Much of the Democratic campaign for the 2022 midterm elections centers around efforts by Republicans to suppress Democratic votes. If you love what the Democratic Party stands for, it’s an outrage. Not so much if you don’t.
Fight for Your Democratic Right to Be Ignored
Ted Rall
Ted Rall is a syndicated political cartoonist for Andrews McMeel Syndication, WhoWhatWhy.org and Counterpoint. He is a frequent contributor to The Wall Street Journal, a graphic novelist and author of many books of art and prose, and an occasional war correspondent. He is, recently, the author of the graphic novel "The Stringer."
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And the Democratic Party obsessively blocks ballot access of “third” parties, some of which, at least, consistently discuss, in an adult-like manner, issues of importance like: effective means to avoid gluttonous consumptive suicide of the species and the need for active peace starting with elimination of the possibility of mutual nuclear annihilation.
Note: I don’t HAVE to guarantee that any 3rd party would actually “do anything” … thanks to Dems’ firmly established penchant for, and successful execution of, egregious anti-democratic activities!!! But, who is NOT willing to give some 3rd party a try … if only in the fond hope to end the contemptuous treatment as total fools/infants by “those in power”?
Nothing to say about Repubs, Eddie Falco?
Please, you go ahead and tell us all about the Repubs.
If I love what the democratic party stands for? Love it? I can’t even find it. They don’t stand for anything. At least nothing I align with. And I genuinely cannot comprehend how anyone can still support them, let alone apologize for them. My frustration with democrat apologists has been growing steadily ever since Bill Clinton. “We didn’t elect a king. You have to give things time. You need to understand how things really are in the real world. Compromise. Triangulate. This is your prison wife; get over there and suck her dick.” And so forth.
Then there was eight years of Cheney. Then eight years of the first black president, who was just as friendly with Wall Street and big bidness as any white president ever was. Heck, Obama was even more Republican than the Republicans when it came to hunting down enemies. Ask Edward Snowden about that. Talk to Julian Assange. Bring your findings to Gitmo. It’s still open. Of course Obama couldn’t close it. It’s not like he’s in charge of the military.
Oh. Wait. Cue the chorus: “That’s not fair. We didn’t elect a king. So you’re angry and upset because you don’t get every single thing you want? Compromise. Triangulate. Your prison wife’s friends are here. Go say hello with your mouth.”
And now it’s Biden. Every single thing he’s touched that isn’t a little girl is a triumph of failure. And every single time, his apologists jump up screaming nonsense in his defense. Possibly I’m the only one who still reads the New York Times. They and the rest of the left-side media have gone from “the democrats just need 10 seats in the Senate, which is possible” to “things are neck-and-neck” in about two months. By election night, I fully expect the tone to be more of “and here come our prison wives. On our knees everyone.”
I think the male character should have been a little less extreme in his comments for this cartoon to work. Keep up the good work though!
I see your point. However, I also think it’s occasionally important to set the benchmark for what exactly it is that the left should demand these days.