Satire Week Beginning 04/04/05

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Satire Week Beginning 04/04/05

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#610313

By Andres - 08 Apr 2005 14:45

- 08 Apr 2005 14:45 #610313

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#610321

By Smith 2.0 - 08 Apr 2005 14:50

- 08 Apr 2005 14:50 #610321

Is that Kool aid or blood?

It's meant to be blood, a popular caricature of Michael Howard that satirists use here, is as a vampire. Tory election posters actually read 'Are you thinking what we're thinking? Vote Conservative', hence the pun.

I've never understood the whole thing with Kool aid, btw? We don't get it over here.

All religions, nearly all philosophies, and even a part of science testify
to the unwearying, heroic effort of mankind desperately denying its
contingency. - Jacques Monod

Progress is fact. Even so, faith in progress is a superstition. – John Gray

#610327

By | I, CWAS | - 08 Apr 2005 14:54

- 08 Apr 2005 14:54 #610327

I've never understood the whole thing with Kool aid, btw? We don't get it over here.

It is a popular cheap drink over here, it is just essentially a powdered substinces when mixed with mater it produces a nice tasty cheap drink. HOwever the term drink the kool-aid comes from the largest cul suicide in history-Jonestown, where the revered Jim Jones had all of his followers drink cyanide laced kool aid.

http://www.crimelibrary.com/serial4/jonestown/

#610333

By Smith 2.0 - 08 Apr 2005 15:02

- 08 Apr 2005 15:02 #610333

Ah.... suddenly part of Family Guy episode suddenly makes more sense! I love it when that happens.

All religions, nearly all philosophies, and even a part of science testify

to the unwearying, heroic effort of mankind desperately denying its

contingency. - Jacques Monod

Progress is fact. Even so, faith in progress is a superstition. – John Gray

#610476

By The American Lion - 08 Apr 2005 19:36

- 08 Apr 2005 19:36 #610476

#610941

By | I, CWAS | - 09 Apr 2005 14:35

- 09 Apr 2005 14:35 #610941

#611094

By Ombrageux - 09 Apr 2005 17:32

- 09 Apr 2005 17:32 #611094

The before last one is rubbish.

A stubborn porcupine: heredity & nationhood. Meditate, brother!

« Artists are the antennae of the race. »

#611100

By | I, CWAS | - 09 Apr 2005 17:49

- 09 Apr 2005 17:49 #611100

How so? I say both parties are equal on the issue. And that is not a positive endorsement of the scumbag parties

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#611105

By Mac - 09 Apr 2005 17:54

- 09 Apr 2005 17:54 #611105

Martin Rowson on the death of Pope John Paul II

"I don't do drugs. If I want a rush, I can just get up off chair when I'm not expecting it!"
-- Dylan Moran

#613168

By Boondock Saint - 12 Apr 2005 16:57

- 12 Apr 2005 16:57 #613168

The story ends, it just ends.

#613222

By Captain Hat - 12 Apr 2005 18:06

- 12 Apr 2005 18:06 #613222

#613235

By The American Lion - 12 Apr 2005 18:29

- 12 Apr 2005 18:29 #613235

#613243

By Captain Hat - 12 Apr 2005 18:47

- 12 Apr 2005 18:47 #613243

#613353

By bradley - 12 Apr 2005 20:44

- 12 Apr 2005 20:44 #613353

i'd never thought of that imagery but it's a fantastic way to portray an all too common tactic in US politics; my centre-left tendencies mean the Republican uses of it stick in my mind (such as linking Kerry with Al Q'aeda during the election) but I'm sure others could find plenty of examples of American patriotism being pushed to the verge of nationalism and then linked to a 50/50 issue to justify being pro- it

Ixabert wrote: Why dost thou roll thine eyes at me?

#614940

By The American Lion - 14 Apr 2005 08:01

- 14 Apr 2005 08:01 #614940

#614968

By Lord_Tito - 14 Apr 2005 09:04

- 14 Apr 2005 09:04 #614968

For once i agree with you TAL.

ALL POWER BELONGS TO ME! And the Party of course!
Zajedno za Tita i našu budućnost!

#615005

By | I, CWAS | - 14 Apr 2005 11:01

- 14 Apr 2005 11:01 #615005

Liberal Tolerance

#615120

By Ombrageux - 14 Apr 2005 14:21

- 14 Apr 2005 14:21 #615120

Cox and Forkum are principled, I like some of their cartoons.

But every Israel/Palestine cartoon is trash.

I don't suppose the creation of new settlements, in disregard of the roadmap, is encouraging terrorism? Just a little bit.

A stubborn porcupine: heredity & nationhood. Meditate, brother!

« Artists are the antennae of the race. »