Tag: bearman cartoon

  • Editorial Cartoon: Mitt Romney Paternity Test on the Maury Show

    Editorial Cartoon Mitt Romney Paternity Test on the Maury Show

    The Cartoonist Studio Editorial Cartoon Contest continues and I made it to week FIVE!  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 Sunday.

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    Today’s editorial cartoon is inspired once again by Presidential candidate Mitt Romney.  Don’t know if the Maury Povich show is shown outside the United States but he has a daytime show in the U.S. that can’t be missed when you are home sick from work.  What Jerry Springer is to fighting and getting naked on his show, Maury Povich is the king of Paternity tests.  Deadbeat dad after deadbeat dad come onto the show swearing they never even slept with the mother of a baby in question.  Maury’s typical phrase is something like, “When it comes to baby Jessica….George Ford, you ARE THE FATHER!”, causing the “new” dad to be in shock and the baby’s mom to stand up pointing in his face telling him “I told you so, I told you so”

    It came to me this week that Mitt Romney is a dad trying not to claim his responsibility for Obamacare.  When then Governor Romney was in office in Massachusetts he passed almost the exact same program that Obamacare is based on.  And yet throughout the Republican debates, he only would say what works in Massachusetts wouldn’t work for the rest of the country.  Now he is promising to get rid of Obamacare if elected.    Instead, I would prefer him say, “Sure I passed this.  Here is what was right about it, and here is what is wrong.   And THIS is what I will  change to make it better for everyone.”   If anyone has heard him say it, please link me to the article.  Would love to eat my words on this one.

  • Editorial Cartoon: The Case for More Sex

    Editorial Cartoon: More Sex Please

    This editorial cartoon was inspired by recent articles that infrequent sex or exercise can lead to an increased risk of heart attacks.  If you aren’t getting enough and decide to engage in those activities, it could induce a heart attack.

    Can you imagine the out of shape guys using this as their new pick up line.  “C’mon baby, you don’t want me to die do you??”

    Reminds me of a guy who would ask every woman in the bar if he could get her number whether or not he had a chance with any of them.  When asked why, he said it was law of averages.  1 in 100 would say yes.  I think that guy ended up being pretty good at sales.

  • Editorial Cartoon: Libya

    Editorial Cartoon: Libya

    Up until this past weekend, some conservatives have been upset that the United States hasn’t been more proactive militarily with the issues in Libya.   While I abhor the things Ghadafi is doing to his people, why does the responsibility to be the world police always rest on the United States.

    Whenever there is military action needed around the world, the United States is always seen as the big bad aggressor in foreign affairs while the UN tends to get bound in ineffective resolutions.  The US is blamed for interfering in affairs of other countries and blamed if they don’t .  As my dad used to say “You are damned if you do and damned if you don’t”.

    So for once, the U.S. has decided to take a back seat to the United Nations, fully supporting the efforts but not taking the lead.  I, for one, support that tact.  They have commited fully to the military operation of a no fly zone while allowing Britain and France to take the lead on the resolution.

    Now I am sure I will get an earful from my Australian friends but let’s contrast this with the Australian foreign minister, Kevin Rudd.  Like some American Conservatives, Rudd was blaming the G8 nations for inaction yet after the UN Resolution said that there would be no Australian military assistance (though he did pledge humanitarian aid).

    The world doesn’t need any more armchair quarterbacks.  (Ok except for me)

  • Editorial Cartoon: Credit Card ID

    Editorial Cartoon: Credit Card Identification

    First of all, let me give credit to all you who do recurring characters and multipanels.  This took much longer to do than I anticipated.

    Has anyone else had this conversation with a sales person?  I know everytime I have asked the same question, this is the response I get.  My signature has worn off my credit card due to overuse so I am asked for a photo ID frequently.

    Their response to why they need it never made sense to me as the last panel illustrates.  And guess what, they are wrong.

    According to several sources (see Kiplingers, Consumerist), the reason they ask for a photo ID is because your credit card is not valid unless it is signed.  So the merchant is supposed to compare the signature on your license with the signature on their copy of the receipt.  HOWEVER, they never do that.  They always compare the name (not the signature) on the credit card with the name on the Photo ID. 

    Personally I would be happy if all merchants required photo id and matched the credit card against the ID.  However, funny enough Visa and Mastercard discourage merchants from doing so by saying a Photo ID is not a requirement for purchase as long as the card was signed.

    Sadly, with online purchasing, self-service checkout and even digital signature pads (does anyone’s signature look remotely like their real one on those things), the chances for someone illegally using your credit card is rising.  The good news is you are typically only on the hook for at most $50 assuming you report the fraudulent charges in a timely manner.

    Thoughts?



  • Editorial Cartoon: Obama and Clinton

    Editorial Cartoon: Obama and Chelsea Clinton

    I know I don’t post editorial cartoons typically on Friday but this was so timely (thanks Mike) that I couldn’t pass it up before it became old news or someone else shamelessly stole my idea.

    So it seem President Obama has been getting some slack for passing off his press briefings to the Clintons.  Last week it was Bill when discussing the reasons he negotiated the tax cut deal with the Republicans.  And this week he passed off questions on Afghanistan to Hillary.

