Mike Luckovich

By AJC/DNC Management

July 3, 2008 8:04 AM | Link to this

Suicide:

{{{{The Los Angeles Times plans to cut 250 positions, including 150 jobs in the print and Web news departments, amid a continuing industrywide slump in ad sales, the paper’s editor said in a memo Wednesday.}}}}

Amazing how people are tuning out your bullsh!t, isn’t it, Gloom and Doom?

Imagine that, no one wants to be depressed like you are.

Keep it up, please.

{{{{While newspapers and traditional broadcast media are experiencing declining revenues, Limbaugh’s golden microphone has turned diamond-laced: Earnings now pace him ahead of the annual salaries for network news anchors: Katie Couric, Brian Williams, Charlie Gibson and Diane Sawyer — combined!}}}}

Yes!

The truth lives in America!

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Page A3 of thee Doom and Gloom, reserved for terrorist propaganda:

{{{{>>>>Driver<<<< goes on rampage in Israel-Urinal/PMS}}}}

“Aahhh, yes, we must launch thee war against thee evil drivers!”

Make notice that slaughtering Jews is not that big of a deal but bad driving habits are frowned upon.

Yeah, good luck with an Obambi presidency, Israel, it’ll be like the second coming of Hitler, you Jews be sure to vote dhimmokrat.

{{{{Strike on Iran called too risky-Urinal/DNC}}}}

One of the Duh Report’s Golden Rules; if the libs are against, then we are for it.

Bombs away!

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Rising gas prices are no problem for thee Doom and Gloom, they raised prices to 75 cents, remember, passing the cost along to you, just like government does:

{{{{Offshore drilling: It’s an illusory remedy; will slow real solutions-Urinal/PMS}}}}

{{{{Off shore drilling: Why should the Gulf Coast bear all the burden, risk?-Urinal/DNC}}}}

The poor and needy be damned.

Imagine what it must be like for a working family of four with a 30,000 dollar a year income, facing a daily barrage of rising energy and food prices, to read drivel and nonsense like this from over paid dimwit elites in higher education and pompous media, the same dimwits that have jacked the cost of “educating” your children to level only surpassed by your mortgage payment.

Who the F are they to say what is good for the lower middle class?

You think they care about your as-s?

Got bicycle?

By AJC/DNC Management

July 3, 2008 8:07 AM | Link to this

Can you tell the difference between thee Doom and Gloom and a street corner doomsday preacher?

{{{{State may face repeat of West Nile spike-Urinal}}}}

{{{{Flurry of insects follows flood into Midwest-Urinal}}}}

{{{{Starbucks feels heat of bean counting-Urinal}}}}

{{{{Water woes change farms-Urinal}}}}

The street corner preacher is promising eternal life, not more of the same.

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{{{{“Barack is not new to the cause of the LGBT community,” she said to the Democratic National Committee’s Gay and Lesbian Leadership Council last week. She said her husband supports “full equality” for them, which is why he endorses — here she tried out a new euphemism — “robust civil unions.” Not just civil unions, but robust civil unions.}}}}

Or worse.

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{{{{For instance, Jindal has signed a law that allows public school teachers to expose students to theories other than Darwinian evolution — and has already felt the vituperation of the Left. He’s been accused of backwardness and rejecting science for Creationism.}}}}

A typical spineless Republican politician would have had the guts or the courage to stand up to the perverts, those that favor “exposing” themselves to our students, but then again, Jindal is not a typical Republican.

And now we shall watch as Louisiana education system improves, teaching children the truth and stimulating educational curiosity has a way of fostering improvement.

The proof will be in the pudding.

By Copyleft

July 3, 2008 8:07 AM | Link to this

C’mon, you know why Bush is happy. Anything that’s bad for America is, by definition, good news for Bush. In some cases, it helps distract from all the crimes he’s committing and the colossal failures he’s racked up.

You’re either pro-America or pro-Bush, folks. Time to choose.

By Rich

July 3, 2008 8:10 AM | Link to this

Blasphemy!

By jethro bodine

July 3, 2008 8:25 AM | Link to this

Andi’s been snakebit too many times down at the old serpent handling church. It makes him stay up all night keying in his crap. What a no-life loser.

Of course Bush is happy with these high oil prices, global warming, and prospects of another senseless war where he can finally hammer in the last nail on America’s coffin. He’s an idiot and he’s fulfilling his idiotic destiny.

The fact that Limbaugh is as successful financially as he is is testimony to the shallowness and ignorance of his listeners. Unlike Lake Woebegone, the children of Limbaughland are a little below average. We’re talking Far Side here.

Speacking of Far Side characters, that brings us back to Andi….

By FRANKLEEDARLING

July 3, 2008 8:26 AM | Link to this

Bush and the republicans loth the american people their only loyalty lies with corporations. Oil profits are up life is good for bush&co.

By Say It Ain't So

July 3, 2008 8:26 AM | Link to this

Copy. Please inform us off all the crimes that Bush has been convicted of.

You, TM, Bosch and others keep talking about the “criminal’ Bush, but I’ve yet to see where he has been convicted of anything. Please enlighten us.

Or is it just in your little fantasy world that he is a criminal?

By Shawny

July 3, 2008 8:26 AM | Link to this

Gads, I bet all the libs love this toon. How can you honestly say that the pres is happy about current jobs, economy, gas prices, etc.?

If this same toon had ran in 1979 and it had JEC, JR as Snoopy, with a paper reading 400+ days hostage in Iran, I still would have thought it in very poor taste. despicable

By Shawny

July 3, 2008 8:28 AM | Link to this

Here is a much better toon, not in poor taste, attacking policy and not an individual.

By Ken Port

July 3, 2008 8:38 AM | Link to this

Disrespect to Charles Schulz

I am shocked by Luckovich’s July 3 cartoon. Clearly Luckovich has never had any respect for morals, family values or people’s religious beliefs. But this latest cartoon proves Luckovich has no respect for federal law or for his fellow cartoonists, not even the honorable talented and renowned Charles Schulz.

