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More Weiner Cartoons

When a big story breaks, like a married congressmen tweeting tawdry pictures of himself across the internet, nearly every cartoonist will jump at the opportunity to commit something funny and pointed to paper. We have such a large roster of cartoonists that appear on Cagle.com, sometimes great new cartoons will continue to stream in days after the news initially breaks.

In terms of Weiner’s wiener, I already did one blog post commenting on a handful of funny cartoons that had come in, including my own. But we’ve received so many addition funny cartoons, I thought a second round-up was warranted.

Despite his vows to stay in office, Scranton Times-Tribune cartoonist John Cole sums up his thoughts about Weiner’s future in politics…

Salt Lake Tribune cartoonist Pat Bagley reminds up why these guys serve the public in the first place…

Where Adam Zyglis of the Buffalo News thinks politicians have developed too fat a finger for their smartphones…

Pulitzer Prize-winner Mike Keefe of the Denver Post tries to capture the possible mindset of a lewd twitterer…

David Fitzsimmons of the Arizona Star explores the marriage vows of a modern America politican…

While my friend Sandy Huffaker graphically hits the Weiner story right on the nose…

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Weiner Jerk

Weiner - Jerk Color © Daryl Cagle,MSNBC.com,Congressman, New York, Brooklyn, Queens, New York, NY, Anthony Weiner, Twitter, underwear, tweet

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Weinergate

It’s been an odd spectacle watching news coverage of New York Rep. Anthony Weiner, as he fields questions about a lewd photograph that was sent from his Twitter account to a 21-year-old college student. Weiner claims his Twitter account was hacked, but when asked directly whether the bulging boxers in question were his, Weiner said that he couldn’t say “with certitude” that it wasn’t.

A politician with the last name Weiner unable to deny a lewd photo was him? That’s all cartoonists need to run away with the story.

Here’s my take…

I thought it was particularly funny that St. Louis Post-Dispatch cartoonist R.J. Matson would drag the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile into this…

Taylor Jones‘ caricature of Weiner’s misplaced briefs made me laugh…

As did this cartoon by Eric Allie showcasing Weiner as an “unintentional” flasher…

Unfortunately, as Washington Examiner cartoonist Nate Beeler notes, Weiner can’t say a lot “with certitude” these days…

Meanwhile, the tune Joe Heller of the Green Bay Press-Gazette came up with is bound to get stuck in your head…

Pittsburgh Times-Tribune cartoonist Randy Bish helps keep our lunch meats separate…

Sadly, Weiner is only the latest in a long line of Congressmen that have over-exposed themselves, as Adam Zyglis of the Buffalo News notes…

They may all be “Congressional Weenies,” but he’s still the only true Weiner in Congress.

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Happy Birthday Twitter

Happy Birthday Twitter! Yesterday marked the social networking Web site’s 5th anniversary. That’s right, it was only back in 2006 that Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey purchased Simon Oxley’s stock art Twitterbird image and launched what would become a global network where celebrities bicker, athletes vent and revolutionaries band together.

At Cagle Cartoons, we’re big fans of Twitter (you can follow me @dcagle), so I thought we’d mark the occasion by presenting some of the best cartoons about twitter to come through our Web site.

John Cole’s cartoon of the iconic twitterbird showcases the importance of Twitter following the disputed Iranian presidential elections back in 2009. Twitter become Iran’s lifeline to the outside, a way for Iranians to tell the world what was happening on the streets of Tehran in real time, as well as communicate among themselves.

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John Cole / Scranton Times-Tribune (click to share)

Twitter was instrumental in helping spread the footage of the death of Neda Agha-Soltan, who become iconic in the struggle of Iranian protesters against the disputed election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Arizona Daily Star cartoonist David Fitzimmons captures the symbol that Neda became for the Iranian people in his cartoon…

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David Fitzsimmons / Arizona Daily Star (click to share)

John Cole captures the lighter side of Twitter, as journalists accustomed to daily deadlines have quickly had to adapt a changing world of instant news 140 characters at a time.

Twitter Pulitzer
John Cole / Scranton Times-Tribune (click to share)

Recently, Twitter has helped organizers gather large crowds in the Middle East and overthrow dictators who held power for years. Dutch cartoonist Joep Bertrams captures this force in his cartoon…

Joep Bertrams / The Netherlands (click to share)

Meanwhile, Denver Post cartoonist Mike Keefe shows the implications of the growth of “social media” and Twitter…

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Mike Keefe / Denver Post (click to share)

Keefe also sees Twitter as a de-evolution of human communication…

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Mike Keeve / Denver Post (click to share)
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Video: Interview with Syndicated Cartoonist Matt Bors

I’m still here in Seattle at the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists (AAEC) annual convention, and in this video, I speak with syndicated cartoonist Matt Bors.

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Matt is in a tough position in the market, as he is a left-wing multiple-panel cartoonists in an environment where editors like to buy single-panel conservative cartoons.

Matt and I talk about the marketplace for his cartoons, why he chooses to continue down the path he’s chosen and what the future of the cartooning profession holds.

Here are some of Matt’s cartoons that we featured in the video (view more of Matt’s cartoons here):

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Video: Cartoonists on using Twitter, Facebook

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Here’s part two of my lunch interview with Jeff Parker of Florida Today, Mike Peters of Mother Goose & Grimm and the Dayton Daily News, Monte Wolverton, brilliant weekly editorial cartoonist and Mad Magazine alumni and the Ottawa Citizen’s Cam Cardow. We’re all here in Seattle at the annual Association of American Editorial Cartoonists convention talking shop about the future of editorial cartooning.

In this video, we speak about social networking tools like Facebook and Twitter aiding us as cartoonists. You’ll even see a glimpse of me peek in and speak about the night Michael Jackson died, and how I was able to shoot ideas by my Twitter followers (follow me on Twitter here), ending up with a cartoon that resulted from their suggestions.

Here’s the cartoon I ended up with (and note the thank you I added for all my twitter followers):

Check back for more videos from the convention.