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Culture

Friday Funnies: Putting Out (Policy) Fires

Henry Payne | 9.20.2013 7:00 AM

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  1. invisible furry hand   12 years ago

    Who's his stylist? That dress might work in a different colour, but those boots and hat show he can't accessorize for shit

    1. Fist of Etiquette   12 years ago

      Yeah, but the deerstalker hat is pretty happening.

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    2. Ted S.   12 years ago

      I thought it was one of those 1920s vintage bathing suits, not a dress.

    3. UnCivilServant   12 years ago

      It's not a bee costume?

      1. Swiss Servator, Spare a Franc?   12 years ago

        It IS a bee costume - BEE MAN, SAVE US!!!!

        1. sarcasmic   12 years ago

          All I can say is that my life is pretty plain...

        2. KDN   12 years ago

          ?Aye dios mio! ?Naranjas en la cabeza!

      2. Butts Wagner   12 years ago

        And there's no rain

  2. Snark Plissken   12 years ago

    See these tears so blue
    An ageless heart
    that can never mend
    These tears can never dry
    A judgement made

    1. Snark Plissken   12 years ago

      can never bend

      1. invisible furry hand   12 years ago

        Those who feel you near pull the blinds and change their minds

        1. Snark Plissken   12 years ago

          Run for the shadows, run for the shadows, run for the shadows in these golden years

          1. invisible furry hand   12 years ago

            it's not the side-effects of the cocaine. I'm thinking that it must be love

            1. Snark Plissken   12 years ago

              Now there's an opening for a Michelle Obama joke one could drive a truck through.

            2. Spiny Norman   12 years ago

              The European canon is here.

  3. Fist of Etiquette   12 years ago

    It looks like Michelle has called for her water. Let's move!

    1. Live Free or Diet   12 years ago

      MO's "drink more water" weight loss advice flipped me out. Being fat is not a symptom of dehydration.

      1. Certified Public Asskicker   12 years ago

        Eh, not sure if that is exactly what she meant. Drinking sugary drinks instead of water is definitely going to cause weight gain.

        But regardless, fuck her.

        1. Live Free or Diet   12 years ago

          Her soundbite that made it to the TV news is drinking more water prevents dehydration. Staying hydrated will help you with your weight by helping you stay more active.
          Hormones run the body, and hormones run the fat cells. Lack of exercise doesn't make kids grow, and lack of exercise doesn't make kids fat. Science has shown repeatedly that most obese kids slow down after gaining weight, not before.

          But yes, sugary drinks are one step back from alcoholic drinks.

          1. Certified Public Asskicker   12 years ago

            Oh wow, she is that dumb. Nevermind then.

          2. Ted S.   12 years ago

            Hormones run the body, and hormones run the fat cells.

            Don't flood the body with hormones that turn carbohydrates into fat.

    2. Bobarian   12 years ago

      That is most definitely a bucket of gasoline, be cause the One never saw a crisis he couldn't make worse in order to try to spin it to his advantage.

      Bill Clinton technique 101 - without the ability to deftly spin it to his advantage.

  4. Rhywun   12 years ago

    Who's that guy in the middle with an "O" on his chest?

    1. Live Free or Diet   12 years ago

      It's the new Iron Man suit. The real Mandarin came after him this time.

      1. invisible furry hand   12 years ago

        Really? I thought it was an Orgazmo impersonator

    2. Cdr Lytton   12 years ago

      It's Pedro Chespirito.

    3. Daily Beatings   12 years ago

      That's not an "O" on his chest, it's a zero.

  5. The Immaculate Trouser   12 years ago

    I understand the subtle allegory in play with the sombrero-wearing Mexican rushing to paint the White House blue, but why is he wearing a bee costume?

    1. Almanian!   12 years ago

      He's totally gay for that singer from Blind Melon that kilt hisself??

    2. Loki   12 years ago

      It's a Simpsons reference?

  6. Almanian!   12 years ago

    So - Sammy Davis advertising for Overstock.com trying to....tamp down the burning platforms the president has created to support both his healthcare initiative and....foreign policy in general.

    Um - racist, and needs moar labels. I don't get it.

    Wait - this is a dream sequence in one of Ingmar Bergman's movies that foretold the future!

    No?

    OK - I don't get it.

  7. Swiss Servator, Spare a Franc?   12 years ago

    Fine. Thanks. Leave it to me then. Ahem....

    HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

    That is all.

  8. Scruffy Nerfherder   12 years ago

    It's funny because it sucks

    1. Swiss Servator, Spare a Franc?   12 years ago

      I laugh for all of you, and you give the secret away?!

  9. Fatty Bolger   12 years ago

    NEEDZ MOAR DOORS

  10. Bardas Phocas   12 years ago

    I've accepted that the Friday Funnies aren't funny - EVER.
    But fuck guys. Just having a 5 year old scribble random shit on piece of paper would provide a more coherent "Funnies".

    1. Ted S.   12 years ago

      The comments are funnier than the cartoons.

  11. Rich   12 years ago

    Henry makes a great point here about the nature of the administration. However, given all the recent wildfire damage, this cartoon is exceedingly offensive.

  12. PM   12 years ago

    You know who else started fires and then tried to put them out...

    1. invisible furry hand   12 years ago

      Not Billy Joel

    2. Fatty Bolger   12 years ago

      Not Billy Joel

  13. Enough About Palin   12 years ago

    Those fires are phoney.

  14. sarcasmic   12 years ago

    I demand the 9:30 Links!

  15. Spiny Norman   12 years ago

    I prefer Kelly.

  16. Alan Vanneman   12 years ago

    I suggest that, in the future, cartoons like this should be replaced by the picture of a telephone. Because Henry Payne is PHONING IT IN! Nick Gillespie has long bitched about the wretchedness of political cartooning. So why does "Reason" run the worst of them all?

    1. Paul.   12 years ago

      Nick Gillespie has long bitched about the wretchedness of political cartooning. So why does "Reason" run the worst of them all?

      To prove how wretched it is. Sheesh.

  17. Cdr Lytton   12 years ago

    The water being turquoise is some sort of comment on his frequent vacationing, right?

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    http://WWW.RUSH60.COM

  19. Almanian!   12 years ago

    Jack Mack's not gonna lkie that one bit! LOL

    http://www.rollthatbeautifulbeanfootageanway.com/anonbot

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