Wow.
What an incredible response.
So many of you reacted with enthusiasm and signed up to be subscribers in response to my and Kevin Necessary’s introducing of our new editorial cartoon feature.
Enough to convince us it was worth moving forward. So here’s the first:
I wrote earlier this week about the deeper forces at play when we see major political figures all rewriting the history of January 6 by recasting as “hostages” those found or having pled guilty to crimes.
Kevin brilliantly took the conversation to another level with the powerful image above. Here’s his take:
“A few days ago, The Former Guy got it into his head to call for the release of the “J6 hostages,” a sentiment echoed on the Sunday morning talk circuit by one of his lickspittles, New York Rep. Elsie Stefanik. By “J6 hostages,” Trump is referring to the arrested, indicted, and in some cases incarcerated insurrectionists who tried to stop the peaceful transfer of power on Jan. 6, 2021.
I can’t fault Trump for not calling them insurrectionists; after all, it was his insurrection. But these people are not hostages. They are people legitimately convicted of crimes.
The true hostage is the United States of America, which has been held captive by Trump and his anti-democracy cronies for nearly a decade.”
Perfectly said. Perfectly drawn.
And more to come.
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Thanks again for the great response!
This one should be displayed EVERYWHERE!! How do we get this in EVERY Sunday newspaper this week? What a great start!
Perfect. Let Democrats use this. More please 🙏