Rob Tornoe

• Tornoe toon: Sick Time Payouts Sickening

  My latest cartoon on the ridiculous 6-figure sick-time payouts NJ gives to some outgoing employees...
  
  
  
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  Posted: December 08, 2009, 11:10am EST
  

• Tornoe toon: Daggett Gets a Little Help From His Friend

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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 8:03am EST
  

• Tornoe toon: Christie's Loan

  
  Republican gubernatorial challenger Chris Christie has gotten into some hot water over a $46,000 loan he gave to Michele Brown, the first assistant U.S. attorney.
  
  According to Jon Corzine, this loan presents "an appearance of a conflict" of interest.
  
  However, there's no word from' [...]
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  Posted: August 24, 2009, 9:25am EDT
  

• Tornoe toon: Cash for Clunkers in Atlantic City

  
  So Atlantic City passed their $200 million budget, but things look rough for the gambling mecca moving forward.
  
  Here are some numbers from Michael Clark's Press of Atlantic City piece:
  
  • The city has to defer more than $6 million in payments to' [...]
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  Posted: August 22, 2009, 12:05pm EDT
  

• Karl Rove and Chris Christie

  
  
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  Posted: August 17, 2009, 8:06am EDT
  

• Obama Comes To Save the Day...

  
  
  An interesting take on Obama's trip to New Jersey to help rally the troops behind wounded governor Jon Corzine, via In the Lobby:
  
  “This New Jersey thing, by the way. This is one of those boxes he has to check as leader of' [...]
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  Posted: July 18, 2009, 10:13am EDT
  

• My Toon: Chris Christie Gets His... Girl

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  Posted: July 13, 2009, 7:36am EDT
  

• Who Will New Jerseyans Choose in November?

  
  Seems like an obvious choice to me.
  
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  Posted: June 15, 2009, 8:54am EDT
  

• NJ School Districts Face Hike in Health Care Costs. Which Means...

  
  The Star-Ledger has reported that health insurance premiums for more than 250 school districts in New Jersey could increase by as much as 20 percent next year.
  
  So this means that the teachers will just pay a bit more for their health care coverage, [...]
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  Posted: June 02, 2009, 8:25am EDT
  

• Which Republican is Corzine Pulling For?

  
  While the Steve Lonegan/Chris Christie youTube battle rages on, a new Lonegan backer is coming out to support his pick for the GOP nomination for Governor - Jon Corzine.
  
  A Washington-based political organization with ties to democrats is running ads attacking Christie, the [...]
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  Posted: May 26, 2009, 9:22am EDT
  

• Atlantic City Casinos: It's Only a Flesh Wound

  
  As if the times weren't already tough enough for the casinos in Atlantic City, Delaware Governor Jack Markell has signed his controversial sports betting bill into law, paving the way to sports betting and table games to make their way to Delaware's 3 racinos ([...]
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  Posted: May 16, 2009, 11:14am EDT
  

• The Stacked Deck for Delaware Racinos

  
  Delaware state senators Thurman Adams and Gary Simpson are unpaid directors and members of the Delaware State Fair executive board and hold non-dividend fair stock from Harrington Raceway & Casino, who alongside Dover Downs and Delaware Park have lobbied strongly against Markell's sports betting bill, saying' [...]
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  Posted: May 12, 2009, 11:30am EDT
  

• For Jon Corzine, it's 'Ghosts of Girlfriend's Past'

  
  Man, would I have loved to be in Jon Corzine's office when he heard the news that his former girlfriend and labor leader leader Carla Katz is going to be doing spots on 101.5, New Jersey's most popular radio station. She starts Monday with an [...]
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  Posted: May 04, 2009, 7:54am EDT
  

• As Long as Voters Know who Jon Corzine is...

  
  Governor Corzine's approval ratings continue to be upside-down as he struggles to close New Jersey's budget gap, but his Republican opponents for governor, Chris Christie and Steve Lonegan, have their own problems.
  
