Now that I have your attention, let's talk turkey. This cartoon by Bill Leak showing P J O'Rourke loosing his trousers is of course based on a funny FAMOUS cartoon by Stan Cross. Stan Cross, an English/American/Australian artist would be horrified. But this is another story. Stan Cross was not a right wing ratbag like Bill Leak. Apart from cartooning, including the first Potts comic strip in 1920, Cross also wrote books on accountancy, economics and English grammar— and treatises on soil conservation. Gus modified the cartoon to suit...

Michael J. Morell was the acting director and deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 2010 to 2013.

He tells us:

Sponsorship in the USA has reached an unprecedented level. There are presently talks of naming entire schools after the sponsor of the canteen or the gymnasium, just to get more cash... This is designed to teach kids that everything is for sale, including their soul and integrity. Yoohoo...

I don't care if these idiots are racists, xenophobes, have a gun in their trousers or are nazis. But I really wish that these idiots stopped blaming the United Nation for wanting to create a "World Government" by inventing the concept of global warming. 

published with Zanetti's permission.

The situation in Syria demands some careful attention, especially in regard to the US interventionist fucups in Libya (above), Iraq and even as far back as Kosovo, which now is a hotbed of ISIS sympathisers. It seems the US has a master plan: destroy some Arabic countries, steal the oil while letting everyone fight each other and let the Saudis take over to mop up. 

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This cartoon published in 1920 should remind us of something... Ah yes! Nothing has changed. F. Opper (1857-1937) was one of the most prolific cartoonist in the United States. He also wrote poems and children stories which he illustrated. He is also known for his exceptional political cartoons. He also was one of the "fathers" of the comic strip.

Listening to and reading the media here and overseas, one would believe that there are only two candidates for the US presidential elections 2016.

... all the excitement appeared to have taken a toll on husband Bill, who was seated in the audience next to Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine.  

As the topic turned to tackling Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL), the former US president seemed to nod off – perhaps already dreaming of a return to the White House.

Former prime minister Kevin Rudd has released a series of letters in which he claims Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull had promised to support his bid for the United Nations' top job as recently as December.