ellisonz
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Gender: Male
Hometown: Honolulu and Los Angeles
Home country: United States of America
Current location: Los Angeles
Member since: Tue Oct 4, 2005, 03:58 AM
Number of posts: 27,241
Hometown: Honolulu and Los Angeles
Home country: United States of America
Current location: Los Angeles
Member since: Tue Oct 4, 2005, 03:58 AM
Number of posts: 27,241
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Journal Archives
Toons: 2012 Calender, Positive Campaigning, the Libertarian Publisher and More. - 12/29/11
By Tim Eagan, Deep Cover - 12/29/2011 
By Bill Day, Cagle Cartoons - 12/29/2011 
By Joe Heller, Green Bay Press-Gazette - 12/29/2011 
By Jimmy Margulies, The Record of Hackensack, NJ - 12/29/2011 
By Randall Enos, Cagle Cartoons - 12/29/2011 
By Rick McKee, The Augusta Chronicle - 12/29/2011 
By Rainer Hachfeld, Neues Deutschland, Germany - 12/29/2011 
By Pat Oliphant, December 29, 2011 - I think this is the third Newt "returns" cartoon of the month. 
By Stuart Carlson, December 29, 2011 
By Matt Davies, December 28, 2011 
By Ben Sargent, December 29, 2011 - "Abortion Hysteria" |
Posted by ellisonz | Fri Dec 30, 2011, 02:03 AM (10 replies)
Toons: Makin it with Mitt, Droppin the Ball, The End is Near and More. 12/28/11
By Sorensen, Slowpoke - 12/28/2011 12:00:00 AM 
By Jimmy Margulies, The Record of Hackensack, NJ - 12/28/2011 
By Joe Heller, Green Bay Press-Gazette - 12/28/2011 
By Keefe, The Denver Post - 12/28/2011 
By David Fitzsimmons, The Arizona Star - 12/28/2011 
By Luojie, China Daily, China - 12/27/2011 
By Clay Bennett, December 28, 2011 
By Mike Luckovich, December 27, 2011 
By Mike Luckovich, December 28, 2011 
By Steve Benson, December 28, 2011 
By Drew Sheneman, December 27, 2011 |
Posted by ellisonz | Thu Dec 29, 2011, 01:15 AM (9 replies)
Only 1 in 3 American adults can name all three branches of government...
Sandra Day O'Connor promotes civics education
Retired U.S. Supreme Court justice helped initiate an online program called iCivics because not enough Americans know how government works. By Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times December 27, 2011 Only about a third of American adults can name all three branches of government, and a third can't name any. Fewer than a third of eighth graders could identify the historical purpose of the Declaration of Independence. This slim knowledge of civics — and the potential risk it poses to American democracy — captured the attention of retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. ------ O'Connor launched the effort that became iCivics in 2006, the year she retired from the court. It initially focused on the judicial branch alone, but "it became apparent pretty quickly it was needed across the board," she said. "It's very disturbing," said O'Connor, 81, the first woman to serve on the nation's highest court. "I want to educate several generations of young people so we won't have the lack of public knowledge we have today." http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-civics-20111227,0,3247832.story I think we need to redo the entire educational system and put civics/ethics/history on par with math and the three R's...it's an outrage that new citizens are frankly better educated in this subject than the majority of American citizens. I often run across people who put on the pretense of knowing the issues, but in actuality have very little idea how the government actually works beyond perhaps some sloganeering (Tea Party, Ron Paul people, I'm looking at you), and it's frightening how self-assured they can be. I think the propagation of general hostility towards the political superstructure of this country doesn't help; it just seems to make people more pessimistic and self-assured in their prejudice. What behaviors do you see this ignorance expressing itself in? Teachers  what do you think? Why are we failing so badly? How does this influence American life? How can we change the trend?
For the record, the three branches of government are the Legislative, the Executive, and the Judicial. 
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Posted by ellisonz | Wed Dec 28, 2011, 05:57 AM (65 replies)
Toons: Swine, Dinosaurs, Mystery Elephants and More. -12/27/11
By Taylor Jones, El Nuevo Dia, Puerto Rico - 12/27/2011 
By Joe Heller, Green Bay Press-Gazette - 12/27/2011 
By Milt Priggee, www.miltpriggee.com - 12/27/2011 
By Milt Priggee, www.miltpriggee.com - 12/27/2011 
By Milt Priggee, www.miltpriggee.com - 12/27/2011 
By Brian Fairrington, Cagle Cartoons - 12/27/2011 
By Ted Rall, December 28, 2011 
By Pat Oliphant, December 28, 2011 
By Stuart Carlson, December 27, 2011 
By Ben Sargent, December 28, 2011 |
Posted by ellisonz | Wed Dec 28, 2011, 03:03 AM (10 replies)
LAT: Syria refugees find sanctuary in Libya
Syrians in Tripoli, Libya's capital, wave Syria's old flag during a demonstration to call for President Bashar Assad's ouster. (Mahmud Turkia / AFP/Getty Images / December 9, 2011) Thousands of Syrians have sought refuge in the Libyan city of Benghazi. They arrive by bus daily in the city, which is still recovering from Libya's civil war. By Ruth Sherlock, Los Angeles Times December 26, 2011, 5:46 p.m. Reporting from Benghazi, Libya— Even as it recovers from its recent civil war, Libya is fast becoming a place of sanctuary for thousands of refugees fleeing the bloodshed in Syria. Buses from Damascus, crammed with Syrian families, are arriving daily in the eastern city of Benghazi, the cradle of the effort to oust the late Libyan leader Moammar Kadafi. "Up to 4,000 Syrian families have sought refuge in Libya in the last weeks, and the numbers are increasing every day," said Mohammed Jammal, a Syrian community leader in the city. "The buses arrive full and go back empty. There used to be two a week, but now there are two a day." Crammed full with families and young men, the buses pull into the station at all times of the night after a grueling 41/2-day trip, crossing first into Jordan, then across the Suez Canal, through Egypt and down the long road to Benghazi. http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/africa/la-fg-libya-syria-refugees-20111226,0,4985265.story?track=rssBy The Rats of Libya Salute the Germs of Syria! 
