Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for October 12, 1986
October 11, 1986
October 13, 1986
Transcript:
Roland: Yo! Testing! Yo! Yo! Test! Coming up: A pop quiz for your representative! Kids! How much does your congressman or Senator really know? Find out for sure when he's home campaigning this month1 Yes, you, too can put your legislator on the hot seat just the way big-time TV reporters do! Just go to his next town meeting and ask him these public affairs questions he should know the answers to! Senator, the U.S. is currently under four different states of national emergency. They were declared over "threats" posed by what countries? Senator: Uh...let me see....four, you say? Roland: Sir, how many people does the Pentagon employ solely to purchase weapons? Senator: Um...uh...it's right on the tip of my tongue! Roland: Senator, how many times this century has the U.S. interviewed militarily in Nicaragua? Senator: Don't tell me! Don't tell me! Roland: So go ahead! Put him on the spot! It's easy and fun, too! Good luck! Senator: What was the question again?
