I’d like to give a hearty plug to the new book by one of my favorite cartoonists, Mr. Fish (Dwayne Booth), who is probably the farthest left of any cartoonist on our site. Fish attacks Obama and Bush with equal passion and has a penchant for explicit language and images that would make even a socialist blush.
“Go Fish” includes all of the Fish cartoons that have been seared into my memory, in shocking color. I think Fish has included every drawing of a penis that he has ever done in this collection – and that is saying a lot.
“Go Fish” by Mr. Fish (Dwayne Booth), published by Akashic Books, will be available in August and can be pre-ordered now on Amazon.com.
Judging from my e-mail, most conservatives think all liberals are Obama supporters. A few Obama-bashing Fish cartoons are below, just to show our conservative fans how wrong they are.
We just posted out big cartoon slideshow featuring the best political cartoons of the week. Obviously, the news of the death of Osama bin Laden dominated the news, and cartoonists were able to focus on multiple aspects of the story: everything from the bravery of the Navy Seals team to the possible duplicity of Pakistan.
Like every other cartoonist, my week has been consumed with the death of Osama and Abbotabad, the location of the sprawling complex in the suburbs of Islamabad where bin Laden hid. How did Pakistan not know bin Laden was there? Them must have been out cashing our $1.5 billion check:
One of the more peculiar aspects of the bin Laden story is the fact that we buried his body at sea:
It took long enough to find Osama. Luckily, he gets special treatment:
Even if Obama had decided to release bin Laden’s death photos, the birthers still wouldn’t be satisfied:
Americans forget that the death of Osama bin Laden reaches well beyond our borders, and touches the lives of people around the globe. The world’s cartoonists are no different then their American counterparts, and have their own opinions about the death of the mastermind of 9/11.
Patrick Chappatte, the cartoonist for The International Herald Tribune, brings us full circle on bin Laden with his cartoon:
Speaking of circles, Dutch cartoonist Hajo sees the bin Laden killing as a full circle of life:
Meanwhile, Israeli cartoonist Shlomo Cohen sees two certificates helping Obama in 2012:
After the announcement late Sunday night by President Obama that we finally found and killed Osama bin Laden, people poured out into the streets to celebrate. Even the most die-hard partisans, like Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity, gave credit to Obama and his administration, calling his actions a “gutsy move.”
But a couple of our more conservative cartoonists decided not to go the same route, and voiced their opinions about the credit being heaped President Obama’s way. The first, by Gary McCoy, rips Obama for the so-called “leadership” he exhibited in the strike, basically says all the President had to do was tell his team “okie dokie” to get the job done.
Gary McCoy / Cagle Cartoons (click to view more cartoons by McCoy)
Here are some of our readers’ comments about McCoy’s cartoon:
cf: “After 8 years of Republicans looking for Bin Laden in the wrong place, Obama tries looking *somewhere else* and finds him almost immediately. And now Republicans just can’t admit that a *gasp* Liberal *gasp* accomplished something that they never could.”
PoliticalMangu: “I guess this is the typical conservative response to Obama’s actions on just about anything. Too bad we can’t even celebrate together.”
D.C. Wilson: “It must cause wingnuts physical pain to admit Obama accomplished anything.”
Chris Carveth: “That’s what we fight for -freedom of the press. Agree or disagree…just be willing to defend the process.”
Rosie Felci: “Even Cheney is giving Obama props for it all. Guess even he now recognizes what “Mission Accomplished” looks like.”
The second cartoon was drawn by Brian Fairington, and was actually one of the first cartoons about Osama’s death that our syndicate received. In it, Fairrington wants to make sure Obama doesn’t hog all the credit, and reminds readers about the contributions he feels George W. Bush made in hunting down Osama:
Brian Fairrington / Cagle Cartoons (click to view more cartoons by Fairrington)
And here are some reactions from readers about it:
mth44sc: “”I don’t know where bin Laden is. I have no idea&really don’t care.It’s not that important.It’s not our priority.” – G.W. Bush, 3/13/02″
JacksonW: “How crass. The man isn’t dead 24 hours and he’s already being used to divide us. The end of the life of the mastermind of 9/11 should bring us together, not be used for petty political points.”
GroovyDave1962: “I disagree. The intelligence came in last August. IIRC Bush was not in office then. At best you might split it 50/50. Bush put the boots on the ground, but President Obama led them to success.”
ejg2: “Clinton tried, was unable. Bush simply didn’t. Obama did. Case closed.”
What do you think? Are these cartoons fair or foul? Comment below, or chime in on our Facebook page or Twitter:
By now, everyone knows that Osama Bin Laden, mastermind of the 9/11 tragedy, has been killed in Pakistan in an operation conducted by American military forces and the CIA. Cartoonists have been gunning for the reclusive terrorist for years, and have drawn many, many cartoons about him.
I’d like to give a hearty plug to the new book by one of my favorite cartoonists, Mr. Fish (Dwayne Booth), who is probably the farthest left of any cartoonist on our site. Fish attacks Obama and Bush with equal passion and has a penchant for explicit language and images that would make even a socialist blush.