The Peanuts comic strip is unsurpassed. It has entertained millions for generations. Charles Schulz never used profanity in any of his cartoons. He relied on wisdom, wit, and cleverness, traits that Luckovich sorely lacks. Why would a self-proclaimed family newspaper run a cartoon with the implied use of a vulgar profanity by the beloved Lucy character. Have you no class? Is Luckovich’s talent so lacking that he must steal from Schulz?

I truly hope that the heirs of Charles Schulz and/or the licensees of the Peanut characters (i.e. Met Life & Hallmark Cards) sue Luckovich and Cox Enterprises for copyright infringement and trademark disparagement. Then maybe Cox Enterprises will fire Luckovich and hire a cartoonist that doesn’t defame someone else’s intellectual property.

Ken Port Roswell Georgia

By jethro bodine

July 3, 2008 8:38 AM | Link to this

That’s actually a pretty meaningful cartoon, Shawny. But I rather attack individuals, specifically the unholy trinity of Bush, Cheney, and Andi.

By AJC/DNC Management

July 3, 2008 8:39 AM | Link to this

{{{{By jethro bodine July 3, 2008 8:25 AM Andi’s been snakebit too many times down at the old serpent handling church. It makes him stay up all night keying in his crap. What a no-life loser.}}}}

I slept in late this morning, hahaha.

Geez, are liberals really this lame and stupid to point out that they consider reading the “news” paper and composing a few meager paragraphs of commentary to be an “all night” affair?

It may be for you jethro blowdine, for me it’s no big deal.

I guess that’s why you libs are economic failures while everybody else is cashing in, must be tough to keep track of the difference between nickels and dimes, huh?

Morons.

So go ahead, fill your world with tales of woe and “hardships” that your ignorance has saddled you with, the rest of us just yawn at your “misfortune” and tune into……..Limbaugh.

To find out what is REALLY going on.

Bwa.

By FRANKLEEDARLING

July 3, 2008 8:41 AM | Link to this

when the smoke finally clears from Bush&co.’s burning down of America ,hopefully then, even his blind followers will be able to see him for the criminal he truly is.

It is truly sad the shape he has led this country to be in.

By Paul

July 3, 2008 8:49 AM | Link to this

Shawny

That was a good cartoon.

Seems to me, this is a classic case of Dems being long on theory and short on implementation. And of Reps being long on theory but hazy on the reasons.

I’ve said before - we have two strategic interests in the Middle East - and one is oil. For decades neither our Presidents or Congresses have done anything to disengage us from that reason for having a presence there.

Obama and McCain are both approaching alternate energy, or increased domestic production, as a response to high oil prices. They should be advocating such policies even if prices decline.

Obama is alienating voters by not offering even the appearance of relief from hight prices. McCain’s missing by not tying his proposals to our not having to have a Mideast presence along the lines of the Cold War model - decades after the cessation of hostilities.

Pursuing domestic production will likely not have a long-term effect on rising prices, but it will provide an interim source of supply while alternate forms are developed, possibly equal to what we now import from the Middle East - projecting for offsets in demand by alternate power forms. Obama hasn’t addressed this. McCain hasn’t addressed how his advocacy of nuclear, renewables, etc. ties in with his long-stated advocacy to reduce greenhouse gases and carbon use. He could show that is an advantage, even if not the primary reason, by developing nonpetroleum energy sources, which would negate the long-term reasons for the US to have a Mideast presence.

Even Obama hasn’t made that connection. He’s still looking short-term, clouded by Iraq, which is why his position on the future of American military involvement is becoming less distinguishable from McCain.

Just like the cartoon, Shawny. The pieces are there, but they’re not connected.

By TW

July 3, 2008 8:51 AM | Link to this

Ken Port - when the cartoon guy needlessly kills 4100+ of our troops, I’ll hand deliver you a box a Kleenex.

So sorry the morning paper brings you such discomfort as you sit there in mighty Roswell! Poor thing! Maybe you could get the White House to put cartoons you don’t like under the umbrella of the ‘no showing coffins on TV’ statute?

By @@

July 3, 2008 9:05 AM | Link to this

Happiness is:

being able to use “toothless’s” post from yesterday

(((Actually, the teacher in Charlie Brown spoke more with a “wop, wop, wop” as her voice was done by a trumpet with a toilet plunger to get the desired “wah wah” effect!)))

to flush your liberal “wah wahs” ml.

Do you ever wonder why the AJC is called “The Atlanta Journal CONSTIPATION”?

By Goldie

July 3, 2008 9:10 AM | Link to this

I am shocked at how Ken Port seems to disrespect about 75% of America these days — it must be awfully lonely up in Roswell, being part of the 50% slice of the 24% Club…

Oh, and I’ll never forget all the #$%@*# profanity that Snoopy had to dish out in the 60’s and 70’s…

By JP

July 3, 2008 9:12 AM | Link to this

I thought Mike did a fine job.

Not sure why someone get’s upset at ML using the “peanuts” cast for this drawing as it only shows admiration for Mr. Schultz as I see it.

And yes, the toon is right on. The current administration has not left many with the feeling this country has made sound decisions or is heading in the right direction.

Oh sure, you got some right wing loonies that will say Obama is a muslim, or unpatriotic.

But then you also have the left wing loonies going ofter McCain’s past transgressions concerning his ex-wife, age and current wife’s tax records.

All of it is BS.

But it seems some people would rather focus on the inane then the issues.

By reebok

July 3, 2008 9:17 AM | Link to this

Comparing Snoopy to Dubya is a huge insult to Snoopy.

By Hank Browne

July 3, 2008 9:22 AM | Link to this

Slate Cartoon On North Poll Melting: Nice, and it’s hard to criticize a cartoon that could be ironic, but… There are no penguins in the N.P. There are no sharks to speak of in the S.P. The main danger to penguins is the seal.

