Tom Toles on Al Gore's Endorsement of Howard Dean in today's WP

[flpoljunkie]

[JackSwift]

1. OH! I get it! The WP says that Al Gore is gay!

What a novel insult to Gore. See, the WP hadn't thrown every insult in the book at Gore! They have more Gore hatred that we hadn't even thought they might insult him with gratuitously.

[ProfessorPlum]

2. Gore can't catch a break

This guy is the most abused politician I've seen come down the pike in a long time. Absolutely hated by the right. Death from a thousand cuts from the left.

The hell of it is, he is a much better executive than we deserve as a nation. Smart, thoughtful, forward-thinking. The President-in-exile is looking better and better to me, through tired eyes that are weary from viewing the Chimpmeister run this Republic into the ground.

Even Toles, who is normally great, can't help but get a dig in here.

[glitch]

3. Amazing isn't it

All the crap going on and so much time and effort devoted to whining about Gore endorsing someone.

I don't imagine he meant it to be another distraction, but it looks like that's what everyone is going to make of it. I haven't yet decided who I am going to support for the nomination, but I understand his urgent call to get us to focus.

Way too forward-thinking, sadly.

[ProfessorPlum]

4. Actually, part of the timing may have been to distract

from Dim Son signing the Medicare Privatization Act, which is fine with me. I'm just amazed at the vitriol the media keeps in reserve for Gore. Much as in this cartoon, it's not directed so much at Dean, but at Gore, who "we"'ve been taught to love to hate. He is the object of our Two Minute Hate.

[Feanorcurufinwe]

5. The point of the cartoon is that Gore is irrelevant.

His endorsement of Dean is more of an attempt to boost himself by hopping on the bandwagon than anything else.

[ProfessorPlum]

6. Yes, its that rotten old Gore again

we can't say enough bad things about him.

I wonder why Democrats keep losing elections?

Oh well, time to make more typey-typey at DemocraticUnderground!

[Feanorcurufinwe]

7. Who said Gore is rotten? Why put words in my mouth?

[ProfessorPlum]

8. Sorry,

I meant "it's that _irrelevant_ old Gore again".

[Feanorcurufinwe]

10. Gore is as relevant as

every other Presidential candidate who never made it into the White House.

[AP]

11. funny.

very funny.

[helleborient]

13. So Gary Hart's endorsement of Kerry is counted there...

I'm glad you agree it is irrelevant as well.

[Feanorcurufinwe]

16. I agree that Gore is about as relevant as Hart, yes.

[polpilot]

21. & Beetle Bailey is as relevant as..Napoleon? VP Gore = 'Skipper' Hart?

I'd say the world media coverage of a Gore endorsement v. the media coverage of a Hart endorsement would be just a tad bit different and Hart's endorsement would be just a tad less interesting...or effective & would not carry the same impact on this particular presidential race...I'd say that.

Dean '04...The New Democratic Leader of The NEW Democratic Party.

[Feanorcurufinwe]

23. Is Sally Worth as relevant as Genghis Kahn?

Dagwood Bumstead and Winston Churchill?

:wtf:

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[chimpymustgo]

9. Fean, you figured it out. It's a funny bit.

Toles is always on the one.

[helleborient]

12. So did you think Gore was irrelevant before the endorsement?

Did you cheer any of his recent speeches?

[Feanorcurufinwe]

17. Yeah the speeches recently were good

but I'm not the only one around here who wondered why he didn't talk that way when he was campaigning. As to how relevant they were, well it was big news here at DU, but the general media did not really report what he said. Maybe Gore is still thinking of running in 08 but I think it's a fantasy.

Oh, by the way, I said the point of the cartoon was that Al Gore is irrelevant. I didn't say that I think Al Gore is irrelevant. Somehow I got sucked into defending the statement 'Al Gore is irrelevant.' I didn't make that statement and I don't wish to defend it.

[helleborient]

19. They were top headlines on Yahoo plus full-page text advertising in

USA Today...hmmm, I suppose those reading the highest circulation newspaper and the most popular single page on the web ignored them.

[Feanorcurufinwe]

22. Those Yahoo articles did not accurately report what Gore said.

None of the media did. The only way to find out was to download the speech transcripts. So what else is new.

[helleborient]

25. Make sure you don't reference any media in support of Kerry...

Because the media are always wrong. At least that's what I read here...so any positives about Kerry must definitely be wrong.

[Feanorcurufinwe]

27. Your comments are so stupid and spiteful.

I just don't get it. Why make an argument out of everything? The media didn't report what Gore said in his speeches accurately. Are you denying that? What does it have to do with the " the media are always wrong " ?
Who said that? What is your point other than the fact that you like to argue? Are you over 16? If so, why don't you act that way?

[PAMod]

18. Gore is irrelevant, but Gary Hart is not?

I only ask this because a few months back when Hart came out for Kerry, it was lauded as a major endorsement coup.

[Feanorcurufinwe]

28. This is a cartoon about Gore and Dean, Gary Hart isn't in it.

If you don't like the message of the cartoon, perhaps you should write Tom Toles and tell him so.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

14. It's a joke, people!

It's an allusion to Gore's appearance on Saturday Night Live when he and Tipper lip-locked for an incredibly long time.

Toles is a good guy, one of my favorite cartoonists, and not a Dem basher.

[helleborient]

15. I agree...only some of the responses are doing the Dem bashing (n/t)

[chimpymustgo]

20. Lydia, thanks for EXPLAINING it, LOL.

It's really not that subtle - I'm surprised so many Deanies didn't get it.

The Kiss.
Gore hitching his wagon to Dean's star.
(and the little civil unions aside)

Very clever.

[ProfessorPlum]

24. DOH!

(sound of palm smacking forehead)

Of course - the kiss. I think that was actually at the DNC convention, wasn't it? Here I thought Toles was being bitchy.

[Ediacara]

29. ya, I found it funny

The Kiss is obviously an allusion to Al and Tipper's five minute long kidd from the convention and later replay on SNL.

"Ok, Ok, Al, I accept your endorsement." sounds like something a straight man who had just been kissed passionately would say.

IT'S FUNNY!