David Rees is a freelance wine consultant and budding fashion-industry insider who lives on the cutting edge of innovation and style.

David was working a crummy magazine job when Operation: Enduring
Freedom inspired him to make his cartoon "Get Your War On." The satire about the war on terrorism became an internet phenomenon. Sales of the two GYWO books have raised almost $100,000 for land mine removal in western Afghanistan.

The final, comprehensive collection of GYWO comics was published by Soft Skull Press. It's called "GET YOUR WAR ON: The definitive account of the war on terror, 2001 - 2008," and it's great. You can buy it on amazon.

Blog Entries by David Rees

Is Mark Sanford America's First Emo Governor?

43 Comments | Posted June 25, 2009 | 01:26 PM (EST)



If you're a late-thirty-something like me, you've spent the last ten years bewildered by "emo," a youth movement celebrating histrionic displays of emotion, skinny jeans, and hair that looks like it was put on backwards.

I'm no emo...

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Who Is This "Dick Cheeny" Guy and Why Should I Care What He Thinks?

341 Comments | Posted May 21, 2009 | 07:05 PM (EST)


I'm using my channel-flicker to flick through the channels today, and I see this 100-year-old grouchy guy named "Dick Cheeny" giving a speech at the "American Enzyme Institute" (?), and it looks like his mouth is about to slide off the side of his face and expose his skull, so...

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More Eco-Stumpers From The Mind Of Joe Barton

101 Comments | Posted April 23, 2009 | 11:34 AM (EST)


Rep. Joe Barton of the great state of Texas had a gold-star day yesterday. He outsmarted a Nobel-Prize winner! Barton sits on the House Energy & Commerce Committee. He asked Energy Secretary Steven Chu a simple question:

"How did all the oil and gas get to Alaska?"

Chu started...

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The AIG Death Threats

Posted March 25, 2009 | 04:47 PM (EST)


It seems every news story about the AIG bonuses now makes reference to anonymous death threats that are pouring into the company.

I started making left-wing political cartoons one month after 9/11. At that time, most people weren't exactly pumped to hear someone making fun of the whole idea...

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LET'S ALL GET KILLED BY VOLCANOES!!!

Posted February 25, 2009 | 03:12 PM (EST)


Don't know about you, but I am FIRED UP about Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal's speech last night. After "Communist-in-Chief" Barack Obama spoke to Americans like they were a bunch of babies (all the while scheming to steal their money and give it to the banks, which he would then nationalize,...

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Stand Up For Ayn Rand: Fall Fashions For Free Markets

Posted February 24, 2009 | 12:50 PM (EST)


As our free market comes under deadly assault by the Socialists and the Trotskyists in the White House, we must rally around the principles of innovation, competition, and excellence that made our country great -- back when it was a free-market laboratory and not the USSR paradise it's turning into...

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BREAKING: Bush Pardons Osama bin Laden

Posted January 19, 2009 | 10:55 PM (EST)


WASHINGTON, DC: In a stunning late-hour development, President George W. Bush has granted Osama bin Laden a pardon for the murder of more than 2,700 Americans in the fall of 2001.

"This kinda came out of nowhere," said a White House aide who requested anonymity. "I wouldn't have put bin...

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To Hate Like This Is To Be Happy Forever.

Posted January 19, 2009 | 08:40 PM (EST)


This is me, 24 hours from now:

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Seriously, guys: HAVE WE MADE A HUGE MISTAKE? Bush withdrawal may be more painful than I anticipated.

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Best Of 2008: JOKES

Posted December 31, 2008 | 02:11 PM (EST)


Here's the year-end list you've all been waiting for: BEST JOKES OF 2008!

1. "Hey, it's really cold! I guess someone forgot to tell GLOBAL WARMING about that!"

2. "Hey, did you notice Hillary's pants? I guess they really SUIT her!"

3. "Why do chickens make better lovers? Because they...

