Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for June 17, 2012

give us the black atheist lesbian – then we’ll believe that America has freedom of thought and speech

hate tothrow my opinion out therehowever, here goes:i’ll vote for a Tea Party personif they’ll put tea in my cupliterallybut guess how much i’m willing to payfor my tea?

No matter who wins, there’s still beer!

Maybe it’s time to change the political system. Instead of voting for someone we despise to make decisions on our behalf, perhaps we should vote for or against individual policies. It might encourage us to become more aware of how things work.

Turning off the TV helps a lot…

@varnes, @masterskrain—

Per the strip, I noticed: a bar without a TV constantly blaring? I’m there!

Today I give thanks that I live in Ill-Annoy, which is most definitely Not A Swing State, so of the $7 billion or so that we’re being told will be spent on the presidential campaign this year, very little will be spent annoying me.

Turn off the news and listen to classical music…..ah, it doth calm the soul.

The super-pac barrage has yet to come, batten down!

Hello Neighbors,I like pcolli’s comment on voting for policies instead of people. One of the first disqualifiers for being a political leader is wanting the job. We should consider becoming nine issue voters- there will always be issues on which we wont’ agree, but there will usually be some on which we can, and should, without political ‘leaders’ distracting us with issues upon which we are unable to agree.Respectfully,C.

Um… is Wiley really blind to Ron Paul??

You know not of what you speak. It was wall street executives and unions who were the biggest supporters of Obama. The stock market is a way for ordinary people to invest (and hopefully) make a return on a corporation. Why do you think Obama bailed out wall street and appointed Geitner?

What do I think? Why, I think I’ll have another beer, thank you.

I have already worn out the mute button on one of my remotes and the b.s. season has hardly begun! Wiley, where is this bar? It’s the rational man’s oasis. No news or politics on the idiot box, a literate bartender ( at least he’s reading a newspaper ), a quiet neighborhood, and good beer. What more could a guy want?

Ron Paul. He’s that socialist lesbian…..Oh, Wait. That’s Rue Paul.I always get those two mixed up.

Looks like Wiley opened a sixpack keg of worms with this one.

You just don’t recognize absurdity when you see it, even though you illustrate it often enough.

There ain’t enough bier in Germany to make reality go away.The Doomocrats have proven their worth and now we haveto choose ‘other.’ Not that I’ll hold my breath for improvement b/c I’d turn purple and pass out!

No, it’s only racist if you disagree with Obama.

Mitt Romney, bought and paid for by SHELDON ADELSON and friends. Having a few billionaires on your side is better than a whole bunch of millionaires, or thousands of little people donors.

several clubs around here: juke box only. no tv, and posted at the door: no ball caps, no cell phones or i-toys—signal jamming in operation inside the club.and, surprise! these places are packing ’em in!

Not for the first time, I’ve read the comments, and wondered if the writers bothered to read the comic first.

I hear that there is a small town in SW Washington that plans to sit this one out… Hope it’s in a bar with a friendlier bartender.

Sorry. Hiding out not permitted. Ignore the ads. Read. Vote. Then retreat to the bar.

@Pharmakeus UbikYou don’t want to know.A Romney win will see Canada close all the border crossing points with the U.S. And the guards will be heavily armed to ward off the U.S. hordes massing at the border.

@indieme@ThirdguyThis election cycle is going to be the worst ever. We have the Supreme Court to thank for this, courtesy of the Citizens United decision.A Supreme court which rules that corporations are people and money is free speech.Molly Ivins said it best years ago concerning campaign “contributions”. Short and sweet-“It’s legalised bribery”.Anybody really believe these mega-billionaires give all that money without expecting a hefty return on their investment?

Unions may contribute to campaigns, but the money they have to spend up against the uber-wealthy is like using a peashooter against a tank. And unions actually TRY to improve the lot of the poor and working people. Unbelievable the number of working people who live below the poverty level.Union membership is right around the 10% mark of all workers.“A rising tide lifts all boats” has now been revised to state that “a rising tide lifts all yachts”.Truth is, employers will not do ANYTHING to improve the lot of workers unless they’re required to by law or contractually. Go union, America.Don’t know the source of the quote but its truth is self-evident-“The true measure of a country’s greatness is how it cares for its most vulnerable citizens-the poor the sick, and the elderly”.America’s rating?

