Tom the Dancing Bug by Ruben Bolling for January 08, 2016
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Chagrin Falls "cattle caliphate" Dad: Penelope, Thought you were going outside. Penelope: I can't. There are cows in the backyard Dad: Cows? In the backyard? Dad: Hey! what are you doing? Cowboy: Grazing my herd. We've taken over here, as a protest. Dad: This is my backyard! are you a terrorists? Cowboy: No, Im a concerned citizen. who likes free stuff. Dad: well, Im calling the police! Cowboy: they know! Heck, Ive already held three press conferences. Now, wheres the nearest federal land? Dad: Uhm theres a post office two blocks down. Cowboy: Fine, Im gonna fill up my saddle bags with stamps. God told me he ants me to. Black man: Smythme whats going on here? Dad: an armed militia is taking over , and no one's doing a thing! Black man: Thats ridiculous! Militia: DID YOU SAY 'RIDICULOUS'? CEASE RIOTING AND RETURN TO YOUR HOME, PROTESTOR! woman: Do I have to wear a veil now? Dad: No you're thinking of a different armed militia.
wcorvi almost 9 years ago
Surround the place, and wait until they run out of beer.
gammaguy almost 9 years ago
Ridicule us? How dare you?!!
david.lady almost 9 years ago
These damned right-wing domestic terrorists are no different than ISIL Ma’am. Best go with a full-body burqa adorned with little crucifixes.
debrat819 almost 9 years ago
the “concerned citizen” getting onto his horse is going to end up facing backwards – how appropriate!
Linguist almost 9 years ago
I blame it all on the BLM! (That’s Bigoted Loud Mouths)
rnmontgomery52 almost 9 years ago
Great toon – if you are a lib who doesn’t have the background info. The Feds have been harassing this family for years trying to confiscate their ranch to add to federal land. This family [and friends] is protecting what belongs to them.
steverinoCT almost 9 years ago
This is almost copping out as a humorist… all you have to do is write down what’s actually happening, and presto! Humor!
lbatik almost 9 years ago
All I can say is that there are just too many stories now where I think “This must have come from The Onion” when I first see them, and they don’t…………………………………………….…………………………………….and the stories in The Onion often involve people who are apparently more sane and rational.
Mr. Blawt almost 9 years ago
Great toon depicting what will happen when this “protest” is allowed. Soon we’ll just have the guy with the biggest gun taking over what ever land they want. The only fault I can find is the cop calling the neighbor “protester” when he is actually a “thug”.
disinterest almost 9 years ago
Methinks the right is getting desperate.
Cue 80’s anthem
“I need a heroI’m holding out for a hero ‘til the end of the nightHe’s gotta be strongAnd he’s gotta be fastAnd he’s gotta be fresh from the fightI need a heroI’m holding out for a hero ‘til the morning lightHe’s gotta be sureAnd it’s gotta be soonAnd he’s gotta be larger than life…”
disinterest almost 9 years ago
What would be fantastic? If an armed insurrection of displaced Native Americans would occupy these ranchers’ lands. Could provide some perspective about which population truly had their landowner rights trampled on by an exploitative government and their cronies.
Dtroutma almost 9 years ago
The toon is accurate,espcially like those “traditional” land users whose family claims go back almost to WW II, Bundy’s family came in 1948, the Hammonds in Burns, 1968 came to their ranch, and use of PUBLIC lands.
As to reaction to the “armed terrorist” one man in Philadelphia with a HISTORY. OF MENTAL ILLNESS, shoots a police officer claiming ISIL made him do it, like the other voices in his head, but he’s automatically a Muslim terrorist engaged in a world-wide terror organization.
The voices in his head aren’t any crazier than the voices coming from the “ranching” terrorists. BTW; cattlemen shooting people who interfere with “their right” to dominate public lands use, goes back to WAY before the Bundys.