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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 ~~From~~ the Headlines|current events]]. Done well, a political cartoon will creatively expose the social and political hot buttons of the day; in fact, one of the precursors of the Mexican Revolution was ''a bunch of perfect political cartoons''. Done poorly... well, they're easy to avoid.

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 from the Headlines|current events]]. Done well, a political cartoon will creatively expose the social and political hot buttons of the day; in fact, one of the precursors of the Mexican Revolution was ''a bunch of perfect political cartoons''. Done poorly... well, they're easy to avoid.

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:

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* [[Patriotic Fervor]]

* [[Politically Correct History]]

* [[Ripped ~~From~~ the Headlines]]

* [[Ripped from the Headlines]]

* [[Strawman Political]]

* [[Viewers ~~Are~~ Morons]]: Always make sure your metaphorical images are properly labelled, so Joe Citizen can tell what you are talking about!

* [[Viewers are Morons]]: Always make sure your metaphorical images are properly labelled, so Joe Citizen can tell what you are talking about!