About Obama and My Politics
In case anyone reading this needs further explanation my problem with the president is based on several things. The fact that he’s a Democrat, or black has nothing to do with it. I don’t care about either things, I only care about the merits a president has. Obama has none that I can see.
Firstly, he’s a fraud.
Secondly, he’s a liar.
Thirdly, he’s incompetent and a spendthrift.
I could go on, and have but I hate to repeat myself. So let me make something really clear to those who are confused on the subject. I am not a Republican. I am an Independent. I have always been an independent. This article explains why I don’t put stock in the team
sports mentality of politics.
Those people who think my cartoons are proof I am a “neo-con”, “republican”, et al are deluded. I am mocking the president and the press because they are fakes and they deserve our scorn. Artists should speak truth to power, to use an annoying cliche. Those “artists” who do suck up art in favor of the establishment (eg Obama and his agenda) are nothing more than shills for the state. They are toadies of the powerful. I, on the other hand, am a true counter-culture radical because I am going against the grain. I am fighting the power structure in my own way.
The so called lefties who think they are sticking it to the man are in fact bending over for, and being stuck by the man on a regular basis. Sans lubrication.
The state isn’t your friend. Politicians are not wise. Witness this clown act. This guy actually makes decisions regarding our military. Impressed much?
People who look to Democrats as being on their side are only fooling themselves. As for my politics, I hate politics. I see it for what it is and have no illusions about it. Politicians aren’t my heroes. I judge them by their deeds, not their words. As should we all.
They work for us. Those who forget that need to go.
Still Working On Eisners
I decided to delay my Eisners article because we’re still working out some of the details of the nominations. There’s a process of tiding up involved after the judges vote for who’s nominated, some of the vote tallies are recounted and found to be different than first thought so a few recounts are needed because there are ties.
So I will write that article soon. In the mean time I have to say 2009 was an outstanding year. A lot of great books I might never have known about but for being involved with this process. I recommend seeking out the books that are nominated if you haven’t heard of them. There are many more than didn’t even make the cut, alas.
People who bitch about not being nominated have no idea how hard it is to even get a nomination. I hope my next article on the subject will at least enlighten them a bit.
It was a great experience to be involved this year. I recommend it to anyone if you are asked. They usually pick a retailer, a professional, a reviewer, a librarian and some other related person. This year we had an academic, Craig Fischer, an associate professor of English at Appalachian State University, where he teaches courses on film and comics. Everyone was very fair minded and we were all very conscious of trying to give everyone a fair shot.
The list should go up in a few weeks, I imagine.
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