David Rees

David Rees

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David Rees 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. "Get Your War On" now appears in every issue of Rolling Stone. Sales of the two GYWO books have raised almost $100,000 for land mine removal in western Afghanistan.

David's other comics include "My New Fighting Technique is Unstoppable" and "My New Filing Technique is Unstoppable," which appeared every Thursday in the Guardian until they dropped it.

BIO UPDATE: A Texas theatre company called the Rude Mechs adapted "Get Your War On" for the stage and now they're performing it at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival!

Blog Entries by David Rees

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

223 Comments | 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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BREAKING -- Clinton's Economic Stimulus Package

Posted February 6, 2008 | 06:12 PM (EST)


BREAKING-- BREAKING-- MUST ATTRIBUTE-- SIREN PICTURE-- SIREN PICTURE-- THE SIREN IS SPINNING 'ROUND AND 'ROUND--

Hey gang... just off the phone with a TOP CLINTON STRATEGIST... I've got the details on Hillary Clinton's new economic stimulus package... designed to help those hit hardest by the recent economic downturn... the unexpected...

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Clinton, Obama, and Cluster Bombs

Posted February 4, 2008 | 10:51 AM (EST)


If you're a friend of mine, or a fan of "Get Your War On," you probably know how important the issue of cluster bombs and landmines is to me.

It was America's use of cluster bombs during Operation: Enduring Freedom that led me to start GYWO seven(!) years ago this...

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Cormac Ignatieff's "The Road"

Posted August 7, 2007 | 03:36 PM (EST)


Hello everyone! Personal message to all the New Yorkers out there: Did you read Michael Ignatieff's essay in the the NY Times Magazine? If so, contact me ASAP to let me know you're OK. I put your flyer up at Grand Central Station, but have heard no response.

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State of the Union 2007-- My Thoughts

Posted January 24, 2007 | 03:03 AM (EST)


OK everybody, I just finished watching the big speech. I'll try to reconstruct my thoughts just as I experienced them in the moment...

*** STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH 2007: "There's No 'U' in Victory" ***

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The scene could not be more dramatic... the stakes could not be...

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Billy, It Would Have Been So Much More Powerful And Moving If You Had Just Gone All The Way And Used Burnt Cork

Posted November 19, 2006 | 03:06 AM (EST)


I have a passing interest in stand-up comedy and bungled responses to natural disasters, so of course I stayed home this evening to watch Comic Relief on HBO, since they're donating the money to Hurricane Katrina recovery.

At some point I changed the channel to try to chase down...

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How to Look at People on a Roof

Posted August 30, 2006 | 04:26 PM (EST)


Use your mouse to read my thoughts!

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Don't Start Explaining Things Yet--

Posted August 4, 2006 | 06:12 PM (EST)


Ooh, sometimes I get so steamed by the "MSM" (ie Main Streets Media)!

We're not even a month into the Israeli/Hezbollah violence, and ALREADY the New York Times is taking tentative steps towards explaining why Hezbollah might have kidnapped those two Israeli soldiers in the first place. (Something...

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My Favorite Quote From Ramesh Ponnuru's 2004 Review of "Passion of the Christ"

Posted July 31, 2006 | 11:38 PM (EST)


Defending the film from charges of anti-Semitism:

"There is also the figure of Satan, who appears several times in the movie and is clearly not a Jewish leader." [Emphasis added]

Well, that's a relief: at least we know Mel Gibson was sober when he shot the Satan scenes.

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An Open Letter To Michael Medved

Posted July 31, 2006 | 11:23 PM (EST)


TO MY FRIENDS IN CYBERSPACE:

If any of you know how to contact movie critic Michael Medved, please make sure he receives this letter. It is very important that I contact him! (This letter is marked PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL: FROM ONE HOLLYWOOD POWER PLAYER TO ANOTHER.)

LETTER BEGINS BELOW:

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What Would D. Boon Do?

Posted December 23, 2005 | 12:28 AM (EST)


D. Boon, who played guitar and sang in the Minutemen, a California political punk trio, died twenty years ago tonight.

Since his untimely death, a hagiographic aura has enveloped D. Boon and the Minutemen. Indeed, D. Boon is widely considered a patron saint of American punk rock.

But how...

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ALREADY?!? Christopher Hitchens Says we Should Start Debating the Iraq War!

Posted November 29, 2005 | 02:52 PM (EST)


Oh boy, how did I miss this? One of my favorite writers, Christopher Hitchens, has recently announced that it's time to "have a real debate about the Iraq war." SWEET. I was thinking maybe we should wait, like, another three hundred years, but sure--I guess it couldn't hurt to...

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How to Be Dumb

Posted November 21, 2005 | 06:39 PM (EST)


Hello, would you like to be dumb? Great! It only takes two steps.

Step #1: Read this explanation for the disastrous occupation of Iraq, courtesy of The New York Times' John Burns:

"To a great extent, the American story in Iraq has been one of a profound clash of...

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EMERGENCY HUFFPO BASH BLOG APPLICATION FOR THE VICTIMS OF ALL DISASTERS EVERYWHERE!

Posted September 9, 2005 | 05:13 PM (EST)


HELLO EVERYONE!!!

Do you often find yourself fantasizing about becoming an AntiHuffpo blogger? Do you love to read other blogs, digest their info, and then expel pre-chewed nut-bag generalizations into a snarky and "dangerous" post? If so, you might be perfect for this blog!


So... how do...

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Thoughts on Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's Retirement

Posted July 2, 2005 | 05:20 PM (EST)


War of the Worlds is the worst piece of junk movie ever made.

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