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Fitzimmons, David."Occupy Santa". Cartoon. //The Arizona Star.// 29 November 2011. //PoliticalCartoons.com.// Daryl Cagle. 29 November 2011.

David Fitzimmons in his political cartoon "Occupy Santa" pokes fun at the people engaged in Occupy Wall Street claiming that they don't have the slightest idea of what they want. Fitzimmons represents the Wall Street Protesters with a kid refusing to get off of Santa's lap until he gets what he wants even if he doesn't know exactly what that is. His purpose is to compare the protesters to a current and traditional situation in order to make a point of how juvenile, in his opinion, the protesters are being. He intends for the audiences to laugh and find the comparison helpful to understand just what the protesters are.

Personal Commentary: I do believe that Fitzimmons used humor to a good effect here. As Christmas is approaching, it was smart of him to compare OW to something as commonplace as a kid sitting on Santa's lap.

Toles, Tom."Untitled" Cartoon. //The Washington Post.// 11 November 2011//. washingtonpost.com.// Washington Post. 29 November 2011.
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Tom Toles, in his untitled political cartoon, depicts a confused Governor and Republican Presidential Candidate Rick Perry at a loss for words. Toles shows an exaggerated image of Perry on a podium making a fool out of himself and sporting an "oops" button on his jacket. His purpose is to make fun of Rick Perry for being scatterbrained, no doubt because of the incident were he confused the voting age with the drinking age 21, in order to further embarrass Perry because he put himself on the spot. He attempts to make his viewers laugh and acknowledge that perhaps Perry's blunder's deem him less adequate than the other candidates in the running.

Personal Commentary: I only know of the one mistake that Perry made, switching the ages, but it comes to show that if you're in the public eye one simple flub could bring upon twice as much scrutiny from your critics.

Pett, Joel. "Unemployment Line" Cartoon. //Lexington-Herald Leader//. 9 October 2011. //CWS//. Cartoonarts International. 29 November 2011.
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Joel Pett in his political cartoon entitled "Unemployment Line" brings to light some of the current issues in today's level of unemployment. Pett shows a simply dressed man standing in an unemployment line lamenting on how if he had stayed in school he could have been successful but is interrupted by a successful looking man who also happens to be standing in the unemployment line. His purpose is to show that unemployment has reached a low where it's not just your typical unfortunate people who are unemployed, it's the educated and presumably successful as well in order to show unemployment is affecting everyone. With the use of humor, Pett approaches an all too current subject so that he can tell his audience, in a way, that they are either not alone, or are in need to recognize the prevalence of this issue.

Personal Commentary: This is the truth. I'm hearing more and more about families going through unemployment and it absolutely breaks my heart. Everyone is being affected by this, and it's not ok.

Matson, RJ. "Draft Hillary" Cartoon.//The St. Louis Post Dispatch//. 28 November 2011. //PoliticalCartoons.com.// Daryl Cagle. 29 November.
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RJ Matson in his political cartoon entitled "Draft HiIlary" expresses the idea that in retrospect the Democrats should have one with Hillary Clinton as their candidate. Matson shows a line of Donkeys, the symbol for democrats, deliberating on their campaign and saying their going to stick with hope and change. His purpose is to express how the Democrats would have, could have, and should have gone with Hillary but instead chose to stick with Barack as their main candidate in order to show how unsure and wary their party is. He intends for his audience to laugh and be entertained by how scattered and unstable the party is.

Personal Commentary: Since Obama's numbers have been going down, it's understandable that the democratic party is regretting going with Obama in the first place but I think that people tend to overlook all that Obama has done for our country, there's just a lot of things that are still wrong.

Matson, RJ. "Mitt Romney's Thanksgiving Day Parade" Cartoon. //The St. Louis Post Dispatch//. 23 November 2011. //PoliticalCartoons.com//. Daryl Cagle. 29 November 2011.
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RJ Matson in his cartoon entitled "Mitt Romney's Thanksgiving Day Parade" exaggerates Mitt Romney's current odds in the polls. Matson compares the other candidates for the Republican party to balloons in a parade floating off into the distance. His purpose is to make fun of the other candidates in the running for the Republican Party in order to show just how big of an advantage Romney currently has. His intends for his audiences to recognize just how far ahead Romney is and make it comical.

Personal Commentary: Romney is obviously the front runner for the republicans. It'll be interesting to see i his numbers stay up and how he will stand against Obama.

