Modern Politicking

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Cartoon Candidate

“Twitter was made for this man. More than 140 characters and his mind wanders. Short sentences are his medium. People are tired of stupidity. Foreigners are pouring across the border. We’ll build a wall. It’ll be beautiful. ISIL was created by Hillary Clinton. Let’s take over Saudi Arabia. You’ve got to be strong. And smart. China is robbing us blind. The press is unfair. Racism? Sexism? Whatever. The guy is a cartoon, campaigning in captions.” 

—Garrison Keillor, author and radio host, “Trump, Ventura & political performance art,” USAToday, Jan. 6, 2016 

• Editorial Comment: Homer will make a great Veep.


PeezPix by Ted Pease

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