Political Cartoons 2017: Gotta go fasc

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asecondduck: Feb 18, 2011; by Nyc_Tattoo

Stultus Maximus posted:

Allie/Stantis were going on about voting Gary Johnson. If there's one thing you can count on from Libertarian Party voters it's "both parties are exactly equal in their corruption and if you say one is worse that means you're a blind partisan, unlike brilliant independent minded libertarians like me"

Ugh I'm Facebook friends with a libertarian and he was completely insufferable leading up to the election... and then, the night of, he Facebook messaged me out of nowhere and we actually had a good conversation about politics and he revealed that he doesn't actually agree with most of the libertarian talking points, he's just a contrarian.

Not sure if that's better or worse.

# ? Jul 12, 2017 15:39

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# ? May 13, 2024 23:16

Shangri-Law School: Feb 19, 2013

Trogdos! posted:

i'm feeling hungry now

Between this and the David Brooks exotic Italian food column I am really in the mood for sandwiches.

# ? Jul 12, 2017 15:42

D.N. Nation: Feb 1, 2012

Apple Pie Hubbub posted:

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Nice Eric Allie self-insert in panel 3.

Also, this is the weakest poo poo. Trump's White House is coming apart � and you do oppose the man, right, Stallie? � and the best these two mewing dorks can come up with is mb-b-b-b-b-b-but THE MEDIA.

# ? Jul 12, 2017 15:45

Stultus Maximus: Dec 21, 2009; USPOL May

usenet celeb 1992 posted:

Dunno, it usually seems to be "I like to say both parties are equally bad but I mysteriously find myself only criticizing Democrats and getting weirdly defensive every time a Republican is even tepidly questioned"

"Well yes but that's only to balance the biased media who only criticizes Republicans. You can hear Republicans criticized all day long, I'm providing balance."

# ? Jul 12, 2017 15:49

Tei: Feb 19, 2011

Feinne posted:

I mean it could be McAfee hoping Don had some coke in the house.

It would be interesting to have McAffee back has "Cybersecurity TZar".

But If we give him that position, it will be hard to uninstall him.

Tei fucked around with this message at 16:14 on Jul 12, 2017

# ? Jul 12, 2017 16:11

Lord Hydronium: Sep 25, 2007; Non, je ne regrette rien

SwitchbladeKult posted:

Here is a good run down.

Ambitious Spider posted:

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2017/07/11/did_the_clinton_campaign_collude_with_ukraine.html

Pakled posted:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...ine-did-it-too/

Thanks. I guess it went out in the RNC's talking point list, because all the hacks seem to have jumped on it at once.

# ? Jul 12, 2017 16:54

Squashy Nipples: Aug 18, 2007

Rorus Raz is trending again on Imgur:

http://imgur.com/gallery/p80Kk

# ? Jul 12, 2017 17:15

Captain_Maclaine: Sep 30, 2001

Trogdos! posted:

i'm feeling hungry now

All that and no mention of cattle futures? You're slippin', Ben.

# ? Jul 12, 2017 17:30

Panty Saluter: Jan 17, 2004; Making learning fun!

Tei posted:

It would be interesting to have McAffee back has "Cybersecurity TZar".

But If we give him that position, it will be hard to uninstall him.

# ? Jul 12, 2017 17:34

im on the net me boys: Feb 19, 2017; Hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhjjhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhjhhhhhhjhhhhhhhhhjjjhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh cannabis

Squashy Nipples posted:

Rorus Raz is trending again on Imgur:

http://imgur.com/gallery/p80Kk

Lmao

# ? Jul 12, 2017 17:50

SwitchbladeKult: Apr 4, 2012; "The warmth of life has entered my tomb!"

Tei posted:

It would be interesting to have McAffee back has "Cybersecurity TZar".

But If we give him that position, it will be hard to uninstall him.

well done

# ? Jul 12, 2017 17:58

SwitchbladeKult: Apr 4, 2012; "The warmth of life has entered my tomb!"

Squashy Nipples posted:

Rorus Raz is trending again on Imgur:

http://imgur.com/gallery/p80Kk

A rare instance where I agree with the imgur comments section.

# ? Jul 12, 2017 18:00

Pentaro: May 5, 2013

SwitchbladeKult posted:

A rare instance where I agree with the imgur comments section.

