The only bright spot for Will Smith from Chris Rockās Netflix special, Selective Outrage, is that he knows at least one person watched āEmancipationā.
I pulled up Netflix Saturday night without any idea of what I was going to watch, which is a typical Saturday night for me now that Iām old and single. The first thing to pop up was Chris Rockās live special, āSelective Outrage.ā If I heard about this special coming up beforehand, I forgot. Since I didnāt have anything specific in mind to watch (more Community, IT Crowd, The Good Place?), I decided to check out Rockās special which was coming live from Baltimore. I pulled it up during the pre-show.
The comedians during the pre-show were praising Rock and talking about how he was on fire and bringing his A-game, which to me was like when Trump announced his campaign for the 2024 presidential electionā¦
I drew this Friday before I had the idea for my last cartoon on DeSantis that also featured Trump and Mickey. That cartoon was on the Florida bill that would require bloggers to register with the state if they write about elected officials. This cartoon is more about Trump versus DeSantis for the Republican nomination.
There were two Republican conventions over the weekend that featured dueling speeches and messages from Trump and DeSantis. Trump spoke and lied at CPAC while DeSantis spoke at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. But there was another speech (of sorts) over the weekend that I found contrasted with what Trump said that I found more interesting, and youāll see that in the cartoon Iāll post later today.
You got that right!! … “All the comments Iāve heard from Republicans about this leak have omitted the phrase, ālow confidence.ā Quite frankly, I have low confidence in Republicans.”
Some people may not get this cartoon, maybe even some who understand the issue. I hate to explain cartoons and I donāt write these blogs to explain my cartoons. If my cartoons donāt stand on their own, then they shouldnāt require help. But, Iām gonna blog about the issue anyway.
For the past three years, the theory that the coronavirus leaked out of a Wuhan laboratory, whether intentionally or accidentally, was mostly regarded as a conspiracy theory. Last week, FBI Director Christopher Wray (a Trump appointee) said the bureau believes Covid-19 āmost likelyā originated in a āChinese government-controlled labā. The Department of Energy has made the same assessment but with ālow confidence.ā
The theory that covid-19 leaked from a lab is popular with Republicans. Trump ordered an investigation, not into the cause of covid, but just to focus on the lab leak theory. Itās the belief that the virus leakedā¦
More shyte from FloriDUH … if you are a blogger here, where I live!! — “I havenāt read that this bill, if passed, would apply to bloggers outside of Florida. Maybe its author doesnāt understand he canāt legislate beyond his stateās borders. But I have half a mind to move to Florida just to challenge this bullshit bogus fascist legislation. But even without being in Florida, I need to care about this because Florida is still a part of the United States. Also, DeSantis is planning to run for president and Iām sure if elected, heāll push his fascism nationwide.
Not in my America. When you go after bloggers and freedom of speech, youāre coming after me. You wanna fight? You got one. And if you think the mouse was tough, you havenāt tangled with a political cartoonist yet.”
This isnāt really happening, is it? Florida isnāt really going to force bloggers to register with the state if they criticize state officials, is it?
It is if fascist-loving Republican state senator Jason Brodeur has his way.
Hey, Republicans, if you want people to stop accusing you of being fascists then maybe quit the fascism. Hmm? And make no mistake about it, this is fascism at its very core. Did you know that bloggers in Russia with over 3,000 readers must register with the state? That way itās easier for them to find you when itās time to throw you off a building.
This bill is titled āInformation Dissemination,ā which is bizarre coming from the party of election lies. The legislation states, āIf a blogger posts to a blog about an elected state officer and receives, or will receive, compensation for that post, the blogger must register with the appropriateā¦
I’ve been wondering … what about Kamala? … “Vice President Kamala Harris isnāt front-and-center in the news very often, but that doesnāt mean she isnāt working.”
Vice President Kamala Harris isnāt front-and-center in the news very often, but that doesnāt mean she isnāt working.Ā Like President Biden, she quietly goes about her job rather than spend her time on a media blitz trying to keep her face on everyoneās news feed as some politicians do on a daily basis. Ā And, like the president, she is often the subject of criticism.
Donna Brazile, a political analyst who I have long admired, is a professor and contributor to ABC News, and she has written a thoughtful assessment of VP Harris that I found enlightening.Ā Certainly we all hope that President Biden remains hale and hearty throughout his presidency, but regardless of age, things sometimes happen to the human body, so we need to know more about the person who would step into his shoes if he were to die or become unable to fulfill his duties.Ā Ms. Brazileā¦
Sorry, kids, but Iām running late today so just enjoy this cartoon. No time to blog. CNN needs me.
Music note:Ā I listened to Queen again.
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