I’ll hold the football – Dec 20, 2009

6 Responses to I’ll hold the football – Dec 20, 2009

1. jim says:

   December 20, 2009 at 8:30 pm

   Great cartoon! Nice! It says so much without using one word.

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2. theotherneill says:

   December 21, 2009 at 10:18 am

   I laughed a lot at this one. Great job!

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3. Pedro Walton says:

   December 22, 2009 at 2:37 pm

   Man, in addition to pissing off conservatives and liberals, pro-choicers and pro-lifers, Julie Schmidt-Albin AND Bernie Sanders all at once…Ben Nelson has managed to ruin the perfection of this cartoon.
   Well, I love it anyway. So simple. So funny. So (almost) true.

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   neal replied:
   December 22nd, 2009 at 2:59 pm

   For those of you at home, I pitched this cartoon last Thursday. By the time it ran on Sunday, Ben Nelson agreed to be the 60th vote to end debate in the Senate. So at first, I was thinking that reality ruined this cartoon, but I think the meaning just changed. Whereas it initially symbolized what I saw as bad-faith negotiations, I feel like this cartoon now represents the delicate balance and uncertainty of what remains.

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   theotherneill replied:
   December 23rd, 2009 at 4:49 pm

   Actually, that’s what I thought when you posted this cartoon. Lucy always got Charlie Brown to try to kcik the football by promising to hold it THIS TIME! And if you were suckered (as I was) that Lucy would keep her promise, you were so excited to see Charlie Brown get to kick the ball, ultimately having your hopes dashed as it was taken away once again. While I’m not in favor of this bill, I do think you hit the right sentiment for what Sen. Nelson may do to our president.

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4. Drew Brees says:

   March 1, 2010 at 4:09 pm

   Reminds me of Garrett Hartley’s kick against the Vikings to send the Saints to the Super Bowl… well except a little less pressure. Great pic.

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