This Modern World: Middle-Man strikes back!

[meegbear]

What better way to take on his arch-rivals than with an apology?



http://www.salon.com/entertainment/comics/this_modern_world/2010/12/07/this_modern_world

[Ichingcarpenter]

1. Tom Tomorrow always Rocks

as does this one.

K/N

[LWolf]

2. Nails it. Unfortunately. nt

[trotsky]

3. Mister Orange and the Human Turtle!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Yavin4]

36. The OP Should Have Warned Folks at Work

Spontaneous hysterical laughter at one's cubicle is frowned upon.

[rasputin1952]

46. That was the part I liked...

:D

[Starry Messenger]

4. Who do you think DL's secret mundane alter-ego is?

He has Krugman's beard, but we've never seen Krugman wearing glasses in public. It could be a disguise in reverse.

[donco6]

10. Looks sorta Thom Hartman-ish

Maybe a mash-up of several people.

[Starry Messenger]

12. I'm sure you're right.

I did like the idea of Krugman in the green suit though. ;)

[K8-EEE]

61. +1

[trumad]

11. It's Eric Alterman.

[immoderate]

34. Looks right to me.

--imm

[xchrom]

5. recommend

[Gman]

6. The Human Turtle... LOL!

[meow mix]

7. lol

too funny about died laughin

[TexasObserver]

8. Tragically accurate.

[Mimosa]

9. Yet that PIG O'Lielly is caling Obama a 'Leftist' right now

On Fox "Business." (I accidentally clicked on it instead of MNBC.)

[HughBeaumont]

13. Yeah, giving the rich every single goddamned thing they want is being a "leftist".

Amazing. Up is down. I'd hate to see what his idea of "right wing" is.

[Ganja Ninja]

14. And they'll be blaming him and the Democratic party for the $700 billion increase in the deficit.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

15. Count on it.

[Buns_of_Fire]

16. Well, of course. *looking at watch* In 3... 2... 1...

Are Yurtle and Boner that transparent, or are the people around here just well above the curve, national-intelligence-speaking?

Okay, so the nation as a whole just had their asses handed to them. It seems that now would be a good time for Democrats to start mentioning "Okay, your good buddies got you a tax cut. Now let me tell you just what that's gonna cost you and here's what's coming down the road..."

They won't, of course. Just dreaming.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

17. Didn't take any time at all:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x9710181

[liberation]

41. Well, that narrative has worked wonders to shift the "center" rightwards for the past 4 decades...

... current "centrist" in the USA would have no issue agreeing with a bunch of things Mussolini brought policy/economic wise, without the high cadence marches and the silly hats.

So O'reilly may be correct, with the new and improved frame of reference Obama may be a "leftist." But so is anyone to the left of Il Duce. Incidentally "Duce" and "douche" sound very similar.

[abelenkpe]

52. sad but true. nt

[Foo Fighter]

55. If I have to put up with fascism, I at least want the

high cadence marches and silly hats. To deprive us of that much is truly going too far.

The so-called "left" in this country would be considered hard-right in most European countries.

[BrklynLiberal]

68. The repuke talking heads NEVER relied on facts. Why start now.

And I guess they cannot come out and gloat. That would make it more obvious how good this "deal" is for the repukes.

[somone]

18. That's exactly what happened

[myrna minx]

19. K&R n/t

[bvar22]

20. I predict 500 recs by midnight.

:patriot:

[Ichingcarpenter]

24. Only 57 but I'm giving it a Kick N/t

[somone]

21. He now owes them another apology

for giving them only 300% and not 500% of what they want

[frylock]

22. kix0r

[Hell Hath No Fury]

23. Nailed it!

:applause:

[gratuitous]

25. Middle Man finds his fighting spirit

And those of you who voted for him had better check yourselves before you wreck yourselves.

Isn't it weird how you hand your opponent such a potent weapon when he knows you won't walk away from a negotiation? The Republicans know that the Democrats won't just say, "Fine. Let all the tax cuts lapse. It'll be on your pointy little heads, and we'll get some much-needed revenue from your fatcat benefactors to fund some more job-creating programs." But no.

