Wasn't on my wish list...

This cartoon I find slightly unsettling and rather upsetting. The elephant is dressed in a Santa Clause costume playing the roll of Santa while he is really part of the democrat party. The man walking away has a word on his sweater that says "unemployed" to show to the viewer that this person is without a job. In the text box the man is saying "this wasn't on my wish list...". There is a knife in his back, that states "jobless benefits cuttoff" which is refering to the fact that he now has no unemployment money to rely on either due to the cut backs from the government. The man is walking away sadly feeling like he has been stabbed in the back by the government. Which in the literal sense he has been from the depiction of the image at least. 

WAL-MART always low prices!

This image also relates to another image that I wrote about prior referencing McDonald's. Large companies, such as Wal*Mart as displayed in this image aren't really looking out for the best intentions for their employees, but rather what will make the big CEO's and VP's in the corner offices bring home more dough. This image I particaularly find interesting because the sign in the window shows Wal*Mart's slogan of "always low prices" which is the main reason most people choose to shop at a Wal*Mart because they expect these low prices. But rather than having someone outside ringing a bell for charity they are collecting the money for the employees inside who are unfortunately more than likely under paid and over worked. Which is visually trying to say that in fact the employees are poor and needy. Sadly this is the underlining truth with a lot of companies in corporate America. 

Micky D's

This image is referencing how the minimum wage rate is not going to go up. Unfortunately for many of the people who work at places like McDonald's $7.25 an hour is never going to be enough to really live off of. And what about the employees who have children? Or bills to pay? They will continue to live pay check to pay check barely getting by. While the company's hire ups roll around in all the dough! The image here is specifically targeting McDonald's corporation and how they have an estimated 1.5 million employees being underpaid. 

Trans Fats don't kill

I particularly really like this image. Recently a law has been passed that the FDA now no longer allows trans fats in foods. The guy in the image is protesting this by saying that people kill people, and trans fats don't. But the man is also rather heavy set and his shirt is referencing how one will have to pry the donuts out of his "Cold dead fingers" before he gives up his love of trans fats and donuts. There really is no actual need for trans fats, but hey if someone wants to make themselves fat then so be it, the long term negative affects will come. 

HO! HO! HO!

HO! HO! HO! MERRY CHRISTMAS! The spirit of Christmas is always a good feeling. And the story of old Saint Nick never seems to get old. However the believers in good old Santa Claus seem to be decreasing with every year. The image is poking fun at how Santa is loosing his believers and so is Obama. But when Obama comes to sit on Santa's lap he is sad that his poll numbers are down and more and more people aren't believing in him any longer. Santa however tells Obama he doesn't want to hear his sob story because he is going through the same dilemma. It also appears that Santa may not have much faith left in Obama either anymore. 

With Thanksgiving comes politics

This image is quite amusing to me. It seems that every year come holiday season also brings the typical extended family drama. The cartoon is displaying a family eating, but now they are all practically choking each other due to a political conversation based around their personal thoughts of Obamacare. Clearly in this image one can see that not everyone has the same opinions towards Obamacare. 

TA-DA!

This image I find rather funny. Given all of the negative press Obama has received lately on the failure of the launch of Obamacare, Obama in this image is rejoicing "TA-DA!" because he has fixed the problem simply by covering it up with bandaids. A subtle metaphor for the changes and improvements he has seemed to have made, but are they only just temporary? A bandaid does have to come off eventually, so will the wounds really be healed?

And they all fall down.

In the spirit of the holidays I thought what better than some holiday political cartoons. The one above makes a very subtle yet bold statement. While one of the congressman is decorating the tree there is only one ornament that remains to stay on the tree. All of the other ornaments on the ground are broken and shattered representing all of the unfilled promises made to citizens. The 113th congress on the back of the man's sweater is also referencing the amount of years of congress and yet there still seems to be only but one change made.

Rob Ford

This image is portraying what has been in recent news relating to the inappropriate actions of Toronto mayor Rob Ford. Crumley is giving his speech to potential voters to try and win over their votes. Which isn't very hard given Ford's actions that have come uncovered in recent news. It's interesting however how for once instead of a political figure denying their actions, it is somewhat refreshing to know that the mayor at least is capable enough to admit fault. It is also no real surprise to see the opponent, Crumley in this depiction make attacks on the candidate. The most unfortunate part however are the citizens in the background who are so disappointed in what seems to take little nothing to become mayor, crack smoking and all.