  According to a poll conducted by Quinnipiac University, 56% of respondents [...]
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  Posted: April 27, 2009, 7:47am EDT
  

• Go to Rutgers to Watch Football, Not to Learn

  
  
  Due to state aid reductions in Gov. Jon Corzine's proposed budget, Rutgers University officials announced they will lay off workers, cut courses and raise tuition to fill a $60 million hole in the university budget.
  
  Two things strike me as weird.
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  Posted: April 22, 2009, 9:01am EDT
  

• Cartoon: Bruce Springsteen Named as "The Other Man"

  
  
  He may be The Boss, but according to a Red Bank man's divorce papers, Bruce Springsteen is also a home wrecker.
  
  Businessman Arthur J. Kelly named the Jersey rock 'n' roller as the reason for the breakup of his 17-year marriage to Ann' [...]
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  Posted: April 11, 2009, 11:50am EDT
  

• New Jersey Cartoon: Illegal Immigrants at Rutgers?

  
  I know most of you will disagree with me about the recommendations from Corzine's Blue Ribbon Panel on Immigrant Policy report which recommends, among other things, allowing in-state tuition rates for foreign-born New Jersey students.
  
  That's okay. Just think of me as Ned [...]
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  Posted: April 06, 2009, 7:37am EDT
  

• Is Corzine Hiding on Financial Television?

  
  
  Jon Corzine is in love with appearing on Financial TV. It seems like every weekend he ends up on one of the talk shows as a former "financial wizard" telling us how to save the economy.
  
  How has that worked in New Jersey?
  
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  Posted: March 30, 2009, 7:21am EDT
  

• New Jersey Cartoon: Corzine E-mails With Ex Remain Private

  
  
  The New Jersey Supreme Court declined to order Gov. Corzine to release e-mail exchanges with his former girlfriend Carla Katz, who lead the largest public employees’ union in New Jersey while the state was negotiating contracts in 2006 and 2007.
  
  The governor and [...]
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  Posted: March 21, 2009, 12:48pm EDT
  

• Earmarks are Bad (Except When They're Local)

  
  
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  Posted: March 14, 2009, 10:34am EDT
  

• New Jersey Cartoon: Corzine's Budget Address

  
  
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  Posted: March 12, 2009, 9:06am EDT
  

• Delaware Cartoon: Gov. Markell Could Use the Help of Dr. Manhattan

  
  
  Completely forgot to post this cartoon I did earlier in the week for Delaware newspapers.
  
  Delaware's projected budget deficit for fiscal year 2010 is $600 million. Now, this might not sound like a lot compared to the billions in deficits states like New' [...]
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  Posted: March 11, 2009, 11:42am EDT
  

• Who Watches the New Jersey Labor Unions?

  
  
  It's always great when I can squeeze a movie reference into my cartoons.
  
  In New Jersey, the state labor unions are fiercely opposing Gov. Jon Corzine's call for a wage freeze and 12 days of furloughs to save $400 million in the next [...]
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  Posted: March 07, 2009, 10:15am EST
  

• Too Bad Delaware's Budget Deficit Can't Take a Snowday

  
  
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  Posted: March 03, 2009, 1:19am EST
  

• Sports Betting in New Jersey

  
  
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  Posted: March 02, 2009, 2:55am EST
  

• Furloughs in New Jersey

  
  
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  Posted: February 23, 2009, 2:56am EST
  

• Jon Corzine, Money Man

  
  Chris Christie may currently lead Jon Corzine in the polls for the 2009 Gubernatorial race, but does anyone expect Corzine not to dig into his unlimited pockets of cash to narrow the gap?
  
  Charlie Stile of the Bergen Record says that Corzine "has never tangled" [...]
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  Posted: February 16, 2009, 12:16am EST
  

• Is Chris Christie Prepared to be Governor?

  
  Straight on the heels of the release of polling data suggesting he could beat incumbent Jon Corzine, former U.S. Attorney Chris Christie officially kicked off his campaign this week.
  
  The only thing he forgot to pack: specifics.
  
