Radical left-wing cartoonist Ted Rall -- who reveled in dismissing American servicemen as "idiots" -- was recently laid off. Editor & Publisher reported the story in an April 22 article:
NEW YORK Chalk up one more wildly talented cartoonist to be victimized by the economy.
“I’ve been laid off,” reads the headline on the blog of cartoonist Ted Rall, president of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists. Rall, an editorial cartoonist for Universal Press Syndicate, has served as editor of acquisitions and development at United Media for the past two years.
“My job was finding new talent -- comic strip artists, columnists and writers of puzzles -- to syndicate to newspapers,” Rall writes on his blog. “Considering the circumstances, I enjoyed remarkable success. ... I am proud of what I accomplished.”
Rall may be virtually alone when it comes to taking pride in his work. Not content to keep his Hitler comparisons to elected politicians like George W. Bush or Dick Cheney, Rall often spilled his venom on the likes of American servicemen and 9/11 widows. In one of his most infamous drawings, he compared U.S. soldiers to Islamist suicide bombers (shown below page break):
Ironically, last year Rall said the country's direction, including a souring economy, was "good news" for him.
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Cry Me a River!
April 24, 2009 - 13:58 ET by bigtimerOh my gosh, miracle do happen and it couldn't happen to a more rotten POS.
This has made my day...so far!
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
LOL
April 24, 2009 - 13:59 ET by MES41067Good!!!!!!!!!!!
Sweet!
April 24, 2009 - 13:59 ET by BlondeI hope he fails, too.
...Another thing Rall, be
April 24, 2009 - 14:03 ET by bigtimer...Another thing Rall, be careful what you wish for, looks like pay backs are hell in your world.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
There's someone I would
April 24, 2009 - 14:24 ET by Scuba DudeThere's someone I would love to see accidently stumble into a bar frequented by members of our fine military.
"The wrOng ONE was elected"
Yup
April 24, 2009 - 18:11 ET by well99He definitely needs some wall to wall counseling.
**well99
April 24, 2009 - 18:14 ET by pelicanmarshHe definitely needs some wall to wall counseling.
Ah, yes,...the memories. Good times, good times.
But you cannot do that anymore. You might hurt someone's feelings. (I can't believe I just typed that.)
Freedom of Speech is a Constitutional privilege; it is not a license to parade yourself as a wanna-be intellectual jackass.
Wall 2 Wall counseling
April 24, 2009 - 19:30 ET by AFCloneIf memory serves that was one of the techniques described in the "memos". It's considered torture now. Wimps.
You are correct, and trust
April 25, 2009 - 08:35 ET by BDYou are correct, and trust me, the wall locker the first sergeant used to bang people into was more solid and undoubtedly hurt worse than the moveable cubical wall they banged deteainees against.
Ah, for the good old days. It seems both techniques work just fine.
pelican
April 24, 2009 - 23:23 ET by well99I was hopeing more than feelings would be hurt.I knew I forgot something.Oh sensitivity training.Dog gone it.Maybe they could do it for old times sake.He definately deserves it.
just another bitter loser
April 24, 2009 - 14:29 ET by wizardjrHow generic. He spews venom at the military as if the men and women in uniform were somehow 'evil', while they stand ready to spend their lives protecting this clown. Their bravery must really grate on his soul. It is apparent he knows deep down what he is, and it aint pretty.
His "cartoons" were just a collection of 'victim' chants. It was all someone else's fault that he didn't live in utopia where he had a McMansion, a Ferrari, etc. as reward for his talents.
Like a certain radio host says, it must really suck to get out of bed angry every day. I'm so glad I'm not a member of the Leftist Elite. I have lots of sunshiny days where we even get in a laugh or two and I never get up mad or angry in the morning (it takes reading this jerks tripe to do that).
Chalk up one more wildly
April 24, 2009 - 14:40 ET by fitzfongChalk up one more wildly talented cartoonist to be victimized by the economy.
It's the economy's fault that this no-talent jackass is out of a job? Let's be honest here: Ted Rall was a passenger from day one. He never generated actual revenue. When economic times were good, his paymasters had the luxury of carrying this ingrate because the fruits of others' labor proved sufficient enough to support his dead weight. Those employers kept him on the payroll because he articulated their self-loathing political biases...and they could afford to pay him. But when economic times are bad, like they are now, his advocate bosses are put in an interesting position: either him or me. It's at that point that they realize what a liability he's been. I don't often enjoy someone's misfortune, but I'll make an exception in Ted Rall's case...good riddance, scumbag!
"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." -Winston Churchill
Finally...A change I can believe in.
