Top 10 editorial cartoons of 2010: We chided, cajoled, derided, mocked, parodied and needled our way through the year
War, poverty, unemployment, foreclosures, environmental and humanitarian catastrophes, crippling division -- another difficult year in politics, another banner year for political cartoonists! From Pat Oliphant's masterful bipartisan overview to Jen Sorensen’s snarky serial sarcasm, Jack Ohman's trenchant double entendre and Tom Meyer's changing of the Golden State guard, we chided, cajoled, derided, mocked, parodied and needled our way through another year. Now bring on 2011. Where's that cartoon baby with the top hat?
--Joel Pett
Editorial cartoon by Jack Ohman / For The Times
Editorial cartoon by Stephanie McMillan
Editorial cartoon by Joel Pett / Lexington Herald Leader
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Editorial cartoon by Jen Sorensen / Slowpoke Comics
Editorial cartoon by Jimmy Margulies / The Record
Editorial cartoon by Tom Meyer / SFGate.com
Editorial cartoon by Steve Kelly / Times-Picayune
Editorial cartoon by Jimmy Margulies / The Record
Editorial cartoon by Rob Rogers / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Editorial cartoon by Tom Toles / The Washington Post
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Joel Pett is the Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist for the Lexington-Herald in Kentucky. His work also appears in USA Today.
*** "Q" = WHY WILL NO LAWYER CONTACTED TAKE THIS INQUIRY? *** "A" = BECAUSE LAWYERS WRITE LAWS, THEY HAVE EXEMPTED THEMSELVES FROM ACCOUNTABILITIES< SUCH AS NOT BEING PERMITTED TO BE FOUND IN CONFLICT of INTEREST FOR WRITING THEN PRACTICING THOSE SAME LAWS! *** DAH??? *** SUBJECT = TWO YEARS AGO, I DISCOVERED THAT A LAS VEGAS, NV FIRM HAD BEEN OUT-SOURCED A CONTRACT FROM THE AARP and MED)CARE, to START BILLING SENIORS FOR UNWANTED - or EVEN our PREVIOUSLY REJCTED - MEDI-CARE, PART D {"Rx"] COVERAGE. *** MEDI-CARE and AARP SOLD TO THIS COMPANY THE NAMES OF ENROLEES, WITHOUT PERMISSION! *** SOON, I BEGAN RECEIVING BILLS - THEN NOT SO VEILED HINTS or THREATS OF "horrible CREDIT consequences" IF I REFUSED TO PAY! *** SO, I COMPLAINED TO Cong. DAVID DREIER (R.-CA) via his DISTRICT OFFICE in SAN DIMAS. SOON A PHONE CALL WAS RECIEVED FROM A MAN IDENTIFYING HIMSELF AS A MANAGER OF MEDI-CARE FOR CA, in a SAN FRANCISCO DISTRICT OFFICE. NO BILLS WERE RECEIVED, and EVENTUALLY THE FIRM IN QUESTION WAS SOLD! *** NO CONFIRM- ING LETTER WAS EVER RECEIVED FROM Cong. DREIER's STAFFS in EITHER CA NOR in WASHINGTON, DC! *** HOWEVER, IT HAS BEEN MY EXPERIENCE, that CONGRESSIONAL STAFFERS REGARD ANY RECEIVED CORRESPON-DANCE FROM CONSTITUENTS TO BE "PUBLIC DOMAIN" -- MEANING, unless challeged (which I have had to do on many occasions) - OUR PAID STAFFS on CAPITAL HILL BACK EAST do USE & ABUSE OUR LETTERS FOR both PERSONAL and/or PROFESSIONAL FINANCIAL & PROFESSIONAL GAIN or ADVANCEMENT! *** IS IT POSSIBLE, one of Cong. DREIER's STAFF sought then received a "whisatle-blower fee" from his employer -- viz. US -- FOR MY TROUBLES EXPERIENCED UNDER our U.S. LAW? *** WOULD AN INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS, PLEASE? - 30 -
Posted by: DAVE PHILLIPS in Sparks, NV | December 31, 2010 at 11:53 AM
A very witty look at America, spanning all the opinions of the political spectrum from left to far left, to be reflected upon and enjoyed by tens of tens of people for days and hours to come.
Posted by: Greg Maragos | December 31, 2010 at 12:04 PM
Gosh love the choices i.e. 'inert' or 'activist' slant.
Hey while we're mocking confusion per names how about two more:
'Kobe' - talk about a first name that would warrant a kick up the back end in any middle school. The only other name that trumps that was the one by that former ucla basket ball player 'Ki Ki' - what was up with that? 'Putz putz'....
'Tiger'? I guess if my first name was 'Eldrick' choosing the former is a no-brainer. Then again 'It's time for Tightwad the Tiger Wood!' based on his alleged non-generosity in tipping.
Posted by: rusoviet | December 31, 2010 at 12:04 PM
Dave Phillips I got you man, I'll look into it, no prob
Posted by: Dave phillips | January 01, 2011 at 11:54 AM
How could you not include a Michael Ramirez cartoon with these? Oh that's right, the Times fired him in '97 as he apparently wasn't liberal enough for your leftist editorial policy.
Posted by: rallenr | January 01, 2011 at 01:10 PM
i think dis iz so funnyyy!:) i love all da mamacitas and its totally kool
Posted by: Beennyy! | January 31, 2011 at 06:27 AM