State of the Union by Carl Moore
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State of the Union is the result of a self-professed "fallen liberal’s" journey from radical socialism to conversative cartooning. Combining startling caricatures with a sly sense of humor and a sharp eye for satire, this innovative new strip will be sure to tickle your funnybone while making you think.
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DavidDow said, 4 months ago
Yes, FarLefty, you’re right. It’s a Madoff joke. O.J. could be anyone.
Of course, where did they get the phones?
slug_queen said, 4 months ago
I ‘d like to say something about yesterday’s comments, and some overall observations.
MyTinyTown, I hope that things are going better for you today. You certainly have a lot to be dealing with, and I admire your courage and tenacity.
Now folks, did you happen to notice yesterday, after MyTinyTown indicated that he was under some unusual stress, just who asked what was wrong, if he was all right and was there anything he could do to help?
A lot of people comment here, but it wasn’t one of the regulars, or one of the conservatives. It was the new guy, DavidDow.
I also have been paying attention to who is throwing the invective around here. The name-calling, the insults, the barely-disguised profanity, and the profanity that has been robo-censored by the site. And it hasn’t been the liberals.
Saw a quote yesterday- “Invective is the last resort of one who has a feeble argument.” I would encourage folks around here to pay attention to what they’re saying. If your argument is solid, you have no need for insults. Either it flies, or it doesn’t. Insulting other posters really only shows that you are lacking in tact and self-control. And it does not make you look manly or powerful or correct.
And Someguy53? I find that every time you address me, you seem to feel a need to attempt to insult me by altering my screen name to ‘slug queer.’ This really is pretty silly. For one thing, it says a lot about you that you think it is an insult to call someone ‘queer’. It appears that you have a personal problem about gays.
And for the record, I’m straight. And I don’t think there’s anything wrong with being gay.
I’m going to step out of my ‘schoolmarm’ mode now and go find some ice cream. It’s unseasonably hot around here.
GJ_Jehosaphat
said,
4 months ago
Got a chuckle out of the guy (Allen Stanford) sitting in jail waiting for trial for another Ponzi Scheme. Re: Headline from CNN online:
”Stanford feels the heat in Texas jail”
http://topics.cnn.com/topics/allen_stanford
As for Someguy53 - Re: “Dollars to doughnuts…”
“Dollars to doughnuts means ‘most certain’ or ‘most assuredly’. It comes from the idea of betting. Betting a dollar to a half-dollar, for instance, means that you’re giving 2 to 1 odds–you’re willing to risk a dollar to win only a half-dollar.
Being willing to bet dollars against doughnuts (viewed as worthless) means that you’re totally confident that you’re right, so confident that you’ll bet money against nothing.
http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?date=19970210
My interpretation - Someguy53’s so-called opinions are pretty much *Worthless”
WARNING: Anyone stupid enough to go to a website recommended by Someguy53 called “moonbattery” should have their Anti-Virus Spyware Set To HIGH AND should also run a Security Scan to locate any possible Contamination (as well as have their head examined)!
Ronshua
said,
4 months ago
I just dropped by - - - I surfed over to http://www.moonbattery.com/ looked around and sent a link to every one I know . I have WOT it’s all green, bookmarked it . Looks like you folks could use a set of pistols , but what do I know besides there’s a long row of cotton to chop. GOD help all of us.
LibrarianInTraining said, 4 months ago
slug_queen, what flavor, please? I’d like to join you.
Though we don’t agree on a lot of things, I’m sure, I find it better to argue about the topic than to lambaste the other commentators with insults. (Though, I’m only human and have been known to do it the the rare heated occasion. And for that I apologize.)
Bowl or cone?
SQUIDBREAKER said, 4 months ago
Madoff has been recruited into ACORN.
Lewreader
said,
4 months ago
Who says the economy isn’t improving? I like to See enterprising men at work.
slug_queen said, 4 months ago
LiT- actually, I made a float. I found that if you make a float with Collins Mix and sherbet, it’s really pretty bleeep tasty and not too sweet! It’s also harder to make too big a portion. (Sez the waistline…)
slug_queen said, 4 months ago
The censors are being pretty ridiculous today- they just bleeped the word d.a.r.n.