  According to the Star-Ledger:
  
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  Posted: February 07, 2009, 10:13am EST
  

• The NJ Schmooze Cruise

  
  A rite of passage among the New Jersey political elite for over 70 years, the annual Chamber of Commerce train ride attracts more than 1,000 lawmakers, lobbyists and corporate officials each year to wine and dine with the New Jersey congressional delegation in Washington.
  
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  Posted: January 31, 2009, 9:36am EST
  

• Working On a New Blog

  Hey everyone. Just wanted to update you that blogging has been intermittent due to the fact that I'm building myself a new website and blog. It should be up soon.
  
  In the meantime, you can follow me on Facebook or on Twitter. And' [...]
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  Posted: January 29, 2009, 11:37pm EST
  

• Way To Go Star-Ledger

  Just opened up Sunday's County News section of the Star-Ledger, and here is the breakdown of ads-to-news in the 12 page section:
  
  Page 1: All News
  Page 2: Full-page ad
  Page 3: Full-page ad
  Page 4: Full-page ad
  Page 5: Full-page ad
  Page 6: Full-page' [...]
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  Posted: January 25, 2009, 9:46am EST
  

• Corzine Wants To Keep It a Secret

  
  New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine and former state worker's union president Carla Katz, who dated before he became governor, have been fighting to keep the e-mails they exchanged during budget negotiations private since Tom Wilson, The Republican State Committee Chairman, and several news organizations, including The' [...]
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  Posted: January 24, 2009, 10:30am EST
  

• Cartooning the Inauguration

  For anyone that's going to the inauguration tomorrow to watch Barack Obama be sworn in as the 44th President of the United States, keep an eye out for a chubby white guy with a sketchpad roaming around the crowds.
  
  I'll be drawing and taking pictures for various newspapers, attempting [...]
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  Posted: January 18, 2009, 5:34pm EST
  

• New Cartoon News Blog at Cagle Cartoons

  It's official. You can now check out my Cartoon News Blog over at Cagle's Cartoons website, where I'll be covering all aspects of art and politics, be it illustrations, animation or political cartoons.
  
  Check it out here.
  
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  Posted: January 13, 2009, 6:23pm EST
  

• “Working at the Daily News has been like living with an incompetent, terminally ill relative.”

  So says Patrick O'Connor, the former editorial cartoonist for the Los Angeles Daily News. Patrick was laid off after 8 and a half years with the Daily News along with 9 other employees.
  
  In an interview conducted by Alan Gardner at The Daily Cartoonist, Patrick talks about being' [...]
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  Posted: January 12, 2009, 4:39pm EST
  

• "Ah shoot, I've got a lot of questions."

  
  
  "Ah shoot. I've got a lot of questions."
  
  And so Joe the Plumber, War Correspondent for PJTV, arrives in Israel to spout non-licensed plumber wisdom on whoever is willing to listen.
  
  Joe says, like Israel, he was a victim of media bias and can't understand [...]
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  Posted: January 11, 2009, 11:08pm EST
  

• Chris Christie for Governzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...

  
  Boy, NO ONE saw this coming!
  
  Here's the sketch:
  
  
  
  
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  Posted: January 10, 2009, 10:03pm EST
  

• New cartoon for Editor & Publisher

  
  Here's my latest cartoon, and the first of a new weekly gig doing media-related cartoons for Editor & Publisher called "Tornoe's Corner."
  
  So bookmark their E&P Pub blog, and check back every Thursday for a new cartoon.
  
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  Posted: January 09, 2009, 11:09am EST
  

• New Japanese 'Watchmen' Trailer

  
  
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  Posted: January 07, 2009, 9:49pm EST
  

• The Corzine Economic Recovery Plan of 2009

  
  Here's today's cartoon for PolitickerNJ.com. To comment, click here.
  
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  Posted: January 07, 2009, 9:13am EST
  

• Cardinals Quarterback Draws From Divine Inspiration

  
  
  Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner, fresh from the playoff victory over the Atlanta Falcons, sat down for a new documentary called ‘God in the Box’ to draw his version of God.
  
