↓ TranscriptThe statue of Abraham Lincoln within the Lincoln Memorial is speaking: "“With malice toward none with charity for all…” Five weeks after, I was shot in the head. So now it's "malice toward one.""
Archive for April, 2023
24 comics.
Happy Birthday to Thomas Jefferson, also the 80th anniversary of the dedication of the Jefferson Memorial. ↓ TranscriptPanel 1: Thomas Jefferson is looking over a copy of the Constitution. John Adams approaches. Jefferson: "How do you prefer certain rights? Inalienable[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today’s comic is in honor of Al Jaffee, who died on Monday at the age of 102, the legendary satirist and cartoonist known for Mad Magazine and of course, the Mad Fold-in. As a working caricature artist myself for a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m Not a Crook
on April 11, 2023
↓ TranscriptPanel 1: James Garfield is talking with Richard Nixon and his dog, Checkers. Garfield: "We need to clean up civil service. Public trust demands proper accountability." Nixon: "I have never profited – never profited from public service. I've earned[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Gift Disclosure
on April 10, 2023
When I was a local elected official, I had to declare any gifts over $50. ↓ TranscriptPanel 1: James Garfield approaches Richard Nixon in front of the White House Garfield: "Nixon, you ever take spoils from GOP donors?" Nixon: "We[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Rutherford B. Hayes and Lucy Webb Hayes hosted the first public White House Easter Egg roll on the south lawn in 1878 after Congress passed a bill banning using Capitol Hill as a playground. For the people! ↓ TranscriptPanel 1:[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Other Tennessee Three
on April 8, 2023
↓ TranscriptPanel 1: The Other Tennessee Three, an image of the Tennessee state flag with Andrew Jackson, James K. Polk, and Andrew Johnson popping up through the flag's tri-star emblem. Panel 2: Polk: Presidents from Tennessee are being silenced. Jackson:[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
↓ TranscriptPanel 1: An audience member for the Presidential Townhall of Andrew Johnson asks a question. Questioner: "How can you reconcile the concept of a white mans government with the basic tenets of democracy?" Johnson: "You assume The two Tennessee[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This comic goes out to Tennessee state representatives Justin Jones, Justin J. Pearson, and Gloria Johnson for standing up to address gun violence. I believe today is when the Tennessee House of Representatives is due to hold a vote to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
↓ Transcript<p>Panel 1: <br>John Quincy Adams is with Andrew Jackson in front of the White House. <br>Adams: Speaking of presidents who should be in jail… <br>Jackson: I was in jail! <p>Panel 2: <br>Jackson: 1781, a young Andrew Jackson is captured[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
