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A Bennett cartoon that actually makes me sad as hell... (Original Post)
Dennis Donovan
Jun 2019
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Wounded Bear
(58,737 posts)1. Political cartoons are not necessarily meant to be funny...
It is nice when humor can be used and it can be very effective.
But in this case, the lack of humor does not detract from the message at all.
In fact the lack of humor is kind of the point.
DavidDvorkin
(19,495 posts)2. Wow
That's superb.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)3. Excellent. That's the intent, not the reality. Stay mad instead.
CrispyQ
(36,539 posts)4. Excellent.
The statements that editorial cartoons make is why it's so tragic that the NYT decided to cut them.
oasis
(49,427 posts)5. Expiration date on his highness: Nov. 2020. nt
FakeNoose
(32,820 posts)11. "It's nice to be the King"
oasis
(49,427 posts)15. Lol to the max.
Karadeniz
(22,587 posts)6. Whew! He hit the nail on the head with that one!
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(12,600 posts)7. I like the safety scissors like kindergarteners use.
erronis
(15,382 posts)9. Me too. But they're probably still too sharp for His Stable Genius.
Harker
(14,056 posts)14. Yes. The blunt ones. Nice touch.
It's evidence of thorough consideration.
Demovictory9
(32,482 posts)8. true
Gothmog
(145,666 posts)10. Great cartoon
BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)12. Bennett does great work.
Like this one.
Hekate
(90,860 posts)13. Note those are kiddie-scissors...