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2019-03-09T16:57:47Z

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Yaakov Kirschen

2019-03-08T19:32:12Z

Jurgan:

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2019-03-08T19:31:19Z

Jurgan:

Ted Rall

2019-01-17T13:46:14Z

Jurgan:

One of the more loathed persons here, Rall is what happens when you give a person with no talent a platform. I don’t think anyone in this thread is more egotistical than Rall, who sees himself as the champion of far-left causes. His art is horrendous (he defends it with the tired “style” argument), his arguments tend to be contrarian, and he cannot help but make everything about him. Even movements such as Black Lives Matters, where he went on a personal crusade against the LAPD when he got a ticket. He lost, but to this day still rails about it. Rall will typically attack both sides and us, the people, for not rising up against them…until we do, in which case he criticizes the protests (see OWS, various Trump protests). Rall just genuinely sucks and is on the shortlist for being banned from the thread.

Profile of Ted Rall with assorted comics:

https://imgur.com/gallery/xDjKV

Ted Rall claims to have been bullied as a child, which is entirely plausible. He eventually wrote a comic series about the bully, known as "Brian," in which he gets vicious revenge by repeatedly maiming him. Somehow Ted thinks he is the hero of a story where he nearly murders a child repeatedly. It's like he saw Home Alone but didn't have any sense of humor.

My War with Brian: https://imgur.com/gallery/0U7J6

1984 parody that I don't understand (this should be cleaned up and put in a gallery as well): https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3599044&userid=184228&perpage=40&pagenumber=7#post429183843

Eric Allie

2019-01-04T04:46:53Z

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2019-01-04T04:46:32Z

Jurgan:

Stonetoss

2019-01-04T04:30:30Z

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2019-01-04T04:30:16Z

Jurgan:

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2019-01-04T04:29:45Z

Jurgan:

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2019-01-04T04:29:01Z

Jurgan:

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JRRose!

2019-01-04T04:28:28Z

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2019-01-04T04:28:05Z

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2019-01-04T04:27:53Z

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2019-01-04T04:21:45Z

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2019-01-04T04:19:33Z

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2019-01-04T04:18:59Z

Jurgan:

User:Jurgan

2019-01-04T04:12:24Z

Jurgan: Created page with "Some guy who's been following the political cartoons threads since 2008. Who cares."

Some guy who's been following the political cartoons threads since 2008. Who cares.

Glossary of Inside Jokes

2019-01-04T04:09:38Z

Jurgan:

AGC: Shorthand for "A Good Cartoon." Basically, you intentionally interpret a comic with a fairly obvious bad message as having a good message. The original point of this was to poke fun at some of the really poor metaphors that some cartoonists were crafting, but the concept of AGC has been run into the ground. If you want to see some quality ones, Saint Sputnik has [http://agoodcartoon.tumblr.com/ a blog] dedicated to these.

Benghazi: While I think everyone is familiar with the Benghazi attacks, newer users might be unaware that one of the victims was Sean "vilerat" Smith, who was a long-time member and moderator of D&D. Seeing cartoonists use the death of a sincerely missed member of the community as a desperate attempt to smear Obama has made Benghazi a rather sore issue for everyone in this thread.

Can't Handle: The thread is known for getting into spats over ridiculous subjects. However, this phrase was used waaaaay too much, and you're not being witty by yelling "Can't Handle!" when people arguing over actual political stuff as opposed to goofy shit like weathervanes. Yes, we have actually argued over weathervanes.

DASGC: Stands for "Dumb and so Goddamn Crazy." A cartoon that portrays the opposing side as spastic, ignorant children, and their own side as patient, knowledgeable adults. Based on a [https://imgur.com/y5yt1CG Shmorky cartoon].

Don't Be Willfully Dense: A line from cartoonist Eric Allie when someone pointed out how stupid his cartoon was. Has become a thread motto of sorts to not be an idiot when interpreting the message of any given cartoon.

Gerald: A name given to a stock character used in many conservative cartoons. Typically a standard middle-aged white guy with glasses and little hair. Exists only to wryly point out how bad and dumb the strawman of the day is.

The Gay Abortions: Our annual awards for the worst cartoons of the year (and the best edits or parodies). Named after a [https://imgur.com/lCPuXkS hilarious parody cartoon], you should try to keep the really awful cartoons that crop up this year in the back of your mind so you'll have nominees ready by next December.

It's a Powerful Symbol: Phrase made popular during the short-lived [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGVrd1ih6cs Kelly commentaries]. When describing the crying Statue of Liberty, Kelly said "it's a powerful symbol...you don't want to overuse it" when of course the joke is that Liberty is in nearly every Kelly cartoon. Used sarcastically for overused symbolism, especially Liberty but can be anything such as bald eagles or uncle sam.

Nonsense...This Is An Election Year: This phrase comes from [https://imgur.com/F0cGElb a cartoon] that was the subject of an Onion article mocking nonsensical political cartoons. Sometimes a person may post this phrase in response to a political cartoon, and that's basically a way of saying "this makes no fucking sense."

