DarylCagle.comAnother big week in news has come and gone, leaving our terrific stable of cartoonists to weigh in stories like Weiner’s resignation, Obama’s “focus” on jobs and Newt Gingrich’s epic campaign implosion.
So stop texting pictures to your friends, and click here to view The Week in Political Cartoons slideshow.
Every week, we put together the 20 best political cartoons into one giant slideshow for your viewing pleasure. In a news week dominated by Weiner, we forget that we also saw the passing of Dr. Kevorkian, learned about Paul Revere from Sarah Palin, found out that cell phones cause cancer and much more.
Click here to view our Week in Political Cartoons slideshow.
When a big story breaks, like a married congressmen tweeting tawdry pictures of himself across the internet, nearly every cartoonist will jump at the opportunity to commit something funny and pointed to paper. We have such a large roster of cartoonists that appear on Cagle.com, sometimes great new cartoons will continue to stream in days after the news initially breaks.
In terms of Weiner’s wiener, I already did one blog post commenting on a handful of funny cartoons that had come in, including my own. But we’ve received so many addition funny cartoons, I thought a second round-up was warranted.
Despite his vows to stay in office, Scranton Times-Tribune cartoonist John Cole sums up his thoughts about Weiner’s future in politics…
Salt Lake Tribune cartoonist Pat Bagley reminds up why these guys serve the public in the first place…
Where Adam Zyglis of the Buffalo News thinks politicians have developed too fat a finger for their smartphones…
Pulitzer Prize-winner Mike Keefe of the Denver Post tries to capture the possible mindset of a lewd twitterer…
David Fitzsimmons of the Arizona Star explores the marriage vows of a modern America politican…
While my friend Sandy Huffaker graphically hits the Weiner story right on the nose…
It’s been an odd spectacle watching news coverage of New York Rep. Anthony Weiner, as he fields questions about a lewd photograph that was sent from his Twitter account to a 21-year-old college student. Weiner claims his Twitter account was hacked, but when asked directly whether the bulging boxers in question were his, Weiner said that he couldn’t say “with certitude” that it wasn’t.
A politician with the last name Weiner unable to deny a lewd photo was him? That’s all cartoonists need to run away with the story.
Here’s my take…
I thought it was particularly funny that St. Louis Post-Dispatch cartoonist R.J. Matson would drag the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile into this…
Taylor Jones‘ caricature of Weiner’s misplaced briefs made me laugh…
As did this cartoon by Eric Allie showcasing Weiner as an “unintentional” flasher…
Unfortunately, as Washington Examiner cartoonist Nate Beeler notes, Weiner can’t say a lot “with certitude” these days…
Meanwhile, the tune Joe Heller of the Green Bay Press-Gazette came up with is bound to get stuck in your head…
Pittsburgh Times-Tribune cartoonist Randy Bish helps keep our lunch meats separate…
Sadly, Weiner is only the latest in a long line of Congressmen that have over-exposed themselves, as Adam Zyglis of the Buffalo News notes…
They may all be “Congressional Weenies,” but he’s still the only true Weiner in Congress.
