What do you know? Time magazine ran a list of the Top Ten Editorial Cartoons of 2007, and the only American political figures coming in for lampooning were . . . conservatives.
Four of the cartoons were not explicitly political [sex habits of the elderly, contaminated products from China, VA Tech shootings, Barry Bonds steroids scandal].
But of those that satirized political figures, all were Republicans or conservatives:
- Dick Cheney as a warrior from the movie "300" leading "the only ones left willing to defend the Bush administration."
- An angry, unshaven Fred Thompson unable to speak because of writers' strike.
- Larry Craig as a tap-dance performer.
- Dick Cheney as Darth Vader scaring Barack Obama by informing him they're distantly related.
- Jerry Falwell arriving at the Pearly Gates dismayed to find Tinky Winky at the reception desk.
Even Mahmoud Ahmadinejad got better treatment at Time's hands than did conservatives. The only bad news that upsets the Iranian regarding his trip to NYC is his inability to get tickets to The Lion King. Aww.
As for Democrats, not a cartoon in sight. Guess nothing -- from Joe Biden's "clean and articulate" to Hillary's licenses-for-illegals to William Jefferson's "cold cash" to Harry-and-Nancy's inability to get anything done -- tickled Time's fancy.




















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Gosh -- and these catoons
December 11, 2007 - 07:55 ET by Jack BauerGosh -- and these catoons are just hilarious.
I haven't laughed so much since catching an all-day re-run of the first season of Joey, followed by a Margret Cho live stand up.
Well, that's liberal
December 11, 2007 - 08:04 ET by motherbeltWell, that's liberal humor, Jack.
Sort of like the riddle:
"How many feminists does it take to change a lightbulb?"
Answer: "That's NOT funny!"
Actually, that's the answer to any riddle involving feminists....
I'd suggest the ones from Reason...
December 11, 2007 - 08:22 ET by sarcasmoBut it's sometimes difficult to tell just which side they're mocking.
And as to "How many libertarians does it take?"
Answer: "None. The free market will take care of anything if it actually-needs-doing." :)
JMR
Rally online with fans of Dr. Ron Paul. (All purpose anti-slander-link, sadly-needed these days...)
mb --alternate
December 11, 2007 - 10:14 ET by Jack Bauermb --
alternate answer:
All of them. One to fail to change the bulb. And the rest to whine that Edison stole the invention from Mrs Edison.
"How many feminists does it take to change a lightbulb?"
December 11, 2007 - 10:39 ET by vrwc13answer: as many as they want it too take, while singing:
COME ON! ! !
December 11, 2007 - 09:56 ET by Sua SponteDo you really expect the MSM to raise their standards to be fair, balanced and truthfull!?!?!?
I'd be willing to bet that
December 11, 2007 - 09:57 ET by mattmI'd be willing to bet that for every Lib-biased cartoon that's published there are two or more Conservative-slanted toons which are rejected even though they are more funny and more pertinent.
mattm
December 11, 2007 - 11:40 ET by drillanwrYou are correct.
townhall.com's site carries any number of conservative political cartoonists works who are quite funny, and usually right on the mark with their jabs.
That's why we have to have
December 11, 2007 - 10:02 ET by vrwc13That's why we have to have our own...if you haven't seen this, you owe it to yourself.
v
"i'll take that money" HRC
Honestly, I laughed. But it
December 11, 2007 - 10:15 ET by wiwfHonestly, I laughed. But it is kinda sad libs can't make jokes about themselves, because they're all serious and tolerant and everything....
The Rocky Mountain Collegian: Illustrating Idiocy
ha ha ha ha ha
December 11, 2007 - 10:44 ET by candancevr that was hilarious!
The inability to see humor
December 11, 2007 - 11:02 ET by KillgraveThe inability to see humor or self-deprecation in one's ideology is pretty much the epitome of fanaticism.
More and more, I'm seeing modern liberalism as a mental illness.
Good for You
December 11, 2007 - 11:33 ET by iveseenitall"...modern liberalism as a mental illness". Good for you, Killgrave. Shows your eyes are open, unlike so many Americans these days.
NEVER, NEVER trust a "liberal"
these were the best????
December 11, 2007 - 12:31 ET by SouthJersey1953If these were the best Editorial Cartoons, I'd hate to see the worst.
No RINOs in '08