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Sunday, October 19, 2008
White House Fear of Facts
What is the argument presented in this cartoon? How does the illustration represent the white house fear of facts as well as the economic crisis in America?
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The political cartoon is basicly saying that the Congressman on Capital Hill are afraid of the public learning about what is really happening in the government. I feel that the cartoon also implies that whatever IS happening in Congress is not very fair or right. Otherwise why would the Congressman be running around when they realized that their deeds would finally become public knowledge? Why would they need to worry if everything that they did was right? The article basicly states that Congress can not be trusted.
Haha, good stuff! The political cartoon is basically stating that the White House has been keeping us citizens ignorant of what really has been going on, and finally, the truth was evident as the economy collapsed.
I think the artist is trying to say that what happens in Congress stays in Congress, or at least that is how the Congressmen want it. Then when word gets out about what they have and have not done all H*^# will break loose, sorta like what is happening right now with the economy, and they will be running for the hills.
First one must ask one self why would one run away when they are presented with facts? its quite simple when those facts challenge one thinking,ethics,moral, or anything in those ranges. So when a guy riding on horse back starts warning congress that "the facts are coming" and everyone is running in frantic disarray then we can logically assume that congress does not wish for us to know these "facts" because it would challenge there authority and rules.
I agree with what Sweeta is saying The political cartoon is saying that the congress/senators were not necessarily doing things that are 100% right, therefore they're afraid that public will finally come to know all of the wrong doings.
This cartoon reminds me of Paul Revere and his cry of “The red coats are coming! The red coats are coming!” In my opinion this cartoon represents the panic of the White House as the truth is revealed to the people about the many fraud and cheating such as the loose financial regulations or the high mortgages. Another truth was the financial firms whom were borrowing heavily because of greed. This cartoon also illustrates the economic problem by ironically representing a person riding a horse symbolizing the people whom now use bicycles, trains, and buses for transportation because of the high taxes prices.
The cartoon is basically saying that the Congress has been keeping facts and secrets from us "the people" which is obviously nothing they want us to find out because the man on the horse is panicing. It's kind of like he's trying to warn them that things are about to get out and the world is finally going to see what really happens behind the scenes and not what we think has been going on. Obviously if they are afraid of us finding things out that shouldn't be kept from us anyways because we have a right to know then that means that they should NOT be trusted and there is a need FOR CHANGE!!! If things were good then they wouldn't be so stressed if we found out the facts! It's kind of like if someone opened up a book and showed your life from beginning to now and i don't know about anybody else but i know i would be doing the same thing the man on the horse is doing ...Running away!
haha, lets see, i see paul revere riding in to bring news of a disaster. wait, facts shouldnt be a disaster... we revere paul revere as a prominent man in our history. ethically he appeals to us as a beacon of hope and truth and to see him riding in and annoucing the arival of the truth is a powerful concept. this cartoon uses irony as a tool to get its point across. irony and satire can be powerful tools to carry a message. rhetorically, they can pack a very large punch.
This historical quote is referred to as a turning point in the Revolution which clearly had much significance. Therefore with the facts of our government finally getting out to us civilians, it can be interpreted as a turning point for our society as well.
the unmistakeable symbolism of a man used to warn the white house that they must act because the truth is coming can also be seen as parallelism to when paul revere stated that "the redcoats are coming!" meaning: "trouble is coming". it's all metaphorical for the lies washington (just used a metonymy there) has been said to have been spreading for the past eight years.
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The political cartoon is basicly saying that the Congressman on Capital Hill are afraid of the public learning about what is really happening in the government. I feel that the cartoon also implies that whatever IS happening in Congress is not very fair or right. Otherwise why would the Congressman be running around when they realized that their deeds would finally become public knowledge? Why would they need to worry if everything that they did was right? The article basicly states that Congress can not be trusted.
Haha, good stuff!
The political cartoon is basically stating that the White House has been keeping us citizens ignorant of what really has been going on, and finally, the truth was evident as the economy collapsed.
I think the artist is trying to say that what happens in Congress stays in Congress, or at least that is how the Congressmen want it. Then when word gets out about what they have and have not done all H*^# will break loose, sorta like what is happening right now with the economy, and they will be running for the hills.
First one must ask one self why would one run away when they are presented with facts? its quite simple when those facts challenge one thinking,ethics,moral, or anything in those ranges. So when a guy riding on horse back starts warning congress that "the facts are coming" and everyone is running in frantic disarray then we can logically assume that congress does not wish for us to know these "facts" because it would challenge there authority and rules.
I agree with what Sweeta is saying
The political cartoon is saying that the congress/senators were not necessarily doing things that are 100% right, therefore they're afraid that public will finally come to know all of the wrong doings.
This cartoon reminds me of Paul Revere and his cry of “The red coats are coming! The red coats are coming!” In my opinion this cartoon represents the panic of the White House as the truth is revealed to the people about the many fraud and cheating such as the loose financial regulations or the high mortgages. Another truth was the financial firms whom were borrowing heavily because of greed. This cartoon also illustrates the economic problem by ironically representing a person riding a horse symbolizing the people whom now use bicycles, trains, and buses for transportation because of the high taxes prices.
The cartoon is basically saying that the Congress has been keeping facts and secrets from us "the people" which is obviously nothing they want us to find out because the man on the horse is panicing. It's kind of like he's trying to warn them that things are about to get out and the world is finally going to see what really happens behind the scenes and not what we think has been going on. Obviously if they are afraid of us finding things out that shouldn't be kept from us anyways because we have a right to know then that means that they should NOT be trusted and there is a need FOR CHANGE!!! If things were good then they wouldn't be so stressed if we found out the facts!
It's kind of like if someone opened up a book and showed your life from beginning to now and i don't know about anybody else but i know i would be doing the same thing the man on the horse is doing ...Running away!
haha, lets see, i see paul revere riding in to bring news of a disaster. wait, facts shouldnt be a disaster... we revere paul revere as a prominent man in our history. ethically he appeals to us as a beacon of hope and truth and to see him riding in and annoucing the arival of the truth is a powerful concept. this cartoon uses irony as a tool to get its point across. irony and satire can be powerful tools to carry a message. rhetorically, they can pack a very large punch.
Irony much?
This historical quote is referred to as a turning point in the Revolution which clearly had much significance. Therefore with the facts of our government finally getting out to us civilians, it can be interpreted as a turning point for our society as well.
the unmistakeable symbolism of a man used to warn the white house that they must act because the truth is coming can also be seen as parallelism to when paul revere stated that "the redcoats are coming!" meaning: "trouble is coming".
it's all metaphorical for the lies washington (just used a metonymy there) has been said to have been spreading for the past eight years.
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