Editorial Cartoon: Obama’s Wedding Chapel

Editorial Cartoon: Obama's Wedding Chapel

The Cartoonist Studio Editorial Cartoon Contest continues and I made it to week THREE!  Thanks to all for voting.  Click the image above or here to go to the voting.  You should do a search of “Bearman” and my cartoon will come up front and center and then vote.  Some people were clicking the link and then accidentally voting on the first thing that popped up.  Unfortunately no way to direct link to my cartoon.  Again, as long as I stay in the contest, there will be two editorial cartoons a week to vote on – Mondays and Thursdays.   Oh and you can vote multiple times in each round if you want (resets every six hours) until EOD Saturday.

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Today’s editorial cartoon was inspired by our President Barack Obama.  Seems a few weeks back the President’s staff came up with a genius way to raise funds for his reelection campaign.  He started a gift registry on his site.

Got a birthday, anniversary, or wedding coming up?

Let your friends know how important this election is to you—register with Obama 2012, and ask for a donation in lieu of a gift. It’s a great way to support the President on your big day. Plus, it’s a gift that we can all appreciate—and goes a lot further than a gravy bowl.

So yes, a donation goes further than a gravy bowl….unless of course you need to serve gravy.  So if you are rich enough will the President officiate at your wedding too assuming you drop enough cash?  I am sure there are some billionaires out there would pay several million for that chance.

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On a separate note, I had the fortune of scoring some great tickets to the Opening Ceremony of the World Choir Games held in Cincinnati and for the first time in it’s seven year existence, held in the United States.  Very enjoyable experience but I was a little disappointed in the choice of music.  They had the world renowned Cincinnati Pops and the Cincinnati May Festival star in the last half of the show after all the formality and speeches were done.  It was indeed a great concert but it seemed like just another July 4 (Independence Day in the US) Concert that I have seen before.  I would have preferred they use the choir groups from multiple countries to highlight some of the different types of choral music that we could be exposed to over the next 10 days of competition.  But my hat still goes off to the organizers as overall it looks like a well thought out competition and I need to find some time to get to some of the many competitions each day.

World Choir Games Opening Ceremony

Comments

64 responses to “Editorial Cartoon: Obama’s Wedding Chapel”

  1. Ahmnodt Heare Avatar

    I’m surprised Obama didn’t say, “Don’t forget to add me to your will.”

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Later…depends on how he is doing in the money raising.

      1. Red Avatar

        The dead have fewer expenses.
        Red.

        1. Bearman Avatar

          Not if you seen how much it costs these days for a funeral.

          1. Red Avatar

            You leave those costs to your children…
            Red.

  2. Christina Avatar

    I love this one!

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Thanks Christina!

  3. SpilledInkGuy Avatar

    Ha!
    Officiating with/from a book? Man, he’s doing this one old-school. Is TOTUS broken?
    🙂

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Everyone uses the book. I think it has a hidden compartment with booze

      1. Red Avatar

        And pictures.
        Red.

  4. Bo Lumpkin Avatar

    As long as there are politicians you will never run out of material. Good one.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Well then I guess i have to thank them for something

  5. Lynn Avatar

    OKAY!! I did. 🙂 Been away from the blogosphere. Nice to see you and the gang are still here.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      You did what? Donated to Obama? Voted for me? Started a Wedding Registry? Does Rip know?

  6. Comedy Plus Avatar

    All he’s done is campaign, golf, vacation and campaign. Oh and blame everything that’s wrong on Bush. Let’s not forget that.

    Have a terrific day. 🙂

    1. Bearman Avatar

      One thing I have to give Bush credit for. After 9/11 he didn’t play golf anymore.

  7. Colleen from Tix-Comix Avatar

    And is the one in the bridal gown perhaps a TG or a drag queen as well? “She” looks a little masculine to me.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      haha Shut it. All my women look like men in drag.

      1. Friggin Loon Avatar

        Telling me 🙂

        1. Red Avatar

          And s/he is marrying Darren Stevens.
          Red.

