published Tuesday, February 14th, 2012

Cupid's Arrow

about Clay Bennett...

The son of a career army officer, Bennett led a nomadic life, attending ten different schools before graduating in 1980 from the University of North Alabama with degrees in Art and History. After brief stints as a staff artist at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and the Fayetteville (NC) Times, he went on to serve as the editorial cartoonist for the St. Petersburg Times (1981-1994) and The Christian Science Monitor (1997-2007), before joining the staff of the ...

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onetinsoldier said...

Who could fall in love with the vilest of creatures? REPUGNANTS.

February 14, 2012 at 12:30 a.m.
rogerdodger said...

I would hope that anyone who voted for that Phony excuse of a President sitting in the White House today.

February 14, 2012 at 4:43 a.m.
joneses said...

Who could worship like a god this pathetic communist some call our president? Onetinchicken%$#@soldier and other leberal communist, thats who.

February 14, 2012 at 6:07 a.m.
EaTn said...

I see the right-wingers have sharpened their teeth early this morning. I'm not sure whether this cupid has an arrow that is suppose to stick and hold, or whether it is a toilet plunger to unstop the backup flow of Romney's campaign.

February 14, 2012 at 6:38 a.m.
BigRidgePatriot said...

The plunger is to clear the toilet that Obama took a massive in and left stopped up and overflowing. Not that I think Romney is the best man for the job, his plunger is way too small, but he would certainly be better than the current embarrassment we have in the Whitehouse.

Only 75 more of these to endure this year!

February 14, 2012 at 6:53 a.m.
joneses said...

I see Clay bennet has again proved he has no focus on the larger picture. He continually attacks the people who want to fix this mess this pathetic president is making worst with his budget which only serves the purpose of destroying capitalism and moving america to a more socialist country. This is a common tactic by the liberal communist to take away focus of the real problem which is obama and the dumycrats. I wonder why Clay "Bill Ayers" Bennett does not ever have a cartoon of any of obama's accomplishments? I know why because obama has not accomlished anuthing but making things worst. You people that support this fool as prident shoul be ashamed of yourself. Imagine me flipping you a bird beause that is what I am doing to you liberal communist that support this fool..

February 14, 2012 at 7:03 a.m.
dude_abides said...

Shouldn't a polygamist campaign have a quiver full of arrows, instead of just one? Mitt needs to keep his suction cups dry, so that they can be easily moved when he changes his next position/Valentine. Happy VD to all you klansmen posting here this morning! You guys do your best not to beat your wives today, okay?

February 14, 2012 at 7:29 a.m.
joneses said...

Obama is the first President in history to have (at least) 2 illegal alien relatives, at least one of whom has lived on the taxpayer's dime for the last decade, despite NEVER having contributed one dime to this country's system. Is it any wonder he wants us to pay for MORE illegal aliens? He wants to buy their votes. Disgusting.

February 14, 2012 at 7:29 a.m.
rogerdodger said...

Dude- I see that you are once again talking about something you have no actual facts of and showing your lack of intelligence by doing so. The facts are Gov. Romney and his 1 and only wife have been married for 42 years. Neither he nor the religion he believes in practice or allow polygamy. There was one small group that did and they were excommunicated (thrown out)of the church many years ago. Using your philosophy all baptist church members would still be part of the klan. I hope you can now see just how silly that remark was.

February 14, 2012 at 8 a.m.
AndrewLohr said...

Draw Obama in a doctor suit as an arrow through some appropriate part of Romney's anatomy, perhaps his wing in this cartoon (since he can't fly), or his leg (lame/limping). Romney's problem with me, and probably with many conservatives, is Romneycare, which takes power from 99% of the people and gives it to the 1% of bureaucrats, and takes money from the 99% and gives it to the 1% of insurance companies. Obamacare, same thing worse version.

Instead, unleash freedom! Allow interstate and international competition for insurance, AND insurance alternatives, and drugs. Allow people and self-chosen groups, not just companies, the tax benefits of buying insurance. Allow prices to float freely, since they convey information and forcing different risks to pay the same premiums tells lies. (The devil is the father of lies.) The monks-and-nuns group will pay lower STD rates than the gay-bathhouse group? Right. Let people keep the money they save the system by NOT getting sick: medical savings accounts and the like. Let nurses, pharmacists, and anyone else compete with doctors--an M.D. has written than 80% of what he does for you a good friend could do--instead of raising prices artificially by creating an artificial monopoly by law.