  “So, I was drawing a picture of God, but it came out more like Jesus,” Warner said [...]
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  Posted: January 07, 2009, 9:11am EST
  

• RIP Roy Carless: 1920 - 2009

  
  
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  Posted: January 06, 2009, 11:26am EST
  

• Bill Richardson resigned, but what about Hillary?

  
  New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson has withdrawn his name from consideration as commerce secretary for President-elect Barack Obama, citing an ongoing investigation into possible pay-to-play corruption in the awarding of a state contract to a company that contributed to Richardson.
  
  So is Hillary going to [...]
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  Posted: January 05, 2009, 12:37pm EST
  

• PolitickerNJ.com's Year in Review

  
  PolitickerNJ.com released their always excellent Year in Review of New Jersey politics, and featured several of my cartoons throughout the round-up.
  
  If you're a fan on New Jersey politics, check it out here.
  
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  Posted: January 02, 2009, 12:14pm EST
  

• Best of 2008 - National Cartoons

  Everybody is releasing their "Best of 2008" lists, so I figured it was about time to post what I thought were a selection of my best national cartoons from 2008.
  
  I'll post a separate list of my favorite New Jersey cartoons from 2008 soon.
  
  
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  Posted: December 31, 2008, 8:26am EST
  

• Happy New Year Delaware!

  
  
  I have to admit, I'm going to miss drawing Ruth Ann Minner.
  
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  Posted: December 30, 2008, 9:37am EST
  

• Merry Christmas

  
  Here's one panel from my New Jersey "Christmas Card" now posted over at PolitickerNJ.com. Go check it out.
  
  The rest of the week, I'll be celebrating Christmas with not one, but two families, so I won't be posting anything else until Monday. [...]
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  Posted: December 24, 2008, 10:47am EST
  

• Go Check It Out: Richard Crowson's Christmas Cards

  
  
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  Posted: December 23, 2008, 11:32am EST
  

• The Little Weekly Newspaper That Could

  
  The New York Times has a cool story today about the TriCityNews, a weekly newspaper out of Monmouth County, N.J. Apparently, the newspaper and it's staff of 3.5 employees are prospering because they aggressively IGNORE the Web.
  
  Their website is very minimal, mostly [...]
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  Posted: December 22, 2008, 12:32pm EST
  

• New Jersey Cartoon: The Ghost of Chris Christie's Past

  
  
  Chris Christie, the former U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, is continuing his "let's wait and see" approach about running against Jon Corzine for Governor in 2009.
  
  Despite having little experience as a criminal prosecutor when George W. Bush appointed him in 2002, Christie has [...]
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  Posted: December 22, 2008, 8:22am EST
  

• Go Check It Out: The Last 8 Years

  
  Artwork by David Horsey, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
  
  H/T - Juan Melli
  
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  Posted: December 21, 2008, 3:07pm EST
  

• Oh That Evil Rex Babin

  
  Like many cartoonists after the now-famous shoe throwing incident, Sacramento Bee cartoonist Rex Babin decided to weigh in on the situation, suggesting to President Bush that he shouldn't "let the shoe hit him on the way out."
  
  John in Carolina, who's blog title suggests [...]
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  Posted: December 20, 2008, 8:22am EST
  

• Go Check It Out: The Stereotypical American By Daryl Cagle

  
  
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  Posted: December 19, 2008, 4:24pm EST
  

• Interview in Editor & Publisher

  In the newest issue of Editor & Publisher, America's oldest journal covering the newspaper industry, they interviewed me for a story about the current plight faced by all editorial cartoonists.
  
  How did you deal with your own layoff from Politicker?
  
  I feel [...]
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  Posted: December 19, 2008, 10:12am EST
  

• Advice To Survive A Recession

  
  
  Sometimes, this is all you can do.
  
