Stanek Sunday funnies 2-2-14
Here were my top five six favorite political cartoons this past week. Be sure to vote for your fav in the poll at the bottom of this post! We begin with a couple cartoons in honor of Super Bowl Sunday, speculating that perhaps the game is going up in smoke.
by Walt Handelsman at GoComics.com…
a twofer by Steve Kelley at GoComics.com…
by Jerry Holbert at Townhall.com…
by Lisa Benson at Townhall.com…
Closing with a just another reminder of how liberals portray Republicans, by Ben Sargent at GoComics.com…
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Jill Stanek is a nurse turned speaker, columnist and blogger, a national figure in the effort to protect both preborn and postborn innocent human life.
I’m voting for #4, because I am so sick of Justin Bieber at this point.
How ironic the last one is, since that’s how Democrats view women, meanwhile, Republicans view them as actual adult people.
I like the group this week!
– Will be very interested to see CO and WA after about a year. Not many new problems but more revenue and less time fighting the issue? Problems that weren’t foreseen? Nice to see two decently average states being the pioneers the rest of us can learn from.
– Obama cartoon – I think one of the biggest issues is the Dems listened to the GOP during it all – if they would have just passed universal coverage, it would have some backlash, but would have solved about half the issues right wingers are complaining about right now.
– The three branches of government…I’m more worried about how polarized the parties are getting, and how with the redistricting and the further polarization, we’re essentially rewarding our politicians for gridlock and not getting anything done. In that way, we’re stupid Americans – we say we want our politicians to be more like business – and yet we label those who compromise as people to throw out. I work in business – if people drew lines and fought at my work like they do in Washington…they’d be in the unemployment line.
– The last one is great – and I’ll just say – every time you see a ‘liberal’ cartoon and say that it doesn’t portray reality and there is more to the story – learn from it, and view your conservative cartoons the same way. Is there some truth to the last one? Yes – certainly – 100% – but it also is a cartoon, which overblows the issue and paints the extreme to get a reaction.
– Bieber – It is sad to me how much great, great music is out there – and how Bieber and Miley Cyrus get so much coverage. Appreciate real music kids!
Ex-GOP,
Glad to hear you’re in a better mood this week but boy, you do see the world through kaeidoscope glasses! Not only did the Dems “listen” to the Republicans (??) but they should have gone in for the kill all-out with universal coverage.
Yeah, that’s the problem, all right. Those nice Dems have been so gentle in their reaching across the aisle.
Hans – look into it a little and get back to me – read about the Republican influences on the bill. I’ll check back on this thread later.
Ex-GOP: Will be very interested to see CO and WA after about a year. Not many new problems but more revenue and less time fighting the issue? Problems that weren’t foreseen? Nice to see two decently average states being the pioneers the rest of us can learn from.
I agree – nobody knows all what will happen, but the “war on drugs” has been such a colossal, expensive failure that it’s good to try something different.
If history bothers to remember Obama, it will be as Lisa Benson has portrayed him…. As the US President who was most at odds with the Constitution and the proper limits of the Executive branch.
Ex-GOP,
The Repubs couldn’t have been that influential if not one was willing to vote for it.
Justin Bieber is a spoiled out of control punk, but millions of “beliebers” will defend him to the hilt. It seems like he doesn’t get much guidance from his management team or his parents. His father dresses like a teenager and goes “partying” with him. Sad.
The last cartoon. You’d almost think that was one of Bill Clinton’s defenders.
But his accusers were “bimbos” not “baby machines”, as well as psychos, liars, and obsessed with Clinton.
EGV,
So if the Democrats hadn’t listened to the GOP, Obamacare wouldn’t be the disaster it is now?
May I also remind you the Democrats were the majority. They could have passed whatever they darned well pleased.
Ben Sargent’s last cartoon: I wonder what planet he lives on… or perhaps, what planet he hopes to live on.
His cartoon imagines that Republicans don’t know any women, and perhaps that women don’t like Republicans.
Reality is that nearly half of women voted for Romney. More women voted Republican in 2012 than in 2008. In spite of the Obama’s “War on Women” platform, Republicans closed the gap. It is not surprising that Republican strategists hope to win the support of more women by speaking up on issues that concern women.
All women are pro-family, and I suspect that most women are pro-life — when challenged to think about it. Republican politicians will do well to break their silence and stop being afraid to discuss women’s issues. Silence just makes them look like the ogre in Sargent’s cartoon.
“All women are pro-family, and I suspect that most women are pro-life ”
That’s a big huge untruth there. My mother certainly wasn’t “pro-family” or “pro-life” and I’ve met many women since who are not either of those things. Women are people. Some are decent, some are great, some are not so great, and some are horrible. They are people, not angels to put on a pedestal or demons to tread on (I don’t like either side of being sexist, both demonizing or sanctifying women doesn’t treat them like real humans). I don’t think it helps pro-life to ignore the fact that women are variable, some are traditional pro-lifers, some are not. Some are better than the vast majority of men. And some are just as awful as any man could ever hope to be.
Absolutely right Jack,
All women are NOT cut out for marriage and motherhood, my daughter definitely being one such person, my sister another. That is not a criticism, its a fact. Not all people have the personality, desire, or innate ability to love and nurture and not facing up to this fact can be catastrophic.
I remember reading one account of a woman who had been pushed into a marriage and had children. She was miserable and suicidal. She decided to divorce and told her husband he could have the children. He wouldn’t take them. Genuinely not wanting the children and fearing she could harm them, she had her lawyer arrange an adoption by a childless couple. They were too young to know the difference. She stipulated the children were to be told she was dead.
Now some might say what a terrible woman. I say thank heaven she had the good sense to do what she did.