Jesus is libertarian: did he practice medicine without a license?

February 14, 2012 at 8:08 a.m.
BigRidgePatriot said...

dude_abides said... "Happy VD to all you klansmen posting here this morning! You guys do your best not to beat your wives today, okay?"

Hey dude, happy Valentine's day to you! Please do your best not to get beaten by your wife today!

February 14, 2012 at 8:10 a.m.
blackwater48 said...

IF I WERE A REPUBLICAN I'D BE ANGRY TOO

We are witnessing a split in the GOP that is threatening to make the party irrelevant. The establishment republicans want Romney. Focus groups and internal polling suggest that he has the best chance against the President.

The more conservative base of the party - tea baggers if you will - do not want a moderate and who can blame them? The last two, Dole and McCain, both lost. Conservative republicans, like Reagan and Bush, both won.

The democrats went through their own 'fight for the soul of the party' back in 1980. Liberals considered President Carter too moderate and mounted strong primary opposition. The ensuing fight for the nomination made Carter a tepid choice that both democrats and independents had a tough time supporting. Reagan, a trained hollywood actor and former governor of California, waltzed to the white house. The democrats remained split through '84 and '88 until Clinton came along in 1992 and dragged the party back toward the center.

That's where the independent voter lives.

So go ahead Jones, BRP, Roger, and the rest of you, bash Obama all you like. You're clearly demonstrating that you can't support ANY republican 2012 presidential candidate. Your party is running a bunch of second rate politicians. If Obama did not pose such a formidable opponent, some top tier republicans would be running instead. Like Chris Christy, Jeb Bush, Mitch Daniels, Haley Barber, you could probably name half a dozen more and each would be a better candidate than the political train wreck currently on display.

No wonder y'all are so mad.

February 14, 2012 at 8:16 a.m.
joneses said...

I will take a second rate republican over Obama as he is as low rated as can be. Why is it that everything the liberal communist accuse the Republicans of is what they are doing? Are you that stupid?

I am not a fan of Romney but anyone is better than the fool we have now. I actually liked and still like Herman Cain even though the racist democrats attacked him for being black with thier disgusting lies about his alledged infidelity which to this day has not been proven. When you liberals acuse the Republicans of being racist you are actually accusing yourself. The democratic party is the party of Robert KKK Byrd, who was never denounced by the dummycratic party, George Wallace, Al "I will not vote for blacks civil rights" Gore Sr., Jesse, I know what's best for blacks"Jackson, Louis "let me manipulate the blacks by telling them Obama is the Mesiah" Farakan.

February 14, 2012 at 8:30 a.m.
blackwater48 said...

THANKS FOR PROVING MY POINT

Jones.

February 14, 2012 at 8:40 a.m.
davisss13 said...

Republicans are getting even more vicious than they have been. I encourage you degenerate GOPers to scream as loud and often as possible. You should do more birther stuff and yell 'socialist' more often as well.

February 14, 2012 at 8:44 a.m.
lkeithlu said...

joneses = Francis?

February 14, 2012 at 8:44 a.m.

Roger, trying to state facts to the people on here is a waste of time. Most have entirely to much pride to admit that Obama & his administration have not lived up to the hype and have failed. But getting them to say they were wrong will never happen. Just let them live in their own fantasy world and just hope someday they wake up.

February 14, 2012 at 8:49 a.m.
MTJohn said...

lovetheusaorleave said...Roger, trying to state facts to the people on here is a waste of time.

There is a difference between "facts" and baseless rhetoric, something the Obama haters do not seem to comprehend.

February 14, 2012 at 9:02 a.m.
mountainlaurel said...

EaTn said: “I'm not sure whether this cupid has an arrow that is suppose to stick and hold, or whether it is a toilet plunger to unstop the backup flow of Romney's campaign.”

Now, now, EaTN. Remember this little cupid believes “corporations are people,” which means his little love arrows need to bond somehow with man-made objects like ceramic toilets, concrete buildings, plastic credit cards, tin cans, rubber tires, and corning ware.

February 14, 2012 at 9:22 a.m.
tu_quoque said...

Backwater:

DLC is DOA

February 14, 2012 at 9:36 a.m.
tu_quoque said...

MountainBrush:

O.C.D.

February 14, 2012 at 9:37 a.m.
News_Junkie said...

