[jack gillis]

I REALLY regret the slightly demeaning tone of my first post.

I had NO IDEA we'd be 150 posts into this thread in, what, 20 minutes?

As Miss Marple pointed out, you don't have to be "stupid" not to understand the allusion, and the graphic power is quite overwhelming.

[The Wizard]

there is no excuse for this being run. None.

[TheOtherOne]

As Miss Marple pointed out, you don't have to be "stupid" not to understand the allusion, and the graphic power is quite overwhelming.

No, the stupidty is not in the mis-understanding. I do that frequently with political cartoons.

The point is that people, whether understanding or not, are ready to get the cartoonist fired and the LA Times shut down, etc. The stupidity is about their reaction to something they don't like. I sincerely doubt that most of these people understand the concept of politcal cartoon.

[Helms]

"I prefer being in the company of the Secret Service, looking very closely at this

[Diddle E. Squat]

I find it to be rather brilliant, if it gets much publicity. It is the timing that is the masterstroke, coming on the heels of the suicide in Britain. The cartoon turns the accusations and who is the sympathetic figure 180 degrees back onto the real culprits and real victims of bullying and unjust attacks, and puts the media/left alliance in the position of arbitrary and out-of-control oppressor. The final touch of brilliance is how it is not completely obvious to everyone, but recognized by enough to provoke(hopefully) more than just quick idle chat, likely requiring more involved discussion that goes deeper than the screaming soundbite headlines, to the actual details and aspects often not reported. Thus the cartoon has the potential to do what the Clinton administration was so, so successful at(like it or not, it was a key to their surviving), which is changing the subject on a dime at the appropriate time.

Here's hoping it succeeds.