Identify the cartoon caption and/or title. Why are those words being used to describe the cartoon?- soldiers natives in iraq
- What objects, symbols, or people are represented in the cartoon? What do you think the artist means?
- Soldiers waving a friendly goodbye, saying see you later
- Describe the action taking place in the cartoon.
- The iraqies don't even know who they're fighting anymore
- Explain the message of the cartoon. What ideological perspective is represented by the cartoonist?
- The war has been going for so long, they don't even know who theyre fighting anymore, and what the cause is
- How does this cartoon relate to a current political event? How does it relate to our in class discussions?
- Obama still hasn't pulled out of the war, and it's been almost 11 years
- How does satire and irony influence the topics covered in the cartoon?
The fact that they don't even know the soilders are americans
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Political cartoon 6
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Number 5

- Identify the cartoon caption and/or title. Why are those words being used to describe the cartoon?
- none
- What objects, symbols, or people are represented in the cartoon? What do you think the artist means?
- bugs titled main events going on in our current economy saying that they're sucking Obama dry
- Describe the action taking place in the cartoon.
- bugs titled Libya and Iraq and Afghanistan are sucking blood and energy from the president
- Explain the message of the cartoon. What ideological perspective is represented by the cartoonist?
- This person is a democrat saying Obama can't carry all of this weight on his back, and is being sucked dry from it
- How does this cartoon relate to a current political event? How does it relate to our in class discussions?
- that the presidents power can drive him to destruction
- How does satire and irony influence the topics covered in the cartoon?
- That these other countries are annoying like insects and only suck Americas power
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
political cartoon 4

- Identify the cartoon caption and/or title. Why are those words being used to describe the cartoon?
- spending cuts
- What objects, symbols, or people are represented in the cartoon? What do you think the artist means?
- scissors chain saw animals
- Describe the action taking place in the cartoon.
- republicans and democrats cutting themselves from a barren tree slowly but the tea party quickly doing it
- Explain the message of the cartoon. What ideological perspective is represented by the cartoonist?
- saying the politicians are sure making small cuts sadly but thee tea party is quickly doing it
- How does this cartoon relate to a current political event? How does it relate to our in class discussions?
- the tea party does things on their own, not affiliated
- How does satire and irony influence the topics covered in the cartoon?
- that the tea party will rule
political cartoon 3

- Identify the cartoon caption and/or title. Why are those words being used to describe the cartoon?
- Guantanamo bay stays open- saying Obama still hasn't done what he said he'd do, while there are crooks robbing america blindly
- What objects, symbols, or people are represented in the cartoon? What do you think the artist means?
- crooks free and guantanomeros imprisoned
- Describe the action taking place in the cartoon.
- two prisons, while one is open and allowing crooks free, one is still closed, the one obama claimed to want to change
- Explain the message of the cartoon. What ideological perspective is represented by the cartoonist?
- saying that things under obama are the same, just liek with bush
- How does this cartoon relate to a current political event? How does it relate to our in class discussions?
- Guantanamo bay should have closed a long time ago, it has to do with the war
- How does satire and irony influence the topics covered in the cartoon?
- satire influences that you think things would have changed drastically but they didn't at all
Political cartoon 2

- Identify the cartoon caption and/or title. Why are those words being used to describe the cartoon?
- Detroit free press/nothing
- What objects, symbols, or people are represented in the cartoon? What do you think the artist means?
- An elephant and donkey, representing democrats and republicans saying both are robbed
- Describe the action taking place in the cartoon.
- wall street has robbed both political parties
- Explain the message of the cartoon. What ideological perspective is represented by the cartoonist?
- the cartoonist is saying wall street wit the bailouts and stock market has robbed everyone blindly and no one in particular is targeted.
- How does this cartoon relate to a current political event? How does it relate to our in class discussions?
- it relates to the current debt and finical crisis without eh budget
- How does satire and irony influence the topics covered in the cartoon? it influences that everyone is in the hole, not just either party
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
political cartoon 1
- Identify the cartoon caption and/or title. Why are those words being used to describe the cartoon?
- KLAS cartoons
- What objects, symbols, or people are represented in the cartoon? What do you think the artist means?
- Two elephants, one modern day one and one mammoth and a small one in the middle
- Describe the action taking place in the cartoon.
- the new elephant is deciding what kind of republican to be
- Explain the message of the cartoon. What ideological perspective is represented by the cartoonist?
- the the republican is trying to decide to go back to the way old America was or to stay conservatively republican
- How does this cartoon relate to a current political event? How does it relate to our in class discussions? yea hes pretty right on the political spectrum
- How does satire and irony influence the topics covered in the cartoon?
- that the republican is still trying to go back, or still stay the same, he doesn't have much change in his life at all
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