McDonald's Kills

Are network news departments going to show a news story about a hard hitting ad put out by PCRM, doctor's group about the grave dangers of fast food and McDonald's in particular?  I saw it once this AM and now nothing.

It shows a morgue with a stiff saying "I was Lovin' it."  McDonald's is a major sponsor of TV.  Let me know if you see this ad or any story about it. 

Palin's Meat Dress

Friends, as I've said before there's nothing I like
more than the conflation of two news stories -
especially when fashion  is involved.

Here's my meat dress for Sara Palin branded
with the names of the country's most dangerous,
lying right-wing wing nuts.  

BTW meat is NOT easy to draw, especially as
a dress and hat.  Stink wiggles aren't easy either.
Or descending flies.

Love your feedback!  Karyl

Midterms HEART Korans

Midterms HEART Koran


How come there’s never a John McCain around when you need him? There are so many John McCains, I’ll have to specify: I’m talking about the voice of reason John McCain who set the old lady straight when she thought incorrectly, that Obama was a Muslim. Where’s that guy? Oh yeah, Midterm elections are only 60 days away. Republicans are in full metal jacket campaign mode. They’re not going to help anyone from our side. In fact, they will hurt us if it helps them. This is why Boehner took forever to answer, when asked if he thought the Koran should be burned and why his answer was so non-committal. The Republican plan is so obvious. Nobody would have to break into Watergate to figure out this strategy. Here it is:

1. Encourage hatred of Muslims. Use a building or a book burning to get your point across: Muslims are dark, mysterious, hate us and are secretly planning to kill us. They already outnumber us and they’re serial breeders.

2. Don’t correct any rumors about Obama being big secret Muslim. (If Muslims are bad and Obama’s one of them – bully for us.) Use Obama’s middle name constantly. You know the truth, but if it gets votes, who cares?

3. Engage Dems in constitutional discussions where they are constantly forced to defend Muslims on national TV.

4. Identify your most gullible followers: i.e.: If they believe Jesus rode on a dinosaur they will believe anything you tell them).

5. Teach them to read.

6. Get these gullible followers to register to vote in the Midterms. Give them a list of the chosen Repub. candidates that they can take into their polling booths.

7. Drive them to the polls and give them a free loaf of bread afterwards.

8. Repubs prevail in Midterms.

9. Repubs in Congress take away all gains by Obama admin – weaken healthcare etc. Repubs ruin everything again (and we let them because Dems are PUSSIES! There, I said it again).
**
We have got to get the truth out there because the naive and ill informed are being exploited for votes by the Christian right. If the Repubs win congress, I dread the future. Dems have got to find voters and get them to the polls. It’s our only hope. I am as scared now as I was before Obama’s election night. My worst fear (after fear that an orange man from Mad Men will be Speaker) is: What if Ruth Bader Ginsberg retires? This is serious. It’s all serious.

Karyl Miller 9/11/10
MillerReport.blogspot.com

Challenge to the Media: Grow a Pair by 9/10

CHALLENGE TO THE MEDIA, To Grow  a Pair by 9/10.
Resolve NOT to broadcast images of any Koran burnings. For once: Turn your backs on the ratings! You cannot on one hand be genuinely worried about the result of broadcasting these extreme images and on the other hand go ahead and broadcast them. Claiming showing it is “in the public’s interest” is a cop out. I implore the news media: Don’t gin up this story. You had the good sense not to broadcast beheadings – Koran burnings are just as incendiary. What a wonderful world it would be if the TV news media got together and agreed to boycott any Koran burnings. Everybody’s unemployed and broke and watching news all day. Everybody is mad at everybody right now. It’s in the public’s best interest to NOT give a hate-mongering wing nut from Florida his own reality show. Hey Media, Got Conscience?

Don’t be responsible for setting off WWIII.

