Political Cartoons

The media is having an ever-increasing effect on politics in this country. With everything from radio hate-mongering shows like Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity to a funny look at politics by Jon Stewart on The Daily Show, Americans are being constantly bombarded by political ‘news’ and opinion.

Political cartoons provide a quick glance at the world of politics. But do they hurt or help the cause? Are political cartoons just confusing us even more? We all love a good laugh but remember the uproar caused with the publishing of cartoon images of the prophet Mohammed in Europe? Fortunately, American free speech rights allow us to lampoon any person or issue we like.

Typically, political cartoons are created to poke fun at a particular politician or issue. But when created cleverly, they can also inform us on issues we may have missed in mainstream media. Several sites that regularly post new politcal cartoons are:

http://www.politicalcartoons.com/

http://cagle.msnbc.com/politicalcartoons/

http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/swann/herblock/

Do you have a favorite political cartoonist?

Do you think political cartoons help or hurt American politics?

(photo credit: squirrelradio)

April 13th, 2009 by admin | Posted in General | Comments (0)