http://blog.cagle.com/news Tornoe's Cartoon News Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:44:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Have you received an forwarded e-mail or chain letter from a friend or political adversary that showcases political cartoons from a conservative perspective preceded by this declaration: AUSTRALIAN CARTOONS...NOT SEEN IN AMERICA BELIEVE IT OR NOT -- THESE CARTOONS ARE FROM OUR FRIENDS "DOWN UNDER". WHY DO WE NEVER SEE SIMILAR IN USA ... http://blog.cagle.com/news/2009/11/12/chain-letters-claim-of-australian-conservative-cartoons-false/ [caption id="attachment_1164" align="alignright" width="366" caption="New Orleans Times-Picayune cartoonist Steve Kelley (left) alleged his former paper, the San Diego Union-Tribune, pressured current cartoonist Steve Breen not to work with him on a new comic strip. "][/caption] A lawsuit by former San Diego Union-Tribune cartoonist Steve Kelley alleging the paper intimidated his successor, ... http://blog.cagle.com/news/2009/11/11/san-diego-judge-tosses-comic-strip-case/ Twenty years ago, on November 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall was toppled, signaling the end of four decades of Cold War between the United States and The Soviet Union. Cartoonists from different political spectrum have weighed in with their thoughts, and here are five great political cartoons with their own ... http://blog.cagle.com/news/2009/11/10/who-drew-it-best-the-fall-of-the-berlin-wall/ Bruce Plante, the staff cartoonist at the Tulsa World (view more of his cartoons here), speaks to a group about some of his political cartoons at The University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma. The presentation was part of the Ray and Mary Giles Symposium on Citizenship and Public Service, ... http://blog.cagle.com/news/2009/11/10/video-tulsa-world-cartoonist-bruce-plante/ [caption id="attachment_1141" align="alignright" width="337" caption="Iranian cartoonist Hadi Heidari with his daughter. "][/caption] Egyptian cartoonist Tamer Youssef has contacted me to confirm that Hadi Heidari, the Iranian cartoonist arrested in Tehran, has been released from prison. tweetmeme_source = 'dcagle'; tweetmeme_service = 'bit.ly'; tweetmeme_url = 'http://blog.cagle.com/news/2009/11/09/iranian-cartoonist-hadi-heidari-released-from-prison/'; Heidari was arrested on October 22 after participating in a religious ... http://blog.cagle.com/news/2009/11/09/iranian-cartoonist-hadi-heidari-released-from-prison/ [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="600" caption="Cartoon by Pat Bagley - Salt Lake Tribune"][/caption] tweetmeme_source = 'dcagle'; tweetmeme_service = 'bit.ly'; tweetmeme_url = 'http://blog.cagle.com/news/2009/11/09/that-fing-cartoonst-tiananmen-square-imagery-wrong/'; In the current debate on health care reform, Republicans are often depicted as attempting to slow or delay the passage of meaningful reform. Pat Bagley, the cartoonist for the Salt Lake Tribune, chose ... http://blog.cagle.com/news/2009/11/09/that-fing-cartoonst-tiananmen-square-imagery-wrong/ When an event occurs that is as horrendous and heart-breaking as the recent shootings at Fort Hood, it's often a newspaper's editorial cartoonist who is best able to capture the pulse of a community's feelings in a single, powerful image. I'll be posting cartoons about this tragic event as they come ... http://blog.cagle.com/news/2009/11/06/live-blog-fort-hood-cartoons/ tweetmeme_source = 'dcagle'; tweetmeme_service = 'bit.ly'; tweetmeme_url = 'http://blog.cagle.com/news/2009/11/05/is-a-cartoon-war-developing-over-depiction-of-southern-workers/'; A cartoon war could be brewing after a Seattle cartoonist created waves in South Carolina for a cartoon that some claim stereotypes southern workers. [caption id="attachment_1091" align="alignright" width="368" caption="Cartoon by David Horsey of SeattlePi.com. (Click to enlarge)"][/caption] “How many non-union South Carolinian workers does it take ... http://blog.cagle.com/news/2009/11/05/is-a-cartoon-war-developing-over-depiction-of-southern-workers/ tweetmeme_source = 'dcagle'; tweetmeme_service = 'bit.ly'; tweetmeme_url = 'http://blog.cagle.com/news/2009/11/03/did-anti-abortion-extremists-auction-include-plagiarized-art/'; [caption id="attachment_1081" align="alignright" width="360" caption="Jason Dubrowski artwork in defense of accused murderer Scott Roeder (top) bears a striking resemblance to the work of syndicated cartoonist Gary McCoy.(Click to enlarge)"][/caption] eBay has made the decision to remove an auction created by supporters of Scott Roeder, who ... http://blog.cagle.com/news/2009/11/03/did-anti-abortion-extremists-auction-include-plagiarized-art/ [caption id="attachment_1075" align="alignright" width="420" caption="Drew Litton will be re-united in Chicago with former Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler, who was the butt of the joke in many of the artist's cartoons."][/caption] The Chicago Tribune suddenly has a taste for cartoons. After stealing former Birmingham News cartoonist Scott Stantis for their op-ed page, Drew ... http://blog.cagle.com/news/2009/10/30/local-sports-cartoons-to-appear-in-chicago-tribune/