Sunday Comic: Fiscal Cliff Rescue Brings Little Relief
Many of us were glad that the deal was done, but there are more scary days ahead.
Local Editor Ron Kremer ron.kremer@patch.com
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Despiser of Obama
10:13 am on Sunday, January 6, 2013
Let Obama go!!!
Todd Milliron
10:14 am on Sunday, January 6, 2013
Just wondering, did this citizen vote, before he decided to jump?
Travis McGee
11:26 pm on Monday, January 7, 2013
He didn't jump. He was pushed.
Arthur Huff
12:34 pm on Sunday, January 6, 2013
"This cartoon is way off. Debt is not a problem. Borrowing more money to pay for debt we already have isn't a problem. I mean, doesn't that work on the small scale too? Isn't is wise to pay off one credit card with another?"
- Said nobody with a brain
What a Deal!
6:16 pm on Sunday, January 6, 2013
Obama's balanced approach.....$ 40 in taxes to $ 1 in spending cuts....per CBO, and Moody's threatens a downgrade. Lame administration. Nothin but amateurs.
Denise Du Vernay
8:14 pm on Monday, January 7, 2013
The president keeps trying to compromise, leaving no one happy. To paraphrase a fantastic movie, trying to compromise with the House is like trying to find meaning in a Pauly Shore movie.
dale evans
1:48 pm on Monday, January 7, 2013
" God, I wish I was in a better cartoon panel "
Tired of the B.S.
1:57 pm on Monday, January 7, 2013
Hey Chuck,
Does Rankin/Bass know that you are using their Abominable Snowman from Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer in your drawings?
Chuck Ingwersen
2:21 pm on Monday, January 7, 2013
The use of well-known characters from other cartoons and from pop culture in general is a long-established tradition in editorial cartooning. You'll find characters from the Grinch, to Mickey Mouse, to Charlie Brown to countless others making "cameo appearances" in editorial/political cartoons as long as that form of cartooning has existed.
And, yes, the character in this cartoon is my nod to the Abominable Snowman from "Rudolph."
Tim
2:48 pm on Monday, January 7, 2013
They probably don't care, since Dreamworks owns the copyright on the character, not Rankin/Bass.
And even if they did care, they couldn't do a thing about it.
http://fairuse.stanford.edu/Copyright_and_Fair_Use_Overview/chapter9/9-a.html
Did your head explode the first time that you heard a Weird Al Yankovic song?
Bob Laird
10:07 pm on Monday, January 7, 2013
I liked seeing the snowman again, missed rudolph this year. didn't bother my panties one bit. the cartoons really stir some people up though, is that the intent?
Tired of the B.S.
4:10 pm on Monday, January 7, 2013
Tim,
I'm sorry, I did not realize that you would get your panties in such a bunch over my comment. Thanks for the information on copyrights and fair use, it will come in handy if I ever decide to draw an editorial/political cartoon.
Now take a few deep breaths and calm down, I think the vein in your forehead is about to pop.
Denise Du Vernay
8:15 pm on Monday, January 7, 2013
Yes, as an authority on Weird Al Yankovic and satire, I can assure you that parody and pastiche are protected under the First Amendment.