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Articles by Bill Day
Bill Day's award-winning cartoons are syndicated in more than 900 newspapers worldwide four times a week through CagleCartoons.com syndication service. Day has won the Green Eyeshade Award from the Society of Professional Jounnalists six times--in 2010, 2009, 2006, 2005, 2001, and 2000. The recipient of two Robert F. Kennedy Awards--2010 and 1985. He has also been honored with the National Headliner Award, the John Fischetti Award, the National Cartoonists Society's Reubin Award for Best Editorial Cartoons, The James Aronson Award for Social Justice Journalism, and a host of many other awards. Day began his career in 1980 with the Philadelphia Bulletin. He has also worked for the Detroit Free Press and the Memphis Commercial Appeal. In 2009 he was laid off at The Commercial Appeal. Bill won three national awards the following year. Bill and his wife Susan have three teenage sons, Sam-20, Robby-17, and Zack-16.
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Editorial Cartoon: Notches
A friend wrote, “Hatred is at fault for a lot, but I really think it’s important to define this particular act of terrorism as racism. Not just a generalised hatred, but a very specific form of hatred, aimed at a large group of innocent people.
One of the deadliest and most dangerous diseases in our Country is racism, and I believe it’s important for our society to own up to it.” She is right.
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Editorial Cartoon: Whacko, TX
Whacko Wayne and his Texas open-carry..
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Editorial Cartoon: The Thrill Is Gone
B.B. King (September 16, 1925 – May 14, 2015)
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Editorial Cartoon: No Baby Carriage
The Florida Legislature, in it’s most homophobic display of bigotry to date, is preparing to pass a law banning gay couples from adopting. Why, you may ask? You guessed it…it may be against the religious beliefs of the adoption agency.
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Editorial Cartoon: The Sopranos
Rick Scott, who refuses to expand Medicaid and thereby denies more than 800,000 a chance for medical insurance, went on Fox News. He proclaimed the Obama Administration was a bully like the Sopranos, and he is going to sue the Federal Government!
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Editorial Cartoon: Marked at Birth
Some people are born with a target on them.
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Editorial Cartoon: Parrothead Planet
Jimmy Buffett holds a concert to fight climate change.
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Editorial Cartoon: Bombs
Feeding the poor does nothing to help feed the corporate military industrial complex. The GOP Budget message to domestic spending needs: Let them eat bombs!
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Editorial Cartoon: Rubio the Rube
Not only did he sign the letter, he hopes to ride the anti-Obama, anti-Iranian nuclear agreement into the White House.
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Editorial Cartoon: The White House
The White House, old and new, in the minds of the GOP Congress.
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Editorial Cartoon: Benghazi Phishing
They seem to think it’s a whale.
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Editorial Cartoon: Uncle Sam Disrespected
The combined disrespect from Speaker John Boehner and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has left Uncle Sam black and blue.
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Editorial Cartoon: The Real Pipeline
The real pipeline leads from the Kochs’ bank accounts to Washington.
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Editorial Cartoon: The Scoundrel
For former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani, patriotism is truly the last refuge of a scoundrel.
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Editorial Cartoon: The Insult
John Boehner and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have given the country a black eye.
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Editorial Cartoon: Tweet Tweet
Jeb Bush hired a tech specialist to run ‘Right to Rise’, his plan to capture the Presidency. Ethan Czahor thinks calling women sluts is humorous, so he tweeted it to the world. He also thinks it’s funny to mock gays, so he tweeted that as well.
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Editorial Cartoon: Rubber Stamp
The Koch Bros. have a rubber stamp Congress who only care about billionaires’ money.
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Editorial Cartoon: Virus Among Us
Apparently, some Republicans want to return to the good old days of communicable disease outbreaks.
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Editorial Cartoon: The Good Deflategate
The Republican Congress is so full of hot air that deflationgate is a very good thing.
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Editorial Cartoon: MLK Day
A message worth repeating… and a woman too!
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Editorial Cartoon: Marco, Jeb and Mitt
I felt sorry for Romney’s dog, but not for these guys.
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Editorial Cartoon: Paris
To the courageous artists and writers at Charlie Hebdo, rest in peace.
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Editorial Cartoon: Devolution
Florida’s AG, Pam Bondi, believes that only men and women should marry each other… many times, as in her case. She is opposed, however, to marriage equality among people of the same sex.
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Editorial Cartoon: Rose-Colored Glasses
Recently I was accused by several police officers as being anti-police because of several cartoons I drew. They mistakenly think that if you are anti-police brutality, you must be anti-police.
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The Decline Of Newspapers and the ‘News’
Sadly, the decline of newspapers continues. I learned from an award-winning photographer who was just laid off that editors are asking reporters to use their i-Phone cameras to cover stories.
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Editorial Cartoon: Putin on the Blame
Bill Day on Putin blaming the West for the collapse of the Russian economy.
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Editorial Cartoon: Pain and No Gain
One report can’t wipe away the stain on our nation caused by torture.
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Editorial Cartoon: Havana Daydreamin’
On Wednesday, President Obama announced a normalization in the relationship between Cuba and America.
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Editorial Cartoon: Wall St. Headquarters
It appears Capitol Hill is the new headquarters for Wall Street firms.