Pants Donkey: The nickname for a donkey from an old [https://imgur.com/vkmKAqE Mike Luckovich cartoon], and is essentially the mascot of the thread at this point. We have no idea why.

PBF: The Perry Bible Fellowship was a webcomic that people frequently over-analyzed, so much to the point that to "PBF" something is to dig way deeper than you were supposed to for a cartoon's meaning.

Skull Donkey: Several cartoonists, including Lisa Benson and Jerry Holbert, draw donkeys in such a way that it's easy to edit their snouts into cartoonish skulls. The golden age of skull edits is long over, but it's still a fun game. An example:

[[File:Skull_Donkey1.jpg]]

becomes

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Wormbama: It was common for Michael Ramirez to draw former President Obama with a weird squished face that resembled a worm. The thread game up with this nickname for the phenomenon.

You Gotta Give Me the Fangs: Another joke from the brief [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVtbkQMwJS4 Kelly video series], it references Kelly begging his editor to keep fangs on a Chinese person. Used to describe when a cartoonist is being especially racist with their caricature.

Zionism: Okay, not really unique to this thread, but enough people have asked about it to merit being in here. Zionism, in a very simple definition, is just far-right nationalism for Israel. However, if you are hearing Zionism used in the same context as the Rothschilds or the Illuminati or basically any Dees cartoon, then you're just dealing with antisemitic conspiracy stuff.

Glossary of Inside Jokes

2019-01-04T04:08:31Z

Jurgan:

AGC: Shorthand for "A Good Cartoon." Basically, you intentionally interpret a comic with a fairly obvious bad message as having a good message. The original point of this was to poke fun at some of the really poor metaphors that some cartoonists were crafting, but the concept of AGC has been run into the ground. If you want to see some quality ones, Saint Sputnik has [http://agoodcartoon.tumblr.com/ a blog] dedicated to these.

Benghazi: While I think everyone is familiar with the Benghazi attacks, newer users might be unaware that one of the victims was Sean "vilerat" Smith, who was a long-time member and moderator of D&D. Seeing cartoonists use the death of a sincerely missed member of the community as a desperate attempt to smear Obama has made Benghazi a rather sore issue for everyone in this thread.

Can't Handle: The thread is known for getting into spats over ridiculous subjects. However, this phrase was used waaaaay too much, and you're not being witty by yelling "Can't Handle!" when people arguing over actual political stuff as opposed to goofy shit like weathervanes. Yes, we have actually argued over weathervanes.

DASGC: Stands for "Dumb and so Goddamn Crazy." A cartoon that portrays the opposing side as spastic, ignorant children, and their own side as patient, knowledgeable adults. Based on a [https://imgur.com/y5yt1CG Shmorky cartoon].

Don't Be Willfully Dense: A line from cartoonist Eric Allie when someone pointed out how stupid his cartoon was. Has become a thread motto of sorts to not be an idiot when interpreting the message of any given cartoon.

The Gay Abortions: Our annual awards for the worst cartoons of the year (and the best edits or parodies). Named after a [https://imgur.com/lCPuXkS hilarious parody cartoon], you should try to keep the really awful cartoons that crop up this year in the back of your mind so you'll have nominees ready by next December.

It's a Powerful Symbol: Phrase made popular during the short-lived [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGVrd1ih6cs Kelly commentaries]. When describing the crying Statue of Liberty, Kelly said "it's a powerful symbol...you don't want to overuse it" when of course the joke is that Liberty is in nearly every Kelly cartoon. Used sarcastically for overused symbolism, especially Liberty but can be anything such as bald eagles or uncle sam.

Nonsense...This Is An Election Year: This phrase comes from [https://imgur.com/F0cGElb a cartoon] that was the subject of an Onion article mocking nonsensical political cartoons. Sometimes a person may post this phrase in response to a political cartoon, and that's basically a way of saying "this makes no fucking sense."

Pants Donkey: The nickname for a donkey from an old [https://imgur.com/vkmKAqE Mike Luckovich cartoon], and is essentially the mascot of the thread at this point. We have no idea why.

PBF: The Perry Bible Fellowship was a webcomic that people frequently over-analyzed, so much to the point that to "PBF" something is to dig way deeper than you were supposed to for a cartoon's meaning.

Skull Donkey: Several cartoonists, including Lisa Benson and Jerry Holbert, draw donkeys in such a way that it's easy to edit their snouts into cartoonish skulls. The golden age of skull edits is long over, but it's still a fun game. An example:

[[File:Skull_Donkey1.jpg]]

becomes

[[File:Skull_Donkey2.jpg]]

Wormbama: It was common for Michael Ramirez to draw former President Obama with a weird squished face that resembled a worm. The thread game up with this nickname for the phenomenon.

You Gotta Give Me the Fangs: Another joke from the brief [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVtbkQMwJS4 Kelly video series], it references Kelly begging his editor to keep fangs on a Chinese person. Used to describe when a cartoonist is being especially racist with their caricature.

