Political Cartoon Ideas? Cartoonists? Post Here

[Dave Pedersen]

Are there any people here who are skilled cartoonists? I suggest we communicate using pictures. This forum can think of many ideas which can be conveyed by cartoon imagery. This can be converted into very affordable newspaper advertising and get the message out more effectively than lines of passionate text. People are drawn to pictures and cartoons can be designed to convey very powerful messages.

But we need someone with skill to capture our concepts and turn them into pictures.

Perhaps a two frame layout with a problem/solution or fact/conclusion approach. Simple and direct ideas most everyone can grasp with ease. Time is short. Text takes too much time and effort for most casual readers to digest. People like and look at cartoons.

Anyone with good ideas can describe them here in this thread also. Any cartoonists can pick an idea and make a PDF and post it here and individuals can go ahead and buy advertising in local newspapers without any further coordination or money pooling required.

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This link makes buying ad space anywhere in the country easy right from your chair.

Thanks and good luck.

[unklejman]

I can draw. Here are some doodles I've done in pen.

http://www.jreydesign.com/artwork/pencil-pen/rawr.jpg

http://www.geocities.com/unklejman/harhar.jpg

http://www.jreydesign.com/artwork/pencil-pen/nanotyranus.jpg

http://www.jreydesign.com/artwork/pencil-pen/alien.jpg

http://www.jreydesign.com/artwork/pencil-pen/radraptor.jpg

[JAM824A]

Nice drawings.

[unklejman]

Any ideas?

[Ilhaguru]

Is the second one Fred Thompson?

[nate895]

Is the second one Fred Thompson?

To me it looks like Gerald Ford on crack, but that can't be it.

[unklejman]

:D Thats pretty funny.

[Dave Pedersen]

Hehe.. ok how about this?

There are two people one asks "Who are you gonna vote for?" and the other one says "I haven't decided yet. I'm gonna wait and see who the winner is gonna be.. I don't want to waste my vote."

Then the first one responds simply with a perplexed look strait at the viewer: "??"

Then maybe a summation block message "Don't waste your vote, vote Ron Paul in 2008"

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fix it borrow from it whatever if you like it draw it thanks;)

[Edu]

What have people said to you when you talk to them about Ron Paul? That may give you some ideas.
It's not a horse race. Horses at the gate but Ron Paul is already at the finish line. Show the constitution winning. Show liberty statue winning, or not somehow if you vote for the wrong person.
Vote your own mind. Brain not your own, labeled as "media" and you somehow vote that way.
This is your candidate in the white house, any questions? (using the "this is your brain on drugs" frying pan egg thing, show any OTHER candidate)
Cigar anyone? (Show other candidates with monica aka clintons' cigar tube thing)
Something about monopoly money, do not pass go, do not keep your money or something like that. (printing money out of thin air issue)
IRS taking by force. Maybe show your kids "do you want this to happen to your kids?"
CFR, NWO, NAFTA, CAFTA, Ameros (OK maybe that's too advanced for the brainwashed, let's go slow)
NAFTA super highway, show illegals falling off trucks going every which way. Show the whole road/USA all the way and show little ant trails going to other states. Infestation!
Make adult cartoons, nude etc... for sites where people would pay more attention to that (make sure you say it's not part of the campaign private party etc..) Show clinton getting his "desk job".
Show us borrowing 10 billion from china and giving it to that guy [name here, I forget], maybe show USA struggling to pay it back, going into foreclosure.
Yea! Foreclosure, show the banks all going out of business. Show bankers with tongues out looking all crinkly and dried out, laying around with nothing to do, show collapse of the economy.
Super Paul! Saves the day! Have him save something (issues) dressed in costume.
Show everything going to hell and "Ron Paul told you so!"
Show Ron Paul owning FOX guy. Show FOX guy losing his job. Show FOX guy asking for job with campaign. Show FOX guy working for campaign.
For me: Show IRS guy (ugly) stealing tips off table, "you wouldn't do this, why should they be allowed to?" "it's your money, why let them steal it?" or something like that, black and white line drawing so I can photo copy it easy and pass it out with tips. (really, make the guy super ugly) Include Ron Paul "will stop this" and web site etc...