[whatchamacallit]

26. Man... K&R (nt)

[Jakes Progress]

27. Ouch. Just ouch.

That's gotta hurt. But I suppose they keep this stuff from the pres.

[progressoid]

28. I'd laugh if it weren't so true.

k/r

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

29. Quick!! Accuse Tom Tomorrow of not using a condom!!

[hay rick]

56. Maybe he used one but it Leaked.

[Safetykitten]

30. The Human Turtle! Excellent cartoon.

[Greyhound]

31. K&R&LOL. n/t

[badgerpup]

32. Wish I could rec this more than once...

So I'll do what I can and :kick: it so that others can see it and rec.

[Hissyspit]

33. Morning cartoon predicts afternoon press conference?

[asdjrocky]

35. That's my Obama! nt

[Bluenorthwest]

37. Tom is a genius

This is just so spot on.

[Raster]

38. 109

:kick:

[Martin Eden]

39. LIFE IMITATES ART

Or is it the other way around?

[JBoy]

40. In case anyone wants to make an avatar of "Dissatisfied Left" guy:

[BrklynLiberal]

69. thanks!!

[customerserviceguy]

42. Mister Orange and the Human Turtle

That's what cracked me up about this cartoon. The rest of it made me pretty sad.

I don't think we've seen anything yet. In a month, today will be one of the good old days.

[ProudDad]

43. K&R (n/t)

[OwnedByFerrets]

44. Too true to be funny

[Winston Wolf]

45. It's Nearly A Laugh...

...but it's really a cry.

[rasputin1952]

47. LOL...Turtle Man...

[JDPriestly]

48. Absolutely accurate.

[midnight]

49. K&R...

[hay rick]

50. Homophobe John couldn't have given them more.

For a moment I almost forgot that we WON the election.

Funny thing is, winning feels exactly like losing.

[Nothing Without Hope]

51. True genius. Not only is the political satire dead on right,

He even included Obama's ears! Mister Orange and Turtle Man - no one could mistake them.

[laughingliberal]

53. K & R nt

[valerief]

54. Ha! President Harry Whittington. "I'm sorry my face got in the way of your bullet." nt

[nashville_brook]

57. Holy crap that's spot on - NO COMPROMISE with you nasty lefties!

For the far right, though, NO problem! Anything you want....anything else would be uncivil.

[liberation]

65. Not only uncivil, but unrealistic....

... don't forget that.

Remember, "realistic" is now defined now by what the GOP wants and needs. Everything changed after 9/11 even reality...

[Poboy]

58. recommend!

[bullwinkle428]

59. Holy telegraph, Batman! It's like he had a crystal ball and could

see the news conference before it actually happened!

K&R.

[Rex]

60. Ain't it funny how the DFHs never get what they want and the Repukes

get about everything they want!?

[ZombieHorde]

62. Funny. nt

[COLGATE4]

63. K&R. Ouch! Way too close to the truth. Painful.

[dreamnightwind]

64. rec #221

Too sad to laugh at this one, but I rec'd it up just because it deserves it.

Truth is, for me, it's much too kind. I don't buy that he gets out-maneuvered by the Repubs. I think he's part of their dratted diabolical master-plan to deliver all the wealth and power to the rich.

Seriously, pretty much everything he does only serves to facilitate the already insane transfer of wealth upward. There's usually some small, insulting bone he can point to as a gift to his "base". Now he's looking at bringing Roger Altman (Lehman) into this economic team, I'm sure that will fix things, NOT!

It's gonna be a rough 2 years, doesn't look any better after that, either.

[Norrin Radd]

66. kr

[BrklynLiberal]

67. Perfect. in so many ways. LOVE McConnell as Turtleman

[racaulk]

70. Freaking genius and spot on, as always.

Master Orange and The Human Turtle.

:spray:

K&R!

[Poboy]

71. .

[QC]

72. Sensible, pragmatic kick.

:kick:

[yurbud]

73. Kick and a half

[QC]

74. And again! n/t

[yurbud]

75. and....again!