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Bugs vs. Daffy on Slate.com
by jerry
March 4, 2008 1:00 pm


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The Brew strives to stay apolitical, but this very funny and trenchant Slate article by Jeff Greenfield is worth a mention: Bugs Bunny vs. Daffy Duck: Why voters always choose the wascally wabbit for president.

(Thanks, B. Baker)

03/4/08  3:34pm

Alas Alas (and Gasp!) Finally, someone I’d like to vote for!

03/4/08  4:56pm

With Bugs in charge, the war on terror would have been over years ago. Hell, it may have stopped before it even started.

03/4/08  5:43pm
Andrew says:

They makes great arguments. However, Daffy will always be more identifiable with the everyman.

I’m surprised you used a screenshot from a flop that was only made 4 years ago, instead of something from a 1950’s classic. Quite a wacky film, indeed.

03/4/08  7:23pm
Frank says:

Neither would fear releasing their tax returns.

03/4/08  8:50pm
Sarah says:

I love this article! Ever since super Tuesday I’ve been more interested in politics than ever before. I love the comparison between Daffy+Bugs and Hilary+Obama. It was obvious who would be more like who.

I’m very tempted to draw a cartoony version of H. Clinton yelling “IT’S DUCK SEASON FIRE!” as Obama stands there being very nonchalant.

03/5/08  11:07am
Steve Gattuso says:

The only problem I have is with the comparison of the 2000 and 2004 elections with Bugs & Daffy. It was a lot closer to Heckle & Jeckyl…

03/6/08  9:12am
Chuck R. says:

I remember a really great piece by Conan O’Brien that ran in Time, asserting convincingly that Bill Clinton was our first cartoon president. I found the article online:

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,93324,00.html

Unfortunately, the wonderful illustrations (which I think were done by Barry Blitt) are missing. Sigh.

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