April 24, 2009 - 16:18 ET by bpjamFinally...A change I can believe in.
fuzzy logic
April 24, 2009 - 15:31 ET by Rihar"I enjoyed remarkable success. ... " -Ted Rall
Success? As evidenced by what? His being out of work?
In that case we have an 8.5% success rate in this country. And growing. Of course it was only 4.7% under Bush. THAT DAMNED BUSH!
When a liberal speaks, the truth is busy elsewhere.
Couldn't happen to a more deserving person
April 24, 2009 - 15:40 ET by karelingOn the downside, watch the Obama Administration bail him out by giving him a job as editorial cartoonist for the Stars and Stripes.
kareling... Wow.... that
April 24, 2009 - 15:43 ET by bigtimerkareling...
Wow.... that was a good double slam!
Sad part of that is I wouldn't be shocked either the way real patriotism is going now with the msm in all venues.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Wait for it...
April 24, 2009 - 16:00 ET by Joe BlogsI'm waiting to hear that he's in jail for solicitation.
I suppose his getting laid
April 24, 2009 - 16:59 ET by RagamuffinI suppose his getting laid off is proof of the liberal media bias?
P.S. You should at least attempt to rebut his comic instead of just publicizing it.
Why do you believe it?
April 24, 2009 - 17:11 ET by general companyLet me ask you a question, if you and a former Solder walked into my office seeking employment, who do you think I would hire?
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
Hmm . . . most likely I
April 24, 2009 - 23:44 ET by RagamuffinHmm . . . most likely I wouldn't care?
Actually, no. Ted
April 24, 2009 - 17:47 ET by fitzfongActually, no. Ted Rall's having a job in the first place is proof of liberal media bias. His getting laid off is proof that his "contribution" is not valuable enough to be retained.
"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." -Winston Churchill
Ted Rall's having a job in
April 24, 2009 - 23:51 ET by RagamuffinTed Rall's having a job in the first place is proof of liberal media bias
I hadn't considered that!
Likewise George Will and Glenn Beck and Tucker Carlson and Pat Buchanan all having far higher profile jobs at CNN and NBC are proof that they are liberaly biased too.
I'm convinced.
Gosh
April 25, 2009 - 00:41 ET by BlondeYou seem to be confused.
Better check back in with the Collective. Your DKos talking points have kind of become a mishmash.
We need a better class of troll, here. ©
I hope he fails, too.
Did you not think that one through?
April 25, 2009 - 08:31 ET by Mike BrattonOr did the notion of tokenism not make it into your daily talking points?
--Mike
www.thebrattonreport...
There is no such thing as a
April 25, 2009 - 08:33 ET by RagamuffinThere is no such thing as a group of tokens.
Don't let reality get in the way of your little pet liberal media theory.
a group of tokens?
April 25, 2009 - 08:39 ET by botgwhat show are they on?
"Outside of a dog a book is man's best friend,------------inside a dog it's too dark to read" ---Groucho
Way, way more shows than
April 25, 2009 - 18:36 ET by RagamuffinWay, way more shows than Rall. Will on particular is on TV every week.
no no no raga
April 25, 2009 - 18:46 ET by botgwhat show are they on together?
in order to be a group they must be together.
yeah Will is the token on the Clinton campaign manager George Stephapolis led Sunday show.
"Outside of a dog a book is man's best friend,------------inside a dog it's too dark to read" ---Groucho
so ragamuffin brain
April 26, 2009 - 12:39 ET by botgwhat program are they on together? inquiring minds want to know
"Outside of a dog a book is man's best friend,------------inside a dog it's too dark to read" ---Groucho
Please don't make
April 26, 2009 - 22:09 ET by RagamuffinPlease don't make non-sensical replies to my posts.
Thanks in advance.
Rm... Please quit posting
April 26, 2009 - 22:19 ET by bigtimerRm...
Please quit posting here.
Thanks in advance.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
So they're all on together?
April 26, 2009 - 19:38 ET by Mike BrattonImagine that.
I thought they were on different shows, sometimes different networks, and generally never allowed to be in a position where you'd see more than one of them in a studio at any given time.
But your theory is interesting. Perhaps we should've employed it back in the day? Think of how it could've been used: "Yeah, we've only got one black guy working here, but hey--there are a big group of them when you consider our industry as a whole."
Liberalism: Home to genuine intolerance since... well, forever.
--Mike
www.thebrattonreport...
Rag rag rag... You simply deny what is reality and so obvious..
April 25, 2009 - 12:58 ET by pahuberYour comments are very predictable.
"Don't let reality get in the way of your little pet liberal media theory."
LOL Ok, so you think the media is fair/balanced?