But surely Santa is a resident of the N.P.

By truthman

July 3, 2008 9:30 AM | Link to this

EVANGELIST TO U.S. SENATE: “MY FINANCIAL RECORDS BELONG TO GOD!!

What a crackpot!!

http://rawstory.com/rawreplay/?p=1401

Sounds like one of Dunce-boy’s people!

By Abundant Pundit

July 3, 2008 9:41 AM | Link to this

George W. Bush is not happy like snoopy after a scooby snack at all. Lucko is wrong here, for the first time ever.

George W. Bush is unhappy. Hell, he gave up golf. What more do you want?

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Anyone notice how @@ never expresses hatred for terrorists, but rather for Americans with nearly identical political views to hers, but she has to express hate speak, it’s twisted her soul to the point where it has to come out, so she picks apart the nuances in other american’s political views and attacks them with her hatred of all things not @@!!

It’s okay @@, we’ll allow you to hate-speak all you want. That’s a good girl. Get it out. Get it all out. You’re a good girl. You’re gooooood. (camera to @@ as she starts to bawl. “I am good. Yes, I see it now! I am gooood!”)

young frankenstein, Mel Brooks.

By Paul

July 3, 2008 9:50 AM | Link to this

truthman,

I think there’s a larger issue at play. Many who assail the Bush Administration (Executive) for invasions of privacy, snooping, attempting to build a database of personal or business information, etc., especially without a warrant,

seem to support the Congress (Legislative) to be able to do the same thing - demand records without a warrant. Saying “they get tax dollars or they’re tax exempt” isn’t a justification. Normal protections against government intrusion should still hold. Congress assumes the right to demand information that would lead to howls of protest if the Bush Administration did it to causes near and dear to the Left.

By Midori

July 3, 2008 9:54 AM | Link to this

please explain how this toon attacks ANYONE?

you wingnuts are pathetic.

By jethro bodine

July 3, 2008 10:01 AM | Link to this

“While everybody else is cashing in…” Andi, are you just stupid, or frickin’ nuts? It’s only the top 2% of America that’s cashing in while the rest of us struggle to keep our heads above water. Andi shares the elitist values of Bush. As long as the times don’t affect me, the hell with you.

Back in my young days I was working as a logger out in the mountain west. One of the crew got killed in an accident on the job. The owner made the comment about the incident that “if that worker couldn’t take care of himself in the woods, he deserved to die.”

True Republican values. True Bush values.

By Abundant Pundit

July 3, 2008 10:11 AM | Link to this

What would a George Bush scooby snack look like? Maybe millions of dollars in profits from his stake in the defense contracts.

Should we let our public office holders profit from their office?

Should we? Seems to me we’d always be at war, which is capitalism’s greatest revenue source.

Capitalism doesn’t really work without war, now, does it? Or does it, and evil men use economic theory to show after the fact boom times. Who can understand a pie chart, or a sales graph, or financial statements? Hardly anyone. Accounting is an ART.

Accounting is what you say it is. Then, if you go too far, they slap your hand.

Accounting 08: Debit war and credit the Supreme Court.

By MorningStar

July 3, 2008 10:16 AM | Link to this

By Paul July 3, 2008 8:49 AM Pursuing domestic production will likely not have a long-term effect on rising prices, but it will provide an interim source of supply while alternate forms are developed, possibly equal to what we now import from the Middle East -

Paul, I agree we need to pursue domestic production. Initially I totally disagreed, but as you (I believe it was you, forgive me if I’m wrong), have stated here, times do change dictating the need for a change in direction and thinking.

Do you really think we would be able to keep the oil we would produce, or would this (oil) also be shipped to ‘somewhere,’ still leaving the American people up the creek, so to speak.

Evidentally we MUST pursue alternative sources, but does anyone have the vision, or do they care? It doesn’t seem to be so. I’m really concerned about the future of this great country.

By Donovan

July 3, 2008 10:16 AM | Link to this

Mike, it’s nice to see that Charlie has sobered up. Last time we saw him, in Friday’s cartoon, he had a lampshade on his head.

By T.J.

July 3, 2008 10:25 AM | Link to this

Didn’t Barry Obama join Snoopy’s FISA Club mikey?

Don’t worry. Be happy.

By hatelibeals

July 3, 2008 10:31 AM | Link to this

Who gives a flying S H I T what the Atlanta Constipation-Urinal says!!!!

By w*******

July 3, 2008 10:38 AM | Link to this

DUH.

The cartoon is not portraying W as HAPPY because the of the events listed in the paper…it shows him happy in SPITE of it…displaying Ws cluelessness of anything surrounding him.

Not too many weeks back, W expressed surprise and shock at the prospect of $4.00 gas, saying he ‘hadn’t heard that.’

Where the hell as he been? What the hell has he been listening to? (Not going to ask what he’s been reading; he’s the world’s most famous, PROUD, non-reader)—anyone who picked up any paper knew that speculation about gas prices hitting 4 dollars was in the news MONTHS ago….

how many more months before the clown is gone? Don’t think my budget (or my head) can deal with any more of his/his admin’s CRAP.

By Paul

July 3, 2008 10:41 AM | Link to this

Morningstar

Good question about how new oil would be directed. IF the world market price is X and doesn’t vary by country, seems it’d be sensible to keep it and refine it here. Else, laws directing oil produced domestically needs to satisfy domestic demands first. I’m usually not keen on such gov’t direction but this is an extraordinary situation.

As I wrote in my first post, referencing Shawny’s ‘toon, the elements of inability of current domestic production to meet demand or offset Mideast imports; current environmental and production restrictions; programs for developing alternate energy sources (including revising permitting for nuclear); continuing gov’t support of questionable paths (ethanol subsidies to agribusiness); and, our presence in the Middle East.

I keep hoping someone running will link them and say “here’s my plan. Everyone won’t like elements of it. But all parties have to give up something. It’s a national security issue.”

