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[global1]

saw this on the newsstand this a.m.

[madaboutharry]

1. That is funny.

n/t

[murielm99]

2. No it's not.

It would be funny if it was McCain being flattened.

[madaboutharry]

5. Yes, it is.

She brought that cartoon onto herself.

[murielm99]

10. Oh, of course.

There are always plenty of people who think it is funny to show women being maimed, abused or killed. Keep up the good work. And never mind who the real opponent is.

[madaboutharry]

14. Oh, come on. Its a metaphor

I am done with this thread.

[SlipperySlope]

51. The cartoon is Hilarious - almost blew coffee out my nose.

The artist captures the entire situation spot-on.

[sandnsea]

16. But it's okay to show McCain being maimed, abused or killed?

Which YOU said yourself would be funny.

[theboss]

20. Would it be funny to flatten a coyote?

Because if it is not, I need to re-evaluate my childhood.

[Neecy]

71. LOL

[snooper2]

22. you are hilarious...HILarious...

sexism at every turn....Summer O8' IF you don't have hips tits and zits you don't matter! (Now see, That was sexism)

Get it right...ass

[Binka]

77. That Poster Has Race Issues

The sexism canard is a fucking cover. I did a bit of research on Ogle Co IL (that is the county named in the picture in her post)

Surprise Surprise Surprise....NOT!



As of the census<5> of 2000, there were 51,032 people, 19,278 households, and 14,169 families residing in the county. The population density was 67 people per square mile (26/km²). There were 20,420 housing units at an average density of 27 per square mile (10/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.35% White 0.44% Black or African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.42% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 2.45% from other races, and 1.06% from two or more races. 6.01% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 34.1% were of German, 10.3% Irish, 9.7% American, 7.9% English and 5.1% Swedish ancestry according to Census 2000.

[Cha]

24. Oh fuck it with sexist card again ..hilary is the lying

shit who knows no gender.

[Lerkfish]

27. holy freekin crap. you're going to turn THIS into a misogynist rant?

man, you guys have completely lost all semblance of credibility.

[murielm99]

42. If Clinton is done, why are you wasting your time?

Go after McCain. Instead, like the freepers and fundies, you continue to hate on the Clintons. I never thought I would see such behavior at DU. Of course, I have never believed that the most vicious of you were Obama supporters. You will most likely retreat back under your bridges when the election is over.

[Lerkfish]

49. LOL! its time for the manufactured outrage and the fake martyrdom act again

then please explain, rationally, why that cartoon is sexist.

[Jed Dilligan]

57. Why do you hate the homeless? What's wrong with living under bridges?

I suppose you think it's funny when homeless people are targets of hate crimes. Chauvinist.

[murielm99]

58. You actually think I am talking about homeless people?

Something has gone wrong with the intelligence level of this place.

[bluetrain]

59. lol. I think it's something in the Kool-Aid.

[Jed Dilligan]

75. You actually think the cartoon is about women.

It's your intelligence that needs to be checked. I was just fucking with you.

[AngryOldDem]

61. We're all trolls.

They live under bridges. Supposedly.

[Jed Dilligan]

74. I know. I was just being as silly as them.

[dionysus]

64. viscious?!?!? LOLOLOLOLOL you hillbots have the thinnest skin around. Go pop in a benji movie

or something... :rofl:

[reflection]

31. (sigh)

It's a clear allusion to the Road Runner cartoon series. Quit reading sexism into it. Besides, I hear from Carville she has three testicles, so your point is moot.

[SoonerPride]

34. If you can't take the steamroller, get the fuck outta the way!!

Cry me a fucking river.

[cottonseed]

39. If you can't take the flattening. Stop baking.

[Harry Monroe]

44. Jesus Christ, it's a friggin' cartoon!!!

So, I guess you never watched Road Runner cartoons?? Why don't you write Warner Brothers and protest the abuse Wile E. Coyote gets in that cartoon?? Personally, I believe he should sue the Acme Corporation for all those shoddy products.

[Arugula Latte]

55. murielm99 -- You have GOT to be kidding!!!

You've never seen a hard-hitting political cartoon before? No MEN are ever put in such illustrations?!

Seriously, I'm a woman, and I'm embarrassed when other women say crap like you just did ... Get some perspective. Jesus!

[AngryOldDem]

60. Oh, bullshit.

The cartoon would also work if it showed HRC at the wheel, flattening the donkey.

While many here seem to be of the mind that it's not too late to present a united front, and that Obama will have a relatively easy time against McCain, you have to admit that she has done the Democratic Party no favors by dragging this out as long as she has.

[L0oniX]

67. Yea ..I feel the same way about jokes about Muslims with bombs in their turbans ...NOT

[IsItJustMe]

69. Relax, none of this is personal. It's politics.

[krkaufman]

70. The cartoon is of a political candidate, with an overwhelming advantage ...

... less than a year ago, being steamrolled when it came time to start voting, and has LOST the nomination race.

YOU are making it about a "woman" being "maimed." The person with a penchant for sexism can be found every morning, in your mirror.

[thoughtcrime1984]

9. I'd sure prefer flattening McCain

I hope Hillary has the good sense to allow that to happen by either getting out now, or quit saying disingenuous things about FL/MI and things that are meant to injure Obama in the GE. If she'd just do that, I'd say let's go to June 3, then let the chips fall. Either way, McCain is the endgame, and we MUST win the WH.