Want more ideas? Just ask! (or maybe you shouldn't have) :)

EDIT: Show the FOX focus group like puppets with strings attached, Murdock holding the strings, and make that poll guy some sort of stooge, or at least all goofy.

[Semper Fi]

Here's one I drew for my Ron Paul Blog:

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa60/Conditionone2008/RP3.jpg

http://northernnewyorkforronpaul.blogspot.com/

[Semper Fi]

Here's another one, though it's not about Ron Paul

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa60/Conditionone2008/tenthousandrivers5inch.jpg

[Dave Pedersen]

Wow great stuff ! Are you R. Shirtz?

[santopia]

I had a peculiar vision the other day....

Bush and Cheney, surrounded by homeless people. They were also disheveled and homeless, but wrapped up in an American flag to stay warm.

[Semper Fi]

Wow great stuff ! Are you R. Shirtz?

Yep, one and the same:)

[Dave Pedersen]

blimp

[MaidenFan]

Here's an idea for anyone who can draw. A picture of Bush watching Ron Paul give a speech on T.V. surrounded by hundreds of supporters. The T.V. bubble (Ron Paul) should be a quote about civil liberties or ending our imperialist empire etc. Then Bush should be thinking "Dang, when I said I wanted to bring freedom to Iraq, I didn't mean for it to spread back here. When Cheney hears this he'll cut my allowance again...." or something along those lines.

What you guys think, funny or not?

[dw1345]

Picture a scene with the Capitol as the background, symbolizing Washington. Various congressman and senators are standing together, throwing dollar bills carelessly in the air with big grins on their faces, repreesenting their careless spending. Ron Paul is on his knees, trying desperately to stuff the fallen dollar bills in to a sack that simply says AMERICA.

What do you think?

[Dave Pedersen]

Hey I just got a new idea. A way to illustrate the point Ron made at the debate about social security. The irony that even though he would work to allow young people to opt out and eventually render social security a thing of the past the irony is Ron Paul is the best hope for social security for those who remain dependent on it so here goes

You got Ron with a college athletics style megaphone telling about a dozen college students they should be able to opt out of social security:

And those dozen students are carrying this huge hippopotamus who is riding on their upraised hands on its back, feet up into the air..

and the hippos' feet are holding up a whole bunch of old people using walkers and canes and wheelchairs etc.

The hippo has an incredulous expression on its face and on its side is written "Social Security"

So Ron is dressed as a zookeeper (he wears a cap that says "zookeeper") and he says to those few student age peeps holding up and carrying this dumb hippo.. "c'mon over here with that beast" and they are struggling to quickly unload their incredible cargo into the zookeeper's prepared refuge ready and waiting for a hippo. (there's a sign on the fence and guess what it says "reserved for social security hippos" on it)

Maybe Ron could be wearing a button on his jacket saying something simple like:

"save money, just come home"

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so then if anybody wants to polish this up and add something to finish it hey go for it ! thanks

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You could have Ron saying something to the old folks instead like... "cut those kids loose.. let's mind our own business overseas and that hippo can rest in here"


whatever just an idea to work with if anybody wants

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hmm on the feet of the hippo could be a big platter shaped like the United States with millions of seniors on it..

[Enano1983]

One idea that I've had but lack the skills to portray is this:

A stagecoach labeled "America" rushing headlong towards a steep cliff

Hilary, Obama, McCain, and Romney riding it

Hilary and Obama yell "LEFT!"

McCain and Romney yell "RIGHT!"

Ron Paul yells "STOP!"