@LinguistThanks for that info. Will have to brush up on my Quebecois and Hong Kong Chinese. In the event of A Romney win, will do my utmost to arrive at the border before it’s closed.

@LinguistMy English is passable.

@LinguistGave thought to a Mexican alternative, but there’s not enough time to learn Spanish, don’t own a gun and haven’t got the money to buy drugs. Like the idea of a warmer climate, though.

@masterskrainThere are still plenty of billboards in the country….Basically don’t watch TV either, but do view MSNBC on line. Far better analysis of what’s going on, leftist to be sure ,but in a truly fair and balanced way, not off the wall like Fox News, Limbaugh,etc. Chris Hayes, Lawrence O’Donnell,Ed Schultz,Rachel Maddow, Chris Matthews, and Dylan Ratigan and guests are phenomenal. Dylan’s book “Greedy Bastards” really tells it like it is. Dynamite.At Amazon.com you can use the “click to look inside” button to get a good feel for what the rest of the book is like. Dynamite.

Remeber the golden rule.

He who has the gold, makes the rule.

A little old lady, upon reaching her 104th birthday, was asked who she was going to vote for in the upcoming elections. “I’m not voting,” she replied, “I don’t want to encourage the bastards!”

@Lin Gee WhizQuote (yours)“The stock market is a way for ordinary people to invest (and hopefully) make a return on a corporation”. Better be prepared to do a LOT of hoping.What planet are corporations like that on?Remember 2008? For awhile, “ordinary people” thought they were making a killing. Then reality set in. Time to kiss that nest egg you thought you had goodbye.Truly thank God that have never had a cent in the stock market.Geithner? Bilderberg through and through. That’s where the problem is-not so much with elected officials,but with the unelected appointees. Most are Bilderbergers, and like a bad dream, keep coming back time after time.There are plenty of Obama Bilderberg appointees, too, but it’s the lesser of two evils thing again.

@Vonne AntonYou can have the beer, but make mine moonshine. Straight.

@jml58Thanks for this very accurate reminder. Like it is.

@GuyTerrific Thanks.

Time to head for my moonshine stash.

It’s years like this that make me glad that I live in a Constitutional Monarchy.

Then you are saying the democrats have nothing to offer? That is not logical. Why would the dem’s need public union money to win? Cannot they win on their principles??

If only we could skip all the political ads, propaganda and lies, just blessed silence until election day!

Turn off Fox News. All the rest is the real world. Seriously.

No flatscreen TV in the bar AND the bar tender is reading a NEWSPAPER? Surely we’ve gone back in time!

@ Linguist Will forever think of my derriere as a"tuckus". Thank you for your valuable input as this is a family-oriented strip.. Feel much better now about ny derriere. My passport is at the ready.

Hopefully, it’s too early for trolls, but here’s one: STOP. THINK. VOTE.

It’s that thinking one that seems to be the toughest these days….

Sorry, the debt bugaboo is not the prime threat to the American way of life. Unemployment and under-employment is.

If Rmoney wins, we will find out how much worse it can get. When you put a corporate raider in charge, only the share holders win. Who holds shares in Mitt Inc. ?

Is there even one movie star who is a billionaire? Not a single one.

@varnes

Too late.Obama for America.The alternative is too horrible to contemplate.

Dukedug: The Greens have two women in contention (Jill Stein and Rosanne Barr) – not that the corporate media censorship will let you know about it.

You’re buying, I’m flying ! Best 4 words I’ve heard all day.Hope you had a good one.

@INGSOCMake mine moonshine, please. You’ll have to invest a few bucks to import it from the hills of Tennessee, but it’s time to prove you’re a man of your word.The buzz from imbibing my own ‘shine stash has worn off already, and, having reviewed the day’s comments, am ready for another hit.

@LinguistWill meet you at INGSOC’s local pub.

@LinguistWe missed the Dad’s Day festivities at INGSOC’s local pub, but every day is a good day for ’shine.

@Linguist“Shine is the only stuff potent enough to allow us to make it through another election cycle.

@Pharmakeus UbikIn my hasty thoughts of fleeing to Canada, forgot about the obstacle posed by the U.S. border guards. Perhaps for a hefty fee, can hire a pilot to fly me in, and then parachute in, beyond both sets of border guards.