"These Dogs Don't Hunt" Kudos to Jen6 and SoCalDem. Cartoon.

[madfloridian]

This was created by these two folks at DU last year. It has made the rounds,and is posted on several sites. It was reposted today, but buried in another thread. It deserves to be posted on its own merits.
I never noticed last year that Bush is petting the head of the FOX dog. Nor did I notice that the NPR doggies is hiding behind the chair, unsure of its role....as it does not get first pick of the WH spin.
A powerful cartoon.

[leesa]

1. I love this cartoon. Thanks for bringing it back

[Papillon]

2. Another observation

The FOX dog is overweight and the NPR dog is skinny. And the Press Corps is gazing at him with adoration.

[madfloridian]

3. LOL You are right.

There is so much there that I missed last year....the mark of a great piece of art. You appreciate it more when you see it a 2nd time.

[Career Prole]

4. That's cool!

I'm glad you brought it back out...I'd never seen it.
Great job, you two! :hi:

[meow mix]

5. most are just dead-asleep..

others are at least awake but very complacent.

[madfloridian]

17. Yes, they are complacent.

Very much so...satisfied fat cats.

[Lou_C]

6. Some obvervations

MSNBC Has it's back turned
CNN Is rolling over
Time, Newsweek, ABC, NBC, CBS, Washington Post They are all asleep

[DBoon]

8. CNN is in the classic canine submissive pose

It is acknowledging its master.

[question everything]

11. Asleep, or just ignoring Bush? n/t

[Lorien]

14. They are all relaxed in the presence

of their master. They know they'll be well fed and cared for (deregulation, tax breaks, etc.) as long as they lounge dutifully at their master's feet, licking his hand from time to time. Their only quarry is the occational celebrity or outspoken "wackadoo" democrat. Otherwise, they simply await their daily heaping bowls full of tasty Spin, and relax with full, warm bellies.

[madfloridian]

16. That is funny and so true.

"Their only quarry is the occational celebrity or outspoken "wackadoo" democrat." Good one. :evilgrin:

[Straight Shooter]

7. The happiest dogs: Fox News, CNN, and the Press Corps

Nothing has changed :eyes:

Great cartoon!

[rumguy]

9. Faux News is the fattest dog and CNN is the dog rolling

on it's back, tail wagging, trying to get the boy monster's attention...

[Lorien]

10. I think if I were going to redraw it today

The NPR dog would be a little less emaciated. After all, it's been such a GOOD lapdog since the occupation began! Woof!


Thanks Madfloridian!(from another Mad Floridian) :hi:

[VolcanoJen]

12. lol, Jen! So true about NPR.

I'm happy to see your's and SoCal's wonderful work make the rounds again.

:D :D :D

[Lorien]

19. Thanks Jen!

:hi:

I haven't seen SoCalDem on the boards this weekend. I hope she's out having a good time!( I'm stuck at home working :-( )

[No Passaran]

13. thanks for this post

I've missed it's first go-around.
Now I have a chance to save it on my hard drive.

[moondust]

15. One of my very favorites.

Just excellent!! Thanks SoCalDem and Jen6!!

[Lorien]

29. Thank you!

:hi:

I certainly wish it were not as relevant today as it was when it was conceived. :-(

[Eloriel]

18. Absolutely fabulous. Well and richly done.

And so damn, depressingly true. :-(

[SideshowScott]

20. Holy CRAP! SoCalDem and Jen6 did that???

DUHHHH Im a dope!
I thought it was a professoinal cartoonist that did that and its been passed around the web.
That has to be the best political cartoon that ive seen all year and I consider myself a fan of the political cartoons.
The question is why havent they done more!?!?!
On Edit: Hopefully more that show what a bunch of bought and paid for crooks the press has become..Its really sad that one of the things that america has prided itself on was our free press..Now its nothing more than a joke

[Elidor]

21. Jen6 IS a professional

I love the detail of the WH fireplace. It's perfectly rendered, as is the expression on NPR's face.

[SideshowScott]

22. She really is!

That is what I call art! Shes a really good artist with a fine attention to detail.
Encore! Encore!

[Lorien]

26. Actually, I am a professional Illustrator / Animator

going on 20 years now. Though before collaborating with SoCalDem on this 'toon, the last political cartoon I had done was when I was in high school-during the Reagan era, lol! I won a regional political cartoonist award for that one.:-)

If you've seen movies like "Beauty and the Beast" and "Aladdin", then you've seen my work before. I've worked for the mouse for the past 15 years, though oddly enough, I've never liked drawing cartoons (the "These dogs don't hunt" drawing was meant to seem more "New Yorker" in style than Disney). My personal work has always been more realistic (I'm a big fan of N.C. Wyeth, Howard Pyle, J.C. Lyendecker, etc.) Like this illustration for a children's book that I'm working on:


I guess I haven't done more political cartoons for the same reason that I haven't finished my book; I'm fried from drawing by the end of the day. Making a living is much tougher now than it was during the Clinton era; the corporations want a lot more work for a lot less money. :-(

[SideshowScott]

53. WOW Jen Great work!

Im sorry but I caught the Disney Influence in your work..When you said you worked for Disney I was like " I knew it!" But thats not a bad thing at all Jen..In your painting i could tell the Wyeth infulence in your painting..Are you a fan of Norman Rockwell just wondering.
You have amazing talent Jen id deffanlty like to see more of your work

[Lorien]

54. Thanks SideshowScott!

No, not a real fan of Rockwell's, but we share an admiration for J.C. Leyendecker (a big influence on Rockwell's work). I did have dinner once with Rockwell's nephew at the National cartoonist society awards though, lol!(He's also an artist, and was taught by his uncle!)