Either Ron Paul is on the stagecoach with them or maybe ahead of them with his hands out trying to stop them. Maybe put some crags at the bottom of the cliff that read "terrorist attacks, recession, depression, devauled dollar, death of the middle-class, etc"

I like MaidenFan's idea too, but would suggest keeping Bush's thought short and sweet "Dang, when I said I wanted to bring freedom to Iraq, I didn't mean for it to spread back here." and just show a TV with Ron Paul on it.

[Agora]

I love Mr Fish

http://laweekly.blogs.com/fish/images/2008/01/31/obamadonkey.jpg

h ttp://laweekly.blogs.com/fish/
contact him?
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[Nickel]

One idea that I've had but lack the skills to portray is this:

A stagecoach labeled "America" rushing headlong towards a steep cliff

Hilary, Obama, McCain, and Romney riding it

Hilary and Obama yell "LEFT!"

McCain and Romney yell "RIGHT!"

Ron Paul yells "STOP!"

Either Ron Paul is on the stagecoach with them or maybe ahead of them with his hands out trying to stop them. Maybe put some crags at the bottom of the cliff that read "terrorist attacks, recession, depression, devauled dollar, death of the middle-class, etc"

I like MaidenFan's idea too, but would suggest keeping Bush's thought short and sweet "Dang, when I said I wanted to bring freedom to Iraq, I didn't mean for it to spread back here." and just show a TV with Ron Paul on it.

That is a great idea! I'd like to see that!

[unklejman]

One idea that I've had but lack the skills to portray is this:

A stagecoach labeled "America" rushing headlong towards a steep cliff

Hilary, Obama, McCain, and Romney riding it

Hilary and Obama yell "LEFT!"

McCain and Romney yell "RIGHT!"

Ron Paul yells "STOP!"

Either Ron Paul is on the stagecoach with them or maybe ahead of them with his hands out trying to stop them. Maybe put some crags at the bottom of the cliff that read "terrorist attacks, recession, depression, devauled dollar, death of the middle-class, etc"

I like MaidenFan's idea too, but would suggest keeping Bush's thought short and sweet "Dang, when I said I wanted to bring freedom to Iraq, I didn't mean for it to spread back here." and just show a TV with Ron Paul on it.

I like this idea.

[Pauls' Revere]

LOL..tears are forming! thanks I needed this.

[Pauls' Revere]

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[Pauls' Revere]

I had a vision of Uncle Sam laying in a hopitsl bed with an I.V. in his arm (foreground). The I.V. bottle is near empty with a black liquid inside. The label reads "oil" or "The Fed" and Uncle Sam is in a coma with vital sign charts over the headboard like GDP, trade deficit,dollar crashes...etc. Ron Paul is standing over the bed (background) with a clipboard in hand making his diagnosis. The clipboard shows a chart like dollar value dropping or something poignant. The other candidates are making worthless reccomendations such as print more money to wake this patient up!, No screams the other lower interest rates!, a third says create another government program!. RP says, "remove the I.V., stop spending,lower taxes,less government, and a dose of the US Constitution Daily". Let me know if someone prints this up I'd love to see it. Your welcome to use if you'd like.

[Semper Fi]

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa60/Conditionone2008/GettingthewholePixCNN.jpg

After two weeks of racking my brain on how to express my anger at the news media's prejudice against Ron Paul, the muse finally visited me this Saturday morning. Check out my Ron Paul blog at http://northernnewyorkforronpaul.blogspot.com/

[noztnac]

Have Ron Paul standing over on the right. Have Romney and McCain standing on the far left edge taking turns saying "No I'm more liberal." only to realize they've both positioned themselves to the left of Obama and Hillary who are looking at them incredulously.

[noztnac]

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa60/Conditionone2008/GettingthewholePixCNN.jpg

After two weeks of racking my brain on how to express my anger at the news media's prejudice against Ron Paul, the muse finally visited me this Saturday morning. Check out my Ron Paul blog at http://northernnewyorkforronpaul.blogspot.com/

I really like your cartoon. Maybe put dollar signs next to the bombs to emphasize that they are greedy war mongers.

