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Policy

Friday Funnies: Economic Patriotism

Henry Payne | 8.8.2014 7:00 AM

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  1. invisible furry hand   12 years ago

    Well done for having a drag queen president, but what an ugly dress.

    1. WTF   12 years ago

      Dress? I thought it was a thawb.

      1. Bobarian   12 years ago

        Habib? Cause muslim...

  2. BigT   12 years ago

    Why is the Prez imitating a Senator? Flashback from his drug past?

    1. WTF   12 years ago

      He thinks he is wearing a toga and is about to appoint his dog to the Senate.

      1. Swiss Servator, spare a franc?   12 years ago

        "We have appointed our dog, Bo, as consul".

      2. Michael Price   12 years ago

        He won't be able to fit in. He'll roll over for anyone who feeds him, screw anything that moves and whenever he throws up something disgusting, he'll go back to it when after a while even though it's still disgusting.

        Oh wait he'll fit in fine.

  3. Hawk Spitui   12 years ago

    Isn't it cute how those who have been telling us "patriotism is the last resort of the scoundrel" for the last 50 years manage to get their flag on when they want to pick our pockets?

    1. Will4Freedom   12 years ago

      I think you're spot on to the message of the cartoon... but whether Payne meant it that way or not is debatable.

      Obama is the last person in the US I need telling me how to be a patriot.

      1. mad.casual   12 years ago

        I bristle every time I hear him say, "That's not who we are..." or "We, as a people...", but that's probably just the racism.

        1. alan_s   12 years ago

          I can't even listen to the sound of his voice anymore without cringing. When I hear it, I try not to listen to the words coming out his mouth, while running frantically to the tv to power it off.

  4. Fist of Etiquette   12 years ago

    At long last, Payne, have you no sense of composition?

    1. Swiss Servator, spare a franc?   12 years ago

      Nor shame, apparently.

  5. Almanian!   12 years ago

    He has in his hand a blank piece of paper...so...that must mean there are no "known" companies...because....."you didn't build that"?

    I don't get it.

    Awful. Therefore, perfect.

    Happy fucking Friday, Reasonoids, and many returns of the day!

    1. WTF   12 years ago

      *SLAP!*

      1. invisible furry hand   12 years ago

        *slap!*

        1. Swiss Servator, spare a franc?   12 years ago

          *slap*

          1. Ivan Pike   12 years ago

            *Slap*

            1. Almanian!   12 years ago

              *SLAP*

  6. Lord Humungus   12 years ago

    OT: For all you ass men (and women):

    Brazil's finest assets on show: Country unveils the 27 women set to compete in its annual Miss Bum Bum contest

    Donning tiny red bikinis and gold bangles, they pose on their fronts with one particular asset aimed toward the camera.

    These are the 27 women who will soon be battling it out for the coveted title of Miss Bum Bum Brazil 2014.

    The competition, offering a $22,000 (?13,000) prize and the chance of worldwide fame, seeks to find Brazil's finest example of the female bottom.

    1. Swiss Servator, spare a franc?   12 years ago

      *awaits Heroic Mulatto's expert evaluation*

    2. Restoras   12 years ago

      Brazil's finest example of the female bottom

      I think Brazil has a lot more searching to do.

      1. Ivan Pike   12 years ago

        I think Brazil has a lot more searching to do.

        Seconded.

        1. PaulW   12 years ago

          Some people like 'em big.

          I like 'em a little tighter than that, though.

    3. SugarFree   12 years ago

      I wonder if they are going to let any cis women compete.

    4. PH2050   12 years ago

      If we ever meet in person I want to shake your hand and buy you a drink for sharing this.

  7. Longtorso, Johnny   12 years ago

    That sheet of paper has all of Payne's good cartoons printed on it.

    1. Swiss Servator, spare a franc?   12 years ago

      Nicely done, JL, nicely done.

    2. PM   12 years ago

      #rekt

  8. Ted S.   12 years ago

    He saw a bottle of Heinz ketchup at the breakfast table, so he knows there are exactly 57 "unpatriotic" companies.

  9. sarcasmic   12 years ago

    I don't get it.

    1. Restoras   12 years ago

      That's the point...so you actually do get it.

  10. Fist of Etiquette   12 years ago

    Am I the only one who made a joke relevant to the context? You people sicken me.

    Fine.

    Kid Rock is getting too much sun.

    1. Swiss Servator, spare a franc?   12 years ago

      I said something!

      1. Fist of Etiquette   11 years ago

        You saw something.

  11. hatchr   12 years ago

    It's painful because it's true.

  12. waffles   12 years ago

    I think it's funny because wearing a flag as clothing, while not illegal, is verboten by the United States Flag Code. Therefore, Obama, as chair of the un-American affairs committee is in his most fitting role. Bravo!

  13. Almanian!   12 years ago

    Wait - "tailgunner" Joe? So McCarthy was teh gai?

    I had never realized this before now.

    AND THERE'S YOUR "CONTEXT" FIST!

    *flips off FoE*

  14. Bobarian   12 years ago

    Is he drinking grape kool-aid?

    Because some have said that that might be racist.

    1. toolkien   12 years ago

      Racist? So be it. But I learned something from the brothers back in the day. Back in college I delivered food from the on-campus pizza joint to the dorms - pizza, sides, soda, etc. The brothers always mixed their drink order - some mixture of Mountain Dew with other stuff. That's how I learned ~2 parts Mountain Dew, ~2 parts Fruit Punch, ~1 part Sprite. Drink it to this day. Didn't learn that from mayonnaise eating, bologna smelling crackers.

      Now if we're talking purple-drank, then never mind... I get my kick from single-malt highlands, the kind you have to reach up for, not bend down...

  15. Eric Bana   12 years ago

    How ironic that the American revolution was related to not wanting to pay taxes.

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