Giam's Cartoons & Caricatures

Hank Paulson Wants at Least $700 Big Ones

This is the cartoon that ran in truthout.org for 6 October 2006. It's a version I chopped and Photoshopped from the first version, below, which was too long. Call me Hank is really kind of folksy for a guy who wants to play with all that money for which we -- and our kids and grandkids -- will be paying all through this century.

I doubt if any of today's fat cats or politicians will be doing much of the contributing, considering their access to the legal eagles only they can afford.

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And keep smiling!

John McCain -- from a different perspective

I just read a chilling account of the life of John McCain in the current Truthout.org when they ran this caricature of mine. The author is Tim Dickinson, from Rolling Stone magazine. It has a pub date of 16 October 2008 and runs with a cartoon by Robert Grossman, I believe.

Boris Yefimov, a Soviet David Low, dead at 109

This image by Boris Yefimov of Napoleon confronting a sick Adolf Hitler and a cringing Benito Mussolini dfeated at the gates of Moscow in World War II courtesy of http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/

David Low was the foremost political cartoonist of World War II with a very similar drawing style.

In this morning's Boston Globe (of all places) an obituary for Boris Yefimov, a famous Soviet political cartoonist whom I had never ever heard of, dead at 109. You can read the entire obituary at the Globe link, above.

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Steve Bell draws Conservatives (from the Guardian, UK)

Click on this link to view a brilliant video of a brilliant caricaturist -- one of my very favorites -- with his very savvy and down-to-earth commentary. Courtesy, of course, of Steve Bell and the Guardian, whom I hope will not have a problem with my calling attention to this rare find.

The cartoon, above, appeared in the Guardian on 11 September just after Sarah Palin's being elevated to being John McCain's running mate.

Ben Bernanke as Socrates, or Nero?

Take your pick. Only time will tell.

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Alan Greenspan: Often Wrong but Never in Doubt!

On his watch the dollar began tanking so that General Motors and Boeing could sell product overseas and all of us could pay more for everything we need. Bogus wisdom from an old Ayn Rand believer (which should have been a warning signal), often wrong but never in doubt sage to all who are gullible. 

This ran in http://truthout.org on 15 September 2008

George W. Bush wordspeak

One of the requirements to be President of the United States and leader of the free world should be -- no, must be -- the ability to correctly pronounce the word nuclear. How on earth can anyone educated at the finest institutions this country has to offer come up with nuke-u-ler? 

Jesse Helms at the Pearly Gates

Here's old Jesse as he arrived at the Pearly Gates and discovered to his chagrin that the welcoming committee was composed entirely of angels of color. He had no idea!

This ran in http://truthout.org on 5 July 2008.

I like Ike (so the slogan went)

Actually I preferred Adlai Stevenson, but Ike looks very good right about now. His choice for vice president turned out to be regrettable all around.

Navy couple, Sarah Palin and John McCain

What a fabulous couple!