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{{quote|''Oh god, let's go, quick. Here comes an overweight cat with [[Wingding Eyes|dollar signs for eyes]] and a hat that says "Social Security" pouring a bucket that says "Alternative Minimum Tax" over a sad Statue of Liberty holding a "Democracy" umbrella.'' |[[Family Guy|Stewie Griffin to Brian]], in the ''[[American Newspapers|Washington Post]]'' political cartoon universe.}}
These are those little boxes on the editorial page of your local newspaper where cartoonists try to educate and entertain the masses via their snappy, illustrated political commentary, usually on [[Ripped
The first political cartoons were drawn by William Hogarth in the 1720s, before newspapers as we know them. An early American example was Benjamin Franklin's drawing of a snake divided into 13 parts, which he captioned, {{smallcaps|Join, or Die}}. Some famous political cartoonists of the past:
* James Gillray, late 18th and early 19th century cartoonist who is still cruder and more vicious than any of his mainstream successors.
* Thomas Rowlandson, Gillray's versatile contemporary.
* John Tenniel, who besides illustrating ''[[Alice in Wonderland
* Thomas Nast, who created the [http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/Tannhaeuser/Nast_AssInALionSkin.jpg Republican elephant and popularized the Democratic donkey]{{Dead link}} (and created the modern image of Santa Claus)
* Louis Raemaekers
* Bill Mauldin, who is probably best remembered today for that cartoon of the WWII cavalry sergeant shooting a jeep with a broken axle. When [[John F Kennedy|JFK]] was assassinated, Mauldin portrayed the [[Abraham Lincoln|Lincoln Memorial statue]] grieving.
* Herbert Block ("Herblock")
* Theodor Geisel (aka Dr. Seuss) made these circa WWII, before moving to kids' books.
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Some modern political cartoonists, such as Mike Peters and Jeff MacNelly, have also drawn daily comic strips.
The now-defunct UK magazine ''[[Punch]]'' was famous for its well-drawn cartoons for a long period, a number of them turning up in school history books.
Most British newspapers still have political cartoonists on the strength. A typical example would be Steve Bell, who draws both editorial cartoons and a long-running daily political strip called ''[[If
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* [[Accentuate the Negative]]
* [[America Saves the Day]]
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* [[Expo Label]]
* [[Fox News Liberal|Fox News Liberal, Daily Kos Conservative]]
* [[Fanon Discontinuity/Real Life|Historical Revisionism]]
* [[Motivation
* [[Patriotic Fervor]]
* [[Politically
* [[Ripped
* [[Strawman Political]]
* [[Viewers
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