Ramirez: The new waterboarding
posted at 2:54 pm on June 12, 2009 by Ed Morrissey
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Pulitzer- and Reuben-award winning editorial cartoonist Michael Ramirez notes the subtle change of the Obama administration on waterboarding. And note the clever reference to Fletch:
In the movie Fletch, the main character sticks Ted Underhill with a $400 lunch tab while posing undercover at a posh country club. Now, we’re Ted Underhill.
Ramirez has a terrific collection of his works: Everyone Has the Right to My Opinion, which covers the entire breadth of Ramirez’ career, and it gives a fascinating look at political history. Read my review here, and watch my interviews with Ramirez here and here. And don’t forget to check out the entire IBD site, while individual investors still exist.
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Brilliant!
kirkill on June 12, 2009 at 2:58 PM
I wish I could laugh, but I’m going to be paying for it.
Upstater85 on June 12, 2009 at 3:00 PM
I was in a very urban area this morning and passed a car with a Rosie-the-Riveter bumper sticker that said, “Up Yours Obama.”
I was really surprised.
BigD on June 12, 2009 at 3:01 PM
Ramirez is awesome.
I wish they would pay for me to go to Palau or the Bahamas…just have to commit an act of terrorism, I guess…
Neoavatara.com/blog
neoavatara on June 12, 2009 at 3:01 PM
Not great surf in the Bahamas and Palau (generally, although I am sure you can catch a wave off the reefs) but that pretty much sums things up.
Mr. Joe on June 12, 2009 at 3:01 PM
If you are a white, non-Muslim, non-Bill Ayers American, I wouldn’t recommend committing any forms of terrorism during Dream-Team Administration. Unless you plan on blowing up churches…
Upstater85 on June 12, 2009 at 3:04 PM
The Fletch reference just makes this so much better…
RedSoxNation on June 12, 2009 at 3:04 PM
You mean that we’re not sending them to a place where they can surf freely? How unconscionable! We should be ashamed of ourselves and someone should resign.
Sir Corky on June 12, 2009 at 3:05 PM
I hope the new staff at the Gitmo Paradise Hotel remember to Mirandize their captured
illegal enemy combatantsvalued guests prior to check in, after all we wouldn’t want to jeopardize their rights to a great vacation at tax payers expense!Liberty or Death on June 12, 2009 at 3:08 PM
The Fletch reference just makes this so much better…
RedSoxNation on June 12, 2009 at 3:04 PM
It does, but I wouldn’t have recognized it on my own. Thanks for pointing it out, Ed.
NebCon on June 12, 2009 at 3:10 PM
If only Obama treated the homeless and other poor Americans as well as he did its enemies.
I’m surprised there weren’t break-INs to Gitmo.
KillerKane on June 12, 2009 at 3:10 PM
China Invasion in 4… 3… 2…
ChristianRock on June 12, 2009 at 3:14 PM
ROFLMAO!!!
*snort*
ROFLMAO!!!
A B S O L U T E L Y … B R I L L I A N T!
Texas Gal on June 12, 2009 at 3:17 PM
Also, recall the story of stations established by our Army in Iraq to hold terrorists and offer them education while they were in custody. The majority of those who were held decided they didn’t want to leave those camps, they were so well treated with respect by our troops.
As proven in all his dealings, though Obama considers himself in possession of the Midas Touch, he turns everything and everyone against America. Rather than enriching our nation, the only ones benefiting from Obama’s corrupt touch are global Marxists.
maverick muse on June 12, 2009 at 3:21 PM
If George Will is right, and cartoons are “the most effective means of seizing a mass audience’s attention”, then we need to start sending campaign donations to Ramirez.
golfballs03 on June 12, 2009 at 3:21 PM
Michael Ramirez, thank you so much for making me laugh.
Loxodonta on June 12, 2009 at 3:21 PM
Clearly, Ramirez is on his Zionist crusade to make Those of the Peas-ful Book look like welfare leaching surfers.
Upstater85 on June 12, 2009 at 3:22 PM
Hello all,
I am new to blog commenting and I was just wondering whether all of you people use the web page interface to post comments or do you use some other software package. It is a little anoying to post a comment and then have to keep refreshing and scrolling to the end of the page.
Any help would be apprieciated.
chacker on June 12, 2009 at 3:27 PM
That islamic terrorist detainee 401K package is SA-WEET!!