If you want to understand what the point was behind Clay's cartoon, see today's cartoon at: http://www.gocomics.com/boundandgagged/. That will make it very clear what his point was. (I must admit that I had misinterpreted his cartoon until I saw this other cartoon.)

February 14, 2012 at 9:43 a.m.
tu_quoque said...

OneTinyFawker:

Fanatical Religious Terrorist in four part disharmony.

February 14, 2012 at 9:46 a.m.
joneses said...

Why is it you never boast what this idiot obama has accomplished in the last three years? Why are you not boasting how proud you are of obama lying to you when he said he would cut to debt in half and he has raised it 6 trillion dollars? Why are you not boasting about him dictating religious policy? Why are you not boasting on his attempt to place 1/5th (health care) of the economy under government control? Why are you not baosting about our continued wars in Afganistan and Iraq? Why are you not boasting about the highest gas prices we have seen and how the oil companies are profiting more under his presidency than President Bush's? Why are you not boasting about his affiliation with proven Weather Undergroud Terrorist Bill Ayers? Why are you not boasting about his wife spending 10 million dollars of tax payer money in 2011 on lavish vacations? Why are you not boasting about how he extended the Bush tax cuts? Why are you not boasting on his broken promise to close Gitmo? Why are you not boasting that 1/3 of the casualties in Afganistan has happened in the last three years as him being president? Why are you not boasting about how he lost billions when he bought GM and Chrysler? Why are you not boasting about the 500 million dollars of taxpayer money he wasted on Solyndra? Why are you not boasting about the 500 million dollar contract he aproved for Haliburton? Why are you not boasting about his failed energy pilicy? Why are you not boasting about the continued high unemployment rate? Why are you not boasting about the 38 czars he has appointed? I know why? Because this fool you support is making fools out of you liberal, socialist dummycrats. Are you that stupid? I guess you are. LOL!

February 14, 2012 at 11:20 a.m.
lkeithlu said...

joneses-your tinfoil hat needs adjustment stat!

You forgot to say he is a commie, fascist, muslim foreigner.

February 14, 2012 at 11:25 a.m.
harp3339 said...

How much will annual health care premiums increase to cover the cost of "FREE" birth control. Women should have access to birth control if they want it. But, apparently Obama thinks the majority of Americans are dumb enough to believe something of value is free.Why not just require the producers to give them away if they are going to be free? I resent being considered that gullible. Voters need to pay attention to what politicians do instead of what they say. That applies to both parties. Put them on camera and most of them can charm people into believing anything. including that the deficit and debt doesn't matter until later. Electing Obama or Romney doesn't matter. Neither has a plan to effectively address the core issues and anyone that did would not get the votes.

70% of the people get more from the government than they put in. 77% say no change in social security with 64% responding everyone should have free health care. Franklin Roosevelt predicted if what he started was expanded and not kept in check it would destroy the American spirit. It appears he was right.

February 14, 2012 at 11:39 a.m.
jesse said...

this place is hilarious!! first acerigger calls right wingers "slimy repugnants! next eatn tell us all right wingers got sharapnel jaws! then b.r.p. tell us obama took a dump and ruined the govmt. dude tell us Romney has 9 wives and all republicans are klansmen! blackwater makes a some what coherant post and thenjoneses tells us he would vote fot hitler before obama! blackwater comes back and NAILS jonesee and davis is gittin in an uproar about repubs. gittin vicious! in the meantime mt.john is blowin smoke where the sun don't shine tellin hisownself "i'm above it all and I'M the wise old sage around here!rotflao!

February 14, 2012 at 11:54 a.m.
joneses said...

How the Nazi political views are more in line with the Obama fools political philosophy.

Politically, that the State is responsible for overseeing the well being of the nation, directing the economy as well as seeing to the security needs of the German (American) people. Their actual economic policy was actually an ad hoc affair. To gain power Hitler (Obama)would make deals with the Big Business leaders,(GE, George Soros, GM, Chrysler) assuring them of continued profits. He would further undermine the presumed socialist nature of the party. As long as private businesses supported the party/state goals, they tended to be left alone.

Is this not what Obama is doing? You could even take it a step further by saying the dumycrats social agenda supports the extermination of blacks and others they see unfit through abortion they so adamantly support.

This is what you pathetic liberals support.

February 14, 2012 at 12:29 p.m.
sandyonsignal said...