Steven Covey once said to begin with the end in mind. “Develop alternate energy” or “reduce foreign dependence” or “get out of Iraq” do not adequately define the end point.

By Shawny

July 3, 2008 10:48 AM | Link to this

Here is the thing I think many don’t get when it comes to increasing domestic production. While the oil we would produce would be added to the world market, it would have to be a HUGE amount to drastically reduce oil prices…I get that. HOWEVER, at $145/bbl, producers of oil IN THE US would be raking in that money, and those that have the mineral rights to whatever lands are developed…also IN THE US, paying US taxes, in an economy that is depressed in a country that needs the cash.

Don’t do it, and the rest of the money is profiting hand over fist while we don’t.

That is short term income while we work on long term solutions, which is imperative to get off of this oil fix that we are on.

By Stealth

July 3, 2008 10:48 AM | Link to this

In yet another daring daylight raid, War Heroes Bush and McCain, standing shoulder to shoulder, perform yet anothe rescue of humankind - this time in Colombia.

God bless Merka!

By Shawny

July 3, 2008 11:02 AM | Link to this

Rest of the world is profiting, not money…..brain fart

By MorningStar

July 3, 2008 11:02 AM | Link to this

By Paul July 3, 2008 10:41 AM I keep hoping someone running will link them and say “here’s my plan. Everyone won’t like elements of it. But all parties have to give up something. It’s a national security issue

It is a national security issue, and “everyone” needs to get over it. It would be nice to have a leader emerge, who has no need of money, power and all the trappings; someone who cares about people and the future of the country.

Suppose it would be a miracle to find ANYONE with this type of self esteem.

I read in the March 10, 2008 issue of American Conservative “The average American G.I. in Iraq uses about 20.5 gallons of fuel per day, more than double the daily vol consumed by US soldiers in Iraq in 2004…..nearly every drop of that fuel is imported into Iraq……these massive fuel requirements……..are a key reason for the soaring cost of the war effort.

Where does it all end? We do need a miracle.

By Wingnuts are fools

July 3, 2008 11:03 AM | Link to this

Shawny at 10:48,

What you can’t seem to wrap your feeble brain around is the fact that the US oil companies already have rights to millions of acres of land and they are just sitting on it.

But go ahead and blame the dems and environmentalists.

Because that’s what cult leader Rush wants you to believe.

By Shawny

July 3, 2008 11:10 AM | Link to this

Damn that Jimmy Carter. Because of Jimmy we don’t have enough soldiers for Afghanistan.

By Abundant Pundit

July 3, 2008 11:15 AM | Link to this

Do you people know how many barrels of oil americans use each day? What about the world’s consumption?

Does anyone know? I’ve heard figures from NBC, and CBS, but those figures are wrong.

Most people refuse to believe the numbers, so they skew them.

I alone know the world’s oil consumption. I alone know how much oil is left. I alone! I Alone! I ALONE!

I know all. I see all. I am the Abundant Pundit!!

By Shawny

July 3, 2008 11:19 AM | Link to this

ok, the a$$ that posted at 11:10 wasn’t me….namejacker alert.

Think about that 11:03 for a minute… corporations have at their resources the means to extract even more billions in profits and they choose not to?!?

What about new startup ventures that could purchase lands and tap them…how come we aren’t seeing any? At these prices, that should be a no brainer, one would think..

Also, distinguish between producers and refiners…

By Bosch

July 3, 2008 11:23 AM | Link to this

Shawny,

Um, Jimmy Carter’s fault? I think W is the Commander in Chief and I think that we don’t have quite enough soldiers in Afghanistan because they are in Iraq.

Please keep a little perspective.

I liked the “brain fart” comment.

By Bosch

July 3, 2008 11:25 AM | Link to this

Okay, then sorry Shawny.

By Bosch

July 3, 2008 11:27 AM | Link to this

Shawny,

@11:19

Why are the four big oil companies moving into Iraq? Yes, they have all that land that they don’t use, but they are still moving into Iraq.

Doesn’t make sense does it.

By Thinker

July 3, 2008 11:37 AM | Link to this

I loved this cartoon Mike! Keep up the good work.

By truthman

July 3, 2008 11:42 AM | Link to this

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs says ‘not enough troops to send to Afghanistan.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/02/AR2008070202010_pf.html

OK, neo-nutz! How you gonna argue with the CJCS?

See what your Chimperor’s War For Oil has reduced my military to?

Idiot chicken-hawks!!

By Will Jones

July 3, 2008 11:45 AM | Link to this

Bush, who tortured frogs and cats as a child, is untouched as our nation collapses as he is a psychopath, as well as closet-homosexual and draft-dodger, whose father killed John Kennedy and whose grandfather was the money conduit from Rome’s Fifth Column and American Roman Catholic “collection plate” to his papal fraternity brother, Fritz “The Rockefeller of Germany” Thyssen, author of “I Paid Hitler.”

He committed 9-11 and lied us into false war. Yet to be indicted for treason and murder, he and his accomplices must be tried and fried that America be restored.

Annuit Coeptis http://www.theamericanfundament.blogspot.com

By Glenn

July 3, 2008 11:53 AM | Link to this

64,000 more jobs lost in June here in Bush World. Stand proud!

By Abundant Pundit

July 3, 2008 12:00 PM | Link to this

Conservative imposter alert! Will Jones is a redstate neocon. He’s pretending to be liberal and making a travesty of Obama’s campaign platform.

Will Jones, with your redstate nose pressed up against your 19” flatscreen, there is no democracy for you today, only the tyranny of the fascism you crave. Now beat it. (camera to audience snapping their fingers at my recital, “snapsnapsnapsnapsnapsnapsnapsnapsnap”)

You must really think people R stupid, man.

Will Jones, have you hugged a mullah today?

By AJC/DNC Management

July 3, 2008 12:04 PM | Link to this

{{{{By jethro bodine July 3, 2008 10:01 AM It’s only the top 2% of America that’s cashing in while the rest of us struggle to keep our heads above water.}}}}

What a total load of crap.