I accept your correction, DLP-L. I have met quite a few women who are sociopaths, detesting husbands and children and anyone who refuses to be objects of their manipulations. I’m afraid that this is not a negligible portion of the population.
But I do believe that most women — an overwhelming majority — are pro-family. They believe that divorce is evil, even when necessary, and they love their children more than their own lives.
And worldly, secular women may not be “traditionally pro-life,” and they likely self-identify as “pro-choice.” But when they have a chance to think and talk about it — they do not respect unrestricted abortion, on demand and for any-or-no reason. Women are human, and they instinctively prefer life over abortion.
“Now some might say what a terrible woman. I say thank heaven she had the good sense to do what she did.”
I don’t think anyone is a terrible person for admitting that they are not cut out for/do not want to parent and putting their children in a loving home with someone who DOES want to parent. I’m pretty sure that I would be a lot better off if Safe Haven laws had existed in 1988 and my mother had given me to some hospital than raising me herself. And out of my 4 sisters, only one for sure has any “pro-family” and “pro-life” ability, one of them isn’t bad but she certainly isn’t cut out for parenting, and the other two are abusive and dangerous to have around children. I think people ignore that a lot of people (not just women) cannot parent to the children’s detriment. It’s not shameful to not be able to parent, it is shameful to hurt and damage your children because you don’t find them another home when you’re incapable of caring for them.
“But I do believe that most women — an overwhelming majority — are pro-family. They believe that divorce is evil, even when necessary, and they love their children more than their own lives.”
I don’t know. Considering the abuse rates committed by biological parents there’s a good chunk of women and men who either need some major intervention or need to have their children taken away either permanently or temporarily. I think a lot of these people can change though, from what I’ve seen some child abuse, neglect, and abandonment come from poor examples and not understanding child development rather than malice. I think a lot of people can be helped. But the fact remains that there are plenty of women and men who are not pro-family, and that needs to be acknowledged.
“And worldly, secular women may not be “traditionally pro-life,” and they likely self-identify as “pro-choice.” But when they have a chance to think and talk about it — they do not respect unrestricted abortion, on demand and for any-or-no reason. Women are human, and they instinctively prefer life over abortion.”
I do agree, most people could come around to respect unborn life, whatever their gender. I just don’t like it when people deny we’ll always have people who are not cut out for parenting, or when people think all women make good mothers. It’s demonstrably not true, you just have to talk to anyone raised by a mother who resented them and hated caring for them to see that. I know that you meant more in general than these issues, I just feel like pro-lifers gloss over this stuff a lot and I think it’s an important subject.
I can’t decide between 3 and 6.
3 shows what it takes to get rational, socially equitable and forward thinking policies past the deranged and delsuional. The same thing may have to be done with the minimum wage and some environmental needs.
6 simply illustrates the case it portrays.
#3 is right on point.
We agree truthseeker!!!
Yes, obama knows what it sometimes takes to achieve the right outcomes.
You’re confusing the office of president with that of a dictator. Just like Obama does.
The Justin Bieber one is funny, so that’s the one I voted for. The rest are just depressing in various ways.
The lopped-off limbs of our judicial and legislative branches – that picture hits hard. The Supreme Court may have some life in it yet when it comes to the HHS Mandate and other examples of executive-branch overreach. But I tend to think Obama will just ignore whatever decisions SCOTUS makes if they happen to go against him or find some weaselly way around them. Maybe that will wake people up at last!
Maybe no. 6 is closer to the Republican Party than you most of you people want to admit:
http://www.burntorangereport.com/diary/14738/tea-party-republican-todd-kincannon-wendy-davis-is-a-looker-hooker-and-a-whore
Reality 5:42PM
3 shows what it takes to get rational, socially equitable and forward thinking policies past the deranged and delusional.
Bribes and lies are also very helpful Reality. Check out Louisiana Purchase(Mary Landrieu) and the Cornhusker Kickback(Ben Nelson). Bart Stupak made the mistake of believing Obama’s lies.
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/09/04/Stupak-President-Played-Me-with-Obamacare-Deal
Hans Johnson says:
February 2, 2014 at 6:42 pm
You’re confusing the office of president with that of a dictator. Just like Obama does.
He is also confusing “right outcomes” with Obamacare. Or perhaps he believes that paying more, getting less, and having millions more uninsured persons is a “right outcome.”
Well Merit,
Its definitely despicable and right up there with James Carville calling one of Bill Clinton’s accusers “trailer trash”. Unfortunately you find these types of people on both sides.
Nothing about bribes and lies in the link you provided Mary. Maybe Stupak was too busy with The Family.
No Del, you’re confusing paying more, getting less, and having millions more uninsured persons with obamacare.
Reality,
I know there is nothing about bribes in the link, plenty about the lie Obama told Stupak. Obama would sign a worthless EO protecting the Hyde Amendment which he had no intention of honoring in order to get Stupak’s vote. Stupak was to realize later he got played.
Ex-RINO says: February 2, 2014 at 11:26 am
“Nice to see two decently average states being the pioneers the rest of us can learn from.”.
Democrats have been the victors in the last seven elections and so is considered a blue state at this point in its history. In 2012, Barack Obama defeated Mitt Romney by a 56% to 41% margin.
The last time went republican in a presidential election was 1984.
The viewership for the most recent SOTUS speech was lower than it was in 2007, the last year of GW Bush’s term of office.
Jimmy Carter is euphoric.
According to Obama there is not even ‘smidgen’ of corruption in the IRS targeting scandal. So the head of the IRS office in charge of the accounts targeted goes before a congressional hearing and pleads the 5th amendment and Obama fails to see even a smidgen of corruption. Chicago politics running the federal government for another 3 years. ughhh