Posts filed under 'cartoon'
Presidential Pyrotechnics
Ways to spend July Fourth: Go to the Esplanade in Boston to watch the Pops concert and subsequent fireworks. Or debate the actions of our presidential candidates, Democratic Sen. Barack Obama and Republican Sen. John McCain. Why not do both? That’s what Bob and Susannah, plus a neutral cat, do on their Independence Day in the latest episode of “Running Gags”!
3 comments July 3, 2008
Doc Rivers ‘endorses’ Obama
After guiding his team to an NBA championship over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday, Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers discussed the victory on WEEI-AM (850). Asked whether his team could repeat, Rivers invoked a motto associated with Sen. Barack Obama, the Democratic nominee for president.
Rivers and Obama are two African-American leaders who have enjoyed success this year. The Celtics, during their history, showed progressive thinking on race relations. Thanks to the late team patriarch Red Auerbach, the Celtics became the first in the NBA to draft an African-American player (Chuck Cooper) and hire an African-American coach (Bill Russell). This commitment to equality will prove a more enduring testament to Celtic excellence than Tuesday night’s victory over the Lakers (though it was remarkable to watch the 131-92 romp).
2 comments June 18, 2008
$3.59 a gallon?
Gas prices are going up, folks, and two presidential candidates, Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican John McCain, have proposed a solution: a gas-tax holiday. But, Susannah wants to know, what about more environmentally-friendly alternatives? Read more — including Bob’s response and an homage to my own greater Boston MBTA — in the latest episode of “Running Gags”!
5 comments May 9, 2008
Wal-Mart makes Obama ‘Scream’
Sen. Barack Obama, Democratic presidential candidate, has lost the Pennsylvania primary to his rival, Sen. Hillary Clinton, after Obama called certain red-state voters “bitter” to a San Francisco audience. What can Obama do to mend relations with this demographic group? As he explains to Susannah, Bob has some ideas — which include visiting a certain blue-state nemesis — in the latest episode of “Running Gags”!
5 comments April 25, 2008
Susannah shaves her head for Tibet
In the latest installment of my political cartoon “Running Gags,” Susannah gets her head shaved as a sign of solidarity with the Tibetan protestors of the China Summer Olympics. Others who did this in real life include over 40 people in Harvard Square on Wednesday.
4 comments April 10, 2008
Obama’s courageous response
Sen. Barack Obama has addressed the controversial comments of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright — who presided over Obama’s wedding and baptized the couple’s two children — with a thoughtful speech in Philadelphia on Tuesday. Bob and Susannah reflect on the speech in the latest “Running Gags”!
4 comments March 21, 2008
McCain: Springtime of GOP’s discontent
Arizona Sen. John McCain has won the Republican presidential nomination for 2008. Does he have what it takes to mobilize the GOP base? Bob and Susannah discuss in the latest “Running Gags”!
2 comments March 7, 2008
Spring training — the political version
Hey there, all you snowbound New Englanders. Want something to take your mind off winter? Your Boston Red Sox are in spring training in Florida. Want something else to take your mind off winter? Democratic presidential candidates Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. Hillary Clinton are duelling it out in another warm-weather locale — Texas, site of Thursday’s debate. Bob and Susannah discuss these two different kinds of spring training — baseball vs. political — in a vacation-themed “Running Gags”!
Merci to my muse for the idea.
2 comments February 22, 2008
Did Pats deserve to lose Super Bowl?
Team Effort 2-8-08, originally uploaded by oppositefields.
Was the New England Patriots’ shocking 17-14 loss to the New York Giants in the Super Bowl some sort of divine retribution? While compiling an 18-0 record in the regular season and playoffs before the Super Bowl, the Patriots and their fans also displayed a sizable amount of arrogance. Gwen makes the case for this to a dispirited Dave in the latest “Team Effort.”
2 comments February 8, 2008
Hillary’s place in history
Hillary Clinton Cartoon, originally uploaded by oppositefields.
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York “won” the Florida Democratic presidential primary, debated rival Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois on Thursday, and is now preparing for the Feb. 5 primaries. What is Clinton’s role in history as, potentially, our first female president? How greatly does her negative side affect Americans’ decisions on whether or not to vote for her? Susannah and Bob discuss in the latest “Running Gags”!
Merci to my muse for suggesting the background effect.
3 comments February 1, 2008