Zionism: Okay, not really unique to this thread, but enough people have asked about it to merit being in here. Zionism, in a very simple definition, is just far-right nationalism for Israel. However, if you are hearing Zionism used in the same context as the Rothschilds or the Illuminati or basically any Dees cartoon, then you're just dealing with antisemitic conspiracy stuff.

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2019-01-04T04:07:18Z

Jurgan:

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2019-01-04T04:07:02Z

Jurgan:

Mike Lester

2019-01-04T03:56:30Z

Jurgan:

A bigoted asshole if there ever was one, Mike Lester will be your tea party host for this thread. He's never found a racist cause he can't jump on, and is always quick to side with the police when a black person dies. He's also profoundly homophobic, as evidenced by this photo of him smugly eating Chick-fil-A when the company was against gay marriage. His art isn't terrible, but it does come off as extremely meanspirited and stupid whenever he's on the attack. If that weren't enough, Lester was also visited by the police some years ago for beating his wife. As a result, he tends to be a tad sensitive when people accuse men of misconduct against women...unless they're democrats, of course.

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2019-01-04T03:55:22Z

Jurgan:

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2019-01-04T03:54:32Z

Jurgan:

Terry Wise

2019-01-04T03:41:16Z

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2019-01-04T03:40:51Z

Jurgan:

Lisa Benson

2019-01-04T03:39:58Z

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2019-01-04T03:39:10Z

Jurgan:

Michael Ramirez

2019-01-04T03:37:48Z

Jurgan:

Ramirez is, depressingly, the face of American political cartooning. Part of this is because his career has effectively been astroturfed by Fox News and other right wing outlets, who invite him on to tell him how genius his scrawlings are. The other part is how hilariously bad he is at his job: he cannot draw to the point where even people he likes look like flesh monsters. His god-awful caricatures turn people both friend and foe into grotesque horrors better suited for some cheap Lovecraft knockoff comic. His Obama was so bad it was given the nickname "Wormbama" since he turned Obama's head in a weird tube. He also is terrible at visual metaphor, using crosshatching excessively as a crutch. He has a fondness for DEBT cartoons, and largely parrots the establishment Republican talking points. Somehow he has won the Pulitzer Prize twice, rendering the award meaningless for all winners both past, present, and future.

https://imgur.com/gallery/QrEjj

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2019-01-04T03:37:07Z

Jurgan:

Steve Kelley

2019-01-04T03:35:12Z

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2019-01-04T03:34:49Z

Jurgan:

Matt Bors

2019-01-04T03:32:44Z

Jurgan:

Matt Bors is a protege of Rall, and therefore the only good thing I can think off that Rall has produced. A younger cartoonist, Bors tends to come at humor from more of our angle: he goes for meta humor over visual metaphors, multiple panels over single images, and dipping his toes into memes every so often. Unlike a lot of cartoonists, Bors also knows that art is kinda important to the humor, and thus a lot of laughs come from both the facial expressions and the jokes he sets up with them. Bors is also trying to get political cartooning as an actual career you can do without being a legacy cartoonist from 30 years ago. He founded the Nib, which hosts up-and-coming political works, runs books on Kickstarter, and works on collabs with others. Bors is good people.

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2019-01-04T03:32:12Z

Jurgan:

Ruben Bolling

2019-01-04T03:30:57Z

Jurgan:

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Ruben Bolling

2019-01-04T03:30:40Z

Jurgan:

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2019-01-04T03:30:15Z

Jurgan:

Ruben Bolling

2019-01-04T03:29:07Z

Jurgan:

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2019-01-04T03:28:38Z

Jurgan:

Ruben Bolling

2019-01-04T03:24:23Z

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2019-01-04T03:24:00Z

Jurgan:

Ward Sutton

2019-01-04T03:16:32Z

Jurgan:

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2019-01-04T03:15:52Z

Jurgan:

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2019-01-04T03:12:56Z

Jurgan:

Ward Sutton

2019-01-04T03:12:37Z

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Clay Bennett

2019-01-04T03:10:30Z

Jurgan:

A celebrated cartoonist, both here and in his career, Bennett is a veteran of the craft and it shows. His artstyle is simple, and he uses it to great effect to draft up excellent visual metaphors that get the point across. Recently, however, Bennett has been in something of a slump. Instead of coming up with funny cartoons that make you go "Damn!", he has opted for lower-hanging fruit, tending to sit back and call Republicans crazy and stupid. Basically, his opinions are correct, but they don't really discuss the issues, and they are just different ways of saying "conservatism bad." Which is fine once in a while, but it'd be nice to see something with a bit more substance and relevance to current news as opposed to cartoons you can put out literally any time of the year. Nonetheless, Bennett is a considerable cut above the rest, and every so often you do see that spark that made him a thread favorite.

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2019-01-04T03:09:52Z

Jurgan:

Chip BoK

2019-01-04T03:07:59Z

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2019-01-04T03:06:50Z

Jurgan:

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2019-01-04T03:05:38Z

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