Scott Stantis usually has a quirky take from the right-wing side, but in this case he went into the sleaze, and it’s disappointing. Make your jokes about corruption or paid speeches, fine, but “you’re a dog and you dress funny” is asinine. Then add on the “I’ll pay you” and the double meaning hidden therein, and this becomes tacky, at best..I’m reminded of a panel discussion where a Dem was attacking Katherine Harris (of Florida recount fame), and went after her looks. The conservative on the panel replied that if you want to be taken seriously, you don’t go after a woman’s looks as a way to attack her reputation, and in a sign of decency, the audience applauded (and the Dem apologized)..Scott Stantis broke that rule. The quoted words aren’t Trump’s words, in this case (yes, there was a tasteless barking dog ad from the Trump campaign, but that’s a stretch here); this is the artist going for sleaze. Strange that a cartoonist who has worked so hard in the last couple weeks to distance conservatives and their values from Trump would mimic the worst aspect of Trump in today’s strip.
Scott Stantis usually has a quirky take from the right-wing side, but in this case he went into the sleaze, and it’s disappointing. Make your jokes about corruption or paid speeches, fine, but “you’re a dog and you dress funny” is asinine. Then add on the “I’ll pay you” and the double meaning hidden therein, and this becomes tacky, at best..I’m reminded of a panel discussion where a Dem was attacking Katherine Harris (of Florida recount fame), and went after her looks. The conservative on the panel replied that if you want to be taken seriously, you don’t go after a woman’s looks as a way to attack her reputation, and in a sign of decency, the audience applauded (and the Dem apologized)..Scott Stantis broke that rule. The quoted words aren’t Trump’s words, in this case (yes, there was a tasteless barking dog ad from the Trump campaign, but that’s a stretch here); this is the artist going for sleaze. Strange that a cartoonist who has worked so hard in the last couple weeks to distance conservatives and their values from Trump would mimic the worst aspect of Trump in today’s strip.