Newspaper Political Cartoons









Cartoons and there place in the media

Cartoons have had their place in the media throughout history. With the invention of the printing press cartoons have always been found to be in the daily papers. Political cartoons seem to be a favorite among many artists and columnists. It is a fun but thought provoking way of getting their views across.






Right wing cartoons

Right wing cartoons are ones that make fun of the democrats and their views They often show such things as John Kerry being a "flip-flopper" or making fun of Kerry's purple hearts. This year these cartoons even took shots at the oldd democratic President Bill Clinton for overshadowing Kerry at the Democratic Convention.





Left wing cartoons

Left wing cartoons poke fun at the Republican party. They highlight things like President Bush not being very bright and Dick Cheney being the real brains in the government.This election we saw a lot of cartoons featuring Bush's involvement in the War on Iraq.

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