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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:
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* [[Patriotic Fervor]]
* [[Politically Correct History]]
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* [[Strawman Political]]
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