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Could Voter Suppression Laws Suppress Republican Votes?

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.24.2012 | Politics
Read More: Elderly, Florida, Get Out the Vote, Doonesbury, Democrats, Election, Voter ID, Chris Weigant, Gotv, Disenfranchisement, Demographics, Politics News
Chris Weigant

The targets of these Republican voter ID laws are two large demographics which have been voting overwhelmingly Democratic: minorities and young people. But there's another massive group of people who will also be affected by the new laws: the elderly.

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Texas' Circular Firing Squad

Jason Stanford | Posted 08.04.2012 | Politics
Read More: Texas Education, Birthers, Rob Eissler, Transvaginal Ultrasound, Leo Berman, Sid Miller, Doonesbury, Tuffy Hamilton, Molly Ivins, Texas Republican Primary, Texas Republican Party, Video, Politics News
Jason Stanford

Some primaries separate the partisans from the pretenders, the moderates from the true believers. Not so here in Texas, where we just had our primaries, and Republicans are arguing over who won the circular firing squad.

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Doonesbury on Job Creation

Andrew Tobias | Posted 07.19.2012 | Comedy
Read More: Job Creators, Job Creation, Employment, Mitt Romney Satire, Doonesbury, Politcal Satire, Satire, Doonesbury Jobs Cartoon, Politcal Humor, Politcal Comedy, Political-Humor, Doonesbury Cartoons, Comedy News
Andrew Tobias

As noted in Friday's wonderful Doonesbury, job creators are very sensitive people. Circumstances have to be just right for them to unleash their magic powers.

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Friday Talking Points -- Seamus, That's the Dog, Was Outside

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.16.2012 | Politics
Read More: Vawa, Violence Against Women Act, Doonesbury, Chuck Schumer, Santorum Seamus Romney, Mitt Romney Dog, Mitt Romney Dog on Roof, Santorum Puerto Rico, Seamus Romney, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Sometimes I'm just astonished at the inability of political campaigns to do a simple Web search. Case in point: the story about Mitt Romney's dog Seamus.

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Creationism In Louisiana? Maybe Not!

Michael Zimmerman, Ph.D. | Posted 05.16.2012 | Religion
Read More: No Child Left Behind, Louisiana, Creationism, The Clergy Letter Project, Rick Santorum, Evolution, Doonesbury, Religion and Science, Religion News
Michael Zimmerman, Ph.D.

We've reached the point where expertise is something to be shunned. The opinion of the scientific community is criticized, while the opinion of educators is to be avoided.

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Rick Perry's War on Texas Women

Jason Stanford | Posted 05.13.2012 | Politics
Read More: Rick Perry, Planned Parenthood, Jason Stanford, Doonesbury, Politics News
Jason Stanford

The controversy over whether newspapers should run Doonesbury this week has proved that what Rick Perry deems appropriate for the Texas statutes is unfit for polite conversation in the rest of America.

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WATCH: Maddow Defends Controversial Cartoon

Posted 03.13.2012 | Media
Read More: Garry Trudeau, Rachel Maddow Abortion, Garry Trudeau Doonesbury, Doonesbury, Rachel Maddow, Abortion Rights, Texas Sonogram Law, Doonesbury Garry Trudeau, Ultrasound Bill, Rachel Maddow MSNBC, Video, Media News

Rachel Maddow defended the controversial "Doonesbury" comic strip making headlines this week, and referred to some newspapers as "cowardly" for decidi...

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Controversial 'Doonesbury' Strip Rejected By Some Newspapers

Posted 03.12.2012 | Media
Read More: Doonesbury Abortion Newspapers, Doonesbury Abortion Strip, Doonesbury Abortion, Doonesbury Abortion Cartoon, Doonesbury, Doonesbury Texas Abortion Law, Doonesbury Texas Abortion Cartoon, Media News

Some newspapers are choosing not to run a controversial new "Doonesbury" strip, which skewers a Texas law that requires women who are seeking abortion...

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Call the Newtsplosion Contest

Chris Weigant | Posted 02.12.2012 | Politics
Read More: Quatloo, Peggy Noonan, Explode, Romney, Obama, Tnt, Newt Gingrich, Doonesbury, Election, Torpedo, Nomination, Republican, 2012, Establishment, Grenade, Contest, Chris Weigant, Newt, Gamesters of Triskelion, Elections 2012, Newtroglycerine, Newtsplosion, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Back in Newt's heyday, Doonesbury portrayed Gingrich as a lit bomb with a short fuse. Right and Left seem to be in agreement on his resemblance to trinitrotoluene (or "Newtroglycerine"?). Which leaves only one key question: When will this "Newtsplosion" take place?

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Tribune Pulls 'Doonesbury' Cartoon Mocking Sarah Palin

Posted 11.12.2011 | Chicago
Read More: Garry Trudeau Sarah Palin, Garry Trudeau, The Rogue, Doonesbury Palin, Doonesbury, Sarah Palin, Chicago Media, Thatababy, Joe McGinniss, Chicago Tribune, The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin Cartoon, Chicago Tribune Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin Biography, Chicago News

Garry Trudeau's "Doonesbury" comic has been pulled from the Chicago Tribune this week because, according to the newspaper's editorial staff, its conte...

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Mixing Pulp and Politics: An Interview with Doonesbury's Garry Trudeau

Dan Lybarger | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
Read More: Garry Trudeau, Zonker Harris, 40 a Donesbury Retrospective, B.D., The Watchmen, Comics, Graphic Novel, Uncle Duke, Cartoon, Doonesbury, Fallujah, Interview, Prop 19, Arts News
Dan Lybarger

Thanks to a crew of lovable, dynamic if not always clearheaded characters, Doonesbury is still a vital part of the national discussion.