# ? Jul 12, 2017 18:09

Angular Cyrus: May 29, 2007; everything is so much harder than it looks

# ? Jul 12, 2017 18:14

Ague Proof: Jun 5, 2014; they told me
I was everything

# ? Jul 12, 2017 18:33

Technowolf: Nov 4, 2009

Ague Proof posted:

Trump is the President, dumbass.

# ? Jul 12, 2017 18:58

Dr Cheeto: Mar 2, 2013; Wretched Harp

Ague Proof posted:

Thanks for the timely reminder
https://twitter.com/benkennedytv/status/885157198912991232

# ? Jul 12, 2017 18:59

Gen. Ripper: Jan 12, 2013

Technowolf posted:

Trump is the President, dumbass.

Look closely at panel #2

# ? Jul 12, 2017 19:03

Technowolf: Nov 4, 2009

Gen. Ripper posted:

Look closely at panel #2

Oh, didn't realize it was an old one.

However, I stand by the fact that Stantis/Allie need to be reminded of this fact.

# ? Jul 12, 2017 19:11

Sandpuppy: Jun 16, 2012; Social Abscess
of the
Universe

3
"I can handle things!..I'm smart!!"

12
Having the vault door right by the front door doesn't strike me as prudent bankery.

# ? Jul 12, 2017 19:16

Tei: Feb 19, 2011

Angular Cyrus posted:

For possible historians trying to understand this time period: The above comic is not satire. Trump actually referred to Russia to defend one of his arguments doing literally the thing in the comic.
The part that is satire is Putin barechest, he do that rarelly.

He is more like kind of dorky in real person, I believe.

Tei fucked around with this message at 19:25 on Jul 12, 2017

# ? Jul 12, 2017 19:21

Dr Cheeto: Mar 2, 2013; Wretched Harp

Sandpuppy posted:

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Just a friendly reminder that thread darling Ted Rall is employed by Russian state-run media outlet Sputnik

# ? Jul 12, 2017 19:24

Jurgan: May 8, 2007; Just pour it directly into your gaping mouth-hole you decadent slut

Sandpuppy posted:

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"Whitewater?" "Travelgate?" What, no cattle futures?

# ? Jul 12, 2017 19:28

Trogdos!: Jul 11, 2009; A DRAGON POKEMAN
well technically a water/flying type

Sandpuppy posted:

6

# ? Jul 12, 2017 19:33

D.N. Nation: Feb 1, 2012

Yep!

# ? Jul 12, 2017 19:34

Rincewinds: Jul 30, 2014; MEAT IS MEAT

Tei posted:

For possible historians trying to understand this time period: The above comic is not satire. Trump actually referred to Russia to defend one of his arguments doing literally the thing in the comic.
The part that is satire is Putin barechest, he do that rarelly.

He is more like kind of dorky in real person, I believe.

Still thinking that learning Russian was a great idea, Merkel?

# ? Jul 12, 2017 19:43

NRVNQSR: Mar 1, 2009

Sandpuppy posted:

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Having the vault door right by the front door doesn't strike me as prudent bankery.

That's the decoy vault. You can tell because they've just painted it onto a flat wall.

# ? Jul 12, 2017 19:47

Duke Igthorn: Oct 11, 2012; by FactsAreUseless

Trogdos! posted:

i'm feeling hungry now

Low hanging fruit burger

# ? Jul 12, 2017 19:48

Discendo Vox: Mar 21, 2013; We don't need to have that dialogue because it's obvious, trivial, and has already been had a thousand times.

Sandpuppy posted:

12
Having the vault door right by the front door doesn't strike me as prudent bankery.

It's not uncommon, or at least wasn't back in the day. The bank up the street from 1600 Penn had the vault just down a flight of stairs ~10 feet from the door.

edit: better source on the building. I play a lot of payday 2.

Discendo Vox fucked around with this message at 19:57 on Jul 12, 2017

# ? Jul 12, 2017 19:54

Ague Proof: Jun 5, 2014; they told me
I was everything

Sandpuppy posted:

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Speaking of shills...

# ? Jul 12, 2017 20:24

Stevoblunt: Mar 12, 2008

Pentaro posted:

Yes, the ten dollars I paid ten years ago really broke the bank. Why that's one dollar a year! Just to access a forum full of goons!

