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This is a completely accurate representation of the issue. Nope, no outright misrepresentation of the facts here!



I don't get this one. It's not that hard to point out the issues with Powell endorsing Obama ("last time colin powell vouched for something we ended up in Iraq," though this requires completely ignoring the last few years of support for Iraq) instead of making a comic that makes you look like a closet racist. (I wish the koolaid was purple so I could toss in a purple drank reference)



Classy, very classy.



Ted Rall = another class act who can't draw to save his life



I'd post some Mallard Fillmore, but anybody with two braincells should know that comic is worthless.

After this you owe it to yourselves to google for Dave Horsey, who can actually draw and is, y'know, witty:

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Political cartooning, overall, is the domain for those who can't make it drawing for real, but for some reason think that we should all suffer through their crap for some "higher" purpose... There are exceptions, but sadly they are few and far between.

As a rule of thumb, the designers do not hide "easter eggs" in the rules. If clever reading is required to unlock some sort of hidden option, then it is most likely the result of wishful thinking.

But there's no sense crying over every mistake;
You just keep on trying till you run out of cake.

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I can't think of a serious major paper that would print any of those top ones, except for maybe the Powell/Kool-Aid one, but even then there is room for doubt.

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We have some excellent political and current affairs cartoonists in the UK. Unfortunately the relevance doesn't usually cross the pond.

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We're not very big on official rules. Rules lead to people looking for loopholes. What's here is about it. 
   
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCPRqmMsKYI

I think this sums it up nicely (if it is a little out of date!)

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