"I think cartoonists should be like burrs under the saddle of some egomaniac, kind of gnawing away every day," says two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Szep. "I think the public likes cartoons because it gives them a vicarious pleasure that they normally can't get in any other way."
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ideator said, 9 months ago
Who is this supposed to be????
lisapaloma13 said, 9 months ago
Paul Ryan, maybe? Although it doesn’t really look like him….
Jed Clampett said, 9 months ago
Lance Armstrong? Looks like he’s wearing a cycling jersey.
Radish
said, 9 months ago
Didn’t Lance Armstrong ride a bicycle on the moon?
freeholder1 said, 9 months ago
Careful guys. Roid rage…Don’t those things sometimes cause cancer?
dtroutma
said, 9 months ago
A chagrined Lance. It brought out the dittohead’s monkey.
freeholder1 said, 9 months ago
Yeah. nice to see the four folks who are willing to spout off even when they have no idea who the picture is. Helps confirm my voting choice.
braindead08 said, 9 months ago
@dtroutma
You’re referring to the zit? The one that keeps oozing?
ThePupUnbound! said, 8 months ago
…when I leave these posts – this guys eyes keep following me . Haunting me – making me rethink my priorities. Oh, thank you Mr. Szep…thank you for boldly portraying the newsmakers of the day in such un-varnished clarity and depth of feeling.
OldTimer62 said, 8 months ago
“I think cartoonists should be like burrs under the saddle of some egomaniac, kind of gnawing away every day,” says two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Szep. “I think the public likes cartoons because it gives them a vicarious pleasure that they normally can’t get in any other way.”
Maybe I’m just not doing it right, but I’m not getting a bit of vicarious pleasure from this particular cartoon.