Danziger toon

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[JackInGreen]

1. I....um...

Am I the only one getting an antisemitic vibe off this?

[liberalnarb]

2. Didn't see until I read what you said

Yikes. It does look a little suspicious.

[sarge43]

3. I got the Boss Tweed vibe which I'm sure Danziger meant.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_M._Tweed

[Fawke Em]

7. Yup: Tammany Hall in all its glory.

[HubertHeaver]

5. I don't see it.

Looks like Boss Tweed.

The Boss didn't care what anyone wrote about him--his people couldn't read. But, those damn cartoons! Those they could understand.

[LiberalElite]

6. it's a Boss Tweed reference -

That's why the mention of Thomas Nast on the left side of the cartoon.

[LiberalArkie]

4. The big guy represents Boss Tweed.

The cartoon is drawn in the style and content of Thomas Nast.

Thomas Nast (September 27, 1840 – December 7, 1902) was a German-born American caricaturist and editorial cartoonist considered to be the "Father of the American Cartoon".[1] He was the scourge of Democratic Representative "Boss" Tweed and the Tammany Hall Democratic party political machine. Among his notable works were the creation of the modern version of Santa Claus (based on the traditional German figures of Sankt Nikolaus and Weihnachtsmann) and the political symbol of the elephant for the Republican Party (GOP). Contrary to popular belief, Nast did not create Uncle Sam (the male personification of the American people), Columbia (the female personification of American values), or the Democratic donkey,[2] though he did popularize these symbols through his artwork. Nast was associated with the magazine Harper's Weekly from 1859 to 1860 and from 1862 until 1886.