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'Doonesbury' Creator Garry Trudeau Found 'Life's Work Six Weeks Into It'

NPR | By G. B. Trudeau | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Read More: Yale Garry Trudeau, Garry Trudeau, 40 a Donesbury Retrospective, Garry Trudeau Doonesbury, Doonesbury, 40th Anniversary Doonesbury, Doonesbury Garry Trudeau, Yale Newspaper, Books News

Created in the throes of '60s and '70s counterculture, Garry Trudeau's Doonesbury comic strip blurred the lines between comics and the editorial pages...

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Get These Books And Be Happy

Mark Peters | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Read More: Mark Peters, George Bush, Trudeau, How Not to Date, Humor, Clinton, Comedy Books, Humor Books, Duplex Planet, Funny Books, No One Left to Lie To, Bushisms, Ant Farm, Garry Trudeau, Doonesbury, Deep Thoughts, Jack Handey, New Republic, Slidepollajax, Books News
Mark Peters

Some have never been in the humor section at all, yet put to shame 98.3% of what we call humor. You should have these books. They will make you laugh. When we laugh, we are happy. Get these books and be happy.

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Donald Trump Foe, "Doonesbury" Inspiration Dies

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Doonesbury, Clare Sabatini, Donald Trump, Donald Trump Eminent Domain, Clare Sabatini Dead, Eminent Domain, Atlantic City, New York News

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Good Grief! Comic Characters Leave Newspapers for a Day

Dave Astor | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
Read More: Comics, Theron Heir, Dan Piraro, The Boondocks, Same-Sex Marriage, Dagwood Sandwich, Comic Strips, B.D., Surge, Are We Having Fun Yet, Bailout, Beetle Bailey, Real-Estate Agents, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Hector Cantu, Bizarro, Single-Payer Plan, Bil Keane, Pearls Before Swine, The Family Circus, Doonesbury, Sgt. Snorkel, Mutts, Earl the Dog, Darrin Bell, Rachel Maddow, Mark Tatulli, Zippy the Pinhead, Foreclosures, Economic Downturn, Lasagna, Cartoons, Newspapers, President Obama, Jim Davis, Economy, Hi and Lois, Rudy Park, Keith Olbermann, Mort Walker, National Health Insurance, Carlos Castellanos, Cul De Sac, Cafe Con Leche, Failing Newspapers, Dagwood Bumstead, Green Room, Legacy Comics, Blondie, Iowa Same-Sex Marriage, Bill Griffith, Dilbert, Peanuts, Stephan Pastis, Calvin and Hobbes, Bernard Madoff, Scott Adams, Snoopy, Matt Richtel, Deborah Harry, Death of Newspapers, Garry Trudeau, Cathy Guisewite, Recession, Jan Eliot, Bill Watterson, Good Grief, Aaron McGruder, Shrinking Comics, Iraq War, Vermont Same-Sex Marriage, Afghanistan, Richard Thompson, Charlos Gary, Charles M. Schulz, Cathy, Lio, Baldo, Garfield, Comedy News
Dave Astor

Given that most newspapers still don't publish weekday comics in color, my mistake was putting today's cartoon guests in the green room rather than the black-and-white room.

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Washington Post Reverses Itself On Doonesbury Strip That Poked Fun At Paper

nytimes.com | RICHARD PÉREZ | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: Post Runs Doonesbury, Doonesbury on Buyouts at Washington Post, Doonesbury, Washington Post Doesn't Run Doonesbury, Media News

Some mistakes are so harmless that nobody is going to insist on noting or fixing them. But The Washington Post decided last week that when your abilit...

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"Doonesbury" Comic Strip Presumes An Obama Victory

AP | ANDALE GROSS | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: Doonesbury, Garry Trudeau, Trudeau Obama, Doonesbury Obama, Comics, Comic Strip, Media News

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It's not exactly "DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN," but some newspaper editors are pondering how to deal with a "Doonesbury" comic strip...

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In No Particular Order....

Peter Mehlman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: Ben Stein, Gary Trudeau, John MCain, Election 2008, Doonesbury, Richard Nixon, Barack Obama, Cindy McCain, Media News
Peter Mehlman

Following the campaign coverage is a zero sum game. Or maybe a once-in- three-weeks sum game. That's about the frequency of actual news amid campaign stops, polls, and tortuous man-on-the-street interviews.

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What Failure of Bailout Bill Means to Car Buyers, Carmakers and Dealers

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Treasury Department, Chrysler, Bankruptcy Judges, Detroit Three, Federal Reserve, Washington DC, Ford, Doonesbury, Carmax, Cars, General Motors, Wall Street, AutoNation USA, Roger Penske, Driver's Mart, Caterpillar Corp., Certified Used Cars, Business News
Steve Parker

The worst news from Monday's rejection of the bailout will be for, as usual, those least able to afford it.

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Revealed: 1992 Doonesbury Cartoon Showing Media In The Tank For Clintons

Huffington Post via New York Observer | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: Doonesbury 1992, Media Coverage of Barack Obama, Garry Trudeau, Doonesbury, Media Coverage of Hillary Clinton, Media News

The New York Observer's Azi Paybarah posts a reader tip of a Doonesbury cartoon from a time when Bill Clinton was a "rock star" candidate of his own. ...

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Columnist Binges On Comics, Decides Funnies No Longer So

Denver WestWord | Michael Roberts | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: Unfunny Comics, Doonesbury, Media News

Not long ago, I was a zealous reader of daily newspaper comics, devouring at least a dozen strips per day, more when I had the time. But somewhere alo...

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