How far off the spectrum you are with reality.
Ok, so you think the media
April 26, 2009 - 12:17 ET by RagamuffinOk, so you think the media is fair/balanced?
Maybe it isn't.
Nobody here seems to realize that's besides the point.
You'd think with all the millions of dollars spent on the MRC they'd be able to do a decent job of proving it instead if thinking it. Almost every post and reply in here is a massive circle jerk where everybody's makes the same ASSumptions about the existance of the "liberal media."
Which is really said when they have to resort to referring to Maddow or Olbermann to prove their "point", that's like telling stories of Glenn Beck to prove the mainstream media is conservative. The other half of the time it's just anecdotes, many of which have 1/10th the context necessary to prove anything.
okay rag
April 26, 2009 - 12:29 ET by botgDan Rather
Katie Couric
Peter Jennings
Walter Cronkite
George Stenapholis
PBS-NPR
"Outside of a dog a book is man's best friend,------------inside a dog it's too dark to read" ---Groucho
All of which you - no doubt
April 26, 2009 - 22:24 ET by RagamuffinAll of which you - no doubt - have anecdotes where they said something you label "liberal", without context or attempting to see if they made more statements you would label "conservative", if you ever bothered to watch them.
The only one on that list that somewhat liberal is George.
Sadly, you're so desperate to find liberals to "out", you have to bottom feed with the likes of Katie Couric - who has no fans on the left.
wow raga
April 26, 2009 - 22:48 ET by botgthis post proves you are not worth wasting time on.
are you here merely to make nicky look reasonable?
"Outside of a dog a book is man's best friend,------------inside a dog it's too dark to read" ---Groucho
So your "argument" amounts
April 27, 2009 - 10:22 ET by fitzfongSo your "argument" amounts to Chris Matthews isn't a liberal because liberals on other blogs say he isn't liberal enough...and that Katie Couric and Dan Rather aren't liberals because you say they're not. Well, that's just brilliant logic. Have you ever considered that George Will and Tucker Carlson are not conservatives because conservatives on this and on other blogs find them to be too Beltway Moderate? You see, it works both ways. But then again, you've already admitted that you have to try to think, so I'll understand if it takes you a little longer to catch up.
By the way, this site has a whole host of liberal posters...some occasional posters, some more frequent and some trolls like yourself. The first two classes of liberal tend to stay NB members because they have something worthwhile to contribute. While those of us conservatives on this site rarely agree with the conclusions those liberals draw, we realize how valuable they are to the site. They bring evidence to support their positions and they are truly interested in understanding conservative points-of-view. So while discussions we have with resident liberals are often adversarial and sometimes heated, we at least emerge from our discussions better for the effort. You, on the other hand, will not last here very long. You're the blog equivalent of empty calories. Engaging in a discussion with you is worthless because you have nothing interesting to say. Those who continue to indulge you will actually be dumber for the experience. But I suppose we all need an occasional break from the cerebral challenges we encounter here, so feel free to pop your empty cranium above the ground once in a while...everyone loves the release of whack-a-troll.
"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." -Winston Churchill
So your "argument" amounts
April 27, 2009 - 12:43 ET by RagamuffinSo your "argument" amounts to Chris Matthews isn't a liberal because liberals on other blogs say he isn't liberal enough
Strawman. I never said that. Didn't bother to read the rest of what you said.
Chris Matthews is a
April 27, 2009 - 14:44 ET by fitzfongChris Matthews is a liberal? If you can read, see what the liberals on the Internet have to say about him. He is despised by liberals.
OK.
"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." -Winston Churchill
rag
April 26, 2009 - 13:38 ET by MrShyWhy do you stubbornly keep your head deeply embedded in the sand? You seem really smart, well-spoken, but you keep denying what is clear as day... the INSANELY DISPROPORTIONATELY LEFT-TILTED MEDIA.
Let's add a truckload to B's list, shall we?:
Dan Rather
Katie Couric
Peter Jennings
Walter Cronkite
George Stenapholis
PBS-NPR
NY & LA Times
Reuters
Associated Press
BBC, CNN, NBC & affiliates
Chris Matthews
Wolf Blitzer
Roland Smith
Brian Williams
Tom Brokaw
Christiane Amanpour (sp? like I really care :p)
Jack Cafferty
(my fingers are tired, so I'm stopping there...)
What's worse (if it can actually get any worse -- and, oh yeah, it can, and does), many of these are not just to-the-left but rabid, overt liberal/socialists who despise Republicans -- and *especially* Bush/Cheney/previous administration.
Stop hanging out on this "joke of a-" site. We're all laughing at you, big time.
You're the next contestant on...
