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Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for October 04, 2016
October 03, 2016
October 05, 2016
Transcript:
Rat: Hello, ma'am. I'm Rat and I'd like your support for president.
Woman:Why should I support a flighty, disgusting, no good, thieving little rat?
Rat: Because I'm Not the other two candidates.
Rat: And then she hugged me and donated a million dollars.
This is exactly how people are voting this year.: AGAINST a candidate and not FOR one. That’s never a good sign, no matter how an election turns out.
Oddly enough, this is exactly how Trump got the Republican nomination in spite of not actually being a Republican.It is also how Bernie almost got the nomination, except that some Ruling Parties have a firmer grip on power.
Plumbob Wilson said, about 10 hours agoI wish there was an option on the ballot to leave the position vacant for the next four years. Just hang a “help wanted” sign on the gate at 1600 Pennsylvania.————————————————————-Sounds good until you remember who’ll be doing the interviewing and hiring. Congress is at least as corrupt as any of the candidates.
A vote for Clinton is simply a vote for “politics as usual”, thus the appeal of the alternative. I wholly understand that. But this particular alternative is a potentially dangerous nitwit. I want change, too. But do we really want it bad enough to take a chance on this small minded moron? Personally, I’d rather take four more years of the same ol’ same ol’ than take that risk. She lies? She covers up? So what’s new? Just wait until Trump has a political record to cover up. (I&
We’re lucky in Scotland in that we have five reasonably good party leaders of whom two are first-class (and four of the five are women, and three of those are lesbians), but the US is in the same position England has been in for decades – that of having to pick the least-worst from a line-up of lacklustre candidates.
Meh. I am not impressed. A million dollars doesn’t go very far these days, Rat. Besides, it may, even so, be an illegally large donation. Of course, very few folks will vote for you, anyway…
OK Rat, you come knocking on my door and I will give you the same response. We need animals like you in DC.. not the animals who are there, been there or want to be there.
Pastis, stick with NON-political humor attempts. This was one of the weakest of the weak strips taking the easy way out with political stuff. Unless of course you’re trying to move to the editorial pages someplace. Now, if this is too hard for you to understand, let me put it this way: today’s strip STINKS.
The times are what the times are. We all reflect the same realities, dreadful though they may be. Maybe we need to stop hanging the shiniest ornaments on the tree and get some dedicated dullards up there.
People like Spade kill me. I don’t like it so it shouldn’t be published attitude. Don’t like it move on arrogant ass. Your opinion isn’t that important.
BE THIS GUY over 8 years ago
She must’ve found that money under the sofa cushions.
LuvThemPluggers over 8 years ago
In Monopoly money.
Sherlock Watson over 8 years ago
“Because I’m not Trump” should be enough to do it.
Algolei over 8 years ago
She’s not Jill Stein or Gary Johnson? Y’know — the OTHER two candidates?
Guilty Bystander over 8 years ago
This is exactly how people are voting this year.: AGAINST a candidate and not FOR one. That’s never a good sign, no matter how an election turns out.
asianwoof over 8 years ago
Admiral Ackbar: “It’s a Rat trap!”
bigcatbusiness over 8 years ago
Yep. Clear as a bell what this means. If only Rat could coe to my country. There is more competition, but he would do a less worse job.
Brass Orchid Premium Member over 8 years ago
Oddly enough, this is exactly how Trump got the Republican nomination in spite of not actually being a Republican.It is also how Bernie almost got the nomination, except that some Ruling Parties have a firmer grip on power.
juicebruce over 8 years ago
This woman does not know Rat…………
Carl Rennhack Premium Member over 8 years ago
Now that Rat has money, he & his friends can afford to eat at a diner that has REAL food on the plates!!
LadyJessica over 8 years ago
A million dollars… CASH?? In ye olde moneybags? Now that’s fundraising!
toahero over 8 years ago
TRUMP: Tycoon Ruin Under Minimal Pressure
Ivan Araque over 8 years ago
False equivalence, Pastis.
Sparton1227 over 8 years ago
Well you can always tell a good political discussion when you find it in the comments page of a comic strip
Richard Zitnik Premium Member over 8 years ago
Nailed it!!
The Moose Group over 8 years ago
Stephen has his finger right on the problem. We don’t have a good choice no matter how we vote. We either vote for a scam artist or for Trump
Number Three over 8 years ago
I would have just shut the door on him.
xxx
ChukLitl Premium Member over 8 years ago
She’ll need to be more specific. “Filthy, disgusting, no good, thieving little rat” could be any of them.
Brass Orchid Premium Member over 8 years ago
Still time to mount an internet campaign to write in Chris Rock and Laurence Fishburne. Could it be any worse?
hjl46385 over 8 years ago
what is going on my home page do not look like it did the last time
knight1192a over 8 years ago
Well, she just described one of the parties running.
glynis37 over 8 years ago
Plumbob Wilson said, about 10 hours agoI wish there was an option on the ballot to leave the position vacant for the next four years. Just hang a “help wanted” sign on the gate at 1600 Pennsylvania.————————————————————-Sounds good until you remember who’ll be doing the interviewing and hiring. Congress is at least as corrupt as any of the candidates.
alviebird over 8 years ago
A vote for Clinton is simply a vote for “politics as usual”, thus the appeal of the alternative. I wholly understand that. But this particular alternative is a potentially dangerous nitwit. I want change, too. But do we really want it bad enough to take a chance on this small minded moron? Personally, I’d rather take four more years of the same ol’ same ol’ than take that risk. She lies? She covers up? So what’s new? Just wait until Trump has a political record to cover up. (I&
Claire Jordan over 8 years ago
We’re lucky in Scotland in that we have five reasonably good party leaders of whom two are first-class (and four of the five are women, and three of those are lesbians), but the US is in the same position England has been in for decades – that of having to pick the least-worst from a line-up of lacklustre candidates.
Sisyphos over 8 years ago
Meh. I am not impressed. A million dollars doesn’t go very far these days, Rat. Besides, it may, even so, be an illegally large donation. Of course, very few folks will vote for you, anyway…
joanb over 8 years ago
OK Rat, you come knocking on my door and I will give you the same response. We need animals like you in DC.. not the animals who are there, been there or want to be there.
Spade Jr. over 8 years ago
Pastis, stick with NON-political humor attempts. This was one of the weakest of the weak strips taking the easy way out with political stuff. Unless of course you’re trying to move to the editorial pages someplace. Now, if this is too hard for you to understand, let me put it this way: today’s strip STINKS.
V45mikky over 8 years ago
She violates the campaign fiance laws.
Brass Orchid Premium Member over 8 years ago
The times are what the times are. We all reflect the same realities, dreadful though they may be. Maybe we need to stop hanging the shiniest ornaments on the tree and get some dedicated dullards up there.
washatkc over 8 years ago
People like Spade kill me. I don’t like it so it shouldn’t be published attitude. Don’t like it move on arrogant ass. Your opinion isn’t that important.