Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for December 23, 1984

Transcript:

Santa Claus: Okay, let's get to it! Elf: Yes, sir. Santa: Naughty. Nice. Naughty. Nice. Nice. Nice. Naughty..."Raymond P. Donoman, secretary of labor, indicted on 137 counts of larceny and fraud." Naughty. Elf: Naughty it is, chief! Santa: "William J. Casey, director of CIA, publisher of political assassination manual." Naughty. Elf: Naughty! Santa: "William F. Smith, attorney general. Opposed voting rights act extension and drastically curtailed civil rights eforcement." Naughty. Elf: Naughty. Santa: "Edwin Meese, III, counselor to the president. Claiming hunger in America is 'anecdotal', provided jobs to 8 friends who aided him financially." Elf: Naughty, naughty, naughty. Santa: "Ronald W. Reagan, U.S. president, appointed all of the above to office." Elf: Naughty? Santa: Gee. I don't know. He seems so nice. Elf: Nice.