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Mitt Romney: U.S. Senate Hopeful, U.S. Senate Huckster (3)
Latest in our ever-expanding series As someone said about the blizzard of Barackaphernalia at the 2008 Obama inauguration, “When Americans want to celebrate, they turn to merchandise.” But Mitt Romney (R-Wherever) is getting downright pushy about merchandising in his nascent … Continue reading
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Editorial Cartoonists Think Alike About Eric Garner Decision
In the wake of the New York grand jury’s decision not to indict Officer Daniel Pantaleo in the choking death of Eric Garner, the hardworking staff noted similar treatment by two editorial cartoonists. Dan Wasserman, Boston Globe: Bill Bramhall, New … Continue reading
WQOM Catholic Radio Billboard: Try ‘God Damn’
The billboard that WQOM Catholic Radio posted earlier this month has gotten the local station plenty of attention. Start with this report in the Boston Pilot: Radio station launches ‘Try God’ billboard campaign BOSTON — 1060 AM WQOM Catholic Radio is launching … Continue reading
Is The Herald’s Jerry Holbert Clipping The Globe’s Dan Wasserman?
First off, let’s stipulate – as they say on Law & Order – that Boston is lucky to be not only a Two-Daily Town, but also a Two-Editorial-Cartoonist Town. And we have a couple of really good ones – Jerry Holbert at … Continue reading
Boston Editorial Cartoonists Enter WeinerWorld
Boston is blessed not only with two daily newspapers, but with two very talented editorial cartoonists: Dan Wasserman at the Boston Globe, and Jerry Holbert at the Boston Herald. (You can count on two hands the number of daily newspapers … Continue reading
It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Globe And Herald Editorial Cartoonists Agree!)
Stop the presses! The Boston Globe’s Dan Wasserman and the Boston Herald’s Jerry Holbert had the same line on the first presidential debate. Details at IGTLTDT.
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Dan Wasserman Channels Tom Toles (Eric Fehrnstrom Edition)
Boston Globe editorial cartoonist Dan Wasserman had a Tom Toles moment in yesterday’s edition: Compare and contrast in clear idiomatic English: Conclusion: We’re lucky a handful of papers still employ editorial cartoonists. And we’re lucky to have Wasserman and Toles.
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Tagged Boston Globe, Dan Wasserman, editorial cartoons, Tom Toles, Washington Post
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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Tim Cahill Indictment Edition II)
The local dailies make a mountain out of a Cahill, Day Two. Start with this Boston Globe front-page thumbsucker: Cahill faced fine line on government advertising In politics, all the world’s a campaign stage, particularly for incumbents. Officeholders enjoy the … Continue reading
BCAE, Boston Globe Don’t Get ‘Fuzzy’
Saturday’s Boston Globe G section featured a cover story on 1) this weekend’s annual meeting of the National Cartoonists Society taking place in Boston, and 2) the exhibit “One Fine Sunday in the Funny Pages” currently at the Boston Center … Continue reading
Osama Bin Laden Sleeps With The Fishes
Boston Globe editorial cartoon from the formidable Dan Wasserman: Full disclosure: Terrorists give me a haddock.
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Tagged 72 sturgeons, Boston Globe, Dan Wasserman, Osama Bin Laden
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