Senator Lindsey Graham stated he is not that informed on national security. The remark comes from a senior member of the Senate with oversight responsibilities in foreign affairs and defense matters. It raises questions about preparedness for committee leadership. The piece portrays the comment as a direct reflection of Graham's self-assessment in his role.
The four-panel cartoon depicts a man in a green shirt repeatedly swigging from a bottle labeled booze, chugging beer from a can, and toking on a pipe emitting purple smoke. In the final panel he stands beside a red-haired woman with stars circling his head and says it is time to turn on the news. The sequence published July 18 2022 comments on habits of news viewers amid coverage from ABC NBC CBS MSNBC CNN and Fox. The artist uses simple line work and repeated onomatopoeia to show progression from sober to impaired. No specific political figure or breaking event is shown.
Daryl Cagle's June 23, 2019 cartoon shows five celebrities standing in a row with horns, tails and red arrows pointing downward. Each holds a yellow sign promoting informed consent, vaccine choice or risk awareness. Jessica Biel, Bill Maher, Jenny McCarthy, Jim Carrey and RFK Jr. are identified by name. A child covered in red spots points at the group and declares that anti-vaxxers go by other names. The image appeared during a period of measles outbreaks and debate over California Senate Bill 276, which tightened school vaccination exemptions.
