Text & Toon by John Auchter In writing these little "support" articles for my cartoons over the years, more than a few readers have made a point of telling me how much they hate having the cartoon "explained" to them. They feel the cartoon should stand on its own, and it … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2016
Come Heller high water … the December 7th edition
Come Heller high water … Republicans are fighting so ferociously against the Michigan presidential recount it’s making me think there might be something there. Otherwise, why get so upset? Wasn’t Trump saying BEFORE the election there was going to be fraud and he was going … [Read more...]
Hail to the nation’s first Tweeter-in-Chief
Donald Trump – our president-elect, our president-elect, our president elect (I have to keep repeating it to myself until it becomes less terrifying) – tweeted out a midnight critique of this week’s “Saturday Night Live” while it was still airing. “Just tried watching Saturday … [Read more...]
Surveyin’ da Situation: Friendship is a wonderfully dumb thing
I have always been fortunate to have good friends, but since I moved back to my home area I see even more why it is great to have them. Maybe because this area is a little more remote and things are a little harder to come by that you see more and more of folks pulling together … [Read more...]
This week’s Auchtoon: The cranks are in charge
When the president-elect nominated Betsy DeVos for Secretary of Education last week, the most obvious metaphor seemed to be the fox put in charge of the hen-house. I rolled that around in my head for awhile but couldn't make it work. I don't think DeVos is that carnivorous or the … [Read more...]