Are you blind, Mr. Blowdine, can you not see that every dimwit in America has a cellphone, the latest video game console, big screen TV’s, new compact cars where they all used to drive SUV’s, new houses, new townhomes, maybe you should raise the price of a BJ up from $5 pop, you reckon?

Mortgage “collapse,” rising food and energy prices, corporate layoffs and bankruptcies but, amazingly, GDP grew by 1% last quarter.

You can whine and moan or you can get rich, it’s your decision, dumbas-s.

By Jesus

July 3, 2008 12:08 PM | Link to this

IMPEACH BUSH NOW!!!

By Bill

July 3, 2008 12:12 PM | Link to this

You gotta love poor AC-DC Duh. This blog is his entire life. Stays up all night writing this putridity so as to be thee very furst to post in thee mornin. Gesus!

Any rate, it was about a year ago that one day a police officer name of “Chuck” had just completely reamed and destroyed lil Duh. Duh responded by threatening the cop with Duh’s “AR 15.” (Not knowing that it would take the cop no more than 4 hours to identify & find Duh, his entire “family” (more Duhs), friends (?), job, kids’ schools, habits, etc. Time drags on for Duh, and last week he is threatening someone here with his “M-16.” Is this Homo-Duh a well-arsenalled, combat-ready Repug, or what?? He are a true Murcuhn. A product of our latest educational system. Capable of…Gesus!…breeding. Somewhere, somehow.

By @@

July 3, 2008 12:16 PM | Link to this

Paul:

I fail to understand why you insist that neither candidate has addressed what you perceive to be a sensible energy plan.

John McCain views our current energy situation as a threat to national security, our economic prosperity, and our environment.

McCain Speech on Energy Policy

Since that speech in April of 2007, he’s added domestic drilling.

toothlessman:

Have you stopped to wonder why Mullen put out, for public consumption, that we would be unable to sustain an attack on Iran militarily due to a troop shortage?

Have you stopped to wonder why Israel put out, for public consumption, that they would successfully be able to launch an offensive attack against Iran. Budget constraints (somethin’ else, can’t remember what).

Both statements were made within 48 hours of their threats to attack.

I found it very interesting. You?

What do you think it means?

By AJC/DNC Management

July 3, 2008 12:18 PM | Link to this

If your life is in such a shambles, mr. blowdine, then why are you spending all your time blogging away on your $1200 computer? Apparently there must be some things that you can afford to do. Maybe things aren’t as ruinous as you’d have us believe, no?

It’s all a scam, liberals are sorry, lame and weak POS, you give them two thousand bucks a month welfare and then they would whine and moan that you are heartless and cruel because you don’t give them three thousand bucks a month welfare.

You have to be a blooming idiot to fall for this stupid, mindless extortion, since freaking when is health care supposed to be free?

By Dr Pill

July 3, 2008 12:26 PM | Link to this

Good God AJC DNC, no wonder you are being for the most part ignored on this blog now. You haven’t been right about one thing since you became addicted to these blogs 3 and a half years ago.

Its really kind of sad what has happened to you. You post like what you say has some meaning, but your are an idiot getting high on negative energy.

You have nothing. Get some help.

By Roy

July 3, 2008 12:36 PM | Link to this

Leave it to Luckovich to plagiarize from a dead man to make a buck for himself. Typical liberal or progressive or whatever they are calling themselves now.

By AJC/DNC Management

July 3, 2008 12:51 PM | Link to this

{{{{By Bill July 3, 2008 12:12 PM Any rate, it was about a year ago that one day a police officer name of “Chuck” had just completely reamed and destroyed lil Duh. Duh responded by threatening the cop with Duh’s “AR 15.”}}}}

{{{{By Dr Pill July 3, 2008 12:26 PM Good God AJC DNC, no wonder you are being for the most part ignored on this blog now. You haven’t been right about one thing since you became addicted to these blogs 3 and a half years ago.}}}}

So what’s weirder, me posting on a political blog or the libs documenting, recording and cataloging every word that I say?

Yeah, I’m “inconsequential.”

Hey, while I’m here, let me give you something else to record in your psychotic blog diary-

GFY.

By Midori

July 3, 2008 1:01 PM | Link to this

LOL - Wingnuts kill me with their fake outrage about Liberals plagiarizing

By Glenn the First, Emperor of western East Cobb and Protector of the Big Chicken

July 3, 2008 1:10 PM | Link to this

Dear Paul,

Yesterday you were nice enough to respond to some asinine blather posted under my name. Wasn’t I, but ‘twas Dr. Calimari, my arch-nemesis, name-jacking me in persona of an intellectual snob with academic marbles in his mouth. Well, I may have garbled the marbles on occasion, but now we know who balls the jack.

I paid my respects to Mr. Wooten several weeks ago and bid my adieu, as I’m off to other things. But I do check in here from time to time, under various handles, to reassure myself that y’all’s horns are still properly locked and that no one’s jumped my place as @@’s backdoor man.

Let PoFo do his worst! I, shall do my FUNKIEST!

By @@

July 3, 2008 1:28 PM | Link to this

Uh oh! Correction on my 12:16.

(((Have you stopped to wonder why Israel put out, for public consumption, that they would be>>> unable<<< to launch an offensive attack against Iran.)))

That’s ^^^ better.

Toothlessman?

By @@

July 3, 2008 1:42 PM | Link to this

It would appear as though the “sleeping giant” has been awakened.

In a seemingly symbolic move, 100 conservative Christian leaders agreed to unite behind the presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain at a meeting Tuesday in Denver, Colo., Time.com reports.

McCain may have become the default choice for some of those leaders, who expressed doubt about presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama. One guest present at the meeting said the motivation behind uniting and offering collective support was closely tied to a desire to defeat Obama.

Bay Buchannan predicted as much.

