Overview

The Big Book of Campaign Political Cartoons 2008   The Presidential Campaign in Cartoons!   This collection of cartoons, by America's top editorial cartoonists, is a history of the 2008 presidential campaign. Hundreds of cartoons drawn from the most popular cartoon site on the web (www.cagle.com) tell the story of the primaries, the debates, the candidates and all the missteps along the way. With Barack Obama, John McCain, Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, and a parade of colorful characters including Rudi Giuliani, John Edwards, Mitt Romney, Dennis Kucinich, Fred Thompson, Obama's crazy preacher and the obsessive media, leading up to the conventions and the general election, in 2008, American politics has turned into cartoons!  

Full Product Details

Author:   Daryl Cagle ,  Brian Fairrington
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Que Corporation,U.S.
Dimensions:   Width: 25.40cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 20.40cm
Weight:   0.526kg
ISBN:  

9780789738097

ISBN 10:   0789738090
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   30 October 2008
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

About this Book............iv About the Editor–Cartoonists............vi We Want to Hear From You............vii How to Draw Hillary............viii Why the New Yorker's Obama Cover was a LOUSY Cartoon, by Daryl Cagle............xii New Yorker Cover............2 Campaign Fundraising............10 The Debates!............16 Oprah Endorses Obama............20 Fred Thompson............26 Crying Hillary............34 Racial Politics............38 So Many Candidates............42 Super Tuesday............52 Mitt Romney............58 Presidential Primaries............68 Rudy Giuliani............78 3:00 a.m. Phone Calls............84 Superdelegates............86 Nader for President............92 John Edwards............100 Obama's Preacher............108 McCain and the Lobbyist............116 Hillary vs. Obama............120 Hillary Under Fire............130 Obama's Bitter Words............136 Dropouts............142 Clintons Attack............150 Hillary Clinton............158 Barack Obama............172 John McCain............186 Change for America............196 Hillary for V.P............202 Obama vs. McCain............210 Democratic National Convention............220 Biden's Bid for V.P.............224 Palin's Bid for V.P.............230 Republican National Convention.......240 Artists Index............242

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Author Information

Daryl Cagle Daryl is the daily editorial cartoonist for MSNBC.com. Daryl's editorial cartoon site with MSNBC.com (www.cagle.com) is the most popular cartoon website of any kind on the Internet. It is also the most widely used education site in social studies classrooms around the world. For the past 30 years, Daryl has been one of America’s most prolific cartoonists. Raised in California, Daryl went to college at UC Santa Barbara and then moved to New York City, where he worked for 10 years with Jim Henson’s Muppets, illustrating scores of books, magazines, calendars, and all manner of products. In 2001, Daryl started a new syndicate, Cagle Cartoons, Inc. (www.caglecartoons.com), which distributes the cartoons of 50 editorial cartoonists and columnists to more than 800 newspapers in the United States, Canada, and Latin America. Daryl is a past president of the National Cartoonists Society and current president of the National Cartoonists Society Foundation. He is a frequent guest on Fox News, CNN and MSNBC. Daryl is a popular and entertaining public speaker. Interested in having Daryl speak to your group? Contact us through www.caglecartoons.com for more information.   Brian Fairrington A graduate of Arizona State University, Brian earned a bachelor's degree in political science and a master's degree in communications. Brian is one of the most accomplished young cartoonists in the country. Brian was the recipient of the Locher Award, the Charles M. Schulz Award, and several Society of Professional Journalists awards and Gold Circle Awards. He is a regular on the Phoenix-based television talk show Horizon, for which one of his appearances garnered an Emmy award. Brian has also been a guest on Imus in the Morning and was recently featured on CBS News Sunday Morning. Brian's cartoons are nationally syndicated to more than 800 newspapers and publications in America with Caglecartoons.com. His cartoons have appeared in The New York Times, USA Today, and Time, as well as on CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News. Additionally, his cartoons regularly appear on www.cagle.msnbc.com. Brian is a native of Arizona and is married to the wonderful Stacey Heywood and they have four children.  

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