Earlier this week, we pointed out something that, after thirty years of the worthless Steve Sack, I thought I’d never need to: A Strib “editorial cartoonist” actually causing consternation on both sides of the aisle. Mike Thompson seemed to me … Continue reading
The Strib finally hired a new editorial cartoonist to replace the worthless and unlamented Steve Sack. It’s Mike Thompson. And he’s brought a new sound to Minneapolis. No, not the popping of the Glock full-auto conversion. It’s the wailing and … Continue reading
If you lelt them babble on long enough, they always prove you right: By the way – newspaper editorial cartoonists take a test when they’re interviewing, measuring their knowledge of current events, history, and their understanding of the ins and … Continue reading
I try – pinky swear – to see people as people, and not to be constantly petty and venal. We as people aren’d defined by our externalities – our jobs, politics, whatever – any more than we are by our … Continue reading
May 14: Ken Martin, chair of the DFL, makes a bold prediction and a really dumb statement: Fast forward nearly a month: as of June 12, Wisconsin’s death rate per million is half that of Minnesota. Its active cases are … Continue reading
Oops. An Editors' Note to appear in Monday’s international edition. pic.twitter.com/1rl2vXoTB3 — New York Times Opinion (@nytopinion) April 27, 2019 Before it disappears down the memory hole forever, here’s the cartoon: I’ll say this – even Steve Sack isn’t this … Continue reading
Joe Doakes from Como Park emails: Excellent job of capturing what the DFL thinks about Ambassador Stevens’ dead body being dragged through the streets of Benghazi as a result of the failure of Hillary Clinton and Barak Obama’s Middle East policy. Joe Doakes … Continue reading
The Strib has a bright idea about dealing with the Student Loan Crisis. Joe Doakes from Como Park has a brighter one: Instead of subsidizing the interest rate on student loans, just give ‘em the money outright. Typical Star Tribune … Continue reading
Question: Is there a worse editorial cartoonist in America than the Strib’s Steve Sack? No, not Ted Rall – while he’s more morally depraved than Sack, he doesn’t work for a paper. No, not Ken “Avidor” Weiner – he’s not … Continue reading