DavidDow said, 4 months ago
Oh, Someguy, I read some of Moonbattery. It has many problems. Thank you for showing it to me, because I’m sorry if you read it each day. It’s distorted, inaccurate, bigoted, & superficial. I feel sorry for its writer for going through his day wearing such a poor set of glasses.
Someguy, if by “B. Hussein”, you meant President Obama, well, we don’t know exactly who voted for him, but I did, and I am fairly well-informed, and so did 69,456,896 others. Obama received more votes than Bush-Dick ever did, and beat Senator McCain by a wider margin than Bush-Dick ever won an election. Over fifteen million more people voted for Obama than voted for President Reagan at the height of his popularity in 1984.
Indeed, Someguy, more people voted for Barack Obama than have ever voted for a presidential candidate in the history of this country. No wonder Moonbattery sits at home & gnashes his teeth.
Thanks, SlugQ., for the kind words, but I don’t think that I asked whether I could help TinyT. How can we internet-acquaintances help much? Each of us is hidden in our own little box, but I did ask about home & family. I hope that TinyT.’s homelife was easier last night.
I agree with you about the name-calling. It may stem mostly from the reactionaries, but it’s wrong no matter who does it.
Too early for ice-cream here, and it’s another pleasant, cool morning in Missouri. I will have fruit as I pack my things.
Ian Valenzuela
said,
4 months ago
Moore, that was a pretty funny joke. Good for you. It was funnier on the Daily Show about a month ago, but still, one month behind is way ahead of where this strip usually is.
mytinytown said, 4 months ago
slug_queen
Thank you, they are going a little better now. I will admit once again I tend to fall in the insult mode now and again. I try not to. But I fail. I am after all human. Ice Cream does sound good, even though we have had a unusually cool summer so far. June was warm, but July hits the highs in 70’s just isn’t right!
DavidDow
To help I would just like prayer or just be supportive. It will get better now, we are past the “bug” issue I hope. We need retreated next Sunday, but again, my wife can not be retreated so I hope it is gone. As well yesterday was part 1 of the 3 part iron infusion so she will be feeling a little better in a day or 2, but not 100% for another 2 weeks. As well long drives to Kalamazoo to get this done. I do know that nobody said life was easy or always fun.
Thank you you all for your support. I will remember you when I insult you next! ;-)
mroberts88 said, 4 months ago
And in prison, 100 packs makes you rich. DavidDow, they are probably in one of the “rich people prisons”, because anywhere else, cell phones are contraband. Summer here has so far been some triple degree days, but for the past few days, low 90s, which is weird for this part of TX.
mytinytown said, 4 months ago
Ian Valenzuela
I have heard, not sure how true it is though, but comics tend to have a 3-4 week wait after being drawn.
I hope someone can verify this for sure or remind me where I heard this.
mroberts88 said, 4 months ago
someguy, out of curiosity, does it make you feel better about yourself when you insult others?
waitliftin said, 4 months ago
Someguy, I would like to know where you think this “MTV” generation came from? They were raised and taught by the previous generation thus this “MTV” generation is an amplified view of all the horrible parenting from the previous generation.
But I guess in the true fashion of ignorance you chose to blame someone else for your problems.
And although Slugqueen is more than likely a heifer, odds are you are no fitness model your self.
mytinytown said, 4 months ago
waitliftin
Your going after everyone lately. How “fair” you are.
satipera4
You seem to bring up Fox news like Mark brings up abortions.
Hmmmmmmmmmmmm….
DavidDow said, 4 months ago
Roberts, it’s clear that you know little to nothing of prison life. I doubt that there is any prison in which inmates have cellphones.
