Kategoria BISAC: Humor >> Topic - Politics

An anthropomorphic hipster cockroach is on the cutting-edge of American comic-strip humor. La Cucaracha (aka Cuco Rocha) and his pals voice the concerns and observations of the Latino-American community with an edgy, insightful wit.

Through La Cucaracha, creator Lalo Alcaraz makes blunt social commentary both hard-hitting and hilarious. The result is not just a pleasure, but also a craving. The strong undercurrent of modern Latino themes and issues adds a sharp layer of meaning to the humor. In one strip, an immigrant bartender has listened to two customers rant, ""I'm...

Or did they?

Judge for yourself. Here are over 100 memorable misstatements by our syntactically challenged president, collected, annotated, and introduced by Slate magazine's Jacob Weisberg.

"I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully."

"Families is where our nation finds hope, where wings take dream."

"We'll let our friends be the peacekeepers and the great country called America will be the pacemakers."

"It's clearly a budget. It's got a lot of numbers in it."

"I know how hard it is for you to put food on...

Who Let the Dogs In? takes us on a wild ride through two decades of political life, from Ronald Reagan, through Big George and Bill Clinton, to our current top dog, known to Ivins readers simply as Dubya. But those are just a few of the political animals who are honored and...

Combine the wit and insight of more than 130 leading editorial cartoonists from the United States, Canada, and Latin America with the headline-making events of a year filled with contro
versial issues, and the result is this provocative volume of prickly satire and social commentary.

A pictorial history of the year's major developments, this collection of more than 360 editorial cartoons focuses the spotlight on those stories that claimed banner treatment in newspapers around the world.

Included are such intriguing issues as the travails of the Carter Administration, the...

First published in 1972, the annual series has been widely acclaimed as a concise yet far-ranging pictorial history of each year's events.

In addition, many volumes have featured a foreword by a distinguished history maker, reporter, or interpreter of historic events. Providing special insight into the cartoonist's art have been the following notables:

James J. Kirkpatrick, syndicated columnist
Daniel Patrick Moynihan, United States senator
Jerry Robinson, syndicated editorial cartoonist
Barry Goldwater, United States senator
Hubert Humphrey, United...

What do the Regan administration, the U.S. Budget, National Defense, the Soviet Pipeline, and the Pro-Football Strike all have in common? They're all subjects that were up for grabs in 1982 for the nation's leading editorial cartoonists.

Started in 1972, the series has been widely acclaimed as a concise yet far-ranging pictorial history of each year's events. As Publishers Weekly said, it's -a great way to get the gut feeling of a year's history.-

The 1983 edition continues the standard of excellence established in previous editions. More than 350 editorial cartoons reflect the...

What do the Regan administration, the U.S. Budget,
National Defense, the Soviet Pipeline, and the Pro-Football Strike all
have in common? Theyi1/2re all subjects that were up for grabs in 1982 for
the nation's leading editorial cartoonists.
Started in 1972, the series has been widely acclaimed
as a concise yet far-ranging pictorial history of each year's events. As
Publishers Weekly said, it's "a great way to get the gut
feeling of a year's history."
The 1984 edition continues the standard of excellence
established in previous editions. More...