Yeah, it's tough to ditch the Disney look after so many years with the company. I often wonder what my illustration would look like without it. This little Meerkat had to be repainted several years after "The Lion king" came out, because it looked even more like Timon when I first painted it, just two years after the film.(I used the same live model that my friend Mike Surrey used when animating Timon; a little female meerkat of the same name that belonged to a mutual friend of ours).

[oblivious]

23. Powerful all right. We want more!

I'm amazed at the number of people, no matter what educational level, who are far more affected by a cartoon like this than by a superb column on the same topic by someone like Paul Krugman.

[SoCalDem]

24. NPR puppy is skinny , and scared..

Jen6 is a great artist :) She nailed my idea perfectly :)

[Lorien]

25. I'll be happy to do another collaboration someday

you're the wit, I'm just the pen. ;-)

[SoCalDem]

27. The thought is NOTHING without the pen , my dear

:)

[madfloridian]

30. Kick for a reminder of what we face in the media.

:hi:

[Judi Lynn]

28. Kick. New DU'ers should see this!

:kick: :kick: :kick:

[KoKo]

31. So glad to see a repost of this! Just to make sure I don't lose it,

I've bookmarked. Jen and So-Cal, have you thought about submitting this somewhere? In the old days it would have been a great New Yorker cartoon, but sadly given the topic I guess they might not appreciate it.

Still, the climate is getting ripe for someone to maybe give you guys some $$$$'s for this.

(Just my mercenary heart thinking of you guys) :toast:

[Lorien]

37. It ran in a N. Hollywood paper

I can't remember the name of it. One of those independent weeklies that is no longer independent, from what I recall. Didn't get any $$$ for it, though (which is OK-the message is what counts).

[SiouxJ]

32. Ah yes! A Jen classic!

So much talent - it's not fair!

:hi:

[Lorien]

33. Thanks Sioux! It was SoCalDem's idea

I just put it on paper. :hi:

[Lou_C]

35. I love your drawing

Have you submitted it to any newspaper outside of the USA?

I have another idea also if you do more drawings.

Sell them at the Democratic Convention and give Kerry one.

[Bozita]

34. Add a Judith Miller dog to bring the toon up to date ...

... and make sure the dog looks like a whore.

[blm]

36. LOL...a conceited dog with a page boy?

.

[Lorien]

38. What does she look like?

anyone have a photo?

[Bozita]

39. whole buncha photos here

http://images.google.com/images?q=%22Judith+Miller%22+New+York+Times&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi

I've also got a suggestion for the placement of this new dog's nose.

[madfloridian]

40. LOL Bozita.

:yourock:

[Lorien]

42. Bitch's (using the term properly here) nose would

indeed be brown. Maybe a shar pei or pug? Definitely a lap dog!

[Bozita]

45. poodle ... to show kinship to Tony Blair.

Hang some beads around its neck. Pop a nice bow on its ass. Voila!

[Lou_C]

41. Can you do one on the right wing loudmouths

Ann Colter Skinny Afghan Dog..she kind of looks like one
Rush Rotweiller or Pit-bull that has spit coming out of it's mouth
O'Reilly Rat Terrier
Hannity What dog is known to be dumb that steals food? Hmm???

[Lorien]

43. Hannity; a jackal or hyena

they're scavengers. :evilgrin:

[Lou_C]

44. I love it Jen6...here's another one

Matthews A hound of some type that is humping * leg.

Oh I got it a Mississippi Leg Hound LOL.

[SoCalDem]

46. Title.. "The Dogs of War "

Hannity would have to be the "Lead Dog"...

Of course we know where the others' noses would all be :)

Maybe an Ididirod moment..with W as the musher :)

[Lorien]

47. Lol! Another great idea SoCalDem!

:loveya:

[madfloridian]

48. Ok, you two. We are awaiting the next one.

:hi:

[KoKo]

49. Gotta Kick for the After 5 Crowd! It's too good just looking at those

doggies to let this one head to "archives."

Delicious!

[guajira]

50. This is Better the Second Time Around!

Thanks for re-posting!!

[Lou_C]

51. This thread needs a kick for our talented Jen6 & SoCalDem

:kick:

[anarchy1999]

52. A Kick STRAIGHT TO THE TOP!!!!!!!

Kudos to SoCalDem and Jen6

Best ever!!!!!!!!

By the way, I guess, Happy Anniversary, you two.