Corruption in the NYC mayors office seems to be pandemic, no matter the party of the person holding the office. Some are just better at hiding their corruption than others.
It's hardly a surprise. The budget overseen by Adams is north of 110 billion a year. It doesn't take much in the way of sticky fingers to become very wealthy in that office. Many have sold their souls for far less.
Oh, yes, I recognized the call back to the Nast era and Boss Tweed. I was and wasn't surprised by the indictment of Adams. Some of the reporting on him at the beginning of his term implied shady dealings and then when they started pulling peoples electronics and others resigning you know the poop is going to hit the fan.
Excellent cartoon and commentary. The level of corruption involving the Tweed ring was staggering (even for the Gilded Age) and Nast's cartoons punctured that bloated windbag (who was not, so far as we know, orange). But, for a political cartoonist Nast in many ways set a high bar on civic responsibility.
Your distinctive style shines through in this Nast-inspired Graphic Editorial.
I expect that some of the Worst, Stupidest, QMAGAT (redundant), Impostor “Cartoonists” will steal this idea, except that they will merely Copy and Paste Nast’s original
Thank you for the Wiki link - I've seen Nast's cartoons in the past (not sure where, but they look familiar and are quite memorable) and I knew nothing about him, so it's an interesting article for me to read. I can't get past the pay-wall on the post, unfortunately, and don't have the money at the moment. But again, thanks for the link!
The second link is to my Pre-Election Signature, which I have committed to append to every post until November 6.
Here it is:
I hereby acknowledge that my Pre-Election Signature has become excessively cumbersome, so I am posting it here, and will link to it in future posts until November 6, 2024.
😱THE SSI IN THE
😱N-S-SCROTUS HAVE PUT
😱THEMSELVES ABOVE THE
😱LAW!…
😱AND THEY’RE GONNA THROW
😱THE ELECTION TO TRUMP
😱IF BIDEN DOESN’T FIX THE
😱COURT BEFORE NOVEMBER!…
😱REMEMBER BUSH V. GORE!
😱
🤬VOTE FOR HARRIS OR
🤬GET REALLY, REALLY
🤬HURT BY TRUMP
🤬
🇺🇸November 5th, 2024.
🇺🇸Save the Date.
🇺🇸SAVE THE COUNTRY!!!!!!
🇺🇸*Susan B_A from Resistanceville
🇺🇸
🌊[We Need A Blue Wave that is]
🌊TOO BIG TO RIG
🌊TOO REAL TO STEAL
🌊*Glenn Kirshner
I just parked it here on WaPo because it was handy at the time, and linking to it was a way to make my posts more manageable.
I intend to park it in my Substack, as soon as I figure out how to do it. 😉
➡️Since it’s already in the body of this post, I don’t need to append the link here. 😉
And Clay, I am deeply hurt that you would think that I was cheating on you with Ann. 😭I would never!!!
Dear FBI,
Now do Clarence Thomas.
You got that right.
Excellent toon and educational blog.
Corruption in the NYC mayors office seems to be pandemic, no matter the party of the person holding the office. Some are just better at hiding their corruption than others.
It's hardly a surprise. The budget overseen by Adams is north of 110 billion a year. It doesn't take much in the way of sticky fingers to become very wealthy in that office. Many have sold their souls for far less.
Oh, yes, I recognized the call back to the Nast era and Boss Tweed. I was and wasn't surprised by the indictment of Adams. Some of the reporting on him at the beginning of his term implied shady dealings and then when they started pulling peoples electronics and others resigning you know the poop is going to hit the fan.
I've had a few replies, nice, that wasn't aware what this was.
Excellent cartoon and commentary. The level of corruption involving the Tweed ring was staggering (even for the Gilded Age) and Nast's cartoons punctured that bloated windbag (who was not, so far as we know, orange). But, for a political cartoonist Nast in many ways set a high bar on civic responsibility.
Your distinctive style shines through in this Nast-inspired Graphic Editorial.
I expect that some of the Worst, Stupidest, QMAGAT (redundant), Impostor “Cartoonists” will steal this idea, except that they will merely Copy and Paste Nast’s original
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Nast#/media/File%3ANast-Boss-Tweed-1871.jpg
into a new frame and sign it, with no reference to Nast, implying that they created it from scratch. 🤬
⬇️Pre-Election Signature:⬇️
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/09/18/telnaes-cartoon-vance-creating-stories/?commentID=d0e5646c-be72-4634-8bcc-a6dda149b887
⬆️
Thanks, buddy. I can see a few doing something like what you describe...and I can even think of a few specifically. You rock.
Thomas Nast would be proud of you, Clay. 🫡👍👏😉
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Nast
⬇️Pre-Election Signature:⬇️
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/09/18/telnaes-cartoon-vance-creating-stories/?commentID=d0e5646c-be72-4634-8bcc-a6dda149b887
⬆️
Thank you for the Wiki link - I've seen Nast's cartoons in the past (not sure where, but they look familiar and are quite memorable) and I knew nothing about him, so it's an interesting article for me to read. I can't get past the pay-wall on the post, unfortunately, and don't have the money at the moment. But again, thanks for the link!
Don't worry about the paywall. It was for another cartoonist. Lizard-Bro is cheating on me.
It was one of Ann's cartoons. Here is her IG for it:
https://www.instagram.com/p/DAGhUXPN8Uh/
Thanks.
And DO NOT give WaPo any money!!!🤬
The management has been taken over by Murdoch Slugs, and it is rapidly going downhill. 🤬
“Democracy Dies In Darkness”.
Bullshit!!!!!🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
WaPo has gone over to the Dark Side, and it is getting DARKER EVERY DAY!!!!!🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
⬇️Pre-Election Signature:⬇️
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/09/18/telnaes-cartoon-vance-creating-stories/?commentID=d0e5646c-be72-4634-8bcc-a6dda149b887
⬆️
The second link is to my Pre-Election Signature, which I have committed to append to every post until November 6.
Here it is:
I hereby acknowledge that my Pre-Election Signature has become excessively cumbersome, so I am posting it here, and will link to it in future posts until November 6, 2024.
😱THE SSI IN THE
😱N-S-SCROTUS HAVE PUT
😱THEMSELVES ABOVE THE
😱LAW!…
😱AND THEY’RE GONNA THROW
😱THE ELECTION TO TRUMP
😱IF BIDEN DOESN’T FIX THE
😱COURT BEFORE NOVEMBER!…
😱REMEMBER BUSH V. GORE!
😱
🤬VOTE FOR HARRIS OR
🤬GET REALLY, REALLY
🤬HURT BY TRUMP
🤬
🇺🇸November 5th, 2024.
🇺🇸Save the Date.
🇺🇸SAVE THE COUNTRY!!!!!!
🇺🇸*Susan B_A from Resistanceville
🇺🇸
🌊[We Need A Blue Wave that is]
🌊TOO BIG TO RIG
🌊TOO REAL TO STEAL
🌊*Glenn Kirshner
I just parked it here on WaPo because it was handy at the time, and linking to it was a way to make my posts more manageable.
I intend to park it in my Substack, as soon as I figure out how to do it. 😉
➡️Since it’s already in the body of this post, I don’t need to append the link here. 😉
And Clay, I am deeply hurt that you would think that I was cheating on you with Ann. 😭I would never!!!
Recognized it immediately.