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Posted by ellisonz | Tue Dec 27, 2011, 04:21 AM (0 replies)
Toons: Managing Without, Wrong Paul, Mayan Calender, and More. -12/16/11
By Eric Allie, Caglecartoons.com - 12/26/2011 
By Joe Heller, Green Bay Press-Gazette - 12/26/2011 
By Bill Day, Cagle Cartoons - 12/26/2011 
By John Darkow, Columbia Daily Tribune, Missouri - 12/26/2011 
By Wolverton, Cagle Cartoons - 12/25/2011 
By Taylor Jones, Politicalcartoons.com - 12/24/2011 
By Yaakov Kirschen, Dry Bones - 12/26/2011 
By Iain Green, The Scotsman, Scotland - 12/26/2011 
By Ted Rall, December 26, 2011 
By Glenn McCoy, December 23, 2011 
By Matt Wuerker, December 26, 2011 |
Posted by ellisonz | Tue Dec 27, 2011, 12:45 AM (17 replies)
Toons: Doing Nothing, Parades, a Syrian Cartoonist, and more. 12/23/11
By Kirk Walters, Toledo Blade - 12/23/2011 
By Kirk Walters, Toledo Blade - 12/23/2011 
By Taylor Jones, El Nuevo Dia, Puerto Rico - 12/23/2011 
By RJ Matson, The St. Louis Post Dispatch - 12/23/2011 
By Adam Zyglis, The Buffalo News - 12/23/2011 
By Jimmy Margulies, The Record of Hackensack, NJ - 12/23/2011 
By John Darkow, Columbia Daily Tribune, Missouri - 12/23/2011 
By Randy Bish, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 12/23/2011 
By Randy Bish, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 12/23/2011 
By Bob Englehart, The Hartford Courant - 12/23/2011 
By John Cole, The Scranton Times-Tribune - 12/23/2011 
By Brian Fairrington, Cagle Cartoons - 12/23/2011 
By Ted Rall, December 23, 2011 
By Tom Toles, December 22, 2011 
By Stuart Carlson, December 24, 2011 
By Matt Wuerker, December 22, 2011 Jeff Danziger looks back at the year: http://www.danzigercartoons.com/ Happy Holidays to all the political cartoonists who make the often wretched days of our lives more bearable through the art of laughter. A Special Note:
This holiday season please keep Ali Ferzat, his family, and the people of Syria, who continue to suffer under the brutal regime of Bashar Assad, in your prayers for peace and goodwill among men. Ali Ferzat (Arabic: علي فرزات‎; born 22 June 1951, Hama, Syria), is a renowned Syrian political cartoonist. He has published more than 15,000 caricatures between Syrian, Arab and international newspapers.[1] He serves as the head of the Arab Cartoonists' Association. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Ferzat Ali Farzat on December 10 was a recipient along with 4 other individuals involved in the Arab Spring, including Mohamed Bouazizi, to receive the Sakharov Prize "established in December 1988 by the European Parliament as a means to honour individuals or organisations who have dedicated their lives to the defence of human rights and freedom of thought." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakharov_Prize Ali Ferzat remains in Syria and was not permitted to attend the awards ceremony in Paris on December 14, "He sent a video message expressing his grief and sorrow at the number of victims in Syria which 'increases with every minute.'" http://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/-/world/12354400/eu-parliament-awards-arab-spring-activists/ 
Syrian cartoonist Ali Ferzat poses in his atelier in Damascus, Syria, (AP). His final cartoon before the beating: 
http://www.ali-ferzat.com/ ------- 
By Nate Beeler, The Washington Examiner - 8/29/2011 |
Posted by ellisonz | Sat Dec 24, 2011, 04:24 AM (7 replies)
Strange But True: Ron Paul Thinks The American Civil War Was 'Unnecessary'
Posted by ellisonz | Fri Dec 23, 2011, 07:06 AM (12 replies)
Toons: Making a Point, Make it Stop, Trans-Snax and more. - 12/22/11
By Randall Enos, Cagle Cartoons - 12/22/2011 
By Bill Day, Cagle Cartoons - 12/22/2011 
By Jimmy Margulies, The Record of Hackensack, NJ - 12/22/2011 
By Milt Priggee, www.miltpriggee.com - 12/22/2011 
By John Cole, The Scranton Times-Tribune - 12/22/2011 
By Adam Zyglis, The Buffalo News - 12/22/2011 
By Dave Granlund, Politicalcartoons.com - 12/22/2011 
By Tony Auth, The Philadelphia Inquirer, December 22, 2011 
By Clay Bennett, December 21, 2011 
By Stuart Carlson, December 23, 2011 
By Matt Davies, December 21, 2011 
By Chan Lowe, December 22, 2011 
By Mike Luckovich, December 22, 2011 
By Steve Sack, December 22, 2011 
By Drew Sheneman, December 21, 2011 
By Don Wright, December 22, 2011 |
Posted by ellisonz | Fri Dec 23, 2011, 04:22 AM (8 replies)