By Paul

July 3, 2008 1:59 PM | Link to this

@@

Thank you much for that link. It lays out an ambitious outline - more than a plan - to stop dependence on foreign oil.

BUT

That speech was over a year ago. He should repeat that message often, loudly and clearly. Particularly the points:

The transfer of American wealth to the Middle East helps sustain the conditions on which terrorists prey. Some of the most oil-rich nations are the most stagnant societies on earth.

breaking our nation’s critical dependence on foreign sources of oil,

Since then he’s talked about an American presence of decades in the Middle East - too much the Cold War model, I think. That obscures, some say contradicts, the points of this speech.

So one speech does not the message make. I’d like to see him emphasize the points over and over and over. Even the points about the ancillary effects of reduced greenhouse gases.

Obama would find himself on the defense as he talks about faith-based initiatives and no drilling (couldn’t resist).

Thanks again,

out for a while -

By rene

July 3, 2008 2:20 PM | Link to this

how about two rules: comments may only be relative to the cartoon and must be civil.

thanks,

rene

By rene

July 3, 2008 2:32 PM | Link to this

Except that it should go without saying that if the cartoon is a drug-addled meaningless exercise in driving the Democratic Party’s line, then the contributions need be only as civil as we partisan hacks at Editorial deem civil. Fair enough?

Thanks, and have a nice day.

rene

By @@

July 3, 2008 3:02 PM | Link to this

Well heck Paul (who’s gone but may return.)

You, yourself have said that McCain’s 100 year quote has been misrepresented.

And by that bastion of truth, Obama no less.

And repeatedly I might add. But then considering the enthusiasm of the audiences he addresses….?

Who’s misleading whom?

How exactly is McCain supposed to force people to understand what they have been prepared not to hear? Seems like he’d have to fudge a little. Obama could certainly give him pointers on how to do that, if not outright lie.

I have far more trust for a politician who sometimes tells me what I don’t want to hear.

Whether it’s for the short-term oil or a sense of obligation to the Iraqis, we’ve gotta be prepared to accept the realities. His 100 year comment was an attempt to do that.

By Austell

July 3, 2008 3:11 PM | Link to this

Oh yes, the sleeping giants.

James Dobson- Shower with your child so he can see your large peepee which will turn a gay child straight.

Hagee- God gave us Hitler to kill the evil Jews.

Rev Haggard- God told him to do meth and have gay sex, while at the same time told him to condone gay sex to his 30,000,000 congregation.

Catholic priests- Molesters of alter boys. Cover-up too!

Pat Robertson- Crazy man.

James Bakker Nice family values

Bishop Earl Paulk- Real close family

Oral Roberts- Give me money or I die. Nice horny wife.

Jimmy Swaggart- Lover of prostitutes.

Trinity Broadcasting-LMAO!

By AJC/DNC Management

July 3, 2008 3:20 PM | Link to this

If Obambi is a Christian then I’m a Chinese woman.

By MorningStar

July 3, 2008 3:28 PM | Link to this

By Paul July 3, 2008 1:59 PM | Thank you much for that link. It lays out an ambitious outline - more than a plan - to stop dependence on foreign oil.

IMHO, a day late and a dollar short. Disaster awaits. Ole Jimmah had the right idea way back…..So many still refuse to acknowledge that Ole Jimmah was rite! Have a great 4th.

By Cindy

July 3, 2008 3:30 PM | Link to this

Tell me again who said we can’t negotiate with terrorists? (Do I detect flip/flop; flip/flop; flip/flop???)

Financial Times July 3, 2008 Pg. 5 Mullen Warns Of ‘Third Front’ For US By Daniel Dombey and Andrew Ward in Washington and Harvey Morris at the United Nations

Asked whether he had urged restraint on Israel, Mr Bush said: “I have made it very clear to all parties that the first option ought to be to solve this problem diplomatically.”

By Wingnuts are fools

July 3, 2008 3:32 PM | Link to this

AJCDNC,

You are a pathetic man, a waste of skin. Everybody is after that dime in your pocket, conspiracy nut.

Your dementia is obvious.

@@,

In case you haven’t noticed, McCain is the sacrificial lamb for a damaged GOP brand.

By AJC/DNC Management

July 3, 2008 4:00 PM | Link to this

What dime?

My, you libs sure do seem awfully angry about something lately, first we got cartoon boy drawing armed vigilantes and now Doom and Gloom Peanuts characters.

Is it the growing awareness among Americans that Obambi is a stone cold dimwit that has you down and out?

Too bad, ain’t it?

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{{{{Due to >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>pending<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< disasters >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>predicted<<<<<<<<<<<<< because of global warming, government scientists are urging the creation of a new Earth Systems Science Agency — by merging the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the U.S. Geological Survey, blah, blah, blah}}}}

“Give us more money, blah, blah.”

{{{{The temperature at Charlotte/Douglas International Airport was 56 at about 5:30 a.m., breaking the July 2 record of 58, set in 1885. The normal low for this time of year is 70.}}}}

I got an idea, why don’t we create a government agency to find out why liberals are so stupid and hysterical?

It would be the first money making venture that the federal bureaucracy has ever undertaken.

Make me chief of it, I’ll bring the treasury billions by eliminating all of the idiot ideas that the pinkos are always having.

$$$$$$$$$$$$

Word.

By Paul

July 3, 2008 4:16 PM | Link to this

Morningstar

Better late than never!

@@

Obama’s done more misrepresenting than I’d care to see. The 100 year quote is a good example. But his followup did follow the Cold War model, referencing US forces in Europe and Japan (no casualties). You know I’d be pleased, fiscally, politically and militarily, if those troops were withdrawn (BTW - after the last cutback in Europe - which Dems opposed - the largest contingent in Germany is in the vacation district. Go figure-).

I heard Obama (at a rally) say “Bush the Third” and remarked at the time it was disappointing and played to the faithful. But it’s continued. The fact he has to continue with that line - playing off antipathy towards Bush - and not directly against McCain is telling.