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  Posted: December 18, 2008, 10:35am EST
  

• Zuma Sues South Africa Cartoonist

  
  A cartoon by South African cartoonist Jonathan Shapiro continues to cause controversy 3 months after it was first published. South Africa's ruling party leader Jacob Zuma is suing a cartoonist for $712,300 (£464,200) for damage to his reputation and damage to his dignity, the BBC [...]
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  Posted: December 18, 2008, 9:44am EST
  

• Go Check It Out: The Great Ham Caper

  
  
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  Posted: December 17, 2008, 9:18pm EST
  

• The Sole of Wit

  
  
  
  Many, many more here.
  
  H/T - Matt Wuerking, Politico.com
  
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  Posted: December 17, 2008, 2:10pm EST
  

• Former Wichita Eagle Cartoonist Talks About Life After Layoff

  
  Cutbacks among editorial cartoonists this year has been dramatic (myself included). They're part of the larger wave to layoffs and reductions experienced by most major media companies due to the economic recession.
  
  Richard Crowson, the former cartoonist for the Wichita Eagle, was [...]
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  Posted: December 17, 2008, 12:12pm EST
  

• New Jersey Cartoon: Duck, Linda, duck

  

  Click the image to see the full cartoon.

  
  It's one thing to pay tribute to a departing colleague as he goes to Washington. It's another to tell him that you really wanted him to win.
  
  Which, according to PolitickerNJ.com, is EXACTLY what State [...]
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  Posted: December 17, 2008, 12:00am EST
  

• Go Check It Out: 3 More By Beeler

  
  
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  Posted: December 16, 2008, 11:24pm EST
  

• How to Create a Sticky Post on Blogger

  Finally figured out how to create a sticky post on Blogger. I've seen this done on the Star-Ledger's website, and I wanted something to offset my latest cartoon from my normal blog posts.
  
  For anyone interested, here's how I did it:
  
  1. After you've logged in, click [...]
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  Posted: December 16, 2008, 9:12pm EST
  

• At Least Homer Loves His Newspaper

  
  
  According to Homer, The Daily Growl is the only newspaper that "tells him the truth, even on Iraq."
  
  H/T - E&P
  
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  Posted: December 16, 2008, 6:30pm EST
  

• New X-Men Origins: Wolverine Trailer

  
  
  The new trailer for “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” debuted this weekend before showings of the Keanu Reeves science-fiction remake of “The Day The Earth Stood Still,” and here it is for your viewing pleasure.
  
  A couple of notes:
  
  1. Seems like they're pulling the story directly [...]
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  Posted: December 16, 2008, 4:15pm EST
  

• Cartoonist Finds Out About Shoe-Throwing Game After Completing Cartoon

  When someone throws a pair of shoes at the President of the United States, it's bound to become the sort-of event that satirized and lampooned by editorial cartoonists.
  
  Jimmy Margulies, the editorial cartoonist at The Record, had already finished his cartoon on the subject when [...]
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  Posted: December 16, 2008, 2:40pm EST
  

• 19th Century Cartoon Showcases Differences Between Obama and Lincoln's Paths to Inauguration

  Although Barack Obama has announced he plans to take the same route to his inauguration as his political idol, Abraham Lincoln, a pointed 19th century political cartoon showcases how the trips will hopefully differ.
  
  Adalbert J. Volck, a political cartoonist who was a Confederate sympathizer [...]
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  Posted: December 16, 2008, 1:09pm EST
  

• Delaware Cartoon: Convicted Felon? Get a Job With DNREC

  
  At the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC), state environmental officials decided to hold jobs open for three employees serving prison terms, during a hiring freeze no less.
  
  2 of the prisoners are serving terms for child molestation, while one is [...]
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  Posted: December 16, 2008, 8:37am EST
  

• Cheer Yourselves Up

  In the season of bad news here's a little shoe toss game to cheer yourselves up....
  
  
  Click on the image to play.
  
  H/T - Matt Wuerking, Politico.com
  
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  Posted: December 15, 2008, 5:57pm EST
  

• Paterson in a Blind Rage Over SNL Skit

  
  
  "Governor, what do you have against New Jersey?"
  
