{"id":12958,"date":"2011-03-22T20:30:03","date_gmt":"2011-03-23T03:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=12958"},"modified":"2011-03-22T20:30:03","modified_gmt":"2011-03-23T03:30:03","slug":"political-cartoon-unemployment-democrats-vs-republicans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=12958","title":{"rendered":"Political cartoon: Unemployment, Democrats vs Republicans"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I’m fond of the drawing in this one. Click on the cartoon to see it a bit bigger.<\/p>\n

[spoiler]
\nThe scene shows two women, one of them a bit older and dressed in black skirt, heels, and a blazer, the other one a bit younger and wearing a hoodie, plaid pants, and sneakers. <\/p>\n

Panel One
\nOLDER WOMAN: as an UNEMPLOYED person, you’d be NUTS to vote for the republicans! they’ve got NOTHING to help the unemployed! <\/p>\n

Panel Two
\nOLDER WOMAN: republicans want giveaways for big corporations and they want tax cuts for THE RICH. that’s ALL they care about!<\/p>\n

Panel Three
\nOLDER WOMAN: we’re facing the biggest unemployment crisis since the great depression! it’s CRUSHING our economy! and the gop IGNORES it!<\/p>\n

Panel Four
\nYOUNGER WOMAN: okay, i WON’T vote republican! so tell me- what are DEMOCRATS doing to help the unemployed?<\/p>\n

Panel Five
\nNo dialog. The older woman thinks about it, the younger woman waits eagerly.<\/p>\n

Panel Six
\nNo dialog. The older woman grins like a salesperson afraid of losing a sale, the younger woman looks annoyed.[\/spoiler]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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