So yes, McCain has stated some things people don’t want to hear. But I think he should state them again, and again, and again. Pretty soon people will consider, then understand, then believe.

Worked for “Bush lied” didn’t it?

:-)

By moonbat betty

July 3, 2008 4:19 PM | Link to this

today’s toon is quite ironic

it is very funny to watch the luckovitch libs fetch the paper, drop it at master’s feet, tails wagging, tongues hanging out, sniffing each other’s butts, howling boooooooosssshhhhh!

good doggies

By Paul

July 3, 2008 4:26 PM | Link to this

@@

Poor transition in that first paragraph. Third sentence was about McCain’s followup to forces around the world - okay as long as no casualties. I disagree for reasons I’ve set out.

By jethro bodine

July 3, 2008 4:29 PM | Link to this

Obama espouses the values of Jesus far more than the chimperor Bush. Right wing fundamentalist Christianity is a putrid distortion of what Jesus was about.

Andi, could you bring me back some calimari from the kitchen?

By AJC/DNC Management

July 3, 2008 4:36 PM | Link to this

Aahhh, yes, all is lost, thee economy sucks so sayeth the Doom and Gloom:

{{{{Then, too, unions will give Mr. Obama an edge. The AFL-CIO has committed $53.4 million for the Democratic nominee, up $6 million from 2004. Other unions will chip in. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employee has pledged $50 million.}}}}

Uh-huh, money falling off the trees or what?

And I wonder why the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employee union wants Obambi to win, hmmmmmmm?

By Paul

July 3, 2008 4:43 PM | Link to this

jethro

Why would you want Bush to espouse the values of Jesus? But, I suppose if the Reps wouldn’t nominate the Reverend Huckabee the Dems had to pick up the slack with the Reverend Obama? Isn’t it nice how the roles are reversed?

The Bush Administration used the fundamentalists - much was written about how they felt they’d given their support and got zilch in return.

By Paul

July 3, 2008 4:56 PM | Link to this

Link: Obama rewrites Iraq withdrawal plan

I suppose he’ll portray it as Bush’s fault. Just a guess.

By Bosch

July 3, 2008 5:02 PM | Link to this

Paul,

McCain and Obama’s energy plans have many points that are the same which is encouraging to me. So regardless of whose becomes President, things are going to change.

The biggest problem as I see it are our oil companies. The way I see it, they care more about their profits, and absolutely nothing about the American consumer.

But to the oil companies, and most any other corporation, there are no countries, only profit. And I don’t have a problem with capitalism working, but with absolutely no taxpayer money helping them along.

Naive? Yeap. But can’t a person dream?

By RW-(the original)

July 3, 2008 5:02 PM | Link to this

Paul,

I’m not sure McCain’s point in his mangled 100 years quote was either that he thought it was OK or that he was a proponent of that. When you read the actual interchange it simply sounds like he’s saying that as long as no Americans were getting killed or injured most people wouldn’t care how long they were there.

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/If this was a drive by, have a great 4th everyone! Try to remember it’s about freedom and take a few minutes to ask yourself if getting government entangled in every facet of your life really is freedom.

By Paul

July 3, 2008 5:14 PM | Link to this

RW-(the original)

I thought it was more along the lines of most people wouldn’t care - just as they don’t care about all the other places we have forces. It’s a fair point.

But it’s too dang much money to keep subsidizing other countries with. And it creates the impression - accurate or not - that he’d be fine with a decades-long presence there.

Your last paragraph - I’m watching the HBO series about John Adams. There was a line last night, Adams to Washington and Jefferson, about how they provided, in the Constitution, for a strong Executive to counter the corruption that would befall the Congress. Words to that effect. I wondered how many people choked the first time they hear that.

Bosch

Yes, it is heartening. And a reason, of all the candidates, I’m glad it was McCain the Reps nominated. I think on that issue he //could// be an agent for change.

I like the point about no subsidies for those who put country way in the background.

Naive? Many great events began with an idea others thought unrealistic or impossible.

By Bosch

July 3, 2008 5:28 PM | Link to this

Paul,

I think the McCain 100 year quote was misrepresented, as is almost anything else in politics, but I have a problem with permanent bases in Iraq, and the oil companies moving in - the ones Saddam kicked out 30 years ago.

I have a big problem with that.

It seems to me that the oil companies do not want to drill here, otherwise, they would be doing it. The big oil executives sit back and love to hear blame, blame, blame from all sides, when in fact, they are the ones to blame (in my opinion).

And since the title of the cartoon is about happiness, I had something last night that made me very happy and I would like to share with you all since it is a holiday weekend - it will also give you lots of energy, since that’s what the conversation has gone to:

Watermelon Salad

cut 5 pound watermelon in cubes (take off the peel first) - you could also throw in some cantaloupe 1 vidalia onion Package of Gorgonzola Cheese chopped mint 1/2 cup red wine vinegar 2 tbsp. honey Salt/Pepper

Mix in a bowl and eat! It will make you happy happy happy, just like Snoopy.

By Paul

July 3, 2008 5:45 PM | Link to this

Bosch

I’d read that the leases oil companies hold now inland are for the right to explore, and if oil is found, to drill. Saw stats that said since 1999 about half of the drill sites panned out. But the offshore - 50 miles - are proven. Sink a shaft, out comes the oil. But I think the Congress could find a way to persuade them. Might jeopardize some campaign contributions, though.

I understand the Iraqis are redoing their bids for oil companies. Fine - it’s their country. And I am in agreement with no permanent bases. Sends an entirely wrong message to the population over there.

I like the transition - thanks! I’m saving that - recommended for a great red wine vinegar - Spectrum Naturals Organic Red Wine Vinegar. Tremendous flavor - really changes many recipes. Too late for the plans tomorrow - already have the stuff going. It’s also my birthday so it’ll be a traditional cookout and dunk in the pool.