  "Unfortunately, a southern border."
  
  Apparently, everyone found this skit on this week's finale of Saturday Night Live funny (including the New York Post where I stole the headline from) except, you guessed it, New [...]
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  Posted: December 15, 2008, 5:02pm EST
  

• Auburn Football Cartoon Out of Date Before it Even Ran

  
  Another cartoon, this time by Birmingham News cartoonist Scott Stantis, didn't see print because of the volatility of the news cycle.
  
  Scott explains why here.
  
  H/T - The Daily Cartoonist
  
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  Posted: December 15, 2008, 4:32pm EST
  

• Go Check It Out: Rodd Racer Pages

  Art by Toby Cypress
  
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  Posted: December 15, 2008, 10:04am EST
  

• Newspaper Industry Cartoon by Steve Greenberg

  
  I missed this earlier, but Steve Greenberg, the former editorial cartoonist for the Ventura County Star, posted this cartoon on Metaprinter.com back when he was laid off from his staff job in November.
  
  Greenberg used to contribute cartoons to Editor & Publisher magazine, [...]
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  Posted: December 15, 2008, 9:05am EST
  

• Cartoonist Name Omitted from CBS News Story

  In a CBS News story about Barack Obama's monumental task to restore credibility to the White House, CBS points to an editorial cartoon that seems to sum up their entire story in one single image.
  
  The problem is, they don't even bother to mention [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2008, 8:56pm EST
  

• Seattle Post-Intelligencer Cartoonist Calls an Audible

  
  David Horsey, the editorial cartoonist at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, has an interesting post on the perils of deadline cartooning and late-breaking news.
  
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  Posted: December 14, 2008, 8:44pm EST
  

• Illustration for the New York Observer

  
  Here's an illustration I did for the latest issue of the New York Observer, promoting their newest Politicker website, PolitickerNY.com.
  
  In the illustration (from left to right) are New York Governor David Paterson, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, State Senator Malcolm Smith and New York [...]
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  Posted: December 13, 2008, 9:21pm EST
  

• Zapiro: The Mandela Files

  
  The cartoonist Jonathan Shapiro, better known as Zapiro (seen above with Nelson Mandela), launched his latest coffee-table collection of Mandela cartoons last night, along with an annual of his most recent work.
  
  He spoke to Sunday Times books editor Tymon Smith about his [...]
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  Posted: December 13, 2008, 10:14am EST
  

• Seperate but Equal

  
  A 13-member Civil Union Review Commission convened by the New Jersey legislature tasked with "evaluating the implementation, operation and effectiveness" of the civil union law passed nearly two years ago released its final report on Wednesday.
  
  They unanimously recommended that "The Legislature and Governor [...]
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  Posted: December 13, 2008, 9:00am EST
  

• Morland Wins British Cartooning Award

  
  Across the pond, they have political cartoonists too, and one of England's best, Morten Morland, won the Political Cartoon Society's cartoonist of the year award last night in London.
  
  "It’s a fantastic compliment be recognized like that by a jury who’s gone through a whole [...]
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  Posted: December 11, 2008, 3:47pm EST
  

• Today's State Cartoon - 12/11/08

  CALIFORNIA
  
  
  Saying California is "headed toward a financial Armageddon," Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is trying to force the Legislature to do something to fix California's huge budget deficit, which has climbed to $14.8 billion. Officials said the deficit will balloon to the $40 billion neighborhood by mid-2010 [...]
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  Posted: December 11, 2008, 8:54am EST
  

• Yes, There is a Joe Biden Commemorative Plate

  
  Working from home, I am blessed with stupid Obama Commemorative Plate commercials every break.
  
  Well now, Delaware's own Joe Biden has his own plate! It comes with an authentic Acela schedule, and is a fine way to commemorate the second Caucasian vice president in this century.
  