[SoCalDem]

13. Unfortunately he cannot focus entirely on McCain until she quits stalking him

:(

[greguganus]

29. lol stalking. I hope she doesn't turn into Glen Close. n/t

[SoCalDem]

36. She's getting "close"

<wink-wink-nudge-nudge>

[Milo_Bloom]

76. WON'T SOMEONE THINK OF THE CHILDREN!?!??!

They are going to imitate this cartoon and go out and buy steamrollers and start rolling over cowardly female politicians who vote for wars.


OH THE HUMANITY!!!

[Kaylee]

3. *snort*

[nomorewhopper]

4. they are exactly right

and the pressure is going to mount for her to drop out of the race

obama is the nominee

she needs to accept that fact, and move on

[DevonRex]

6. Damn. Somebody already *snorted*. nt

[dchill]

46. *snorted*

*snort*

[wileedog]

7. She is well on her way to becoming a punchline n/t

[Cha]

25. hilary already is a punchline for destroying

her own future. Some writer said "it was her call"..she's shown nothing but bad judgement this whole campaign why should her end be any different?

[greguganus]

30. Hillary has thrown her own self under the bus. (or steamroller in this case) n/t

[Cha]

35. Exactly and while she was at it..she freakin'

SwiftBoated herself(Snipers in Bosnia).

[AspenRose]

8. Interesting that the HRC caricature is striking a Nixonian pose.

hmmmm *raised eyebrow*

[me b zola]

54. It reminded me other the "Nixon in a Pantsuit" article

:rofl:

That toon made my day :rofl:

[harun]

65. It may be because a major factor in us getting Nixon was a Dem fight to the

convention (and even at the convention).

[SoCalDem]

11. Happy Mother's Day, Hillie

:rofl:

[BeyondGeography]

12. And the Sun-Times is no friend to Obama...

[truebrit71]

17. Remember when they used to be the paper "on the left"? Now we just have TWO rightwing rags in town..

...oh joy oh rupture!

[SemiCharmedQuark]

52. lol. Hey! I didn't know you were from Chicago too!

:hi:

[truebrit71]

63. Yup...I live behind enemy lines in DuPage County...

..:evilgrin:

[mopinko]

78. never see you two in the illinois forum

stop on in. we need to have a get together soon.
and yeah, the sun-times used to be the "labor" paper. i don't even read a newspaper any more.

[truebrit71]

15. Classic!

.

[TragedyandHope]

18. I reject and denouce this cartoon

[tokenlib]

19. I'll join ya--after I stop laughing...n/t

[indimuse]

28. It aint OVER....YOu know nada!

[SoonerPride]

37. If you can't take the steamroller, get the fuck outta the way!!

[Cha]

21. Tricky hiLiar rolled

over, all right.

[K Gardner]

23. Hah !

[TexasObserver]

26. That Hillary munchkin is priceless!! Steamrolled is right!

And that gleeful cluelessness nails her.

[greguganus]

32. OMG I just got Hill Rolled!! n/t

[SoCalDem]

40. and a new meme is born..click pic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AdFA6WWJ7E">

or
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIVfbylUU-M

[Straight Shooter]

33. Isn't that David Axelrod's paper for whom he once worked?

Loyalty is so cute when it's mean-spirited, isn't it.

ETA, never mind, Chicago Tribune.

I guess we'll all laugh as hard when Obama is the butt of political cartoons, won't we? :eyes:

[murielm99]

38. He worked for the Tribune?

Now I think even less of him.

[Straight Shooter]

50. He did. Then he went into advertising, more or less.

The only good thing Axelrod ever did was to run the campaign of Paul Simon, remember the bowtie guy? (I think that was his name.)

He's shrewd, I'll give him that. That's why Obama is being marketed like a brand-new breakfast cereal that will boost our endorphins. Send in enough boxtops, and you get a free pony.

[TragedyandHope]

41. Hillary Campaign: Chicago Sun-Times Cartoon Says We're Winning!

PROOF:

[hokies4ever]

45. LOL!

Hilarious! :rofl:

[Tatiana]

47. Oh now that's wrong!

:rofl:

[Jennifer C]

48. Hahaha

:spray:

[SemiCharmedQuark]

53. Move over Terry, a new spinster is in town!

You should expect the calls to start coming in!

[Kahuna]

62. Ha!!!! Great!

:rofl:

[L0oniX]

68. LMAO

[krkaufman]

72. Well, her flattened body *would* cross the finish line first in the toon. n/t

[ampad]

73. Oh hell NO

Some of you are going to hell I tell you. :rofl: Look she is giving the peace sign at the finish line. LOL, go Hillary!

[Monty__]

43. The Sun-Times = NY Post

It's a right wing tabloid. That said, the Chicago Tribune had a front page basically saying it was time for Clinton to give up but they did it with tact and class.

[Zachstar]

56. Ouch!

[harun]

66. There are only two logical paths here

one is that Hillary fights it out until the convention splitting the party and then we won't have the support to win in the GE.

The second is she works towards a graceful exit, keeps her respect and identity as one of the toughest fighting dems in the party, party is intact and we unite behind Obama and win.

Superdelegates know these two paths, better than anyone. They will swap en masse to Obama to shut down option one if it is pursued.