Comments on: Health Care Again

By: Angela

Angela — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 14:35:07 +0000

At the Somerville town hall this week there was a small but loud contingent of those LaRouche folk (aka the Hitler-moustache-on-Obama people).

I hope we get a national health care plan that includes excellent mental health coverage.

By: Ms.Colleen

Ms.Colleen — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:22:34 +0000

As a cartoonist I can appreciate the thought that went into that cartoon, Michael. You gots the think down pat! And there’s no mistaking your ‘ink’. The slogans are the essence of the nasty extreme language that has been surfacing at these faux rage staged for tv actions at the town hall meetings. The whole schtick is so orchestrated that it shows, but so far no one is pointing out how orchestrated it really is.

My one suggestion that would make your piece tell that tale is if you put those little cartoony from the 1930′s wind-up keys in all those little people’s backs, or better yet put remote controls in the hands of their handlers and little radio antennaes out the top of their heads.

That ‘s the real point. They’re shallow thinking shills for some big actors.

You got that part right. Show the manipulation and it’s a wrap, dude!

By: Tessa

Tessa — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 03:49:21 +0000

Australia has “Medicare”– FREE treatment for all (it’s taken out of taxes) Those who can afford medical insurance pay and pay again, but they get a little back.
Its a good system, but long waiting lists.

By: Ms.Colleen

Ms.Colleen — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:50:36 +0000

I drew a cartoon too. It’s not here. I haven’t offered it up to my local newspaper because it is kind of raw. That is how I feel about this whole issue.

Raw.

This issue goes beyond cartoon politicks. And it’s not a pretty sight.

By: June

June — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:36:33 +0000

So we have a generation of people who were raised on hours of TV as their baby sitter, fast food as their nutrition and computer games for entertainment – communication is largely through e-mail and texting – what do you expect! Thinking is no longer required or encouraged. Could this be devolution (or deviloution)?

By: limin

limin — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:20:45 +0000

please don’t try to get into what wrong with kansas kind of talk. its very simple,fox news watchers want to believe in lies and never want any rational thinking or intelligent discussion. also i met someone recently who happened to come to help us jump our dead car and then helped us find a way home from greenfield area where our car died!! anyway, john, the good hearted samaritan told us, his mother watches fox news and she hates the world, she wants others to suffer and go to hell!! so, that’s the truth, these crazy people are really scared and hate-mongers.