TRUMP FOR 2012???

art: David Fitzsimmons ,Arizona Daily Star, Tucson AZ
published on 4-12-11
http://cagle.com/news/Trump2012/main.asp

In the political cartoon, Donald Trump is standing on a platform and is showing that he's running as the GOP's running candidate for Presidency in 2011. he has a button on his chest that says "I Love Birthers." He looks down to a man with the head of an elephant ( likely representing the personification of the republican party), and says, "2012?" with the response being more than fitting, his infamous cach phrase that even the candidate himself is very fond of on the Apprentice; You're fired. this cartoon signifies the authors depiction of the republican party's reaction to his running in 2012; a clear notion that pretty much says, "umm, no thanks," but in the only words that the guy could possibly understand.
perhaps the author decided to throw in the button in the cartoon, to show how ridiculous his running in the candidacy is, and how detrimental it would be in the long run for republicans. His constant attack, and perhaps his main attack that has been working in his favor - besides his popularity on television and in casino towns - would be his visceral aim at president Obama's legitimacy as a U.S. citizen.
In class, we have even touched upon his subject of Trump's running for presidency. Being that the class for the majority are Obama supporters anyway, it is noted that his running wouldn't go far past many citizens in the U.S. Even Ed Morrissey of "hot Air" states that Trump running against him would essentially be "likely handing Obama a second term" if he were to run.

republican hopefuls

No, Seriously...


Mike keefe, The Denver Post
4-10-11
published 4/8/11 ? (what it says on Cagle.com)
site: www.cagle.com

The picture starts off with a tiny buggy car where clowns would all traditionally fit inside and then come out. On the car, it says " 2012 GOP Presidential Hopefuls" : the funny part about the picture, is that the people identified as the clowns are Donald trump, Michelle Bachmann, Mike Huckabee, Newt Gingrich, and Sarah Palin. When they exit the car and greet the head man in charge of the new comers ( defined as a man in a suit with the head of an elephant, which correlates to Republican GOP coordinator or head) he says, "no, seriously..." to sum up the cartoon, none of the hopefuls give off a sense of a serious, or respectable sense of running for presidency. And isMike keefe wrong to depict otherwise? if you go on any single report on the five would-be candidates, you would notice that the media has absolutley no repect whatsoever for any of these people, and have all indeed been referred to as "clowns" in the eye of the American people. As the tea party is becoming even larger in political strength, their respect in goverment has only declined, and the people who look forawrd to the run in 2012 can only say, "Are you serious?"
In class there hasn't been much discussion on these top prospects for the 2012 GOP presidency, however the common consenus of the room totally opposes Sarah Palin, who, out of the five clowns, has probably the best chance of winning as of right now, if not Donald Trump out of the five, which really isn't saying much.

ghadafi

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2011
G man from L town




That cartoon is about how much death Gadhafi is causing in and around his possession of Libya. He states that he wants more blood in the cartoon; this is reflection of the bloodshed he's already caused and the humor focuses on his recent rampage with the spilling of innocent blood, or rather, the blood of the oppressed people in Libya from public displays of execution. The joke signifies that he isn't satisfied with how much oppression that he's already inflicted upon the citizens in Libya. This cartoon emphasis on the idea that he's insane, as the title was called "Crazy Gadhafi."
This correlates to discussions we've had in class about whether or not it is America's place to intervene in the current rebellion, or if we should aid the rebels or even not partake in it at all. In this cartoon, it would seem more than anything that America's role in Libya would be to stop this dictator from massacring his people; this would obviously

be a humanitarian effort more than anything from a U.S. leadership stand point.
http://cagle.com/news/Gadhafi11/main.asp

govt shutdown

published 4-7-11
art by joe heller
www.cagle.com



The picture is of a man who has been up all night watching the news on the government's new budget. in the picture you can tell he has been up all night due to the energy drink next to him as well as the bags under his eyes. Under the picture is a quotation (coming possibly from the woman, who is more than likely the man's wife, but isn't relevant to the issue) which pretty much says that even after the shutdown, the IRS wont be closed, so he'd still have to worry about taxes. From this, the man is hoping that the government shutdown will mean that he wont have to worry about taxes.

This is relevant to pretty much every person in the U.S. who files taxes. before the new budget, alot of people speculated that they wouldn't have to worry about their taxes. The cartton is a joke on all those americans who are just like the man infront of the television.
This is relevant to friday on April 8th when in class, Mr.Levy addressed the issue to class, stating clearly that the government wouldnt shut down any program involving the people and taxes. This is ideal, since government is trying to balance out its budget, and taxes are a huge part of the ecconomy.

no fly zone

Daryl Cagle: March 22nd 2011
http://www.cagle.com/news/NoFly/2.asp

This cartoon is about the potential danger of the recent efforts of the U.N.'s decision to issue a No Fly Zone over Libya. In the picture, vultures are flying over the body of a Libyan man, with one of the vultures containing the indication "extremism" most likely tying to Al Quaeda or whatever extreme Islamic organizations popular in the Middle east and North Africa today. The dead body is holding a sign that says freedom, which in a way could pertain to freedom from the current Qaddafi regime there now. The message is, after the No Fly Zone is initiated, and Qaddafi is taken care of, and people that fought for freedom in their nation have risked their lives to ensure freedom, there will be no stability politically in the nation. And just like in Iraq once the dictator is taken care of (killed), this merely allows organizations like Al Quaeda to move in and use their extremist views to take over the country, since there is no political stability.
I personally don't believe that issuing s No Fly Zone over Libya will create a direct impact on the increase of extremism in the country of Libya, though potentially it may be a scenario, considering Iraq ( which was indeed much different then current disputes in Benghazi). If anything, the U.S., Britain, France, and a plethora of western European nations are protecting civilians from the shelling from Qaddafi's military, as well as the attacks from his military jets; the same civilians who, for weeks now, have asked for our help against Qaddafi, and are more than happy that we have finally come to their aid. As far as the continuation of operation Odyssey Dawn, I cannot speak for, such as the attacks from the tomahawk missiles which indeed have weakened Qaddafi's attempts to kill civilians. But the No Fly Zone for now has the most specific objective to help these people from being massacred, and exploited by their current regime.

aftershock

The picture is tilted "aftershock," with a picture of the globe, with identification on America (and its nuclear plants) and a giant crack in the pacific ocean leading all the way back to Japan, with a plume of smoke hovering on top of japan in the distance. The crack in the pacific ocean moves inward past the California border and onto U.S. soil, and threatens two giant nuclear power plants in the south western area on the landscape of America, with the inscription ( U.S. nuclear energy policy)in front of each of the power plants. Art by Daryl Cagle, published March 16th, 2011.
This cartoon ties to recent class discussions about how the nuclear catastrophe in japan has affected recent decisions and government concerns here in the U.S. With the earthquake and the tsunami triggering the meltdowns in Japan, the very own safety of U.S. use of energy becomes a question that has many people in the country already wondering, is it safe to keep these nuclear plants that we're using open? Are they potentially dangerous? and are the citizens of America at risk of the same fate that the Japanese people are exposed to now? Right now in America, most of these questions are frequently asked, but finally due to unfortunate circumstances, have risen to the surface at last. Unfortunately, in the U.S. today, around 20% of energy is fueled by nuclear power plants. President Obama had actually decided on using even more construction of Nuclear power plants in the country to create more energy, and in the same series of events decrease the unemployment rate by offering more jobs to those without jobs. according to The Washington Post.