tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post1823458789348620077..comments2024-03-28T00:23:01.632-04:00Comments on Lem's Levity: "I’m sure not going to alter my drawing style for $0.00 money."Trooper Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-44950764292720447202013-11-30T13:36:56.064-05:002013-11-30T13:36:56.064-05:00Wait... that was the "monkey" picture of...Wait... that was the "monkey" picture of Obama?<br /><br />Seems to me he drew Obama with vaguely "African" features, which Obama doesn't *have*... I didn't think it looked like Obama, but somehow I don't see "monkey" there at all.<br /><br />Synovahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01311191981918160095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-40930535914214366302013-11-30T13:32:47.003-05:002013-11-30T13:32:47.003-05:00Ted Rall has drawn many many racist cartoons that ...Ted Rall has drawn many many racist cartoons that were nationally published... only they were pictures of Condi Rice. <br /><br />Somehow, the only people getting upset at his passing those unpassable lines back then were Republicans.<br /><br />Now that he doesn't have the "right" all mad at his transgressions, it could be that he misses the fame.<br />Synovahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01311191981918160095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-33414001749664069072013-11-30T06:54:00.010-05:002013-11-30T06:54:00.010-05:00Seems to me that Bush looked like an ape also in h...Seems to me that Bush looked like an ape also in his drawings.<br /><br />But then Bush wasn't a colored guy.AllenShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08848966772462502893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-70878429151468682872013-11-30T00:56:50.268-05:002013-11-30T00:56:50.268-05:00So was RH's book suggestion. which you may buy...So was RH's book suggestion. which you may buy using our Amazon portal at no additional cost to you... to paraphrase a familiar voice.Lem the artificially intelligent https://www.blogger.com/profile/03569712564034666751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-18117758990087932072013-11-30T00:55:29.170-05:002013-11-30T00:55:29.170-05:00Until Chip's vocabulary test example consists ...<i>Until Chip's vocabulary test example consists of only a few words.</i><br /><br />That was a great find.Lem the artificially intelligent https://www.blogger.com/profile/03569712564034666751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-28462877969470930092013-11-29T22:07:24.524-05:002013-11-29T22:07:24.524-05:00He's a creep anyway.
Nice to see the Lefties ...He's a creep anyway.<br /><br />Nice to see the Lefties fighting among themselves.edutcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15033144261502435196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-28276321861809952002013-11-29T20:33:12.543-05:002013-11-29T20:33:12.543-05:00He draws all of his people ape-like. I did a goog...He draws all of his people ape-like. I did a google image search expecting to see something truly offensive (like <a href="http://www.rockcitynews.com/photos2d/antibushwar3/images/corporatebush.jpg" rel="nofollow"> this.</a><br /> and was completely underwhelmed when I saw his actual Obama. <br /><br />(Oops. Wrong President.)Bircheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045640752795693223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-76554556415264479672013-11-29T20:10:35.732-05:002013-11-29T20:10:35.732-05:00It all is onerous, Lem. It will get worse. Until C...It all is onerous, Lem. It will get worse. Until Chip's vocabulary test example consists of only a few words.XRayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845325507655999168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-32954552354133014582013-11-29T20:05:48.518-05:002013-11-29T20:05:48.518-05:00As do others I see no difference from his other eq...As do others I see no difference from his other equally crappy art work. KOS just needed an excuse for TR's out of character criticism of the one. I've never seen his 'work' in other than the throwaway 'weeklies'. I don't envision that changing.XRayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845325507655999168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-75460114924227197732013-11-29T18:55:45.192-05:002013-11-29T18:55:45.192-05:00The thing that caught my attention on the warning ...The thing that caught my attention on the warning to TR was that the problem they had with his cartoon was because of the <b>history</b> of the use of that depiction.<br /><br />Do we have other examples like that, where the historical use/misuse of something consigns future generations to carry that burden?<br /><br />It seems onerous.Lem the artificially intelligent https://www.blogger.com/profile/03569712564034666751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-34139909119485930322013-11-29T18:23:10.531-05:002013-11-29T18:23:10.531-05:00The depiction is very ape-like - is that Rall'...The depiction is very ape-like - is that Rall's standard rendering of Obama?<br /><br />If not, why did he portray him that way? I'm Full of Souphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00241724007440718575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-45112391713549018972013-11-29T18:22:59.161-05:002013-11-29T18:22:59.161-05:00The character is typical Rall. The character has ...The character is typical Rall. The character has darker skin.<br />Duh.<br /><br />The issue is Rall (surprisingly) criticized The W0n.<br /><br />On DK that is not OK.JALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15503869597362866878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-49816789647240140702013-11-29T18:20:58.656-05:002013-11-29T18:20:58.656-05:00I find it satisfying that a librul darling like Te...I find it satisfying that a librul darling like Ted Rall can't find a good paying job. Does this make me a bad person? I'm Full of Souphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00241724007440718575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-73482628099284030032013-11-29T18:07:10.100-05:002013-11-29T18:07:10.100-05:00Revenant said...
Given Ted Rall's record of se...<i>Revenant said...<br />Given Ted Rall's record of self-involved jackassery, I'm tempted to assume DailyKos is in the right here.</i><br /><br />It's pretty much a given they're both wrong.<br />testhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09478829894294731159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-24687660908031502542013-11-29T16:20:18.591-05:002013-11-29T16:20:18.591-05:00I take this to mean Ted Rall went against the left...I take this to mean Ted Rall went against the leftist orthodoxy commandment #1: Thou shalt not criticize Obama or any democrat, no matter what.<br /><br />Ted's Obama cartoon looks a bit ape-ish. So what? Ted's other characters look equally hideous.<br />What's funny is the <br />schadenfreude.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10959421437685249408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-12162754162886935142013-11-29T15:43:20.277-05:002013-11-29T15:43:20.277-05:00It could be that TR was well aware that he would b...It could be that TR was well aware that he would be getting attention for his style of drawing Obama and in the end "the experiment" meant a win - win proposition for him.<br /><br />It's the nature of publicity.<br /><br />For myself, I guess if enough people have a problem with his depiction of Obama then there must be something to it?<br /><br />We live by polls.<br /><br />OTOH, that, is no way to live.Lem the artificially intelligent https://www.blogger.com/profile/03569712564034666751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-50167562824171623022013-11-29T15:35:05.071-05:002013-11-29T15:35:05.071-05:00Given Ted Rall's record of self-involved jacka...Given Ted Rall's record of self-involved jackassery, I'm tempted to assume DailyKos is in the right here.Revenanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11374515200055384226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-2160319425694477082013-11-29T15:34:47.685-05:002013-11-29T15:34:47.685-05:00It is seldom, if ever, that you hear a political c...It is seldom, if ever, that you hear a political commentator admit that monetary considerations plays enough of an important role to affect their advocacy footprint.<br /><br />I admire the honesty. Lem the artificially intelligent https://www.blogger.com/profile/03569712564034666751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-54419011490763369452013-11-29T15:16:56.484-05:002013-11-29T15:16:56.484-05:00I assume he simply captured the ears accurately. ...I assume he simply captured the ears accurately. I can see how that might be misconstrupilated.bagoh20https://www.blogger.com/profile/10915174575358413637noreply@blogger.com