Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for April 29, 2009

This guy could have a great career as a spin-doctor, if not an actual politician.

Hey gee1a … let me know when you receive your Rhodes Scholarship, will ya?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Baslim, I love that poem! Maybe change ‘lead’ to ‘drag’?

misterwhite - them thar Brit universities don’t count for squat. They still believe in eee-volution fer cryin’ out loud.

Didn’t we see this strip when they were talking about Sarah Palin being able to see Russia from her home in Alaska?

Radical-Knight, that’s what I thought too… but the hand-written date is today’s… :/

Totally uncalled for misterwhite, let us know when you grow up. Most of the characters GEE1A mentioned ARE underachivers who were portrayed by some household names and world recognized for their rolls. . Eddie Haskell - actor Ken Osmond, earned medical disability pension from LAPD having been shot during foot persuit. Worked Vice Squad, Narcotics, & Motorcycle patrol. Gilligan - Actor Bob Denver, Who doesn’t recognize this person or his theme song to Giligan’s Island worldwide. Vinnie Barbarino - Actor John Travolta, A Hollywood Leading Man, Dancer, and Broadway performer. Beetle Bailey - Over 50 years continuous syndication by original artist Mort Walker. Bill Clinton - 2 term president of the U.S. Joey of Baldo - …well, Joey’s still trying to find his niche. (grin)

Good Rad

More underachievers:

Brutus Thornapple, eponymous (of strip) “born loser” Charlie Brown, of Peanuts Nate Wright (of Big Nate)

How did you miss Al Capp?

lincolnhyde, did you mean Andy Capp or Al Capp?

Andy is the Hartepoole (NE corner of England) pub-near-dweller last employed by Royal Army (he does on occasion talk of his service) while Al was the cartoonist who drew Lil Abner (about 6’3” muscular Dogpatch hillbilly).

gee1a-

Don’t worry. It’s not unusual to confuse the role with the actor - it’s the same mistake most stalkers make when they think their favorite star is speaking to them through the TV. BTW - Bob Denver wasn’t much like Gilligan at all - although the late Alan Hale was reportedly very much like the Skipper…

Don’t you get it? This strip is now like “Mr. Harris” - useless… a repeat of a repeat of a repeat… GT is not going to touch Obama or his administration. It is going to be a boring 4 years ( 8 if things work out well for Obama, which I am beginning to doubt).