George W. Bush talks about his “True Passion” to mark the 20th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. ↓ TranscriptPanel 1: George W. Bush holds a palette and paint brush next to a canvas on an easel. "So much[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
White House
Benjamin Harrison Tells a Joke
↓ TranscriptBenjamin Harrison Tells a Joke: Panel 1: Harrison: "Did you hear the one about William Jennings Bryan?" Cleveland-22: "That Free Silver guy?" Cleveland-24: "Who later denounced Charles Darwin in the Scopes trial?" Panel 2: Harrison: "Yes, turns out he’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Policeman in the Opera
↓ TranscriptBenjamin Harrison is speaking on the front porch of the White House. Harrison: "I was pressured to speak a few words at a banquet in St. Louis." "I have sometimes thought that the life of the President of the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Self-Care
Tough on Crime
Grover Cleveland insisted on carrying out the two executions that were done on his watch as Erie County Sheriff. It made him so sick, he only lasted on term before going back into law. For my part, as someone who’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
What’s James Garfield talking about over there? ↓ TranscriptPanel 1: James Garfield is speaking with the A.I. Chatbot in the background. Garfield: "Built without laws, it will carry the prejudices of those that created it. Sometimes even beliefs based on[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
From James Garfield’s 1881 Inaugural Speech: The voters of the Union, who make and unmake constitutions, and upon whose will hang the destinies of our governments, can transmit their supreme authority to no successors save the coming generation of voters,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
↓ TranscriptPanel 1: James Garfield holding Bell's Box Telephone. Garfield: "Technological advancement is truly a blessing. Look at this commercially available telephone. First of its kind! A blessing!" Panel 2: A massive industrial robot enters, complete with light bulbs, gears,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
What is Your Favorite Comic?
↓ TranscriptTwo Party Opera Opinion Polls Comics have played an important part in American history, so we asked everyday American voters: What is your favorite comic? Abigail Adams, first Second Lady and second First Lady, "I enjoy the drawings of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Roosevelts are Red
A Presidents’ Day poem from Two Party Opera, starring Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln, Jimmy Carter, George Washington, John Quincy Adams, and James Madison. ↓ TranscriptA poem written across four panels: "Roosevelts are Red, Roosevelts are Blue, Happy[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…