Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for October 12, 1984
October 11, 1984
October 13, 1984
Transcript:
Mike: You want me to work on a spot for the Reagan campaign? Mr. Bellows: That's right. An appeal to black voters. Mike: Black voters? That's great! Hee, hee!...Seriously? Mr. Bellows: Seriously. Mike: Heh....this is a test, right? To see if I have any shame? Mrs. Congdon: Careful, Mike... Mr. Bellows: What's the problem, son?
Today it was revealed that Governor Reagan referred to African diplomats as “monkeys”. That would have been a hard sell Mike!