Fletch54 on June 12, 2009 at 3:27 PM
Ramirez must feel like the luckiest guy in the whole wide world. He’s got all this low hanging fruit and no competition. It’s easy living for Ramirez for a while since I doubt anyone is the State Run Media (SRM) will dare poke fun at The One.
TheBigOldDog on June 12, 2009 at 3:27 PM
The Palau GDP is only $160M. So $200M is greater than the total output of the whole country. Hey my town in Louisiana would love to have them for only $199M.
Gators got to eat too!
barnone on June 12, 2009 at 3:28 PM
Dunno what others do, but I’m in your current boat.
Upstater85 on June 12, 2009 at 3:29 PM
Actually I’d broaden that to ridicule in general. Nothing is more effective than truth-based ridicule in creating lasting impressions. That how and why Palin got whacked so hard by the SNL stuff…
TheBigOldDog on June 12, 2009 at 3:30 PM
Are you kidding, they will be welcomed at the airport with umbrella drinks and will be helped checking their “Luggage” in the belly of the plane.
barnone on June 12, 2009 at 3:31 PM
So you just use the web page interface?
chacker on June 12, 2009 at 3:32 PM
What browser do you use?
Odie1941 on June 12, 2009 at 3:35 PM
Just using Internet exporer right now
chacker on June 12, 2009 at 3:37 PM
Yeah.
Upstater85 on June 12, 2009 at 3:37 PM
We need Ramirez BACK on TEMS
originalpechanga on June 12, 2009 at 3:37 PM
Just cut off my Social Security.
Happy now?
Loxodonta on June 12, 2009 at 3:40 PM
Now, now, Lox, you know I’m probably not even paying for your SS. We’re probably just borrowing for that… ;)
Upstater85 on June 12, 2009 at 3:41 PM
Hello all,I am new to blog commenting and I was just wondering whether all of you people use the web page interface to post comments or do you use some other software package. It is a little anoying to post a comment and then have to keep refreshing and scrolling to the end of the page.
Any help would be apprieciated.
chacker on June 12, 2009 at 3:27 PM
Loxodonta on June 12, 2009 at 3:42 PM
How many generations of guilt do you expect me to bear? I’ll be picking up my SS check, cashing it to buy one loaf of bread, then spending the rest of my time at confession. You heartless beast.
Loxodonta on June 12, 2009 at 3:47 PM
As long as you promise to share your bread, I promise to keep paying my taxes with Obama-bucks. Deal?
Upstater85 on June 12, 2009 at 3:48 PM
Hey! I’ll be donating 100% of my bread to one of the poor old sods in the DHS camps. What more do you want?
Loxodonta on June 12, 2009 at 3:52 PM
$200 is only 7% of the GDP of ACORN
Western_Civ on June 12, 2009 at 4:22 PM
$200 M, that is.
Western_Civ on June 12, 2009 at 4:22 PM
[Trolling, comment deleted, user banned. -- Ed]
SouthernGal on June 12, 2009 at 4:50 PM
“Give yourselves twenty bucks and put it on Underhill.”
SlimyBill on June 12, 2009 at 4:53 PM
I loves it. Loves it, I tells ya!
madmonkphotog on June 12, 2009 at 4:58 PM
Wonder what the bill will be NEXT MONTH?
GarandFan on June 12, 2009 at 5:11 PM
Aren’t you the poster who thinks comments about raping a 14 year old girl is funny?
You probably think the Holocaust was absolutely hilarious…you sicko
right2bright on June 12, 2009 at 5:31 PM
It’s getting late in the day, so pardon me if I can’t quite figure how that ridiculous comment found its way onto this thread. Did something accidentally get cross-posted from Kos or HuffPo?
Dee2008 on June 12, 2009 at 5:46 PM
getalife
Del Dolemonte on June 12, 2009 at 5:50 PM
Methinks SouthernGal is a former Brokeback Mountain refugee who went on a “Chad” Bono-type gender-bender some time in the not too distant past. Or is that in the future?
In any event, certainly not to be confused with SouthernGent.
Sweet_Thang on June 12, 2009 at 5:56 PM
Yeah, very getalifelike comment. Or strangeletlike.
Dee2008 on June 12, 2009 at 5:57 PM
It’s a despicable bit of trolling – trying to tie the shooting to this thread — and exactly what we watch for after an open registration. Buh-bye.
