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Thursday, October 30, 2014

Happy Halloween 2014 (Election Edition)

Tricks and More Tricks

When it comes to electoral politics, there are few if any treats for the general electorate. However, there's plenty of treasure for well-funded candidates who win and afterward legislative compsnsation for those who bought them.

 In the scramble for votes, politicians wear costumes designed to hide both their true identities and agendas. The collection of cartoons below takes the side of the besieged and beleaguered voter, who will hand out the coveted treats next Tuesday.

1. Fear-Mongering


Vote for me, or else!


2. Zombie Attack


Raising A Dead Issue


3. Masques of the Red Dearth


Unmasking The Poe Selection Of GOP Presidential Hopefuls


4. Backstabbing


Looking Out For Number One By Avoiding Number One


5. The Jaded Electorate


Ho-Hum...No News Is Good News At FOX


6. Politics Makes Strange Bedfellows


The enemy of my enemy is my friend.


7. Party Unity at Last


The 2014 Jackass Parade


8. Brains! Brains!


Zombies Like Them; American Voters Lack Them

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9. A No-Brainer


Texas - zombie-free due to the lack of a food supply

10. Voter Fraud


Hey, Folks, this IS the voter fraud!

11. Addressing the Issues


Thanks to Citizens United, 1% can constitute a majority.

12. A Bit of Gallows Humor to Leave You Hanging Until Tuesday


Meanwhile, In the Swing States...


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Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Happy Halloween (Standard Edition)

Tricks and Treats

There's nothing profound today, just a collection of Halloween comics costumed in a pun-oply of ghastly titles for treats plus at least one trick.

 Enjoy!

1. He's a sucker for a pretty face.



2. ...and the skeleton said, "Bring me a beer...and a mop!"



3. What we have here is a failure to communicate.



4. That's Vat Friends Are For




5. Jim's south seas vacation plans were completely squashed.



6. Using Preposterous Paleontology to Crack a Yolk



7. A Recurrent Problem With Igor



8. Clothes make the man?



9. ...and a little less irony.



10. The Scrupulous Shopper



11. Witch is Worse



12. Food for Thought


13. Here's lookin' at you, kid!


14. Always look on the bright side of life. La-la, la-la, la-la-la-la-laaaaaa...


15. Accessory to the Crime


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16. Eureka! (See item 13. above.)


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Monday, October 27, 2014

GOP "Christian" Zealots vs. the Bible

Have you noticed how loudly and conspicuously right-wing, "Christian" conservatives proclaim their love of God and country on the one hand while on the other they franticly and covertly work to suppress the vote, perpetuate inequality, and spread hatred of the dreaded "other" wherever and whenever they control the political agenda?

 Their hypocrisy is not new. It was called out two thousand years ago in the very book they say guides their lives, the same book whose teachings they conveniently ignore whenever they conflict with their love of money and power.
Matthew 25.
41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fireprepared for the devil and his angels.42 For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’44 “They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’45 “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’46 “Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.”
Besides voting over fifty times to repeal the Affordable Care Act, the GOP has scuttled attempts to pass bills dealing with
(a partial list in no particular order)
  • equal pay for equal work
  • veterans benefits
  • Sandy relief
  • infrastructure
  • a minimum wage hike
  • global warming
  • immigration
  • job creation
  • marriage equality
  • gun control
One wonders how these self-proclaimed "Christians" can look themselves in the mirror as they get ready for church on Sunday morning.
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Sunday, October 26, 2014

Sunday Funnies 141026

The Sunday Funnies word of the week is educate:

ed-u-cate |ˈejəˌkāt|
verb [ trans. ] (often be educated)give intellectual, moral, and social instruction to (someone, esp. a child), typically ata school or university : she was educated at a boarding school.• provide or pay for instruction for (one's child), esp. at a school.• give (someone) training in or information on a particular field : [ trans. ] theneed to educate people to conserve water | a plan to educate the young on the dangers of drug-taking.DERIVATIVESeducability |ˌejəkəˈbilitē| nouneducable |-kəbəl| adjectiveeducative |-ˌkātiv| adjectiveeducator |-ˌkātər| nounORIGIN late Middle English : from Latin educat- ‘led out,’ from the verb educare, related to educere ‘lead out’ (see educe ).

1. Education From A to ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ - A Coarse Silly-bus



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2. Engineering


3. Administration



4. History



5. Psychology



6. Political Science



7. Medicine



8. Journalism



9. Testing



10. Research



11. Studying



12. Graduates of the Dunce Cap Brigade



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Sunday, October 19, 2014

Sunday Funnies 141019

The Sunday Funnies phrase of the week is rule of law:

Rule of law

The rule of law (also known as nomocracy) is the legal principle that law should govern a nation, and not arbitrary decisions by individual government officials. It primarily refers to the influence and authority of law within society, particularly as a constraint upon behavior, including behavior of government officials.[2] The phrase can be traced back to 16th century England, and it was popularized in the 19th century by British jurist A. V. Dicey. The concept was familiar toancient philosophers such as Aristotle, who wrote "Law should govern".[3]

Rule of law implies that every citizen is subject to the law, including law makers themselves. In this sense, it stands in contrast to an autocracy, collective leadership, dictatorship, or oligarchy where the rulers are held above the law (which is not necessary by definition but which is typical). Lack of the rule of law can be found in democracies and dictatorships, and can happen because of neglect or ignorance of the law, corruption, or lack of corrective mechanisms for administrative abuse, such as an independent judiciary with a rule-of-law culture, a practical right to petition for redress of grievances, or elections.


1. Supreme Arrogance

The Constitution of the United States: Article III, Section 1.
The judicial power of the United States, shall be vested in one Supreme Court, and in such inferior courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish. The judges, both of the supreme and inferior courts, shall hold their offices during good behaviour, and shall, at stated times, receive for their services, a compensation, which shall not be diminished during their continuance in office.

2. In a republic the citizens elect the lawmakers.



3. In a dictatorship the citizens don't.



4. Best Argument I've Seen For A Hillary Clinton Presidency



5. Separation of Church and State Doctrine - A Justification

Unfortunately, all to many Americans do have see a problem with a politicians adopting "the scents of church" in order to deceive them. In fact, they are willing to give a behavioral pass to any scoundrel who wears those scents along with a flag pin in his or her lapel.

6. Justice and fairness are not the same thing, Miranda.



7. Ferguson's "finest" to the Black community: "The beatings (and shootings) will stop when morale improves."



8. When Unalienable Rights Go Wrong

So do I, Rat. So do I.
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9. A Law Unto Oneself



10. The Best Government Money Can Buy

Previously: Dogbert lost his fortune after depositing it in Ethel's Savings and Loan. If he plays his cards right, he may still be able to recoup his losses.

11. The wholly owned politician can appreciate a good deal.

Feel free to interpret the title any way you like. After all, our subject is people whose stock-in-trade is obfuscation.

12. If the rule of law puts you on the horns of a dilemma, run with it.


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