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  Posted: December 10, 2008, 8:18pm EST
  

• Laid-off Des Moines Register Cartoonist Strikes Back

  
  Brian Duffy, the former editorial cartoonist at the Des Moines Register who was escorted out along with 40 other employees as part of a nation-wide lay-off program at Gannett, has had the chance to get back at his former bosses.
  
  After the news broke that [...]
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  Posted: December 10, 2008, 3:19pm EST
  

• Blagojevich's 'golden' moment in history

  
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  Posted: December 10, 2008, 8:36am EST
  

• Layoffs hit 'The Daily Planet' in Metropolis

  
  
  CLICK HERE TO ENLARGE
  
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  Posted: December 08, 2008, 8:41am EST
  

• Today's state cartoons - 12/5/08

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  Posted: December 05, 2008, 8:45am EST
  

• Today's state cartoons - 12/4/08

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  Posted: December 04, 2008, 8:11am EST
  

• Has the lion tamer become the prey?

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  Posted: December 03, 2008, 10:57am EST
  

• Shouldn't Chris Matthews have to pick one?

  
  Chris Matthews can dance. After meeting last week with Pennsylvania Democratic Party officials, Matthews is trying to squash the rumors that he's attempting a run at PA's U.S. Senate seat currently held by Arlen specter.
  
  I don't blame him. In this economy, his million [...]
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  Posted: December 03, 2008, 10:33am EST
  

• Today's state cartoons - 12/2/08

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  ARIZONA
  
  
  MASSACHUSETTS
  
  
  
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  Posted: December 02, 2008, 12:24pm EST
  

• The Pantsuit is coming back!

  
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  Posted: December 01, 2008, 9:30am EST
  

• Chuck Schumer's Thanksgiving

  
  Despite all the nice things Chuck Schumer is going to say about Hillary Clinton over the next week, does anyone truly believe he isn't secretly happy to see her go?
  
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  Posted: November 26, 2008, 12:12pm EST
  

• As a New Jersey cartoonist, some of the people I'm thankful for

  
  
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  Posted: November 26, 2008, 8:30am EST
  

• Citigroup thanks you for paying for their marketing efforts

  
  
  Struggling Citibank just sealed a multi-billion-dollar emergency "backstop" deal with the U.S. government. The financial behemoth, suffering with billions in bad mortgage-related assets on its books, recently shed 53,000 workers and saw its stock price lose over half its value. Yet it's in a [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2008, 8:45am EST
  

• Back at the drawing desk

  

  Roseau, Dominica at dusk.

  
  I'm back from the Caribbean and all rested up, and I'll resume posting cartoons tomorrow through the Thanksgiving holiday.
  
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  Posted: November 24, 2008, 4:28pm EST
  

• On vacation

  
  
  
  I’m off through November 24 for some much needed rest and relaxation. I'll be heading down to San Juan, and then island hopping for the entire week.
  
  Talk amongst yourselves while I'm gone. I'll give you a riddle.
  
  Four men were in [...]
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  Posted: November 14, 2008, 11:41am EST
  

• Today's state cartoons - 11/14/08

  
  PENNSYLVANIA
  
  
  NEW HAMPSHIRE
  
  
  
  
  
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  Posted: November 14, 2008, 9:17am EST
  

• Today's state cartoons - 11/13/08

  
  NEW YORK
  
  
  OHIO
  
  
  
  
  
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  Posted: November 13, 2008, 9:26am EST
  

• John Kerry doesn't even WANT a Cabinet position...

  
  
  
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  Posted: November 13, 2008, 8:33am EST
  

• Today's state cartoons - 11/12/08

  
  NEW JERSEY
  
  
  MARYLAND
  
  
  PENNSYLVANIA
  
  
  
  
  
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  Posted: November 12, 2008, 8:45am EST
  

• Today's state cartoons - 11/11/08

  
  CALIFORNIA
  
  
  ARIZONA
  
  
  VERMONT
  
  
  
  
  
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  Posted: November 11, 2008, 8:30am EST
  

• Obama addresses his fan club

  
  
  
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  Posted: November 10, 2008, 11:39am EST