Cupid is probably wondering why he even has to shoot Romney, albeit with a plunger? Why does the GOP even celebrates Valentine's Day? They advocate no birth control, no abortions, no sex only punishment. Sex is okay only if you want to end up like the Duggars.

February 14, 2012 at 12:35 p.m.
jesse said...

hey jonesee!

i am somewhat conservative! YOU on the other hand are flat out insane!!

BUT don't feel lonesome ,we got CRAZIES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ISLE on here!

February 14, 2012 at 12:41 p.m.
JustOneWoman said...

The Republicans have no answer. If they did, they would be running to the hills with it.

Instead, they resort to name calling and bullying. So juvenile.

February 14, 2012 at 12:45 p.m.
joneses said...

Cupid is probably wondering why the dummycrats like sandy advocate the extermination of babies while wanting murderers to go free and the dumbing down of the blacks and poor people they choose to let survive to keep them on the government payroll so they can buy their votes. I have yet to hear one Republian advoate no birth control but many do avocate the life saving efforst of little babies.

Sandy you are a liar. But I would guess you depend on the government for something like maybe taking care of your children? Yourself? I am sure you are mooching off govenment assistance becaue you do not mind spending money as long as it it not yours you spend.

February 14, 2012 at 12:47 p.m.
jesse said...

hey "just one woman! NOBODY has the answers!they been tryin to come up w/them all MY life!(since 1939!) i been listin to the same stuff ALL my life and it's the same SH#T i been hearin since i voted for goldwater in 1964! ain't never gonna change so i decided not to take it serious any more!!IT'S a big joke and all you can do is make a damn fool of your self!

February 14, 2012 at 1 p.m.

Hey just 1 woman, I think you need to really read the post. I see where the name calling started and it was the very 1st post and it goes on from "BOTH" sides. I guess saying someone is juvenile is not consider to be name calling by you.

February 14, 2012 at 1:14 p.m.
mountainlaurel said...

Joneses said: “I will take a second rate republican over Obama.”

Oooooh, how sweet. . . one of Romney's little arrows has scratched Joneses' heart.

February 14, 2012 at 2:49 p.m.
harp3339 said...

According to the IRS the top 1% pay about 40% of the total income taxes paid and 5% pay 65% or more. What not take the why not have them pay 80% plus allow all the Bush rates expire instead of only those over $250K? Are we all in this together or not? The man says we all have to sacrifice, give a little more of our hide to the big spenders. If 70% receive more from the government than they contributed that means 30% get less. Have you heard either party suggest cutting out all the subsidies and deductions then set a rate that everyone in the same tax bracket pays? Would that not be close to everyone paying their "fair share"? The same approach is applicable to business. No exceptions and pay 20% on all business income that exceeds business related expenditures.

OH! they cry that would upset the economy. BS, the current manipulation and favoritism is what upset the economy! Fill out your tax return on a post card. The only thing it would upset is the politicians ability to manipulate things to gain favor or to pay for support. It would be too tranparent.

February 14, 2012 at 5:02 p.m.
hambone said...

Reynolds-Wrap is in high demand today!!

Alcoa stock is going up!!

February 14, 2012 at 5:56 p.m.
dude_abides said...

rogerdodger... I don't believe all Baptists are klansmen, but I bet all klansmen are Baptists!

BRP... She only beats me because she wants me to be a better person for me... and like maybe if I mess up and serve non-organic veggies.

BW48 is spot on about the gop's best candidates taking a rain check. They saw the economic writing on the wall and knew joneses' President will get a second term.

February 14, 2012 at 6:06 p.m.
mountainlaurel said...

Hambone said: "Reynolds-Wrap is in high demand today!! Alcoa stock is going up!!"

I also note that Mitt Romney and the notorious white nationalist, Peter Brimelow, both gave speeches at this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference.

http://www.thenation.com/blog/166176/white-christian-nationalism-cpac

February 14, 2012 at 8:25 p.m.
acerigger said...

jesse said...

this place is hilarious!! first acerigger calls right wingers "slimy repugnants!

jesse, you've got me seriously mixed up with someone else! I don't use those terms! NEVER have,NEVER will!

February 14, 2012 at 11:13 p.m.
jesse said...

excuse me rigger ,i mis quoted! how about "vile repugnants"?

February 16, 2012 at 8:10 a.m.
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