Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for January 03, 2010
January 02, 2010
January 04, 2010
Transcript:
Man: Got a moment, young dude? Zipper: For you, Big Paul? Man: Yes. Zipper: Um... actually, I'm a little busy. Man: So the dean asked me to talk to you again, Zip. Zipper: Not necessary, dawg... I finally figured out what I want to do with my life - public service! The past year has totally inspired me to reach out to the forgotten Joes... Joe Six-pack, Joe Beer Ball and Joe Kegger - you know, the ordinary dude, whether he be a guy dude or a chick dude! You don't need elitist, insider "knowledge" to lead - you just need to be average and Main Streety! Man: And that's what you stopped going to classes? Zipper: Yup. I'm preparing myself! Focusing like a laser, actually!
WoodEye almost 15 years ago
Lazy is a better word!
wcorvi almost 15 years ago
Lasers don’t focus. They are coherent and collimated.
Fred_Basset_fan almost 15 years ago
Palin actually did graduate from a light weight college, but Rush flunked out.
Allison Nunn Premium Member almost 15 years ago
Did she earn her degree or did they give it to her to get her out of there???
hizzonner almost 15 years ago
Cartoonists take vacations, folks.
blueprairie almost 15 years ago
This, in a nutshell, is Palin’s message. I think Christopher Hitchens once referred to her as a boastful ignoramus.
rayannina almost 15 years ago
Well, if anyone’s an expert on boastful ignorami, it’s Hitchens …
ronaldmundy almost 15 years ago
nope, you’ve got to focus the beam,wcorvi, to get coherent & collimated light rays.
1148559 almost 15 years ago
You know, I just don’t get why Palin is still in people’s minds (especially with regards to liberals)… she’s just a quitter.
florchi almost 15 years ago
Maizing & Susan001: Back in 2008, even the NY Times questioned McCain’s judgment in picking then-Governor Palin from a state with a population of 680,000 (roughly the same pop. as the twin cities where the Republicans were meeting). To put this in even better perspective, the county where I live has a population of approximately 1,800,000 (2008 census). The county were I live has almost 3 times the population of Alaska, and this is just one county in a state with over 60 counties. Was the NYT on target in questioning Palin’s executive experience? As to her academic record, that seems to be a better tie-in with today’s strip, but others have already recently commented on that, so I am just going along with the comments above. :-)
RonBerg13 Premium Member almost 15 years ago
“You know, I just don’t get why Palin is still in people’s minds (especially with regards to liberals)… she’s just a quitter.”
She’s there because they (especially with regards to liberals) are scared to death of her.
They do not want to underestimate her like they did Bush.
BigGreenBooger almost 15 years ago
Her answer about the diff between pit bulls and soccer moms (“teeth!”) turned me off. That and the constant winking.
JP Steve Premium Member almost 15 years ago
Zipper doesn’t focus either – he’s incoherent and eliminated!
Ravenswing almost 15 years ago
Ahahahaha!! Scared to death of Palin??
AHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! Of PALIN?!?!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA …
The most scared I am about Palin is that the Republicans get a clue and DON’T nominate her next time out.
BoyOfOz almost 15 years ago
McCain’s nomination of Palin, was by some accounts a concession to the more conservative members of the party. Looking at things from overseas, we’re scared that America is going to vote in another Geo. Bush - and Palin seems to fit the bill.
love Doonesbury - i remember his Cartoon from 1980 after Reagan was voted in (from memory). What’s green and glowing on inauguration day? Iran.