Political Cartoon # 3

For my third Political Cartoon, I chose one that depicts Barack Obama as a firefigher who wants to save the day, but can not in the specific situation because he is not the president until January 20th, 2009. I found the political cartoon in the Washington Post, and it was drawn by Nick Anderson for the Houston Chronicle. The cartoon I chose was divided into two sections. The first section has a house going up into flames with the word, "Economy" on its roof. In front of the house is a man calling on his cellphone to the firemen saying, "Help! My house is on fire...how soon can you be here?" The then second part of the cartoon has Barack Obama dressed up in a fireman outfit recieving the call. Instead of saying,
"I'll be right there" Obama says, " January 20th..." This is significant because Obama will not the President until January 20th, where he can officially help the economy as the President. I really liked this political cartoon!

Political Cartoon Current Event #2

Hey! I found this week's political cartoon in the Washington post. The cartoon that I chose was about the economy, and with housing mortgages. I first thought this political cartoon was interesting because it had Santa at the bottom of a chimney ready with a bag of gifts, but it showsed Santa looking out from the chimney confused, to the remains of a house that once stood there. At the top of the chiminey is Santa's reigndeer balancing since there was no roof. This cartoon describes the economy at this point in time, showing how badly some people are being affected by the increase and decrease of goods. This cartoon also showed how the mortgage companies increased their profit/tax on the homes by increasing the amount of money due from the people who took the loans. This action left many people in debt or they were unable to pay for their home, or the economy hurt their $ towards their original Christmas traditions or material goods. The symbol that was shown was the remains of a home, Santa confused with this reigndeer, and the phr ase about the mortgage companies. I thought that this cartoon was a bit sad but it characterized the situations well.

Current Event # 1

Hey, it's been awhile. So for my current event for this week I will talk about my political cartoon that I chose. I chose the cartoon from the Washington Post, I believe it was in Sunday's post? Anyways, my political cartoon was a picture of a house with a long line of people standing outside the front door equip with full, budging suitcases. The cartoon also had a question, " Q:How do you make friends in Washington? A: Sell out one of your rooms for the next Inaguration." I thought this was an interesting cartoon because it really is true to an extent. No, I don't think that one can really make friends with a stranger staying in their home (although it can happen) I think maybe along the lines of new accquaintnces. This upcoming Inauguration is one that will go down in history so it is no surprise that many people are flocking to Washington D.C. to see the historic event. Not to mention the nice income the home-owners recieev from their guests. Some rooms even go for thousands of dollars a night, crazy!