THE MESSIAH IS... LEFT !!
MrS... Thank You. Doubling
April 26, 2009 - 22:26 ET by bigtimerMrS...
Thank You.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
an even lamer list
April 26, 2009 - 22:30 ET by RagamuffinWho'd have thought, an even more pathetic. Chris Matthews is a liberal? If you can read, see what the liberals on the Internet have to say about him. He is despised by liberals. So is Wolf Blitzer. Many liberals hold serious, substantive beefs (you've never seen the like on NewsBusters, but they exist) with PBS, the NY Times, Reuters, CNN, NBC and the AP.
Stop hanging out on this "joke of a-" site. We're all laughing at you, big time.
No.
And that's not laughing, it's the nervous twittering you hear when the truth makes the weak unconfortable.
I'm ruining your circle jerk, deal with it.
Rm... It would be wise to
April 26, 2009 - 22:44 ET by bigtimerRm...
It would be wise to put your hand in your pocket, your circle-jerking days here, I bet, are about to come to an end.
Worry not someone I know well will ape me...as usual, to where it matters...and you will be gone.
Until we see you again in another form for a user name that is.
You are and have been so obvious...little one...it has been amusing.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
**Ragamuffin
April 26, 2009 - 22:47 ET by pelicanmarshAre you still listening to Anthrax and how's that little nephew of yours doing these days? That is a cute photo of him, by the way.
Catch ya later.
Allow me to educate you.
April 25, 2009 - 12:14 ET by fitzfongAllow me to educate you. The likes of Glenn Beck, George Will, Pat Buchanan, etc. add value to the broadcasts they appear on (in other words, people tune in to see them). It is a rational business decision by the networks to hire these people because their contributions positively affect the bottom line. Ted Rall, on the other hand, was a passenger. From a rational business perspective, Ted Rall did not add value to his employers (or at least enough value to make it worthwhile to retain his "services"). In this climate, his employers made the conscious decision that their enterprise would run better without him than with him...in other words he was a liability. The fact is that he always was a liability, a luxury afforded to his liberal paymasters in stronger economic times because they could bury his salary behind greater revenues...and create the impression that there was an actual market for his "work". But times like these tend to expose the dead weight. Nice try, though.
"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." -Winston Churchill
Allow me to educate you.
April 26, 2009 - 12:22 ET by RagamuffinAllow me to educate you. The likes of . . .
Still waiting to be educated. Your response has almost nothing to do with the point at hand.
The point at hand is that many many conservatives find high profile jobs in the "liberally biased" media which wouldn't be true of the media was as liberally biased as this joke of a website claims. And people just as far to the left as Rall would be on the Sunday morning bobblehead shows.
The reasons why conservatives are employed are thus irrelevant to this conversation.
You can lead a Troll to
April 26, 2009 - 12:36 ET by Free StinkerYou can lead a Troll to knowledge,
but you can't make it think.
There's no fool
April 26, 2009 - 12:38 ET by botglike a troll fool
"Outside of a dog a book is man's best friend,------------inside a dog it's too dark to read" ---Groucho
Free Stinker 1 Parasite
April 26, 2009 - 13:08 ET by fitzfongFree Stinker 1
Parasite troll 0
"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." -Winston Churchill
I know, but I still feel the
April 26, 2009 - 22:32 ET by RagamuffinI know, but I still feel the need to try.
well at least you try to
April 26, 2009 - 22:36 ET by botgwell at least you try to think that's gotta count for something
"Outside of a dog a book is man's best friend,------------inside a dog it's too dark to read" ---Groucho
Thanks!
April 26, 2009 - 22:47 ET by RagamuffinWhen I see a commenter at NewsBusters try thinking too, I might feel my job is done and leave.
I know, I know, clearly I have my work cut out for me . . .
at least come up
April 26, 2009 - 22:51 ET by botgwith some original material
you're being stupid and boring
"Outside of a dog a book is man's best friend,------------inside a dog it's too dark to read" ---Groucho
Still waiting to be
April 26, 2009 - 13:10 ET by fitzfongStill waiting to be educated.
Yeah, perhaps I'm wasting my time. Some people, like yourself, wish to remain wilfully ignorant, and it's pointless to try to get through to someone whose head is so obviously made of cement. Your painfully sad "point at hand" is little more than a non sequitur, yet strangely, you appear proud to exhibit your stupidity for all to see. Well, then, carry on. Continue to marinate in your ignorance...I'm sure the expanded social safety net will take care of you.
"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." -Winston Churchill
Look again Rag.