Ed Morrissey on June 12, 2009 at 6:07 PM
Thanks Barry, for my new desktop.
/that’s what I’m talking about
OldeSCfan on June 12, 2009 at 6:13 PM
Thank you so much for that.
Loxodonta on June 12, 2009 at 6:14 PM
I’m confused—which ones get to go to Palau vs. Bermuda?
texabama on June 12, 2009 at 6:16 PM
I think the one’s the speak the King’s English went to Bermuda so they can better
hideassimilate.OldeSCfan on June 12, 2009 at 6:22 PM
Yet another brilliant cartoon by Mr. Ramirez…
If only those who could make a difference in our government understood these cartoons.
ConservadorRebelde on June 12, 2009 at 6:28 PM
A heartfelt THANK YOU!!!!
Mary in LA on June 12, 2009 at 6:36 PM
I just wish people in MY OWN FAMILY would be able to understand what these cartoons were saying…
I still think they should have sent them to Alcatraz for safe keeping. There’s got to be some free-thinking, highly irritated at the government, bomber crew out there that wouldn’t mind dropping a load or two on Alcatraz. It would save us a couple hundred million in care and feeding of the prisoners AND take an extra expense off the parks service.
Driefromseattle on June 12, 2009 at 6:38 PM
Oh but I forgot: They are now given the right to Due Process!! Bombing them is sorta kinda contrary to that…would have been nice. Anybody else wanna go on a “covert op”? :)
Driefromseattle on June 12, 2009 at 6:40 PM
That was the PERFECT response to that comment. Thanks Ed.
Dee2008 on June 12, 2009 at 6:40 PM
Thank you, Ed.
Cindy Munford on June 12, 2009 at 6:40 PM
As the mighty Ed lifted the menacing banhammer, the troll had not a happy expression on her face. Knowing doom was immanent it pleaded with the wielder of the hammer. Though no response. With a mighty downward force the troll was obliterated by the banhammer. The mighty Ed then proclaimed on top of the mountain….buh-bye.
FontanaConservative on June 12, 2009 at 6:45 PM
Thanks Ed. SoutherGal was vile even by troll standards.
FloatingRock on June 12, 2009 at 7:00 PM
Thanks Ed!
kahall on June 12, 2009 at 7:09 PM
The Hot Air troll cried, as it hunkered down,
In a state of wild alarm -
With a frightful, frantic, fearful frown,
Ed bared his big right arm.
He seized it by his silly nick-name,
And on its knees it fell,
As it squirmed and struggled,
And gurgled and guggled,
He sent it straight to Hell,
To Posting Hell!
Oh, never shall I
Forget my cry
Of joy when Ed’s hammer fell,
When Southern Gal,
Our erstwhile “pal”,
Was sent to Posting Hell!
:-)
Mary in LA on June 12, 2009 at 7:12 PM
Sorry, my proofreading skillz deserted me there for a moment…
Mary in LA on June 12, 2009 at 7:14 PM
I like it. Put it to music and we can all dance.
Dee2008 on June 12, 2009 at 7:29 PM
Thanks! Sir Arthur Sullivan beat me to it, though. ;-)
Mary in LA on June 12, 2009 at 7:37 PM
Haha, and here I thought HA had a talented poet on board. Nice rewrite though. Now where’d I put my kimono…
Dee2008 on June 12, 2009 at 7:44 PM
I am convinced the “Gal” was shorthand for getalife
Del Dolemonte on June 12, 2009 at 8:21 PM
Thanks again! Actually, HA does have several talented poets on board. I’m just a parodist. ;-)
Mary in LA on June 12, 2009 at 8:26 PM
Good spotting, Pineapple Guy! :-) That never occurred to me.
Mary in LA on June 12, 2009 at 8:27 PM
Ed
That was awesome. Thank you for that. She was the most annoying troll ever!!!!
BetseyRoss on June 12, 2009 at 8:31 PM
I loved the cartoon of course..
I wish i could draw (but i cannot)..
But what is so scary is
Its ALL TRUE…
veteranoutrage on June 12, 2009 at 10:07 PM
Thanks Ed,
So glad that troll is gone. What a waste of bandwidth that thing was.
Geochelone on June 13, 2009 at 10:08 PM
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