Political Cartoons

This little political cartoon depicts a somewhat downtrodden Obama trying to board an air plane with a whole bunch of luggage. This is an allegory for Obama's campaign for the 2008 presidential election commenting on how his past (and current) associations are doing more harm than good for his effort. I think this is a clever little comic that is pretty easy to understand and although the topic is outdated, it shouldn't be too hard to remember. Pretty decent art and gets the point across easily.



This cartoon is a funny little commentary on Obama's attempts to get the health-care bill passed. Obviously the bill eventually passed, but I feel this cartoon perfectly depicts what the Democrats had to do to breach the defense that was the bottle in this picture. I suppose the weapons represent the different ways they tried to get it passed through revisions and political loopholes. Maybe the chainsaw was what finally got it through... I'm mean its great against zombies so...

Now this isn't necessarily Washington or Government centric politics, but corporate politics is still politics. I hope many people should know by now that Marvel was bought by Disney and there are definelty plenty of jokes you can get from that prospect. This is a pretty mild and light-hearted comic in terms of concept and I think that may be why I like it so much. Basically it is just commenting on how strange a fit Marvel is with Disney by depicting a character filled with rage and hate wearing mickey mouse ears.


Now... this is a pretty funny comic... but I am not entirely sure what topic it is, but if I had to guess it probably applies to the healthcare bill. What the picture depicts is pretty obviously an unfortunate sexual encounter with Uncle Sam and Obama which is probably an allegory for Obama passing the healthcare bill, despite many Americans not wanting it to be passed... or it could ahve something to do with sacrificing personal liberties... could mean a number of things really.














I love Star Wars so this comic hits home for me. Its simple, its funny and it may be a bit distasteful, but honestly I like contriversial humor. This comic could mean one of two things. One, it could simply be anti-terrorism, which honestly would be kind of boring, or two, it could be a commentary on American troops and their attitude towards fighting the war. Its no secret some many be more "comfortable" with killing than other and this may be highlighting that. Poor R2 unit :(



Sources: PoliticalArticles.net, Thrive Today, Kaori's Blog, Angry God, The Jawa Report