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Editorial Cartoon: Scale of Injustice
Law enforcement vs. people of color — let’s see what the scale of injustice tells us.
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Editorial Cartoon: Collateral Damage
Cheney: “Well hell, Dubya, that’s war!”
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Editorial Cartoon: A Lesson
How hard is it to understand ‘Don’t Shoot’ or ‘I Can’t Breathe’?
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Editorial Cartoon: Vladimir Schwarzenegger
Putin’s war against Ukraine, sanctions, and falling oil prices are heading Russia into a recession, leading macho man into a reverse Schwarzenegger muscle man pose.
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Editorial Cartoon: Birth Bullet
For too many, injustice begins at birth.
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Editorial Cartoon: Six Year Siesta
While President Obama takes action on immigration reform, Congress continues to sleep.
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Editorial Cartoon: Scales of Justice
Pam Bondi is Florida’s Attorney General who is a Rick Scott crony. She opposes the ACA, medicaid expansion, gay marriage, and takes money from lobbyists. Now she’s the new Chairperson for the Republican Attorneys General Association.
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Editorial Cartoon: What The Frack?
Frack, frack, frack, frack, frack…
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Editorial Cartoon: Obstruct
The GOP is showing America the world’s biggest!
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Editorial Cartoon: Jolly Wally Wingnut
Obstruct… obstruct… obstruct…
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Editorial Cartoon: Comet Landing
An amazing accomplishment and a little light-hearted fun is in order after last week…
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Editorial Cartoon: Jeb Bush’s Presidential Running Shoes
He’ll have to wear the smelly, disastrous legacy of W.
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Editorial Cartoon: Dancing With The Wolves
The Republican Congress – A wholly-owned subsidiary of Koch Enterprises
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Editorial Cartoon: Capitol Dome Turtle
Ol’ turtle face Mitch has some plans for America.
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Editorial Cartoon: Gov. Rick Wingnut
Meet Rick Scott, the Wingnut Governor.
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Editorial Cartoon: Ebummer
Christie doesn’t want to quarantine this plague.
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Editorial Cartoon: Money Money Money
Money, money, money, money, money…
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Editorial Cartoon: Ewingnut
As if the right-wing needed more to blame on Obama…
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Editorial Cartoon: Blowin’ Hot Air
Florida Gov. Rick Scott had a ‘fantrum’ because Charlie Crist brought a 4″ fan to the second debate. It delayed the beginning of the televised debate for 7 minutes.
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Editorial Cartoon: Not the Marryin’ Kind
This ad, done by the Young Republicans for Rick Scott, is also being used by other Republican candidate in different states. They are so blind to their sexism that they have no clue about what it is.
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Editorial Cartoon: NOT Narrow-Minded
He’s jus’ tryin’ to save folks from the nasty gubment.
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Editorial Cartoon: Fence Jumper
Let us pray that this intruder can be stopped soon.
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Editorial Cartoon: Car Plates
At a recent Charlie Crist fundraiser in Tallahassee, Republican trackers took photos of car license plates driven by Democrats in a silly attempt to intimidate attendees. Here’s what those plates may have said:
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Editorial Cartoon: Target
ISIS is so bad, there is a Fatwa issued against them by their own religion.
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Editorial Cartoon: Earth Boil
It’s our home. Mother Earth. All we have. Treat it with respect.
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Editorial Cartoon: Rickocchio
Rick Scott’s lies are becoming more and more outrageous. Now his nose is sprouting azaleas.
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Editorial Cartoon: Noah Climate Change
NextGen is an organization founded by billionaire Tom Steyer to warn about climate change. They’ve built a small ark that they are hauling around Florida to protest Rick Scott’s anti-environment policies.
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Editorial Cartoon: Big Oil Bar Code
We must start using other forms of energy to stop climate change. This is our home, the only one we have.
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Editorial Cartoon: Crook
Former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell, full time ‘family values’ misogynist, is found guilty of corruption. Earlier this year he unveiled the new ‘Virginia Is For Lovers’ license plate.
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Editorial Cartoon: ISIS
Whether we had a role in its creation or not, ISIS is a horror with no regard for human life.
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Editorial Cartoon: Happy Anti-Labor Corporation Day
Mom and Dad will be grilling hot dogs in the backyard on Labor Day, as soon as they finish their shift at McDonald’s.
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Editorial Cartoon: Uzi Insanity
Even the awful story of a nine-year-old girl accidentally killing someone with a machine gun won’t affect NRA-bought Washington politicians.
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Editorial Cartoon: It’s a Boy
Young African-American males are targeted almost at birth.
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Editorial Cartoon: Political Animals
The Florida Primary is on Tuesday, and it’s expected that Charlie Crist will be up against Tea Party Republican Slick Rick in November. Floridians, be sure to vote!
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Editorial Cartoon: Don’t Shoot!
The entire nation is showing solidarity with Ferguson and remembering Mike Brown.
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Editorial Cartoon: Inequality
What we are seeing on our television screens and reading everywhere is not just about Michael Brown or Ferguson, MO. It is about America. Last week alone, four unarmed black men were killed by police. From 2006-2012, white police officers killed a black person at least twice a week.
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Editorial Cartoon: The Fire of Injustice
“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.” -Desmond Tutu
