I did a diary
here and at
Daily Kos that got a lot of attention for a little while. As a result,
Hypnocrites has been getting a lot more attention (and even a request for use by a magazine- how cool is that?!).
Well, that got me to thinking- is there a way to strike while the iron is hot, and to use the 'toons to raise some money?
cross-posted at My Left Wing.
As a lot of you know, I have a
Café Press store with cartoon items for sale. It started with this little guy
but later shifted to cartoons. Right now, the cartoon up is the South Dakota abortion cartoon, with money raised going to Planned Parenthood. Here's the 'toon:
"South Dakota"
Now I am considering going to a premium store. It costs money (a one-picture store is free), but allows me to create multiple products with different cartoons. Any money raised would go to Progressive causes of all kinds, from Planned Parenthood (money from any abortion-related 'toons), to candidates, to blogs on the rocks. So my questions are, would you buy any of this stuff, what, and which cartoons? Products available include shirts, bumper stickers, and mugs. A few of my favorite cartoons follow, but it can be hard, as editorial cartoons are incredibly temporal. I really felt good about some of the Harriet Meiers cartoons, but they are so irrelevant today that I could not possibly include them. Following are the ones I am considering. Please let me know what you think.
Imperial Presidency Cartoons
This Administration is the most imperial since Nixon, acting as if Bush were annointed King, rather than elected (yeah, right) President:
"King George"
"Kleenex"
"The Seal"
"Eavesdropping"
"The Puppet Master"
"Cover-Up"
Republican Criminals
The last few years have seen amazing examples of Republican crooks, with little or no ramifications. The whole "culpture of corruption" meme seems to be falling on deaf ears. Perhaps a few bumper stickers or T-shirts that remind people, while making them laugh, could help. I worry about the Watergate poker & hooker parties, because of the temporal problems, but consider them some of my best art. Tell me what you think.
"Elephant Cuffs"
"Wanna Party?"
"Family Values"
"Watergate"
Death of our America
The Republican goal of a one-party state is getting closer with each election, and it scares the hell out of me. Right now we have less competitive elections than the old Soviet Politburo, and nobody seems to care. Our priorities, particularly the tilting of rhetoric toward a fundamentalist Christian Taliban nation, keeps me up at night, wondering if I will have to move my family before it's too late.
"Incumbents"
"Jenna"
"Dance!"
"Iraqi Women"
Abortion
One of my personal causes, and one that touches many people the deepest.
"Your Abortion, My Abortion"
"Wire Hanger"
Global Warming
This one speaks for itself.
"Global Warming"