As I type this CNN just broadcast an interview with John Boehner where was asked if the Koran should be burned and he took an eon to answer.  In fact, he spaced out. When he finally answered, did he emphatically say, “Of course, no one should ever burn anybodie's bible?” No. Did he appeal to the public to be brotherly toward our fellowman? He did not! He responded with something very wishy washy – which I’m sure encouraged wing nuts everywhere to come out of the woodwork with their matches and video cams.  What the fuck?
Karyl Miller 9/8/2010
MillerReport.blogspot.com

Glenn Beck Rally

Probably wrong to include myself in this toon, but since there are no rules on the WEB I'm doin' it.  In case you missed it, Beck's message was filled with vague generalizations about USA forefathers, soldiers  and Christian beliefs. There were no signs allowed and not a tea-bag decorated hat was seen.

Dr. Laura

After she barked the N word at a black caller 11 TIMES she claimed
NOT to be a racist.  Isn't (a white person) using the word so easily
evidence a person IS? 

I really worked on the art this time.  Tried to portray Laura's
boxy face and beady too-close-together eyes.

To Mosque or NOT to Mosque?

In the 10 days since I posted this toon, the media monster has been broadcasting an endless parade of opinion givers weighing in on To Mosque or Not to Mosque.   No one seems to NOT have a opinion - except me.  I know it's hard to believe if you know me.  But as far as the Mosque is concerned: I don't give a shit.   I can't make myself give a shit.  But I wanted to do a cartoon about it.

I always thought it was crazy insane for NYC to build a new taller (!) World Trade Center exactly where the old one was. It's an obvious target.   So I conflated the two ideas and came up with this toon about that.   Hahaha. I thought it was kinda funny.

PS, Just found this toon on Daryl Cagle's blog.  Brian Fairrington.
 Fabulous drawing on same subject.  But I'm not sure if I get his joke.
 Is it the same as mine? Is it a Two-ee. R we saying the same thing?  Post a comment. Let's talk!

President Swims in Gulf

I just loved this afternoon's photo op. I wonder how many papers will print it Sunday? I'm sure the Repubs don't want any wholesome Kennedy-esque images planted in any voter's minds -
let alone a reminder the spill disaster got fixed faster than anticipated.

I've posted the newspaper headline that inspired it in a box on the 'toon.  Does it help or hurt? Write me.

Islamic Center

Charlie Rangel

I'm always disappointed whenever a Dem crosses over the line.
Same with when a Jew does it, like Madoff.  It's a shonda -
and you can Google that word.

Shirley Sherrod

Comic- Con Cartoon 2010

In San Diego City Beat this week (July21 issue), page 16! Yay!

Political Cartoon

Times Square Bomber

Maybe I should just turn off the idiot box right now. I already know too much like we spent a billion dollars a year to wand and frisk granny  but a Paki born asshole with cash can still buy a last-minute one way ticket to Dubai.

My own theory has less to do with radical politics and more to do with a man not feeling "like a man" after his wife rejects him, plus he can't make his mortgage payments so he goes out and does something huge. Same as star stalkers.  They just want their 15 minutes of fame. IMHO

Obama Visits Afghanistan

First he tackled healthcare Reform! Then he decided F the Repubs, he's going to make recess appointments! And today he's off to Afghanistan! Wow! This man is my hero!

Had a really hard time drawing the teabagger in the foreground.  I was also very torn about creating this image in the first place - but isn't that what we're all worrying about - what with these images of senators in cross hairs and threatening messages from the gun-toting fringe? 

Love your comments!

HealthCare Bill

For months I've been wanting to do a toon about the ridiculous Republican rhetoric about the health care bill being "shoved," "crammed," and "jammed" down their throats by the Dems.  Now that it's passed, they're at it again.

The next version of the toon is by Jack, which I think is hilarious, but not political.  Which do you like?

Palin Bachmann $10,000 Photo OP

Michele Bachmann and Sarah Palin are going to charge $10,000 for an uncoming fund-raiser photo op. MSNBC's Rachel Maddow called for Photoshop versions of said photo, so here's mine.

