Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for June 26, 2015
June 25, 2015
June 27, 2015
Transcript:
Mr. Bellows: Mike, here's the poop. Our top account has just handed us a rush campaign, and I need a young comer who can get it on track fast. Cass here says that you're my man! Mike: Well, sir, I'll do my best not to let you down. I'm very excited about being a copywriter, and I'm anxious to get going! As long as I'm selling something I believe in, I'll give you everything I've got! Mr. Bellows: Great. I want you to sell Ronald Reagan to black voters. Mike: I can't stand it. Mr. Bellows: I see a Calvin Klein approach, reclining black teenagers talking about their first jobs.
Here’s a challenge for Mike now: try to sell the real Reagan to modern day FoxPods. And we’re not talking about the sainted warrior who has become the FoxPods’ example of the finest president ever. The real Reagan, whom most FoxPods try to forget actually existed…