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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
What strikes me about those cartoons is that the authors are interested in scoring political points off Democrats, not in what's happening on the ground in Iraq. How do you talk to someone with those priorities?
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Those are sort of like that "Mallard Fillmore" comic strip -- seeking laughs in a heavy-handed fashion from like-minded souls.
Its a "flipping the bird" style of humor from partisan political cartoonists. Not all editorial cartoonists are partisan -- as opposed to political -- but some are firmly on one side or another and allow it to really show up in their work.
Other partisan comic strips include Candorville (left) and Prickly City (right). Those are rarely as heavy-handed as the stuff Spanky posts though.
S_A_M
P.S. These guys do it for a living. We don't have to worry about how to talk to them. We have to figure out how to talk to the people who think this is funny, or trenchant political commentary.
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