Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for October 18, 2020

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    BE THIS GUY  about 4 years ago

    Don’t forget Kid Rock, and… Scott Baio used to do some singing on Joanie Loves Chachi.

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    DD Wiz  about 4 years ago

    Stealing is what Trump does.

    Stiffing those who provide for him (with or without their consent) is what Trump does.

    The hilarious irony (apart from the not-so-funny criminality) is that, while Trump is a clever CON man, kind of like an autistic savant who is mentally challenged except for one unique talent, which in Trump’s case is to identify who is gullible enough to lure into his cult and who is not (and therefore subject only to ridicule and dismissal), but he is utterly oblivious to the fact that the lyrics in most of the songs whose intellectual property he steals are direct attacks on everything Trump represents.

    If Trump had an unimpaired brain, he would be humiliated (if this shameless criminal were capable of such feelings). As it is, he thinks they are laughing with him when, in reality, they are laughing at him.

    They would love to sue him for all he is worth for violating their copyrights and trademarks but, alas, everything he is worth is about half a billion dollars of debt to banks propped up with Russian-guaranteed loans. (Also the same reason Melania can’t divorce him; half his community property is a quarter billion of debts.)

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    moedred  about 4 years ago

    Well, that “blood on his hands” chart aged like warm milk. https://www.gzeromedia.com/the-graphic-truth-two-different-pandemics-eu-vs-us-10-15-2020

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    superposition  about 4 years ago

    No surprise the spokesman from Montana has political ID at the top of his list.

    https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-identity-not-issues-explains-the-partisan-divide/

    The rest are just talking points with no logic or reasoning behind them. I miss intelligent progressive Republicans, but alas after 1968 they’re increasingly scarce.

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    pschearer Premium Member about 4 years ago

    Cartoonists have a term “bunny strip” to refer to an innocuous strip that runs in place of a controversial one. The strip above was already used by some newspapers (remember those?) in place of the Oct. 11 strip. You can read about it.

    http://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2020/10/17/some-newspapers-drop-october-11-doonesbury/

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    syzygy47  about 4 years ago

    Over the years, the GOP has appropriated feel good pop/rock, unintentionally ironic as you just know the artists wouldn’t agree with if/when they knew. As a thought experiment, I once tried to file ones that would more fit their narrative. For instance, Gun Control by Ian Hunter (Stick to your guns, boys, stick to your guns.We’ll make a lot of money if we stick to the guns.The president’s with us boys, so join in the fun.We can make a lot of money if we stick to our guns.“)Everybody Knows by Leonard Cohen but I prefer Concrete Blonde’s(“Everybody knows that the dice are loadedEverybody rolls with their fingers crossedEverybody knows the war is overEverybody knows the good guys lostEverybody knows the fight was fixedThe poor stay poor, the rich get richThat’s how it goesEverybody knows“)

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    nosirrom  about 4 years ago

    So let me get this straight.

    China stealing intellectual property – bad

    Trump stealing copyrighted material – good?

    China stealing US jobs – bad

    Trump stiffing contractors – good?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_NdVANbUKs

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    Hugh B. Hayve  about 4 years ago

    Ted’s guitar is said to have the ability to blow the cojones off of a charging rhino at 50 paces.

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    For a Just and Peaceful World  about 4 years ago

    Trump rallies should be considered crimes against humanity.

    NBC News: Wisconsin Doctors Warn Trump Rallies ‘Endanger Public Health’ Ahead Of The President’s Visit

    www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zxd6N81PP8

    ‘Covid Superspreader event’ billboard points to Des Moines airport ahead of President Trump’s rally

    www.kcrg.com/2020/10/14/covid-superspreader-event-billboard-points-to-des-moines-airport-ahead-of-president-trumps-rally/

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    Liam Astle Premium Member about 4 years ago

    Has anybody actually cared for this character? I feel like he stops the comic dead when he appears.

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    RonaldByrd  about 4 years ago

    Does anyone happen to recall what happy to Jimmy’s wife and kid (named or nicknamed “Feedback”)? Did they just vanish from the strip? That happens sometimes.

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    Aladar30 Premium Member about 4 years ago

    Seeing your art used like this… I can’t imagine how bad they can feel. It’s terrible.

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    Snolep  about 4 years ago

    How about the Village People. Ever see 45 try to do YMCA? Hilarious.