April 25, 2009 - 13:03 ET by pahuber"Likewise George Will and Glenn Beck and Tucker Carlson and Pat Buchanan
all having far higher profile jobs at CNN and NBC are proof that they
are liberaly biased too." ~ Rag
What are we down to now?
Token conservatives like George Will & Tucker Carlson are not very impressive.
Does Kos even let you post on their site?
Token conservatives like
April 26, 2009 - 22:42 ET by RagamuffinAssertion without proof.
Well, I'm reading NewsBusters, so I'm convinced.
no, but...
April 24, 2009 - 17:59 ET by wizardjrIt is proof that at a liberal dead tree media organization when the going gets tough the non-hackers get tossed to the wolves, just like at the terrible right wing extremist places. Amazing how that works.
Actually it is proof of the liberal media bias
April 24, 2009 - 19:44 ET by AFCloneLast month, as president of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists, Ted Rall sent a letter to the New York Post "expressing concern about the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People’s (NAACP) recent calls for “serious disciplinary action” against New York Post editorial cartoonist Sean Delonas and his editor Col Allen ". The cartoon in question was the "killer chimp" and the two guards asking "Now who will they write the stimulus package" (or something like that). And now, a little more than a month later, he's fired. Hmmm.
I remember that mini
April 24, 2009 - 22:27 ET by Ken ShepherdI remember that mini scandal. In that instance he was on the right side of an issue for once, but you really have to wonder about the standards of the AAEC to elect Rall to its presidency in the first place. I mean, it's not that Rall is a leftist cartoonist. It's that he so aggressively and blithely aimed his fire not merely at politicians but at everyday Americans like the average U.S. soldier.
No, it is obviously an
April 25, 2009 - 08:41 ET by BDNo, it is obviously an example of reader bias since the readers are fleeing fromthe rags that hire Rall in the first place.
Have you ever seen Ralls comic's in a newspaper? I have when I was in Hawaii and needed something to read over lunch. They are all those "Free Shoppers" prevelant in college towns run by kids who graduated last year from J-school who cannot get real jobs.
So those kids rail on and on against the Bush Administration, GWOT, Gonzalez etc.
I used to sit there, read this tripe and wonder what morons like Rall and the staff of the rag thought of me. Obviously a warmonger since I wear a uniform, probably a criminal as well. A member of the evil rich oligarchy as well.
He deserve unemployment.
Ted Rall, president of the
April 28, 2009 - 07:28 ET by papertigerTed Rall, president of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists. - Making this loathsome incompetent the president of editorial cartoonists is definitive proof of liberal media bias. They voted the stupid SOB in didn't they?
Rall, an editorial cartoonist for Universal Press Syndicate, has served as editor of acquisitions and development at United Media for the past two years. - Double rich goodness is the possibility that TR gave a glowing recommendation to the cartoonist that took his job.
Good riddance!
April 24, 2009 - 17:35 ET by GalvanicThe dirtbag gets no sympathy from me.
it's a symptom of something liberal all right
April 24, 2009 - 19:01 ET by UndercoverConservativeit's the symptom of the Liberal media masters disposing of the rabid dogs that are no longer useful to them. They know how dangerous this hate filled propaganda is-and it was easy to aim these dangerous lunatics when the perceived power was Republican. Now that the Dems control all aspects of leadership, there's a possibility these propaganda artists could become loose cannon and attack the new head of everything. best thing to do, eliminate the threat. Easiest to do when you control the delivery system too.
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liberal extremism
April 24, 2009 - 19:22 ET by ruffedgeThis guy's cartoons must be where Janet Napolitano gets her "intelligence" concerning threats to Homeland Security.
ted rall
April 24, 2009 - 22:17 ET by charlietexaswhat a great day!!!!A complete asshole got what he deserves. May he rot in his smarmy environment. I hope he chokes on his charcoal.
Who says there's no good
April 24, 2009 - 22:48 ET by RousseWho says there's no good news!
Let's compare...
April 25, 2009 - 11:29 ET by nolotrippenThe left has Ted Rall. Meh. The Right has Glenn McCoy, Nate Beeler, Gary Varvel, Chip Bok, Michael Ramirez (to name a few greats), folks that can actually think AND draw at the same time.
Attacking our policy-makers
April 25, 2009 - 11:38 ET by RR GOPAttacking our policy-makers through our soldiers is reprehensible.
And, it's an ongoing, and old, tactic of the Communists.
One of the 34% who thinks George W. Bush was a great President. One of the 61% who wants to bring back the stock and pillory (yep...approval for Congress now at 39%...do you believe that!?).
Later, Rall. Don't let the
April 25, 2009 - 11:47 ET by wiwfLater, Rall. Don't let the door hit you on the ass on the way out.
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