Genderized
I have nothing to add to the basic message of this cartoon. I think it’s pretty obvious. Instead, I’ll comment on the artwork. I really like the doofus in the first panel. Lately I have been in the mood to draw people as goofy as possible, looking less human and more abstractly absurd. I think people might be getting on my nerves.
As for Hillary Clinton, it is now hard for me to imagine this contest without her. I am definitely not in the “dream ticket” camp, but Conventional Wisdom seems to be pushing for an Obama-Clinton candidacy. Maybe it’s just the mainstream news media attempting to perpetuate the celebritification of politics (sure, it’s a word — I just coined it!), because political journalists and pundits seem incapable of discussing issues without casting them in terms of horse race coverage or through the prism of politicians’ personalities. An Obama-Clinton ticket would fuel endless stories about which one of them is really leading the campaign, how much Bill is involved, and “who’s wearing the pants?” questions that will set my teeth on edge.
So, yeah, let’s go for it.
June 10th, 2008 at 1:33 am
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June 10th, 2008 at 8:01 am
Nice cartoon!
I’ll be very, very surprised if Clinton gets the VP nod. I don’t think she even really wants it; I think she just want to be offered it so she can turn it down.
June 10th, 2008 at 12:03 pm
Thanks!
Wow, that would be cold! You really think so?
June 10th, 2008 at 11:36 pm
Or maybe it’s just a negotiating position; she demands something she knows Obama won’t give, so that the “compromise” position (whatever that is) is more favorable for her.
June 11th, 2008 at 1:49 am
I keep hearing talk of President Obama nominating either her or Bill for the Supreme Court. Utterly daffy.