Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for October 31, 1980
October 30, 1980
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Transcript:
Roland: We're up near the visual cortex now, that part of the brain responsible for processing stimuli received from Governor Reagan's eyes... unhappily, a severe perceptual disorder within the cortex itself has plagued the candidate's vision for years... instead of looking forward through clear eyes, Reagan is only able to see backwards through a rose-colored mist. Tragically, his condition is thought to be inoperable.
I knew another politician, at the local level, who had this. Mayor in the 50s/early 60s, then again in the late 80s, early 90s, and he couldn’t see and/or accept things had changed A LOT.