Sunday, February 13, 2011

Michael Ramirez Sunday

Of all the political cartoonists, Michael Ramirez probably shows up on these pages most frequently.
His drawing are pithy and insightful and typically right on the money, like this one:

Image and video hosting by TinyPic


But, in addition to his political insight, he really is a great artist. Consider this one:

Image and video hosting by TinyPic


There are a number of current cartoonists that I like. But, if I could only choose one, it would be Michael Ramirez.
Posted by at 12:43 PM
Labels: , , ,

5 comments:

  1. SilverfiddleFebruary 13, 2011 at 1:56 PM

    That first one is a classic!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Mike aka ProofFebruary 13, 2011 at 2:34 PM

    I agree. The man's a genius.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Mrs. CrankipantsFebruary 13, 2011 at 5:55 PM

    You gotta love a guy that says, "If I don't get at least one phone call a day that says I'm a moron, I'm not doing my job."

    New York Post's Sean Delanos is another favorite of mine.

    ReplyDelete
  4. Mike aka ProofFebruary 13, 2011 at 5:57 PM

    Sean Delanos doesn't ring a bell (Does the name Quasimoto ring a bell?), but I'll be on the lookout!

    ReplyDelete
  5. Mike aka ProofFebruary 13, 2011 at 6:21 PM

    Ah! I remember his infamous "chimp" cartoon. I defended him against the bogus racism charges.

    "Seeing Racism where none exists"

    http://proof-proofpositive.blogspot.com/2009/02/seeing-racism-where-none-exists.html

    ReplyDelete

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)