TinyT., you are correct that cartoonists, typically, create their daily strips about 25 days before they are published. This places a responsibility on cartoonists to stay up-to-date, however. Cartoonists cannot hear a topical joke & immediately use it in a strip that won’t be published for a month, so IanVal.’s point is still valid. In addition, Satipera’s mentions of FOX News don’t yet equate with MarkT.’s creepy obsession with teenage girls genitalia. I take your point, though, that Satipera doesn’t get anywhere with a constant mention of FOX except to give it more publicity, and what everyone should do is ignore all the news channels. They are all shallow. FOX is the worst, but the others are only marginally better. Anyone wanting political intelligence & knowledge needs to read good newspapers & magazines. Although DEMOCRACY NOW is an exception, I can recommend that to everyone. I’m sure that Satipera reads THE TIMES, so he is ahead of many of us. (Besides, don’t forget: Satipera agrees with MarkT. about abortion. He, too, would want to re-criminalize abortion and, thus, rule over teenage girls’ privates.)
TinyT., I don’t pray, but I hope that you will accept my daily good wishes for you, your wife, & your children’s now-super-clean heads.
Wow, Someguy, I don’t know whether it’s the effect of Moonbattery on you or whether you were already prone to this level of shallow gullibility or whether you are Moonbattery, but you make baseless claims about President Obama’s great victory last November. I love, though, that part of your rationale is that young people were duped into voting for him, because a generation ago, Ronald Reagan won the presidency on the backs of Young Republicans. So, were those young people dupes then, too?
Your argument, Someguy, reminds me of one I heard from a friend last fall. He told me that our fellow citizens were intelligent, because our state had gone for Senator McCain, then, with his next breath, he said how lazy & stupid our fellow citizen were for not rearing their children to be excellent students as he had.
http://www.democracynow.org/
mytinytown said, 4 months ago
DavidDow
I will agree about the point he should be more responsible in “up to date” strips. But I was just letting him know that it may not be 100% his fault.
I know Satipera does not mention Fox that much. I was just trying to push his buttons. I do not agree t hat Fox is the worst, I believe CNN holds that title, but I am somewhat like you in believing that news networks are not all that great in any form. BTW I am 100% against abortion, I am just usually not as vocal about it. I can get that way though. Thank you for your wishes. Personally I wish you would pray, but that is because of my belief and religion.
Thank you!
mroberts88 said, 4 months ago
David, thats why I said it was CONTRABAND!!!! Instead, you decided to read ONE LINE! READ THE WHOLE THING NEXT TIME!
Apparently you need some help here contraband means that its not allowed. When you read the whole thing, you get a better understanding of what that person was trying to say, instead of coming of as an @$$, like you just did.
mroberts88 said, 4 months ago
What are you talking about satipera? Handbags? Is there a duel going on? If so, I prefer swords, or guns, to handbags. Or a sleeping duel, or a swimming race.
mroberts88 said, 4 months ago
I’m not sure what a handbag is, and I know what swords are, and somewhat how to use them, and I have a gun.
mroberts88 said, 4 months ago
Pop? What pop?
mroberts88 said, 4 months ago
satipera, what is this pop that you speak of?
mroberts88 said, 4 months ago
How exactly am i talking shite?
DavidDow said, 4 months ago
Now, TinyT., don’t waste everyone’s time & space here, trying to bait others. On many forums, that gets you called a troll & barred. I am 100% for legal abortion, since I believe in equal rights for women. I find little need to be vocal about it, too. I prefer to give money to places that provide abortions or abortion-related services for poor women & girls &, otherwise, to work locally to ensuring general abortion rights. I support N.A.R.A.L., and I see how difficult it can be for many women to find an abortion provider, but I trust that we have the country moving slowly on the right direction again, and, of course, abortion will never be banned. The Supremes have affirmed & repeatedly re-affirmed every woman’s fundamental right to her own body. All of that is more constructive than blathering about it at some forum. As for prayer, I wish that you would cease your religious belief, but let’s let bygones be bygones on this matter. I agree to respect your belief if you agree to respect my unbelief.
Roberts, you need to write more clearly. I see, now, that you meant your phrase “rich guy’s prison” as a parody, not a comment on laxness in minimum-security facilities. Your latter remarks are more interesting: “I know what swords are, and somewhat how to use them, and I have a gun”. Very Freudian: Enjoy yourself.
