Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for May 20, 1979
Transcript:
Jerry Brown: It is twelve o'clock, earth time. May the force be with you. Time for one more question. Yes, you. Voice: Governor Brown, if you were elected president, would you take any steps to strenthen our commitment to NATO? Brown: I don't think that question speaks well of your understanding of the global interdependencies of spaceship earth. 20th centutry technological man can no longer afford foreign policy. In a computer chip society, we must settle for nothing less than planetary realism! I am already moving forward in this area. As you know, yesterday I appointed commander wavelength, former diretor of cosmic studies center here in Hollywood. As my new advisor for planetary affairs. Voice: Getting back to NATO, Governor. Brown: Hey, we have lasers overe there? I favor beefing up our laser capability!