Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for March 23, 2016
Transcript:
Joanie: ...and Rick's already left to visit him in exile. It's one of the few interviews Duvalier's ever given! Lacey: Goodness! That is a remarkable assignment! It should yield some absolutely fascinating insights into the genesis of evil! Duvalier: ...and then the other kids started calling me "Baskethead." Rick: So that's when you decided to get even?
BE THIS GUY over 8 years ago
I doubt very much if anybody would call Papa Doc’s son basket head, unless they wanted their heads to end up in a basket.
David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace over 8 years ago
A dictator’s gotta do what a dictator’s gotta do.
Argythree over 8 years ago
Aw, the poor little guy was bullied and that explains the whole nightmare. Uh, huh. And I’m gonna win the Powerball any day now…
BE THIS GUY over 8 years ago
Yes, Rick is interviewing Baby Doc Duvalier. He succeeded his father, Papa Doc, as the dictator of Haiti. Papa Doc created the dreaded Tonton Macoute, who terrorized the Haitian people.