They Say / I Blog

"Wrong Protest, Lady": Chip Bok's Editorial Cartoon

In recent weeks, many comparisons have been made between the Tea Party and the Occupy Wall Street movements, with some pundits emphasizing the differences and others the similarities. Editorial cartoonists like Chip Bok are uniquely positioned to stimulate reflection and analysis by means of their humor and their focus on critical details. This cartoon was released for distribution in numerous U.S. newspapers on October 3, 2011.

Read it here: Bok, "Wrong protest, lady"

Deploying Sgt. Jeeves: Pat Oliphant's Editorial Cartoon

When President Obama proposed raising taxes for Americans whose income exceeds one million dollars per year, House Speaker John Boehner denounced the proposal as “class warfare.” Many conservatives echoed the allegation. The term “class warfare” has become the flashpoint of public discourse this season among editors, bloggers, columnists, and others; on September 23, the phrase got nearly 5,000 hits in a Google News search. A Google blog search for the week of September 16-23 yielded 44,900 hits. Widely-syndicated and often controversial cartoonist Pat Oliphant’s succinct contribution to the debate was published in numerous U.S. newspapers on September 20, 2011.

Read it here: Oliphant, "Class warfare"