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Thomas Nast Redux
Wednesday, June 21, 2000

  • TITLE: "Thomas Nast Redux" Thomas Nast was the genius who invented the modern form of editorial cartooning. His were the cartoons which led to the elephant being the symbol for the Republican party and the Donkey being the symbol for the Democrats.

    Bill Safire's Political Dictionary entry helps explain.

  • "Dr. Conrad Steiner" A character in the television drama, "Medic" which starred Richard Boone (Paladin), and was counter programming to "Dr. Kildare" which starred Richard "Three Stars Will Shine Tonight" Chamberlain.

    Each episode started with Boone's character setting up that night's story including the phrase, "case in point �"

  • Here is the way to keep elephants out of your tomato plants:
    Dung-Pepper Anti-Elephant Briquettes
    Ingredients:
    1 pound hot chilies, crushed
    2 pounds fresh elephant dung.
    Blend the dung and crushed peppers and form into a brick shape.
    -- Place in the sun for a day or two to harden and dry out.
    -- Yield: Makes one briquette.
    (Courtesy Kinos Mariba)

  • "� getting a silver boot in the butt." Ann Richards became a darling of the liberal elites when, at the Democratic National Convention in 1992 on "Bash Bush Night" she said of the former President, "Poor George. He can't help himself. He was born with a silver foot in his mouth."

  • " Pentagon engineers plan to �" This is, of course, describes a baseball being thrown a bat.

  • " The Pentagon warned that last minute developments�" If Sammy Sosa is traded to the Yankees before July 7, they'll run the test from New York.

  • "A certain "Artist-Formerly �" The State Department will no longer use the term "rogue state" to describe places like Libya, Yemen, and Iran. The new designation, "state of concern" will remain in place until Bill Clinton either leaves office or wins the Nobel Peace Prize whichever comes first.

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    Texas under Governor Bush:

  • 1st in student improvement on test scores, especially for African-American and Hispanic students.
  • 1st in reducing the amount of releases and disposal of toxics - more than all 49 other states combined.
  • 1st in the nation to allow a patient to appeal an HMO's decision to deny care.
  • 1st to create a prison ministry to help offenders reintegrate into society.
  • 1 of only 3 states to require reductions of harmful pollution from older, unpermitted utility plants.
  • 1 of only 10 "highly successful" states in reducing welfare rolls between 1995 and 1998.
  • 4th in growth in total personal income.
  • 9th in teacher pay, when adjusted for cost of living and teacher experience.
  • $1.8 billion investment in healthcare initiatives.
  • 1.2 million jobs created, representing more than 10 percent of new jobs created nationwide and 48,000 new businesses.
  • Lowest unemployment rate in twenty years -- 4.7 percent.
  • Doubled the number of adoptions of abused and neglected children in Texas.

    America under Clinton-Gore:

  • The number of uninsured Americans increased by more than 8 million.
  • Almost 70 percent of fourth graders in the highest poverty schools cannot read at basic level.
  • Teachers were victims of 1.8 million crimes at school, including 657,000 violent crimes.
  • Illegal drug use among high school seniors increased 78 percent.
  • Federal prosecutions of gun-related offenses decreased by 46 percent.
  • More than 12,000 U.S. soldiers are on food stamps.
  • Enacted a $115 billion tax increase on Social Security enefits.
  • Federal government is the nation's largest polluter, costing taxpayers nearly $400 billion for cleanups.
  • 45 convictions, 72 indictments/misdemeanor charges, and 8 imprisonments related to the 1996 campaign finance scandal, improper conduct by Clinton-Gore cabinet officials, and Whitewater.

    What did Arkansas look like when Al Gore joined Bill Clinton in 1992?


  • 50th in environmental policy initiatives.
  • 47th in per capita state spending for education.
  • 43rd in per capita spending for higher education.
  • 41st in citizens living in poverty.
  • 45th in children living in poverty.
  • 47th in children without health insurance.
  • 45th in children living in hunger.
  • 43rd in infants born with low birth weight.
  • 47th in personal income.

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