Satire and magazine covers

MANIFESTO

I was somewhat out of the loop for the last four days, so I missed the hubbub regarding the New Yorker's current cover. (After reviewing the whole affair, it doesn't seem to me like it was worth all the excitement.)

Anyway, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer today contains a cartoon that may or may not conclude the episode. At the very least, maybe now people can understand the function (in best Lewis Black imitation) of a freaking political cartoon!

And for those who are still offended by all this nonsense, it might be instructive to take a look at this 1864 view of one of America's most revered statesmen.