Blog #28

This comic strip is making fun of how the media truly effects politics. Obviously for anything, the president or anyone who is important in the White House has to have approval from the House of Congress. However, these people should have the support of these popular shows like Oprah, Larry King, Letterman, and Leno because of the fact that these shows can mold the public thinking. These soft news shows can polarize the voting process and really influence the public to vote or think a certain way. For example, Oprah is strongly and publicly supporting Barack Obama's campaign. There are probably so many other people who started to support Obama's campaign just because these people admire Oprah. So, this comic shows that the media can really influence politics.

Blog #27

This comic strip is satirizing America and immigrants. So many immigrants want to live in America because it is "the land of opportunity prosperity freedom." However, so many immigrants are denied visas and such. Looking at this image, it seems that this comic strip is directly aimed towards the Mexican border because how this immigrant in the picture is dressed. Also there has been constant concern about the Mexican border. Since there are wires on top of the wall, it looks like the American border is preventing immigrants from escaping to America. If America is the land of opportunity,why do America constantly deny people of trying to become American citizens or at least visas. There are constant debates about this issue which I am not going to get into. Many immigrants want to live in America because of opportunities to live a better life than many other countries.

Blog #26

This picture is another satire of politicians. Politicians are usually extremely passionate when he or she is trying to get a message across. I find this picture funny because of the fact that average American citizens do not care about politics. People do not care about what politicians have to say unless it directly can benefit an individual. So when a political broadcast is on the television, the first thing people do is turn the channel. When politicians talk on broadcast, people are bored and confused of what the politician is trying to talk about. On top of that, politicians has a very wide vocabulary; a vocabulary that people find certain words foreign.

Blog #25

This comic strip is funny because it shows what influential political figures have achieved what. It seems like Barack Obama is really dominating the media in terms of celebrities and such. There were even rumors that the media was going to make a movie out of Obama's life. Then we have Al Gore. Al Gore is now most famous for winning an Oscar for a documentary about global warming. Then there is Hillary Clinton. When people think of Hillary Clinton, people automatically think of Bill Clinton. I feel like this comic strip represents how the people view political figures.

Blog #24

I find this comic quite funny. Basically America likes a president who people can have a beer with. In the picture, Barack Obama is being taught by Hillary Clinton how to drink a beer and not give off a feeling of being an elitist. This picture is probably in favor for Obama because Obama looks extremely tame and respected while on the other hand, Clinton looks like an average American. Clinton understands the notion of how American citizens like a president whom he or she can drink with. I remember her mentioning a lot about that during a couple of her interviews. This comic strip is showing how each of the Democratic candidates are trying to reach out to the public and to get votes.

Blog #23

This is Barack Obama's family. I really like how this picture is in black and white because this is like the perfect picture family. This photo is really good for Barack's election because the general public wants a president with the perfect family. For example, when Bill Clinton was president, everyone seemed to have a great respect for his family because his daughter fits into the stereotypical idea of how a president's daughter should be. When observing President Bush's family, Bush's popularity gradually increased partly due to the fact because his daughters are party animals according to the media. This picture of Barack Obama's family gives Obama a positive vibe which he can use in his presidential campaign.

Blog #22

This picture is Bill Clinton in Hillary Clinton's body. I find this picture comical because of the fact that during this election year, people do question whether or not Bill Clinton is going to take a huge role if Hillary Clinton does win the presidential election. Another thing to mention is that Bill Clinton is helping his wife a lot for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign.
I find it funny that Hillary Clinton is trying to break away from her husband but at the same time is using him to promote Hillary Clinton's campaigning. Bill Clinton's presidential terms were extremely popular with the public. Besides that, this picture basically says it all when the public sees Hillary Clinton.