Iran, NASA, Melania and Trump! Top ten cartoons of the week
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Despots in the Trash
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Groundhog Obama
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Egypt President Mubarak Feels the Heat
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The Space Shuttle Challenger: 25 Years Later
More than any other media, cartoons have the ability to sum up important events into one single, powerful image, and tap into the collective mood of the country.
Some perfect examples of this are a couple of cartoons drawn in light of today’s anniversary of the space shuttle Challenger disaster, which happened 25 years ago today.
The first is drawn by Jeff Parker, the staff cartoonist at Florida Today. His paper is based on the Space Coast, and one of their main beats is covering NASA, so when it came time to remember the astranauts that were killed during this tragedy, Jeff had to feel for the collective pulse of not only the community he works and lives in, but the country at large. His tribute cartoon is simple, powerful and captures the mood of the country when thinking back on this tragic event.
The second cartoon comes from Dave Granlund, and touches on the impact teacher turned astronaut Christa McAuliffe continues to have on students across the country. The Challenger accident dealt a harsh blow to America in large part because Christa inspired millions of teachers and students to tune into the launch to see her become NASA’s first teacher in space.
Cartoons can do more than entertain us. They can give us insight into world events, hold politicians accountable and as these cartoons show, tap into the mood of the country to not only remember important events, but place them into the proper historical context. All in one image.
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Crazy Michele Bachmann Cartoons
Tonight, President Obama will be giving his State of the Union speech. As is tradition, the Republicans will counter with an official rebuttal, given this year by Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan.
But thanks to the tea party movement, there will be a third Republican response, given by tea party darling Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.).
Find a politician who hangs out on the fringe and says crazy things (like the founding fathers ended slavery), and you’ll often find a local political cartoonist making a living lampooning her.
Bachmann has the misfortune of sharing a state with the talented Steve Sack, the terrific cartoonist at the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. Steve has been a long-time contributor on Cagle.com, and we thought in light of Bachmann’s remarks tonight to share some of his funniest cartoons about the right’s second-favorite female politician.
I recently had the opportunity to sit down and speak with Peter Broelman, the brilliant Australian cartoonist who has contributed to Cagle.com for years.
Australia is one of the great cartooning countries of the world. In fact, their cartooning association, the Australian Cartoonists’ Association, was formed in 1924 and is the oldest in the world.
I’ve always noticed that there’s a level of nastiness in Australian cartoons that well exceeds what we see in American cartoons, so I was curious what Peter thought about the difference.
“It’s a great place to cartoon,” Peter told me. “We just need more newspapers.”
Check out the interview here:
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Here are some of Peter’s recent cartoons. View more of Peter’s fantastic cartoons here.
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Packers Win
The Green Bay Packers held off the Chicago Bears 21-14 and will now advance to the Super Bowl.
Joe Heller, the cartoonist for the Green Bay Press-Gazette, has already filed his cartoon for tomorrow’s paper, and here it is:
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Randy Bish Cartoons the Steelers
As the Pittsburgh Steelers face off against the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl XLV, it seems we can’t escape from prognosticators and pundits weighing in on even the most insignificant event involving the game.
For some original coverage of the Steelers, fans should look no further than the sports cartoons drawn by Pittsburgh Tribune-Review cartoonist Randy Bish. From the Roethlisberger saga to chronicling the Steelers’ playoff victories, Bish’s cartoons are worth more than 1,000 words will ever be.
Here are some of Bish’s recent Steelers cartoons:
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Olbermann Calls It Quits
After eight years, msnbc commentator Keith Olbermann announced at the end of last night’s edition of Countdown that his contract had ended and the show would be his last.
Cartoonists have weighed in for years on Olbermann, who was msnbc’s most popular host. Here are some great cartoons over the years about the polarizing cable host, both from the left and the right.
Full disclosure: I am the cartoonist for msnbc.com.
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Arizona Republic Cartoonist Covers Shooting
Fans of Cagle.com will be familiar with the work of Steve Benson, the Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist at the Arizona Republic.
Like fellow Arizona cartoonist David Fitzsimmons, Steve was suddenly thrust into the national spotlight following the terrible shooting that occurred in Tuscon.
Apparently, Steve’s work didn’t stand up to the scrutiny of Reason.com editor Nick Gillespie, who had this to say about his week’s worth of cartoons:
It’s not that we need more proof that editorial cartooning… is the lowest of all art forms, but here you go, a week’s worth of doodling by the Arizona Republic’s Steve Benson, who is, of course, a Pulitzer Prize winner.
Steve responded on the Daily Cartoonist to the criticism of his cartoons
I’m not complaining about the rabid reaction from the fringe to the cartoon, since it has brought them into the arena for debate over all kinds of relevant issues”“gun laws, political rhetoric, mental health issues, etc.”“and where it is, quite frankly, fairly easy to pick their arguments clean of any substance.
That debate, particularly in Arizona, is raging.
It’s ugly out there”“and when Palin got ugly, I went for the jugular.
Steve doesn’t backdown from his criticism of Palin, who he calls an “absolute, divisive, irresponsible nut… [who] has contributed to the gun-laden, ugly, violent rhetoric that has taken political discourse in the country to abysmal lows”“as well as arguably put citizen safety at risk.”
Here are his cartoons in chronological order as they appeared in the week following the shooting. What do you think?
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AZ Vultures
On the O’Reilly Factor tonight, host Bill O’Reilly spotlighted this cartoon by Washington Examiner cartoonist Nate Beeler, and asked viewers if they thought it was drawn too soon after the tragedy.
Here’s the clip:
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Palin's Target Cartoons
Sarah Palin has gotten into hot water in some circles for her infamous ‘crosshairs’ map, which targeted legislators who voted for Obama’s health care bill. Her people claim that they are merely “surveyor symbols.” Regardless, cartoonists have formed their own opinions, and you can check out what they think in our new Palin’s Target cartoon slideshow.
