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August 10, 2008
Ol' Limp Dick's At It Again
Ah yes, the smell of hypocrisy in the morning. Smells like a big ol' heapin' helpin' of some of Scott Stantis' old fashioned hypocritical vittles.
Winslow is in China, where he asks the Olympic mascot which event he's competing in - which is going to be tough since the mascot has a ball and chain wrapped around his ankle. You see, because the Chinese have a horrible human rights record. Subtlety, thy name isn't Stantis.
Normally I wouldn't have a problem with a strip like this (other than to point out that Winslow seems to be prepping for a running event even though he's in China as a swimmer). But seeing as how it's being done the same week as the verdict was handed down in the Hamdan case, it's hard for me to cheer on Stantis as he takes on China's human rights record when he's a huge fan of George Bush's abuse of our own political prisoners.
You heard about the Hamdan case, right? The one where our government decided even before a verdict was reached that they were going to detain bin Laden's former driver "indefinitely" even if he was acquitted? Think Stantis will criticize our government for that little human rights abuse two weeks from now? I'm not holding my breath.
I'm not saying what happens here in the States is anywhere near as bad as what's happening in China, but I get sick and tired of Republicans like Stantis bashing other countries when they illegally spy on their citizens or imprison people without charges for as long as they like - while their President does the same kinds of things here in the United States. That's why hypocrisy, thy name IS Scott Stantis.
But I'm sure in two weeks we can look forward to plenty of "comics" about John Edwards having an affair. Because that's REAL news that Scott Stantis can sink his teeth into.
Comments
I'm pretty sure that "Olympic guy with ball and chain" imagery isn't even original with Stantis(I recall seeing it in another editorial cartoon a few months ago).
Posted by: Emily at August 10, 2008 03:18 PM
How about Carmen saying "Hey, I love your work! America will be so much safer and stronger once we can spy on our people freely, then put those who are not sufficiently patriotic in prison!"
Posted by: Annie at August 11, 2008 11:01 AM