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Best of 2008: Transplants

Posted December 19, 2008 | 01:19 PM (EST)


Well, it's that time of year -- when we celebrate the very best of 2008!

The news has been buzzing with details about this week's amazing face transplant, but a quick review of the year shows that the face transplant was not, in fact, the best transplant of 2008.

Here's...

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What To Do When It Finally Hits You And Your Mind Explodes: A Safety Guide

Posted November 5, 2008 | 02:42 PM (EST)


If you're like most people, you're still in shock. THIS IS NOT THE SAME THING AS HAVING YOUR MIND BLOWN.

Even if you're stumbling around the office saying, "I can't believe it . . . I can't believe it . . . it blows my mind . . ." that...

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An Open Letter To Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild

Posted October 31, 2008 | 03:23 PM (EST)


Dear Ms. Forester de Rothschild,

After Obama wins the election and steals all the white peoples' money and gives it to the black people and then commands the black people to take our cars and our candelabras and forces us to work in the underground salt mines for fifty cents...

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Lynn Forester de Rothschild von Cartier der Wha'?

Posted September 17, 2008 | 11:54 AM (EST)


News Alert! Some fancy lady named Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild has decided that Barack Obama is an "elitist" and therefore she's going to endorse John McCain.

Is this the greatest news factoid of all time?

Answer: YES.

It turns out ol' Lady Lynn Forester der von Rothschild...

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Palin: It Wasn't a Tactical Decision.

Posted August 30, 2008 | 09:07 PM (EST)


Enough with the analyses and assumptions of "electoral tactics" playing a role in John McCain's vice-presidential pick.

John McCain said he would pick the most qualified candidate for the job of vice-president.

John McCain picked Sarah Palin.

Why?

Because John McCain believes Sarah Palin is the most qualified person in...

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Riding In A Fighter Plane And Getting Shot Down And What It Qualifies You For

Posted July 2, 2008 | 01:13 PM (EST)


Let's review:

Bob Schieffer of Face The Nation made an important point: Unlike all-American war hero John McCain, Barack Obama has never "ridden in a fighter plane and gotten shot down."

In response, General Wesley Clark (traitor) said that riding in a fighter plane and getting shot down. . ....

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Here Comes the Sun.

Posted June 4, 2008 | 12:27 AM (EST)


I like this song.

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Thomas Friedman "Suck-on-this" Anniversary Celebratory Book Excerpt!

Posted May 30, 2008 | 03:29 PM (EST)


Hello to all my internet friends!

In honor of the five-year anniverary of Thomas Friedman's infamous "Suck. On. This." rationale for the Iraq War, I present an EXCLUSIVE EXCERPT from my book about the War On Terrorism! (I'm writing this book for my personal edification.)

This excerpt touches on...

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Journey To The Center Of Hillary Clinton's Mind: "Why Would I Drop Out Before Barack Obama Is Assassinated?"

Posted May 23, 2008 | 04:38 PM (EST)


(The title of this post is satirical. It is not a direct quote from Senator Clinton.)

Anybody watch Step It Up And Dance last night? HOT STUFF!

Anyway gang, I just read something remarkable. "Remarkable" as in, "It is remarkable that my eyeballs are still in my head after reading...

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Excuse Me, But I Have Something To Say About the Reverend Wright Scandal

Posted April 29, 2008 | 08:33 PM (EST)


Excuse me, but I have something to say about the Reverend Wright scandal.

Hello? Maybe you didn't hear me: I said, I have something to say about the Reverend Wright scandal.

"Reverend Who," you ask? Reverend Wright. (Maybe they're not covering him in your media market?) He's a goofball who...

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Two Great Movies: Monster and Some Kind of Monster

Posted March 7, 2008 | 02:58 PM (EST)


HEY GANG! LET'S HAVE A "MOVIE MINUTE."

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Man, I loved "Monster." Charlize Theron's Oscar(TM)-winning portrait of a woman whose moral center had been abraded by years of desperate, bitter conflict was positively chilling. Remember her last line? The sarcasm was

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