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    Gen.Flashman  about 4 years ago

    You can add John Fogerty who just sued rump yesterday for using Fortunate Son; which is kinda of funny since the song is about trump-how the rich were able to avoid service during Vietnam. Does trump realize YMCA is about gays at the Y (for those <60, the Y use to be males only and you swam naked)? But then Reagan used Born in the USA thinking it was a rousing patriotic song.

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    NeedaChuckle Premium Member about 4 years ago

    Trump and the rallies have been declared a health hazard. No surprise there. As to the music, Republicans have no respect for any rules other than what is good for them.

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    Redd Panda  about 4 years ago

    Trolls are just like fleas…even one, is one too many.

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    tgg  about 4 years ago

    numb nuts for Trumpertard

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    mourdac Premium Member about 4 years ago

    POS-PINO Trump is nothing if not consistent, blasting the Chinese communists for intellectual property theft while brazenly conducting it in his campaign.

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    buyburg  about 4 years ago

    I’ve never seen so many Russian bots at one place. Are you guys having a convention?

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    donut reply  about 4 years ago

    I’m sure Ted Nugent would appreciate it if he’d play “Wango Tango”

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    Alverant  about 4 years ago

    It’s not just Trump. The GOP does not respect property rights period. Every presidential campaign they have used songs illegally and without permission from the artist.

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    sueb1863  about 4 years ago

    Trump doesn’t care about cease and desist orders, he knows they can’t really do anything about him using the music. They could charge him fines but he simply won’t pay it.

    The wildest thing is that he clearly doesn’t understand the music he’s using. Born in the USA is not an optimistic rah-rah song about America. Fortunate Son is not complimentary to people like Trump. Trump thinks using the music makes him look great but it just makes him look stupid.

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    Radish the wordsmith  about 4 years ago

    Every hip artistic person with a soul hates racist liar thief Trump and the republicans.

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    Packratjohn Premium Member about 4 years ago

    Is Nugent still a thing? Why doesn’t trump appropriate and play “Stranglehold”? Seems apropos…

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    Lou  about 4 years ago

    @Hermit… Sweet fanny Adams, dude! You must have a ton of time on your hands. Have you thought about doing something useful? You could walk an elderly neighbor’s dog…volunteer at a food kitchen, or just offer yourself up as a medical test subject.

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    annqueue  about 4 years ago

    https://www.insider.com/artists-who-dont-want-trump-using-their-music-2018-11Searched “trump music cease desist”. Funny thing is, searching “biden music cease desist” comes up with almost the same result list. Articles about Trump.

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    Flatworm  about 4 years ago

    Don’t feed the troll.

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    mafuthafree  about 4 years ago

    One problem with the musicians telling trump not to use their music. If the trump people has a copyright license there’s nothing they can do. The license gives the right to play any music that’s covered by the license. My church had the same problem but once the license number was revealed they backed off. legally the license holder has rights and for the original artist to stop the license holder from using the music could result in a legal action by the license holder. This is all business now.

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    RobWJohnson  about 4 years ago

    My paper the columbus dispatch ran this one last week and again this week performing censorship .They changed the date on it. I looked up last week’s strip and it probably hit too close to home for the editors.

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    Squoop  about 4 years ago

    Don’t forget the Rolling Stones, they’ve been filing complaints for years now and their music is still played at every Trump event.

    https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/28/politics/rolling-stones-trump-music-rally-trnd/index.html

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    rfleisch1  about 4 years ago

    Hermit is clearly a Russian Bot……..

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    Ren Rodee  about 4 years ago

    I am going to enjoy the day after election and the donald has had his pimply old man a$$ kicked. VOTE!

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    childe_of_pan  about 4 years ago

    So. President Joffrey is still ‘dancing’ to YMCA, now he’s telling us he wants to "kiss all the men and the beautiful ladies in his audiences. You think maybe……?……..Naah, never mind.

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    childe_of_pan  about 4 years ago

    There have been numerous politicians I thought I despised. Applying a contemporary standard of measure it seems I only disliked them.

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    RonaldByrd  about 4 years ago

    BTW, I presume that GBT made up this all-star prime-time virtual concert thing and it doesn’t exist in reality? Yet.

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    Bicycle Dude  about 4 years ago

    “Following rules are for losers.” — DJT

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    oscssw  about 4 years ago

    Fake!

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