Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for November 19, 1981
November 18, 1981
November 20, 1981
Transcript:
Man: Walter, before I work up a program for you, you have to understand the key to Reagan's popularity. Garry wills put it best when he wrote, "Reagan does not mean the meanness of his views." Mondale: Meaning? Man: Meaning he's a nice guy. That seems to count for a lot. You can be shallow, insensitive, or hopelessly out of touch, but if you're nice about it, all is forgiven! Mondale: But nice is boring. Mondale: So is losing. Trust me, Walter, you need a new political philosophy for the eighties. Nice is the way to go. Mondale: But I'll be accused of copying Reagan! Man: Okay, then, we'll call it neo-nice!
