Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for February 24, 2021

Summary of recent polls of how many Republicans believe the election was stolen from Donald Trump:

USA Today/Suffolk: 73%

Quinnipiac 76%

Gallup 83%

CNN 75%

Monmouth 72%

Fox News 68%

These numbers are a barrier to any unity in the country.

Personally, I’d hate to think that I have anything in common with a rat.

What was that?

I know I’ve lost a lot of respect for many Republcans, some of which I’ve supported 8n past elections. Of, course, I never had respect for Rump.

I don’t want to have anything in common with either of them.

well, that’s a sign at any rate.

Look, we’ve got to unify to bring in the crops, teamwork new devices and solutions for our many problems. We need each other. We may be averse to each other’s politics or whatever, but we must work together. It’s the reason people come together to form towns, cities, states, nations. Not funny, but true.

My advice to people. Don’t talk politics or religion.

100% of the population agrees that 50% of the population are idiots. Can’t get more unity than that.

We file taxes by computer. Why don’t we vote the same way? And then, why do we need all those representatives and senators anyway? Since all they do is stick to their party dictates, we could just let people decide everything. That way, maybe people could really have a say. A true democracy, not a “representative” one.

Rat used to date AOC black in the day….

What no masks? No social distancing? AIEEEEEEEEE!

We need more Crocs …………………. Croc Power !

I’m surprised Rat isn’t covered in bruises and cuts.

It’s nice to find common ground with your neighbors.

You think Democrats care about anything but power? If that was true they would not be trying cover up Cuomo killing thousands in nursing homes and then lying about it. They would be asking Fauci how many thousands died because he got on TV and said there is absolutely no reason to were a mask. What happened in China will not happen here. He later admitted he intentionally lied. Remember this is the guy who was advising Trump in the beginning. Thank god Trump ignored him and banned flights and immediately went to the drug companies and said I want a vaccine by the end of this year.

Indicates the number of people to avoid.

Common bond: each side is dismissive as to the thoughts, feelings, desires, and concerns of the other.

Well, all these comments certainly prove Rat’s point.

They all know it wasn’t stolen but if you keep telling the same lies over and over, with their kind, they believe it to be the truth! They’ll do ANYTHING o gain control again…A. N. Y. T. H. I. N. G. ! T* * * P’s words! They’re sick and wrong!

The only election in recent history that was stolen was 2016 from HILLARY.

73%, 76%, 83%? As the Replacements once sang: “Everybody knows, that the world is full of stupid people…”

All (or almost all) of the comments I’ve read so far seem to validate rat’s statement in panel 3. I for one hope that in the future we might see a third party made up of both moderate democrats and moderate republicans that would reflect the values of the majority of Americans. Let the Trump cultists have the far right and the socialists have the far left. I’m sure this is just wishful thinking on my part and at 78 yrs old I’ll probably not live long enough to see it if it does happen, but maybe my grandchildren will be living in a better America.

WithaG43, I’m with you. Good luck.

stupidity is winning unfortunately…brainwashing apparently works well here in these un-united states

There’s old blockheads and there’s bold blockheads but there are no old bold blockheads. No need to Constitutional Amendments to build walls between radical card carrying Party members, the top 1% have already done it. Just like The Treaty of Versailles ushered in the German Radical Promises to the dimwitted sheep.

the thing is- thats an average of 74.5 %. it doesnt matter though. the dems. got their way crooked or not. its over now so lets move on.

It’s kind of hard to find much common ground with folks who believe in things like a Jewish space laser starting forest fires, or that a guy who died in 2013 (Hugo Chavez) rigged an election in the USA in 2020.

Interesting. The strip says we can’t get along because we hate the other side’s politics. The first commenter says it’s because Reps question the election. I add that Dems have been antagonistic. Then the thread makes it all, and only, about accepting the ballot count. Well, it also demonstrates lots of Dem antagonism. Which makes my point.

Thanks to the commenter who referenced the Time article that explained how the election was manipulated, and also thanks to those who referenced statistical anomalies.

I have known people with whom I have in common the same thing Rat and Bob have in common.

Follow the science!

I hate politics!

For those who thought that Cruz ‘skipping out’ on the Texans losing power was worse than what Gov Cuomo did in NY, there are lots of NY Nursing home ghosts who’d like to have a word with you!

anyone reading this, what is the pearls before swine date/comic is rat/mouse at a table talking about something then pig comes along and tells him something then mouse says in full body armor, “if you need me i’ll be starting a revolution” plz help.

Neighbor Bob lives! —Despite his encounter with Rat!

Wonders never cease….

his eyes in the second panel are weird

Liberalism/leftism/communism/dems are a mental disorder.