Karl Rove Book

I had the hardest time drawing this librarian.  The first sketch was the best except she wasn't looking in the customer's direction (still isn't).  That led to at least 6 other tries.  Did I do what my art teacher told me to do - which was "DON'T DRAW FROM MEMORY! Get a photo from Corbis and copy it."  Nope. I think I'll invent a new rule for myself: Don't draw bifocals.

Oscar Fashions

Is this beneath me?

-30-

Air Traffic Controller Bunning

I was so sure I had no gag for that nasty creepo Jim Bunning whose NO vote cut benefits for thousands, and then some clueless dad let his
brat run loose in the airport tower... and taa dah!

When two news stories collide, it's an editorial cartoonist's bonanza!

I'm loving  all your Emails and comments. Karyl

President Still Smoking

After his annual physical, it was revealed that Obama was still smoking.   I thought it would get more press than it has.  Damn that newbee earthquake! Meanwhile the No-To-Everything Repubs are getting mighty annoying.

Cheney's Heart

I had so much fun with this,  mainly because it was easy to draw and also Cheney, like Palin, is a gift that keeps on giving. My other idea as showing how Cheney got his heart attack (which was finding out that 51 Dems had JUST realized they were a majority).  Since the cable guy was monopolizing my computer, I resorted to the ancient art colored pencils. Later I Photoshopped the X-ray to show heart was cold.

Health Care Shot

If Mitch McConnell actually read the president's reasonable HealthCare plan (only 11 pages!), would he be howling like this? Or is this why he's actually howling - because he so wanted the Dems to fail?

DC Job Fair

Incumbent members of Congress choosing to chuck the whole damn thing seemed like a good area.  I certainly wouldn't want the job - especially now.  The art is so much less than I hoped,  but it's after 10 PM and I'm exhausted.  Maybe I should have gone with the BREAKING NEWS: Tiger Woods To Speak Friday! idea. 
PS Tuesday's toon "HealthCare Forum" was posted on CNN iReports and yielded a very lively on-line discussion among people who politely disagreed with my progressive POV.  I LOVE the internets!

HealthCare Forum

After Obama's stellar performance fielding questions at the recent Repub. conference, Mitch McConnell has second thoughts about televising the long-promised HealthCare Forum event (because Obama is too goddam reasonable).

Hardest thing =  making a gag when the facts are like a gag. 

Since the Repubs are acting like children, I went with the kiddie party.   The sign is a mouthful, I know - but you try it!  My art is lame (That's a cake Pelosi is holding).  I hate labelling  people, so I omitted the obvious.   Thoughts?

Granny's Sex Advice

SPECIAL VALENTINE’S MESSAGE FROM GRANNY

Before I begin doling out sex advice, I’ll state my qualifications: One, I’m experienced. This will be my 50th year of having sex (not continuously). Two: Granny is no prude – I invented the lap dance in the front seat of a 1957 Chevy at the Olympic Drive-In. Later I was a foot soldier during the sexual revolution. I got crabs at Woodstock so that the next generation of women could enjoy randomly giving away the milk without making him buy the cow. So, please, have some respect.

Fellow women - want to know how to get men to stop hating Valentine’s Day? Make it free. Free him of the torture of buying you a gift or a fancy dinner. Be the first on your block to reward your First Dude with this Get-Out-of-Valentine’s Day-Free Card.

MY PLAN

HIM: All he has to do is come home, take a shower and follow you into the bedroom (Believe me you will get no argument).

YOU: All you have to do is all the work; but you’re used to it. Valentine’s Night, you cannot go wrong giving him his own private Victoria’s Secret fashion show. “But Granny,” you’re whining, “what if I look more like Kirsty Ally than Paris Hilton?” Not a problem. Two things all men like (whether they know it or not) - black and lace. Comes in all sizes. Still too fat? There’s an app for that – it’s called the 25-watt bulb.

Trust Granny on this: Spice it up and he will be like putty in your hands and vice versa. After your show, let nature take its course and a good time will be had by all. Spice it up and Valentine’s Day will become BOTH your favorite holiday! Spice it up!  ***

Palin's Crib Notes

So many current events this week that could have been cartoons - but then the MOST recent is always the best.  I'm sure I'm one of many who will be taking off on this delicious idea.  And we're all glad Palin's back!  She can deliver,  at least where comedy is concerned.