Cardow. "Korean Trees" Cartoon. //The Ottowa Citizen.// 13 December 2011//.// //PoliticalCartoons.com//. Daryl Cagle. 14 December 2011.
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Precis: Cardow, in his political cartoon entitled "Korean Trees", depicts Kim Jong-il suspicious of South Korea's "Christmas trees" placed along the border. Cardow shows an ignorant and apprehensive Jong-il standing next to a South Korean missile printed with "joy to the world" and commenting on how he finds this "holiday cheer" threatening. His purpose is to refer to how South Korea is thinking about joining the U.S in a missile defense shield in order to show how North Korea is reacting. He attempts to make his viewers recognize the tension between North and South Korea since they are on very tough terms right now.

Personal Commentary: The humor here is that while these missiles are obviously not Christmas trees, S. Korea is thinking about joining the U.S in the missile shield against North Korea. Comparing the missiles to Christmas trees bring the season into play and cartoonifying Jong-il only adds to the humor in a not so humorous situation.

Jansen,Tom. "England and the European Union". Cartoon. //The Netherlands//. 12 December 2011. //PoliticalCartoons.com//. Daryl Cagle. 14 December 2011
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Precis: Tom Jansen, in his political cartoon entitle "England and the European Union", shows how the E.U. is trying to overtake Britain. Jansen showcases his opinion by representing the U.K. as a Mini being blocked by the E.U. represented by an 18 wheeler. Jansen's purpose is to show that the U.K. is being forced to succumb E.U. in order to voice that that shouldn't be the case and they should be allowed to make their own decisions. The intended audience are the people of the U.K. and prime minister David Cameron

Personal Commentary: I have to agree with Jansen on this one. No matter how powerful the EU is, England deserves to have it's own say and it's a prick move to block them like the EU is doing.

Johansson, Olle. "Love is in the Air". Cartoon. //Sweden//.12 December 2011. //PoliticalCartoons.com//. Daryl Cagle. 14 December 2011
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Precis: Olle Johansson, in his political cartoon entitled "Love is in the Air", illustrates Vladimir Putin holding his ear out and listening to the Moscow protests. Johansson shows a smiling Putin lovingly listening to the protests of his country and sayin. His purpose is to make fun of Rick Perry for being scatterbrained, no doubt because of the incident were he confused the voting age with the drinking age 21, in order to further embarrass Perry because he put himself on the spot. He attempts to make his viewers laugh and acknowledge that perhaps Perry's blunder's deem him less adequate than the other candidates in the running.

Personal Commentary: You hear about all of these protests in other parts of the world and you can't help but laugh at the idea that the leaders that are under scrutiny are turning their heads the other way and pretending things are hunky dory.

Green, Iain. "Scottish Storm Energy Power" Cartoon. //The Scotsman//.10 December 2011. //PoliticalCartoons.com//. Daryl Cagle. 14 December 2011.
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Precis: Iain Green, in his political cartoon entitled "Scottish Storm Energy Power", depicts officials and wind harvest workers caught in the middle of a fierce storm with strong winds. Green shows the officials showcasing excitement for the strong winds for turning it to energy, while two officials struggle to keep the equipment in good shape saying they can't do anything until they pass. His purpose is to bring to light some of the difficulties Scotland might experience when attempting to convert to 100% wind energy by 2020 in order to state that it's going to be a pretty big struggle to achieve those far fetched goals. He attempts to make his viewers chuckle and have them gain knowledge on standards that are currently being set high in Scotland.

Personal Commentary: The humor works here because you see enthusiasm over wind energy but in it you see the people struggling against that very energy they are trying to harvest. The irony makes it funny and since Scotland is big on wind energy it's current.

Cardow. "CANADA Humbug" Cartoon. //The Ottowa Citizen.// 8 December 2011. //PoliticalCartoons.com//. Daryl Cagle. 14 December 2011.
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Precis: Cardow, in his political cartoon entitled "CANADA Humbug", shows the Canadian representative Peter Kent at the UN climate change conference decked out as Scrooge from Charles Dicken's A Christmas Carol. Cardow compares Peter Kent to Ebeneezer Scrooge and has him speaking Scrooge's most famous line "Bah, humbug". His purpose is to make fun of Kent for being stingy in order to show his opinion that it was greedy for Canada to take the stance in backing out of the Kyoto Protocol. He attempts to make his viewers laugh and show that what Canada's attitude in the climate change conference was not to be admired.

Commentary: I think this is a successful way to tie in the season with what's going on in Canada. The humor works because Canada was stingy at the UN Conference when it came to abandoning Kyoto Protocol and Ebeneezer Scrooge is known for his pessimistic and stingy attitude so it's an appropriate comparison.