all that good stuff. Right after Obama took office he cancelled Bush’s plans to [...]