Underwear Bomber

After taking criticism for Miranda-ing the Underpants Bomber, I LOVED the recent news that the whacko sang like a bird  after Obama sent for his parents.  So much for Bushie-Woo waterboarding!

Biggest problem was getting 5 people and lots of dialogue into such a small space.  Took me all day.   Now I just noticed the table is wrong. Well, I hope you laugh anyway.

Toyota Recall

Once I settled on the Toyota recall as my event d jour, I toyed with the idea of  a car driving off a cliff and their cell phone playing a message from the Toyota My Car Won't Stop helpline, but that became a joke about the hell of phone menus.

Then I tried Thelma and Louise driving off the cliff, but everybody remembers they were in a Mustang so that was out.

Then I thought about the talking cars in the Disney movie and what they might say. Did I get a chuckle? I hope so.

State of the Union

My favorite editorial cartoons are those that combine two current events.  Here I mixed Obama's triumphant State of the Union message last night with the image of the darling Haiti boy who was pulled from the rubble after a week. 

HAUNTING ME: Was it a mistake to use a 10 day old image? Have people forgotten? Do I watch way more 24 hr news than the average person and not everybody saw this boy?

Love your comments! Karyl

24 HR. News Monster

Hardest thing about doing current events cartoons is the events become dated right after you finish the drawing.  For instance: I had to change the titles on the "food" this AM. Haiti was always on the top - being the first story we will abandon.  The second food I had was JUICY BOOK O POLITICAL GOSSIP.  The third was LOVE-CHILD DNA. And the fourth was TIGER SPOTTED.  I better post this before another news story along.
Thanks for your comments!

Final PLAN B ... for now

Video: See Beany and her young stud muffin Jack skate.

http://www.youtube.com/karylsvideos

Yes fiends, this is the last installment of PLAN B... for now!

What's going to happen with Beany and her young crush?

Well there's lot's more to that story!

But as of Friday I'm going to begin posting (on GoComics.com)  Beany's

PLAN B backstory because there are so many new PLAN B subscribers.
Let me know if you want off the Email list - no hard feelings.

Thank you for your many comments and Emails of encouragment. ( MORE)

Now - in answer to the questions Is Jack, Jack? And is Beany me?
Well, yes and no. Jack and I DID meet at a roller skating rink and yes,
that's us skating in the video. Another fiftish woman skater friend said
that "the spinning guy," kept watching me.  I happened to be wearing
a little plaid skating skirt. I later found out a "Catholic schoolgirl on skates,"
was Jack's greatest sexual fantasy. I decided he was too young, but still kept
watching him too, and eventually I got over it.

Stay tuned

Karyl

Haiti Quake

Hi friends,
Thought I'd take another occasional crack at topical subjects, so here's the first one I've done in a year!
Karyl

San Diego Snowman

San Diego Snowman

Took this a few days ago on our beach.  Ain't he cute?

Plan B week 1

Friends,  Beany's story "The Plan B" continues, but for those who have not seen it,

I am posting the original 6 weeks here so you can catch up.  Your feedback is so

important to me.  I'm dying to know if you find the characters and story compelling,

so keep those comments coming.  TIA!  Karyl

CLICK PIC TO ENLARGE!

Halloween Pumpkin 2009

Here's a pumpkin Jack and I created for Nicks at the Beach 2009 Pumpkin Carving Contest.  Of course we're from the Non-Violent Mr. Potato Head School of Vegetatian pumpkin carving, so we're not sure if we won or were disqualified.
GORY DETAILS
Hair = carrotts
Eyes = potato slices
Pupils = prunes
Nose = cucumber
Mouth = red pepper slice
Teeth = Scallions
Ears = orange slices
Earrings = mushrooms
Eyebrows = scallion tops
Goatee = broccoli






The competators (could be the four finalists!
Pumpkin on end is a pig.

Notice the resemblance?