L.K. Hanson, retired Star Tribune illustrator, continues to have a political cartoon on the op-ed page on Mondays. I've posted several before: he selects a quote, usually from a prominent intellectual or politician in history, and then illustrates it in some ironic way, or sometimes with just a portrait of the speaker.
His usual piece did not appear in today's paper, however. On Facebook, he posted this:
For reasons with which I don't agree, a decision was made to kill this piece for today's Strib Opinion Page. The argument was that it's 'too soon' to present the martyrdom issue, despite the fact that the GOP was touting it hours after the shooting.
Such are the vagaries of journalism and editorial decisions.
I don't usually prevail upon people to spread my efforts around, but in this case I ask that you send the piece hither and yon, to your friends and followers, wherever they might be.
So here's the piece:
Feel free to share it with his thoughts, if you want to, since we have his permission.
2 comments:
As you may have already seen, a St. Louis Cardinals gesture -- one hand in air, one hand over ear -- is being proclaimed a gesture of solidarity with Trump. But it’s said to be a reference to Alec Burleson’s career as a rapper in college. (Think: DJ holding headphones.)
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5649601/2024/07/21/cardinals-celebration-alec-burleson-lars-nootbaar/
I haven't heard that. Coopting an existing gesture is par for the course for them.
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