Comments on: I’ll hold the football – Dec 20, 2009 https://nealo.com/2009/12/20/ill-hold-the-football-dec-20-2009/ a collection of editorial cartoons by neal obermeyer Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:09:56 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.5 By: Drew Brees https://nealo.com/2009/12/20/ill-hold-the-football-dec-20-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-191235 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:09:56 +0000 http://nealo.com/?p=2789#comment-191235 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.

]]> By: theotherneill https://nealo.com/2009/12/20/ill-hold-the-football-dec-20-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-156297 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:49:29 +0000 http://nealo.com/?p=2789#comment-156297 In reply to neal.

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.

]]> By: neal https://nealo.com/2009/12/20/ill-hold-the-football-dec-20-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-155608 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:59:21 +0000 http://nealo.com/?p=2789#comment-155608 In reply to Pedro Walton.

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.

]]> By: Pedro Walton https://nealo.com/2009/12/20/ill-hold-the-football-dec-20-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-155606 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:37:41 +0000 http://nealo.com/?p=2789#comment-155606 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.

]]> By: theotherneill https://nealo.com/2009/12/20/ill-hold-the-football-dec-20-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-155010 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:18:13 +0000 http://nealo.com/?p=2789#comment-155010 I laughed a lot at this one. Great job!

]]> By: jim https://nealo.com/2009/12/20/ill-hold-the-football-dec-20-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-154761 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 02:30:22 +0000 http://nealo.com/?p=2789#comment-154761 Great cartoon! Nice! It says so much without using one word.

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