Okay, this is just pissing me off.

[Shadowen]

I always knew that Johnny Hart, who writes the comic strip B.C., was something of a fundamentalist with regards to religion. Occasionally, he does a funny bit, too.

In recent weeks, however, I wonder if he's done his nut. Fallen off his rocker. Gone 'round the twist. At the very least, he's shifted from the occasional inaccurate commentary on religion (I can think of one of the top of my head, but which I don't know how to find right now, and one that's iffy).


I don't recall George Bush ever using the word "forgiveness". And I'm not just talking about the debates.


...I was unaware that Iraq was a "good thing". To say nothing of calling Kerry a man without a plan. And the casual addressing of a female character (whose official name, IIRC, is "Fat Broad") as Babe.


Oh, how subtle. Yes, he truly is the king of subtlety. Indeed, there is no one subtler. Except the grand high poobah of subtlety, Lewis Black.

That was sarcasm, in case it was too subtle for you, Johnny.


...this from someone who writes "who gaves us--the interrobang"? To say nothing of the fact that I don't recall Kerry ever using the word. Or...anyone, for that matter. Of course, I'm Canadian, and our media actually use English.


U.N. bashing; another favored tactic of the Rethugs.


And this one's just plain dumb. Perhaps I'm just paranoid by this point, but it seems to be mocking John Kerry's "I have a plan for Iraq that I refuse to reveal unless I'm elected/after the election". Besides, as I recall, it was a professor from Bob Jones University who said (I think it was on Crossfire), "That's a universal negative. Can you prove that?"


Hm. Not much to complain about in this one--I even like the main punchline--but I wonder if he feels, like Ann Coulter, that God gave us Earth to "rape".


He's not even trying anymore. Fix Anno's dialogue and this could easily be two people in For Better Or For Worse, Born Loser, (if they were, God forbid, right-leaning) Opus, or Doonesbury.


Once again, ladies and gentlemen, the king of subtlety.

[drhilarius]

1. It is appropriate, however,...

that this right wing bullshit is coming out of the mouths of cavemen.

[Dem2theMax]

2. So glad to hear that he's driving someone else nuts besides me!

Today's was the last straw. And there it is. The 'wrong wing' one.

All I can say is that thank God my newspaper, RW rag that it is, does carry OPUS, Doonesbury, Non Sequitur, Bizarro and La Cucaracha. All of those comics are left leaning or totally fallen down on the left side. Especially Non Sequitur. He goes after * all the time. I love it. I'm ready for Johnny Hart to retire.

[NoMoreMrNiceGuy]

3. What? You're jumping at shadows...it was a put down of politicians

in general....I saw no partisianship there....only read the first few though since they aren't funny.

[Bronco69]

5. You saw no partisanship?

Wow! Keep reading.

[Cabbage]

4. You need some fresh air

It's a comic strip. You will get through this crisis. Take a walk today. Get outside. You need fresh air.

[praxiz]

6. Uhm, dude.

I see mostly bipartisan politician-bashing here. You are indeed paranoid and overreacting :) In most of the cartoons, I didn't even see how Kerry could be associated with the joke.

[T Town Jake]

7. I agree with your analysis, but you spoil it...

...(for me) with this gratuitous statement: Of course, I'm Canadian, and our media actually use English.
Such snide bon mots are unnecessary, IMO.

[Dogmudgeon]

8. Old hat -- sadly

Hart has his inspired moments, but every few weeks, he has a major brain fart and dishes up a sour-tasting political cartoon -- not harsh enough to satisfy the mouth-foamers, but devoid of the subtlety and "nuance" that us elitist intellectual libbruls enjoy.

And "Fat Broad" is his running commentary on feminism. Somebody ought to apologize to Mort Walker for raking him over the coals for Ms. Buxley. Walker at least owned up to his idiocy and improved Ms. Buxley's character (then his son Chip took over the strip due to Walker's declining health).

But "Fat Broad" is just an ugly stereotype. I guess we should be grateful that Hart hasn't concocted a greedy Jewish character with big lips and nose.

--bkl

[ever_green]

9. I never did find that comic funny

Wow, it's been awhile since I've read that cartoon, it is very biased, thank goodness we have some clever cartoons on our side.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

10. Is Hart still around?

Mort Walker talked of him in "Backstage at the Strips" and I thought he was Walker's contemporary, which would make him in his 70s at the youngest. Walker talked about how Hart and his crew would get plastered before they started their writing sessions for the cartoons, so I'm wondering about the condition of Hart's liver as well as his mind.