Alfred Hitchcock Presents… The 2010 Elections in Editorial Cartoons w/Poll Closing Times

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Crossposted at Daily Kos and Docudharma

Alfred Hitchcock Presents… The 2010 Elections

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THE WEEK IN EDITORIAL CARTOONS

This weekly diary takes a look at the past week’s important news stories from the perspective of our leading editorial cartoonists (including a few foreign ones) with analysis and commentary added in by me.

When evaluating a cartoon, ask yourself these questions:

1. Does a cartoon add to my existing knowledge base and help crystallize my thinking about the issue depicted?

2. Does the cartoonist have any obvious biases that distort reality?

3. Is the cartoonist reflecting prevailing public opinion or trying to shape it?

The answers will help determine the effectiveness of the cartoonist’s message.

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INTRODUCTION

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I received this email message from the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) earlier this afternoon.  It urges everyone to vote and help get out the vote, as explained at the top of this diary

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1. Cartoons of the Day

Lalo Alcaraz, LA Weekly, Buy this cartoon

Signe Wilkinson, Comics.com (Philadelphia Daily News)

Steve Benson, Comics.com (Arizona Republic)

The Tag Team by Clay Bennett, Comics.com, see reader comments in the Chattanooga Times Free Press

Bill Day, Comics.com (Memphis Commercial-Appeal)

Mike Luckovich, Comics.com (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

The TEA PARTY by Patrick Chappatte, International Herald Tribune, Buy this cartoon

Rex Babin, Sacramento Bee, Buy this cartoon

Image courtesy of dmhlt 66

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2. Congratulation to the San Francisco Giants

The San Francisco Giants won the Baseball World Series for the first time since moving in 1957 from New York City to the “City by the Bay.”  They beat the Texas Rangers 4-1 games

More than a half-century after moving West, the Giants are taking the trophy to the city by the Bay for the first time.  Tim Lincecum was wicked on the mound, Edgar Renteria broke a scoreless duel with a three-run homer in the seventh inning and San Francisco beat the Texas Rangers 3-1 in a tense Game 5 Monday night…

Many years ago, one swing of the bat prompted a call that resonates throughout Giants history and beyond.

“The Giants win the pennant!  The Giants win the pennant!  The Giants win the pennant!” announcer Russ Hodges shouted over and over after Bobby Thomson launched “The Shot Heard ‘Round the World” in 1951.

Time to redo that cry: The Giants win the Series! The Giants win the Series! The Giants win the Series!

Drew Litton, Comics.com

World Series 2010 by Dave Granlund, Politicalcartoons.com, Buy this cartoon

Alien Sportscasters by Andy Singer, Politicalcartoons.com, Buy this cartoon

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3. RIP Ted Sorensen (1928-2010)

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4. Final Thoughts

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A Note About the Diary Poll

Political Wire has provided a complete list of poll closing times around the country

Poll Closing Times

For your reference, here’s a handy clip-and-save list of the poll closing times around the country for tomorrow’s midterm elections.

6:00 pm ET

   * Indiana

   * Eastern Kentucky

7:00 pm ET

   * Florida (except Western panhandle which close at 8 pm.)

   * Georgia

   * Western Kentucky

   * New Hampshire

   * South Carolina

   * Vermont

   * Virginia

7:30 pm ET

   * North Carolina

   * Ohio

   * West Virginia

8:00 pm ET

   * Alabama

   * Connecticut

   * Delaware

   * Washington, D.C.

   * Illinois

   * Kansas

   * Maine

   * Maryland

   * Massachusetts

   * Michigan

   * Mississippi

   * Missouri

   * New Jersey

   * Oklahoma

   * Pennsylvania

   * Tennessee

   * Texas

8:30 pm ET

   * Arkansas

9:00 pm ET

   * Arizona

   * Colorado

   * Louisiana

   * Minnesota

   * Nebraska

   * New Mexico

   * New York

   * North Dakota

   * Rhode Island

   * South Dakota

   * Wisconsin

   * Wyoming

10:00 pm ET

   * Idaho

   * Iowa

   * Montana

   * Nevada

   * Oregon

   * Utah

11:00 pm ET

   * California

   * Washington

12:00 am ET

   * Alaska

   * Hawaii

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