Jim Borgman has been a hater of Bush politics for a long time. I'm surprised you say something now. Go back and look at his editorial cartoons for a year or two back. Especially anything to do with Iraq.
subflea Wrote:I don't see the big deal. It is an editorial cartoon.
Yeah but try a "Dumb it down" editorial cartoon about Clinton-country or Obama-country and the stormtroopers of political correctness would be on the scene immediately.
I can remember him taking shost at Clinton for his "intern" issues, even as recently as a couple years back when it was clear Hilary was going to run for POTUS.
subflea Wrote:Neither Clinton nor Obama have 8 years of jokes about them being dumb either due to 8 years of shredding words in speeches.
That's because #1 Obama doesn't have 8yrs of meaningful political history to pull from, and #2 in both Clinton and Obama the press would never ever do such a thing. They would never criticize their heros.
There are more than enough examples of Billy Clinton fumbles words and phrases, but you never ever see them. Same goes for John Kerry and algrore. And I am sure that the same thing goes for hiliary rodham rodham and barak hussain obama.
The press make a point of portraying Pres Bush in the worst possible way. It helps them advance their agenda.
It is the same old retort, the Republican nominee, whoever it is, is always a dimwit and the Democrat nominee is always very scholarly, according to the press.
The only things that change are the names of the nominees and the years.
The same press told us how much smarter both algore and kerry were compared to Pres Bush. No headlines were written when it was uncovered that in fact Pres Bush had better grades in school.
Justifying an arguement based upon the actions of the main stream media is totally meaningless. The mainstream media have a clear agenda.
Maybe you should spend some time considering why it is so important to the mainstream media that they convince you how 'stoopid' Pres Bush is...?
Remember in 2000 how the media kept saying over and over "Bush has no gravitas, no gravitas, no gravitas...".
So considering that Bush in 2000 had immensely more 'gravitas' than present day Obama, and the media told us over and over how important it was to have 'gravitas', when are we going to hear the same things said about Obama?
subflea Wrote:Neither Clinton nor Obama have 8 years of jokes about them being dumb either due to 8 years of shredding words in speeches.
That's because #1 Obama doesn't have 8yrs of meaningful political history to pull from, and #2 in both Clinton and Obama the press would never ever do such a thing. They would never criticize their heros.
There are more than enough examples of Billy Clinton fumbles words and phrases, but you never ever see them. Same goes for John Kerry and algrore. And I am sure that the same thing goes for hiliary rodham rodham and barak hussain obama.
The press make a point of portraying Pres Bush in the worst possible way. It helps them advance their agenda.
It is the same old retort, the Republican nominee, whoever it is, is always a dimwit and the Democrat nominee is always very scholarly, according to the press.
The only things that change are the names of the nominees and the years.
The same press told us how much smarter both algore and kerry were compared to Pres Bush. No headlines were written when it was uncovered that in fact Pres Bush had better grades in school.
Justifying an arguement based upon the actions of the main stream media is totally meaningless. The mainstream media have a clear agenda.
Maybe you should spend some time considering why it is so important to the mainstream media that they convince you how 'stoopid' Pres Bush is...?
Remember in 2000 how the media kept saying over and over "Bush has no gravitas, no gravitas, no gravitas...".
So considering that Bush in 2000 had immensely more 'gravitas' than present day Obama, and the media told us over and over how important it was to have 'gravitas', when are we going to hear the same things said about Obama?
I wouldn't hold your breath on that one...
Come on... You gotta admit GWB is a much worse speaker than any of the other Obama, Hillary, Bill, Kerry, Gore, etc.
They've all been made fun of, but GWB definitely provides more material to make fun of.
I'm not saying he's stupid, because he's not. He just says stupid things and isn't a great public speaker.
its not really that big of a shot, he is just saying that george has said some pretty dumb things and doesn't exactly articulate his thoughts well. thats why there are three volumes of "Bushisms" at your local barnes and noble.
So what do you want - a smooth talker or someone who gets results?
Interesting, isn't it, that the same media that adored BillyBob and ignored Hillary's scary - and illegally concocted - healthcare plan (the first time she was president) has 'tired' of them both. See, Obama's a true liberal - Hillary's willing to flex on that.
Remember, 90+% of 'journalists' consider themselves democrats. Borgman isn't a journalist, he just wants to be liked and the only way to be liked is if you draw/report just like the majority (see: Doonesbury).
The Enquirer, and Bronson in particular have been on the payroll of the GOP for years and now one, admittedly un-called-for, cartoon and out come the thought police. 90+% of journalists are democrats, that's a hoot.
I am afraid to ask, but who is Hillary's local sister? My guess is Roxanne, but if that is the case, Jeanne Schmidt is their cousin.
beck Wrote:The Enquirer, and Bronson in particular have been on the payroll of the GOP for years and now one, admittedly un-called-for, cartoon and out come the thought police. 90+% of journalists are democrats, that's a hoot.
I am afraid to ask, but who is Hillary's local sister? My guess is Roxanne, but if that is the case, Jeanne Schmidt is their cousin.
Beck, Even the local rag is liberal. That is why most get into the reporting game. Sure its toned down a bit here. But its the " I want to make a difference" attitude with most reporter types. Not that it is bad, naive yes, bad I hope not.
How about Mr. Black running for office? I love the "universal health care" slogan. Hillary's stepbrother yes, her lover? well we know better than that.
Even today when the Red Sox visited the White House Bush made fun of himself. He was comparing himslef to Dice K and said Dice K had a bigger press following and they both have trouble answering questions using the English language.
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The Enquirer, and Bronson in particular have been on the payroll of the GOP for years and now one, admittedly un-called-for, cartoon and out come the thought police. 90+% of journalists are democrats, that's a hoot.
The last political go-round surveyed 'journalists' and indeed 90%+ said they voted democrat and/or were liberal - it's definitely not a hoot. Check it out for yourselves, you enlightened ones. (See, all Conservatives are Neanderthals and knuckle-draggers to those who aren't left leaning. It's a snobbery thing; Conservatives wouldn't understand.)
It's a travesty that non-liberals struggle get a voice in media/TV/movies these days, and it's getting worse and worse. That the Enquirer lets Bronson have a voice is stunning; they haven't been the bastion of Conservatism lately, though they don't hold a candle to the newspapers of the leftist state in which I live.
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