Your cartoon reminds me of the Megadeth song "Peace Sells But Who's Buying?"

[noztnac]

I posted an ad somewhere on this forum that could be made into a political cartoon. The basic concept is a guy trying to cash his paycheck only to find out he owes $40,000 as his part of the national debt. The bank teller notices his kids and makes it a quick $120,000.

[noztnac]

One idea that I've had but lack the skills to portray is this:

A stagecoach labeled "America" rushing headlong towards a steep cliff

Hilary, Obama, McCain, and Romney riding it

Hilary and Obama yell "LEFT!"

McCain and Romney yell "RIGHT!"

Ron Paul yells "STOP!"

Either Ron Paul is on the stagecoach with them or maybe ahead of them with his hands out trying to stop them. Maybe put some crags at the bottom of the cliff that read "terrorist attacks, recession, depression, devauled dollar, death of the middle-class, etc"

I like MaidenFan's idea too, but would suggest keeping Bush's thought short and sweet "Dang, when I said I wanted to bring freedom to Iraq, I didn't mean for it to spread back here." and just show a TV with Ron Paul on it.

I love it but would like to offer a slight modification.
McCain and Romney yell "Left!"
Hillary and Obama yell "Further Left!"
Ron Paul says "Right"

Make it painfully obvious that there is a path to the right that leads to Peace Prosperity and Freedom.

This will emphasize that McCain and Romney are both liberals and that Ron Paul is a true conservative.

I love your idea though. Nice work.:)

[austinchick]

I posted an ad somewhere on this forum that could be made into a political cartoon. The basic concept is a guy trying to cash his paycheck only to find out he owes $40,000 as his part of the national debt. The bank teller notices his kids and makes it a quick $120,000.

excellent, I'll try to work on that one

[AlabamaWildMan]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v229/Alabama_Wild_Man/68fe1d7f.jpg

[hawks4ronpaul]

GOP house burning down.

RP ready in fireman gear with huge, shiny firetruck with hoses labeled, "fiscal conservatism," "strong national defense," etc., tapping GOP voter/"homeowner" on shoulder with one hand and with other hand pointing thumb back at fire engine.

GOP voter complaining about his house going down in flames but ignoring RP, "Blah blah blah...not now, buddy, my house is burning down...blah blah blah!"


http://hawks4ronpaul.blogspot.com/

[hawks4ronpaul]

All-Issue Surprise TV Ad Idea (funny but jolting)--could be a cartoon:

Idyllic mother in hospital bed with attentive husband—but both worried about new expenses of bigger family.

Nurse enters to give baby to mother, “Here’s your new addition.”

Mother happily takes baby but clutches baby with worried look as shadow falls over her face while we hear heavy bootsteps.

A large, overweight oil sheik is followed by a large, overweight communist Chinese soldier with AK-47 who crowd the family on the bed with loud bed-creaking.

Mother: “What’s going on?”

Omniscient narrator: “These are your family’s new additions to support. Out-of-control government welfare and warfare means that every household has a secret mortgage of $440,000, according to the comptroller general of the United States—and more and more of it you and your children owe to foreigners.”
http://www.glennbeck.com/content/articles/article/198/4595/

Meanwhile, the large men start rummaging through her gift baskets, eating her fruit, and rummaging through her purse, stuffing her cash into their pockets.

Mother: “But I though welfare and warfare made us safer!”

Narrator: (chuckle) “No, they make us less secure and sell your baby deeper in debt to foreigners.”

The large men continue disruptions, making phone calls with her credit cards, knocking things over and breaking things.

Mother: “What can I do?”

Cut to Ron Paul, Cold War veteran, doctor, working hard in Congress and on campaign trail, with short voiceover (end war to rebuild overstretched military, end income tax and replace it with nothing to bring fiscal responsibility to America).

Cut to mother with baby in voting booth, smiling and voting Ron Paul.

Tag: Ron Paul, securing America.


http://hawks4ronpaul.blogspot.com/