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Summary: The year 2000 as chronicles by editorial cartoonists
Review: H. L. Mencken once said, "Give me a good cartoonist and I can fire half the editorial staff." Despite the implication of the title, "Best Editorial Cartoons of the Year, 2001 Edition" focuses on the year 2000, which gave editorial cartoonists an absolute field day as they dealt with the Clinton Administration, the Presidential Campaign, and the big time fun in the sun down in Florida. Editor Charles Brooks has the task of now only selecting representative cartoons from what looks like every editorial cartoonist in the United Stats, as well as several from Canada, but organizing them by topics such as Foreign Affairs, the Economy, Education, Crime, Gun Control, and Sports. There is a In Memoriam section that features cartoonists mourning the lost of two of their own, Charles Schulz and Jeff MacNelly (my college dorm room had MacNelly's editorial cartoons plastered on the back of the door). I have always liked to see editorial cartoons included in history textbooks, because they encapsulate so much about not only what was happening but how people felt. Be honest: when it comes to remembering what happened in the year 2000, would you rather see photographs and read articles or would you rather see pointed editorial cartoons about Elian Gonzales, Bobby Knight, prescription drugs, gays in the boys scouts, the Subway Series, and the Y2K bug? This book is a trip down memory lane, and if you have to deal with unpleasant topics, you might as well laugh.
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Summary: The year 2000 as chronicles by editorial cartoonists
Review: H. L. Mencken once said, "Give me a good cartoonist and I can fire half the editorial staff." Despite the implication of the title, "Best Editorial Cartoons of the Year, 2001 Edition" focuses on the year 2000, which gave editorial cartoonists an absolute field day as they dealt with the Clinton Administration, the Presidential Campaign, and the big time fun in the sun down in Florida. Editor Charles Brooks has the task of now only selecting representative cartoons from what looks like every editorial cartoonist in the United Stats, as well as several from Canada, but organizing them by topics such as Foreign Affairs, the Economy, Education, Crime, Gun Control, and Sports. There is a In Memoriam section that features cartoonists mourning the lost of two of their own, Charles Schulz and Jeff MacNelly (my college dorm room had MacNelly's editorial cartoons plastered on the back of the door). I have always liked to see editorial cartoons included in history textbooks, because they encapsulate so much about not only what was happening but how people felt. Be honest: when it comes to remembering what happened in the year 2000, would you rather see photographs and read articles or would you rather see pointed editorial cartoons about Elian Gonzales, Bobby Knight, prescription drugs, gays in the boys scouts, the Subway Series, and the Y2K bug? This book is a trip down memory lane, and if you have to deal with unpleasant topics, you might as well laugh.
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Summary: Too much competition ...
Review: The two central events pictured in the editorial cartoons of 2000 were the presidential campaign and the Florida ballot count. Both were so ... cartoon-like affairs that they didn't really need any mare drawings. So (because of the competition) the inspiration was not so great, but still in this book one finds the best that could be drawn ...From the cartoonists point of view a golden age ended with Bill Clinton's second term. What a ... cartoon!
Rating:
Summary: Too much competition ...
Review: The two central events pictured in the editorial cartoons of 2000 were the presidential campaign and the Florida ballot count. Both were so ... cartoon-like affairs that they didn't really need any mare drawings. So (because of the competition) the inspiration was not so great, but still in this book one finds the best that could be drawn ... From the cartoonists point of view a golden age ended with Bill Clinton's second term. What a ... cartoon!
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