    I’m all for delegation but he seems to be running out of Clinton options.



  • Editorial Cartoon: Obama isn’t Muslim

    Editorial Cartoon: Obama is not Muslim

    I rarely have a cartoon on the back burner but this one I originally drew two weeks ago when a poll was released that now 18% of Americans believe that President Barack Obama is Muslim versus his self-professed Christianity. 

    The absurdity of this pushed me to draw the above as it is like saying anyone that is circumcised is Jewish. 

    (My wife got the joke immediately but then wondered if some might take offense as if I was implying that Jewish men may not be endowed.  I told her I hadn’t heard that stereotype and besides aren’t there many Jewish men in porn including  including Seymour Butts and Ron Jeremy?)

  • Dr Laura and Free Speech Cartoon

    Bearman Cartoons Dr Laura Free Speech

    Today’s editorial cartoon was inspired by national radio host, Dr. Laura Schlessinger, who announced on Larry King last week that she was going to quit her show at the end of her contract (in four months) because she felt her free speech was being limited.  Seems few would accept her apology on the air for not only dropping the n-bomb multiple times during a call but actually told a black female caller that maybe she shouldn’t have married outside her race if she was “hypersensitive about color and don’t have a sense of humor.”

    Now one thing I agree with Dr. Laura in her announcement to Larry King was when she used the phrase, “Debate don’t Eradicate” when it comes to speech you don’t believe in.  I think people tend to focus too much on what everyone else is doing and not enough on dealing with their own racist beliefs.  So if I can call you out as a racist before you can do it to me, I win because no one wants to defend themselves after being called a racist.

    HOWEVER,

    A.  Read the transcript of the call.  Not once did the caller ever get to finish any point because Dr. L constantly cut her off and didn’t listen to her entire example or point.  I get that radio hosts have to move things quickly but don’t complain about having your speech limited when you are in the power position.

    B.  READ the TRANSCRIPT.  The arrogance that some people have that they assume with the power the hold.  Oh my.

    C.  She was planning on not extending her contract prior to this incident.  So this just looks like grandstanding to me.

    D.  She mentioned to Larry that even without radio she still has her website, podcasts, YouTube, books (and not mentioned were her speaking engagements) so is her speech really being limited?

    E. Just because you have a 1st Amendment right to Free Speech in the United States, do NOT mean I can’t have an opposing opinion.  Yet people only think Free Speech applies to themselves and not the other guy.

  • Defining Bearman

    Bearman Cartoon Gay Bears vs Animal Bears

    It has come to my attention that a definition of “Bearman” is in order

    1. Bearman – The name acquired by the owner of this website as a young man among his friends.  It could be his propensity to hibernate like a bear or grow a full beard mere minutes after shaving (see Fred Flinstone or Homer Simpson).

    2. Bearman – A term used to describe a walking, talking animal (See Yogi Bear, Smokey the Bear or Bear Bryant)

    3. Bearman – (or Bear) A term used to describe a member of a subgroup of gay culture.  Bears (according to wikipedia) “tend to have hairy bodies and facial hair; some are heavy-set; some project an image of working-class masculinity in their grooming and appearance, though none of these are requirements or unique indicators.

    Now of course I was always familiar with the first two definitions.  And of course, thanks to my crash course in everything gay culture provided by one Kathy Griffin (don’t call her Griffith or she will beat you down), I was also aware of the third. (Yes Kathy I was the one hetero male at your Cincinnati appearance.)

    Anyway, I knew that there would be some confusion with folks looking for cartoons of either definition 2 or 3.  I was just waiting for the day.  Well it finally came in a nice email from a guy named Bob.  Bob said “just a quick question – do you in any way relate with Bear culture, as in the gay sub-culture? I didn’t find any cartoons relating to it, so I’m guessing no, but I thought I would ask.”

    In assuring Bob that while supportive of gay rights, I did indeed play for the other team.  (wait…unless you think the other team is his team.  I mean the other team from his perspective).  Bob runs a site called PlanetBears and wondered if I would be offended if he posted about our email interaction.  That post is here (WARNING:  If you are offended by half naked big hairy men or are at work, DO NOT click the link).  Thanks to the tens of people who came here from there.

     I jokingly said I would do this cartoon and Bob was all for it.  So there you have it.

    Oh and to the hotel where I am posting this thing.  Please know that all the sites that I am looking at were merely for research.

    I am still waiting for the email from the Furries .



  • Bearman Cartoon: Terrell Owens and Chad Ocho Cinco

    Bengals Bromance T.O. and Chad

    Outside of the United States you may not have heard about two of the most colorful players in American Football – Terrell Owens and Chad (Johnson) Ocho Cinco.  But since they both have reality series on VH1, they are more popular than just their speed on the gridiron.

    The Cincinnati Bengals have just signed Terrell to a contract bringing him on the same team as his longtime friend Chad.  Terrell is also known by his initials – “T.O”.  Let the Bengals Bromance begin!!

    BTW, anyone actually own one of those two piece friend/love necklaces?

  • Frog Legs

    Frog Legs

    I alluded to the Twitter #tuesdaysketch in my last post.  This was one I did a few months ago.  The subject was simply “frogs”