Anyway, the good news of the day: the Senate Judiciary Committee approved Judge Sotomayor, 13-6, so she will be confirmed next month, and will begin in October. Now, we just need to encourage justices Kennedy & Scalia toward retirement. Unfortunately, that won’t happen until President Obama’s second term, so we must re-elect him, which shouldn’t be too difficult. Not to sound like CNN &al., but whom do the Republicans have to challenge him?
I won’t end every remark this way, but in the spirit of poor misguided Someguy, permit me to recommend, again, http://www.democracynow.org/.>
sablebrush5 said, 4 months ago
The best piece I’ve ever seen on the healthcare debate is here. Read it and let the scales fall from your eyes.
http://www.stumblingontruth.com/
Tigger
said,
4 months ago
So, now we know how Obama has been snookered.
mroberts88 said, 4 months ago
David, I thought I was writing clearly enough, oh well. Although the Republicans dont have an obvious choice, dont overlook them, they may have someone who will give Obama a run for his money. That being said, I will enjoy myself.
Just because inmates shouldnt have cell phones, doesnt mean they dont.
I’m not a psychology major, so how is that freudian?
GJ_Jehosaphat
said,
4 months ago
mroberts88 is a “child” in man’s clothing - talked about being 21 the other day (88 = DOB)
If U want to know what is meant by “Freudian” - go Googling & Learn Something.
Don’t rely on others to “Spoon Feed Ya”!
A
mroberts88 said, 4 months ago
Congrats GJ, you figured out what the 88 means. Now on to the freudian deal. I typed in freudian on google, so I’m gonna go with fruedian slip.
n.
A verbal mistake that is thought to reveal an unconsious belief, thought, or emotion.
I’m not real sure what david meant by saying that as being very freudian. Unless he’s saying i’m talking about having imaginary guns.
GJ, how am I a child in mans clothing?
Is that what you meant david, because I’m still a little bit lost. You also called my later remarks interesting, how so?
sherpafree said, 4 months ago
DUDE! :0 (:
mroberts88 said, 4 months ago
So because you only feel better about yourself when you insult libs, what about independents?
mroberts88 said, 4 months ago
First off, I NEVER voted for Obama. Of the 3 friends that I asked, 1 voted republican, he’s into guns BIG TIME. As much as I am. The other one didnt vote. I’m 21, I know how dumb kids can be, the people who voted for Obama dont know what they did. I dont panic when a street light turns yellow, I keep on ahead, or if some time has passed, I stop. Although I voted libertarian, I was hoping McCain would win. The only reason I am not full Republican/Conservative, is because of gay marriage, I think if two people want to get married, so be it.
I believe in gun control, in that you should be able to HIT THE TARGET! Honestly, that was my first “rodeo”, voting and all that. I look forward to voting Republican next time. Obama was anti-gun, and that will turn me away from ANY candidate, as well as him being too much hype. Just for the record, if you have stayed with me so far, I never watch MTV.
Do not lump me, and my friend, in with those who voted for Obama. Although you may think of me as “just another kid” I know what I’ll be doing this time next year, police academy. I will not vote for Obama or those other liberals.
mroberts88 said, 4 months ago
As for them being taught that kissing men is normal, it takes a village to raise kids.
Just out of curiosity, how exactly, am I a good man?
Dypak
said,
4 months ago
I’ve looked at that Moonbat site and I gotta say it’s just plain stupid. Yeah, I know, it’s supposed to be funny. And it is, if you’re 11, I guess. But the problem is people look at that garbage and think that it’s real. They are so stupid they think that it makes a differance how Obama throws out a baseball at the 1st pitch. That somehow Bush is a better president because someone took a good picture of him throwing out a pitch. Are we all so stupid that we base our opinions of world events and our nations leaders on krap like this?
mroberts88 said, 4 months ago
Thanks for the God speed, still not sure how i’m a “kid”, probably because I’m inexperienced in the ways of the world.