# ? Jul 12, 2017 20:33

Peanut Butler: Jul 25, 2003

wow, so- wow. I knew the Don Jr leak was big, but- wow ok-

I've been subjecting myself to the workings of the RWM machine over, idk, like 20 years now- they're usually very VERY good at framing an issue in a way that forces Democrats into looking worse in their response, or forcing them into confirmation-by-negation-

But Ukraine/DNC?? Seems like a desperate argument that's so very easily responded to with "a staffer wanted information on Manafort- let's talk about Manafort, shall we?" Like they almost never leave themselves open to that kind of counter, its extremely sloppy coming from them

Today's wave of cartoons without a right-wing rhetorical focus confirms to me that they're either really badly tripped up by this, or that Roger Ailes was the keystone to the whole thing

Their arguments don't always do great in the long-run, but in the short-term news cycle field of play, they've more or less been in possession of the ball since the 80s-

no expectations either way as to whether the DNC will take the opportunity and hammer back on Manafort, but still: wow

# ? Jul 12, 2017 20:56

Khmer_Ruse: Mar 31, 2010

All the right wing pundits are Garrison now.

# ? Jul 12, 2017 21:13

Lurdiak: Feb 26, 2006; I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people that do.

Peanut Butler posted:

wow, so- wow. I knew the Don Jr leak was big, but- wow ok-

I've been subjecting myself to the workings of the RWM machine over, idk, like 20 years now- they're usually very VERY good at framing an issue in a way that forces Democrats into looking worse in their response, or forcing them into confirmation-by-negation-

But Ukraine/DNC?? Seems like a desperate argument that's so very easily responded to with "a staffer wanted information on Manafort- let's talk about Manafort, shall we?" Like they almost never leave themselves open to that kind of counter, its extremely sloppy coming from them

Today's wave of cartoons without a right-wing rhetorical focus confirms to me that they're either really badly tripped up by this, or that Roger Ailes was the keystone to the whole thing

Their arguments don't always do great in the long-run, but in the short-term news cycle field of play, they've more or less been in possession of the ball since the 80s-

no expectations either way as to whether the DNC will take the opportunity and hammer back on Manafort, but still: wow

I dunno, I think the right-wing realizes that facts matter less than they ever have before, so "When he himself is made of carbon??" is all the effort they need to muster to convince their base.

# ? Jul 12, 2017 21:15

54.4 crowns: Apr 7, 2011; To think before you speak is like wiping your arse before you shit.

Rincewinds posted:

Still thinking that learning Russian was a great idea, Merkel?

Actually, Putin speaks German.

# ? Jul 12, 2017 21:15

Cloud Potato: Jan 9, 2011; "I'm... happy!"

Guardian:

"Steve Bell on the UK's EU divorce bill � Boris Johnson has suggested European leaders can �go whistle� if they expect Britain to pay a divorce bill for withdrawing from the European Union"

Telegraph:

Independent:

May says she will help gig economy workers but fails to pledge new laws

Times:

Evening Standard:

Mail:
MAC on... Fury as middle-class told to not pay builders in cash

# ? Jul 12, 2017 21:17

Xen Tricks: Nov 4, 2010

Peanut Butler posted:

wow, so- wow. I knew the Don Jr leak was big, but- wow ok-

I've been subjecting myself to the workings of the RWM machine over, idk, like 20 years now- they're usually very VERY good at framing an issue in a way that forces Democrats into looking worse in their response, or forcing them into confirmation-by-negation-

But Ukraine/DNC?? Seems like a desperate argument that's so very easily responded to with "a staffer wanted information on Manafort- let's talk about Manafort, shall we?" Like they almost never leave themselves open to that kind of counter, its extremely sloppy coming from them

Today's wave of cartoons without a right-wing rhetorical focus confirms to me that they're either really badly tripped up by this, or that Roger Ailes was the keystone to the whole thing

Their arguments don't always do great in the long-run, but in the short-term news cycle field of play, they've more or less been in possession of the ball since the 80s-

no expectations either way as to whether the DNC will take the opportunity and hammer back on Manafort, but still: wow

The problem is that the base for this messaging is getting winnowed down more and more until all that's left are people that would likely kill themselves if asked to personally by Trump. There's not really any need left for cohesive, cognizant messaging because no one with a modicum of intelligence would believe it anyways, and the people left believing it are so stupid that you can just say "No he's actually smart and good also CLINTON" and thats all you need

# ? Jul 12, 2017 21:20

Condiv: May 7, 2008; Sorry to undo the effort of paying a domestic abuser $10 to own this poster, but I am going to lose my dang mind if I keep seeing multiple posters who appear to be Baloogan.

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