By RW-(the original)

July 3, 2008 5:46 PM | Link to this

So Obambi comes out today to say he was throwing all you moonbat(ic)s® under the bus and was “revising” his position on withdrawing from Iraq. Then Obambi came out a second time to say that first Obambi wasn’t the Obambi he knew and then said if there was any confusion it was all McBushie’s fault. What a dunce!

You libs sure can pick ‘em.

By AJC/DNC Management

July 3, 2008 5:56 PM | Link to this

{{{{This presidential election year may prove to be another example of economic tone and human behavior being determined by war and propaganda. The war in this case is the American equivalent of the modern civil war: a presidential election. The propaganda will be spontaneously offered up by the mainstream media in support of their favored party.}}}}

{{{{Highlighting economic (and other) bad news anytime it can be pinned on a Republican incumbent (or his successor) has been standard procedure in the left-leaning media for decades. They exaggerated the mild, brief recession of 1992 into “the worst economy in fifty years”. No one really believed that the economy was worse off then than it was, say, during the late 1970’s. However, facts mattered little and were only a starting place for much somber “reporting” in support of Bill Clinton’s gloomy talking points. “Talking down” the economy to bolster a Democrat challenger is nothing new.}}}}

But it is sick.

{{{{Self-restraint will likely not be in fashion for Democrat journalists between now and November — especially when compounded by the third factor pointing toward a coming propaganda war against the American economy — Obamamania.}}}}

{{{{Obama’s greatest support comes from two distinct groups. One is upper middle-class, college-educated white liberals — or as I like to call them — “journalism majors.” The other group is blacks — the favorite victim class of journalism majors. It should be no surprise then that Obama is being hailed as something akin to a reincarnated hybrid-idol, Martin-Luther-John/Bobby-Kennedy-King. For the mainstream media, Obama will be the most instinctively protected presidential candidate in history. He will be above criticism, a sacred cause, and a personal mission for many journalists.}}}}

{{{{Even if good economic news were to occur in the next few months, I can’t imagine that it will be reported by most outlets.}}}}

AJC/DNC, no?

By Bosch

July 3, 2008 5:56 PM | Link to this

Paul,

Sink a shaft and out comes the oil? Why, you make it sound so easy. If the oil companies wanted to do it, they’d do it. It’s not profitable for them, remember, it’s all about the profits.

And I’ve said this before, I wouldn’t have a problem with drilling if there were some kind of benchmarks in place.

Happy Birthday! Born on the Fourth of July, huh? Hey, didn’t they do a movie about you?

In my opinion, salads are like Jello, there’s always room for one more. Thanks for the vinegar tip. I love vinegar - could drink it right out of the bottle.

By Paul

July 3, 2008 6:00 PM | Link to this

RW-(the original)

The benchmarks out a couple days ago - what - 15 of 18? (BTW, neither ABC nor CBS nor NBC mentioned it in their evening broadcasts). Dems hit as inaccurate, fudging numbers, etc. Associated Press said it meant the new administration would have to deal with an Iraqi government that moves slowly…. seriously. Anyhow, if Obama meets with the commanders, announces, hey, it’s save to withdraw a brigade…

that’s an admission the benchmark reporting is accurate.

I understand the DailyKos and MoveOn folks are a bit perturbed.

Can I have a “told you,” getalife?

By Paul

July 3, 2008 6:09 PM | Link to this

Bosch

I was merely trying to illustrate that the fields are proven in the outer continental shelf. Rather like pointing to a swimming pool and saying within the boundaries is water. Problem is, it’s illegal to drill there. Or to put windmills where the Kennedy’s can see them, even with binoculars (dig, dig).

Yeah, George M. Cohan even wrote a song for me. Had a disillusioning childhood, though. We’d go to the fireworks display and my folks would say “hey, it’s your birthday celebration!” I was about six when I figured it out….

Another tip - Spectrum Naturals Unpasteurized Unfiltered Organic Cider Vinegar. It’s almost like tart cider. Great stuff.

By Paul

July 3, 2008 6:18 PM | Link to this

Time to go get the pool water tested. Then off to a pre-4th party.

Pleasant weekend, all -

And a big thanks to the Founding Fathers.

By RW-(the original)

July 3, 2008 6:21 PM | Link to this

Paul,

You have to love the Democrat that came out right after that benchmark report saying these were only progress measures when the law was written that the report had to be in the form of progress measurements.

By the way, in Obambi’s second presser today he once again said that on day one he was going to call in the Joint Chiefs of Staff and give them a new mission, that being to end the war. No word on how he was planning to get around the Goldwater-Nichols Act.

By GMAN

July 3, 2008 6:47 PM | Link to this

AJC/DNC Management “If Obambi is a Christian then I’m a Chinese woman.”

Go wash my draws girl and don’t put no starch in them!

By Paul

July 3, 2008 6:49 PM | Link to this

RW-(the original)

I suppose on the job training’s not such a bad thing…

Have a good one, guy!

By RW-(the original)

July 3, 2008 7:00 PM | Link to this

Paul,

It would at least be nice if one of his advisers would give him some of the basics in military command and control since he wants to learn the role of Commander in Chief on an OJT program.

By AJC/DNC Management

July 3, 2008 7:08 PM | Link to this

Go to the cartoon boy mainpage, he has posted an Onion parody of thee Doom and Gloom pinko media and he thinks it is real.

Geez, what a nerd.

By I

July 3, 2008 7:11 PM | Link to this

Dare you to…

By rchdHH

July 3, 2008 7:15 PM | Link to this

With the economy in the tank; inflationary surfeited carnivore piranhas chomping-down on our income and savings; the Nation perceived to be on the wrong track and in free-fall implosion - what else can we do in the face of these overwhelming odds (?). Cry? Rant? Bound off tall buildings? Sip muddy water? ‘What the hay?’ – The only ‘sanity saving’ mechanism left is “grin and bear it” - frenzied fantasy flight into bitter “Comic Relief!”