Tag: economy

  • Obama is Moving “FORWARD”

    Bearman Cartoon Obama Forward Slogan

    The Cartoonist Studio Editorial Cartoon Contest has begun.  Click the link or here to go to the voting.  They are in alphabetical order and my entry should be the third one. So if you can, please vote. It looks like I have some great competition.  As long as I stay in the contest, there will be two editorial cartoons a week to vote on – Mondays and Thursdays.

    Regarding today’s editorial cartoon, it seems President Barack Obama has decided to change (haha) his campaign slogan from “CHANGE” to “FORWARD”.  Like many Americans some of his policies I agree with and some I don’t.  So the question is which way are we going forward and even if it is the right direction are we still constrained by our present issues that haven’t been dealt with?  Sometimes we look too far ahead without realizing what is holding us back.

  • Bearman Cartoon: Misdirection the UK Version

    A few days ago I published an editorial cartoon about how the US government is wasting taxpayer money but wants us to be angry at AIG for doing the same.  One of my frequent commenters, Woman in Black, is from Britain and had this to say

    “Is it possible to offer us Brits an Anglicised version (Royal Bank of Scotland and Gordon Brown)? We are a simple race, and need things spelled out to us.”

    Then she said no one knows what Gordon Brown looks like.  Across the pond their Uncle Sam is known as John Bull.  so for you WIB…I present  (I did it down and dirty and quick so not quite up to my crap standards.):

    3 25 09 Bearman Cartoon Misdirection UK Versiion copy

  • Bearman Cartoon: Misdirection

    Please don’t look behind you.

    3 25 09 Bearman Cartoon Misdirection copy

  • Bearman Cartoon: Barack goes after AIG

    I am sure there are plenty of cartoonists doing editorial cartoons this week on AIG.

    Barack Obama went after AIG looking for them to not pay the retention bonuses that someone sneakily made a legal obligation.  Unfortunately he was too late as the money had already been paid out.

    3 20 09 Bearman Cartoon Bully Barack copy

  • Bearman Cartoon: Finding the Perfect Job

    It’s that time of year that people in Cincinnati start throwing their hat in the ring to run for city council, so I thought given the tough economic times out there this editorial cartoon was fitting.

    3 9 09 Bearman Cartoon City Council Job copy

  • Bearman Cartoon: Employee Job Satisfaction

    Thanks to Chiraq for his post that gave me the idea to create this editorial cartoon.

    With the economy sucking wind, I don’t hear my friends complaining right now about their crappy jobs. Instead everyone is singing the praises of their company (at least to their boss) in hopes of making it through the next round of cuts.

    3 2 09 Bearman Cartoon Job Satisfaction copy

  • Bearman Cartoon: Presidential Scare Tactics

    This editorial cartoon came to me as I was listening to President Barack Obama’s speech in Elkhart, Indiana this past week.

    “If we don’t act immediately, our nation will sink into a crisis that, at some point, we may be unable to reverse.”

    That scare tactic, reminded me of the things then President George Bush said after September 11, in order to pass a strong Terror Bill.

    I like the fact that he takes his message to the people and disagree with Robert Schlesinger that he can go to the well once too often and overuse this tactic.    But I am uncomfortable with words that intend to scare people into doing thing they wouldn’t otherwise.  On the other hand I think it is disingenuous for House/Senate Republican to call him out for fear mongering when Bush did it himself.  I, on the other hand, have all the rights to call anyone on this.

    I am not sold on many of the elements of the  stimulus package.  I think much of the turmoil in the markets has been due to Wall Street and Businesses waiting to see if the government would pull the trigger to help save them rather than working on a plan to save themselves.  Personally I agree with an article I read in the Economist, that concluded that no matter if the stimulus package works or not, eventually the economy will turn around and Obama will get the credit.

    BTW…for the two people who keep track…what do you think of my new Obama?

    2 13 09 Bearman Cartoon Obama Pushy Presidents

  • Bearman Cartoon: Obama's Economic Recovery Plan

    Today Tom Daschle announced he is pulling himself out of consideration for Secretary of Health and Human Services because he owed approx $120,000 in unpaid taxes. Right before that Nancy Killefer withdrew her name as potential Chief Performance Officer because of about $1000 in owed taxes.

    And even new Treasury Secretary, Tim Geithner, somehow forgot to pay $34,000 yet still managed to get confirmed.

    Many are blaming Obama for not vetting his nominees. But my editorial cartoon shows that maybe Obama was thinking about the economy and is just working his plan.

    2 3 09 Bearman Cartoon Obama Cabinet Tax Evader copy

  • Bearman Cartoon: New way to bailout the Banks

    As the banking industry continues to stumble given the latest earnings reports, their stock takes hit after hit. I thought at what point could I just take my meager earnings and buy one of them out. End result…this editorial cartoon.

    1 23 09 Bearman Cartoon Buying Banks

  • Bearman Cartoon: Larry Flynt wants a Bailout

    This week Hustler Magazine Publisher Larry Flynt and Girls Gone Wild guy Joe Francis announced at a press conference that the Porn industry needs an economic bailout. See Here, here and here.

    Well my latest cartoon thinks if Larry takes a certain angle, he might be able to get it. Insert your own joke here (ex “these hard times”, “flaccid economy”…etc etc)

    110 09 Bearman Cartoon Larry Flynt Hustler Bailout