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June 25, 2006
The Tranformation Is Complete
When I first read today's strip my immediate reaction was to rant and rave about how once again Stantis has flipped his characters. I mean let's face it: while it might be a stereotype, liberals are generally considered too smart for their own good (head people) while conservatives are too quick too shoot first and ask questions later (gut people).
(And now that I think about it that's probably not the best choice of words considering how the vast majority of conservative Republicans in our government are chickenhawks who only shoot when it's into the face of an old man.)
But the more I contemplate it, today's strip is far more representative of the inner struggle that rages daily inside the heart and mind of Prickly City creator Scott Stantis. You see, in the past he fancied himself Carmen. He *thinks* he's smart, but really he's not (remember, he dropped out of college, and we know it wasn't to serve in the military). And he's also quick to just jump right in to a storyline without thinking it through, like last week's mess. He went after Chertoff and Homeland Security, not stopping to think that the desert and the US/Mexico border is one of the parts of the country that actually needs that funding.
So Stantis might have thought he was having some fun at the expense of liberals, calling them stupid and cocksure. But the joke is on him, since he's transformed Winslow in the proxy for himself. Congrats Scott - today's strip actually confirms it. Winslow (Stantis) is a conservative and Carmen is a liberal. Deal with it. Or maybe you're not smart enough to realize that's what you've done, much like W getting us into Iraq.
Now do us all a favor and treat this strip like you did college - quit.
PS: Oh, and about the philosopher Bertrand Russell that Stantis quotes today (from Wikipedia): Continuing a family tradition in political affairs, he was a prominent liberal as well as a socialist and anti-war activist for most of his long life.
Yup, once again Stantis quotes a liberal to try and make a point. Geez dude, don't you ever stop to think about this stuff? But it is nice to have Carmen in the LIBERAL fold. At least until you flip flop once again like your idols in the middle of their man hug in today's picture.
Comments
Well, it's apparent though that the strip is becoming more popular to *gasp* liberals (I'm serious. Many liberals love the strip, and I don't mean that in a saracastic way)
Oh, and Furnace? Shame on you for not pointing out the PC blimp.
Posted by: Charles Brubaker at June 25, 2006 09:22 PM
We haven't seen an overhead shot of Carmen for a while, so the dramatic increase in her (fe)male pattern baldness was kind of shocking. Perhaps that's why she's calling herself a liberal now - if you're bald and you're not on the board of an energy firm yet, the GOP obviously hates you and your Social Security.
Posted by: Marc Heiden at June 25, 2006 09:45 PM
Great stuff over the weekend, Furnace. Maybe he's making Carmen the liberal now, so that people vote for her in the mayoral race this fall? Then he'll switch 'em back right afterwards with a 'SEE! The conservative won!' ...Nah, probably hasn't even realized what he did.
So when do we get to see Carmen with an iPod, playing Fat Blaster, and getting hit by a wrecking ball? Hope that last one is soon.
Posted by: JB at June 26, 2006 08:33 AM