  8. Cat Forsley Avatar

    YAY you !!!!!!!!! I voted for you like 5 times – i think so far !
    so stop with The Canadian Jokes !!!!!!!! lol
    Watch it mister …..:) loll

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Cat do I have to teach you Canadian history..haha

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon_Treaty

      1. Binky Avatar

        You do know we have quietly taken over a lot of the entertainment industry, though. And are subliminally influencing you. . .
        Hahaha

        1. Bearman Avatar

          The land of Shatner and Mike Meyers

          1. Binky Avatar

            We will subdue you with second rate comedies!

  9. Jande Avatar

    I think the “men in drag” look comes more from the boobs being hiked up almost to their chins. ;`)

    I can’t believe someone put a wedding registry on his site. So weird! lol

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Maybe they are just perky

  10. Tony DiGerolamo Avatar

    Will people actually do this? Crazy.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Bet I can find someone who did

  11. Binky Avatar

    And if you don’t like politicians, you can put me on your registry instead.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      And if you don’t like varmits…you can put me on your registry.

      1. Binky Avatar

        Most people like cute varmints.

        1. Bearman Avatar

          Ones that don’t pee on the floor.

          1. Binky Avatar

            I was only marking my territory.

          2. Red Avatar

            Or chew on your shoes.
            Red.

          3. Bearman Avatar

            Hard to find ones that don’t do one or the other

  12. Scott Avatar

    I just had to click on the link, to make sure you weren’t joking. And you’re not joking! Even though I held my nose and voted for McCain in 2008, I had been very pleased with Obama’s decisions–until this year. Now he’s just doing/endorsing one crazy thing after another. It’s almost as if he doesn’t want to get re-elected. Still, I plan to hold my nose and vote for him this year–with the economy in the pathetic condition it’s in, electing a Republican would be jumping from the frying pan into the fire.

    By the way, the groom in the cartoon looks just like Dick York, the first “Darren Stevens” on “Bewitched”–but the bride is no “Samantha”!

    1. Bearman Avatar

      haha…you all have made it clear that you only like me to draw hot women.

      I think we all tend to hold our nose a bunch when voting in any race.

  13. Scholar Mel Avatar

    When I got married Obama was giving speeches at democratic conventions… okay, maybe those were just singular.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Remember how great and non partisan that speech was?

      1. Scholar Mel Avatar

        I don’t remember the speech much. I know my republican boss loved the speech.

        I remember John Edwards saying he wished he could give all the supporters a hug… which actually turned out to be kind of true.

        1. Bearman Avatar

          Well not as many as Clinton “hugged”

  14. Mark Stokes Avatar

    Seven degrees of separation between Church and State.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      …or maybe 1/2

  15. George Avatar

    I’d get a second wedding if I could get it officiated at the White House. I may even invite my wife. 🙂

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Maybe they will rent out the west wing for private functions. I know I would if I were president

      1. Red Avatar

        As long as the rental was President free…
        Red.

        1. Bearman Avatar

          For the right price as President I wouldn’t crash

  16. Nef Avatar

    I want Bearman to officiate on my third wedding.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Sign me up. I just need $250, travel expenses and an online course in officiating weddings

  17. Deb Avatar

    Oh man! Who’d do that?! What a racket!
    Got my vote in for ya, Bearman! 🙂

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Thanks Deb

  18. Friggin Loon Avatar

    I see Obama still hasn’t found his TOTUS.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      What is the first “T”?

  19. Tony McGurk Avatar

    I’d rather a gravy bowl. We have one but another would give us the opportunity to have a His & Hers set. Maybe people could donate excess wedding presents. Everyone gets too many toasters. Pass them on to the White House kitchen.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      How about a huge american garage sale on the White House lawn?

      1. Tony McGurk Avatar

        That’d work. I wonder if there’ll be any old Monica Lewinsky stuff for sale…

        1. Bearman Avatar

          Just some stained dresses

  20. The Code Crimson Avatar
    The Code Crimson

    Heh, that’s freaking hilarious. Love Obama’s little smile. Good luck with the competition!

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Thanks on both counts

  21. DadaHyena Avatar

    I love the look on the groom’s face; you have to wonder what thought is going through his mind.

    “Heh heh…I got MY candidate to perform the ceremony!”

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Oh yeah baby….suck it my friends who got married on a private island. This totally beats that.

  22. Jenn Avatar

    American presidents are just….strange.