Gordon Ramsay's Sex Appeal

Ah, "Celebrity Chef", my favourite oxymoron.

Gay Adoption

Elton John in Tobago

Lipstick Economics

And while we're on the theme of lipstick, who could ever forget this incident from the 2008 American Presidential election? 

Pitbull with Lipstick

Who could ever forget this notorious incident from the 2008 American Presidential election?

What a Dump!

Meanwhile, overheard at a somewhat lacklustre Roman orgy near you - The man is exclaiming in Latin "Quid gurgustium" ("What a dump"), to which the woman appears to be concurring by responding "Me transmitte sursum Caledoni" ("Beam me up, Scotty"). 

Papal Platitudes

Surely The Pope's time and energies could be more constructively utilized in realizing  The Vatican's fabulous wealth for the betterment of humankind, rather than in merely delivering hollow, platitudinous missives. 

Tony Abbott Under Threat

Tony Abbott is the Leader of the Opposition in the Australian House of Representatives. He is known for his rightist leanings and anti-gay, homophobic sentiments. Last year he infamously stated that he felt threatened by gay people. Because he once studied unsuccessfully for the Catholic priesthood, he has been given the nickname "The Mad Monk" by his critics.

Mike Huckabee's Opinion

I drew this cartoon at the time of the 2008 American Presidential election. Mike Hackabee suffered from Foot-in-Mouth Syndrome back then and it would appear that not much has changed in the intervening years. Not if this week's Time magazine is any indication. In it, Mike Huckabee is quoted as stating that Barack Obama was born in Kenya and was sympathetic to the "anticolonialism" of the Mau Mau rebellion. Then, backtracking, he said he simply meant to imply that Obama had a "different world view," having been raised in Indonesia. "Most of us grew up going to boy scout meetings, and our communities were filled with Rotary Clubs, not madrasahs." Of course, Obama was raised in neither Kenya nor Indonesia (where he did spend four years) but in Hawaii, by his Kansas Republican grandparents. He was a Boy Scout. He didn't attend a madrasah. There are a multitude of Rotary Clubs in both Indonesia and Hawaii. And about the anticolonialism business, isn't that why Americans, especially the Teasies, adore the Founding Fathers? At least he's leaving the gays alone this time around. We should be grateful for that, I guess.

Acknowledgement:

"In the Arena"

Joe Kline

Time Magazine: South Pacific Edition

21 March 2011

Consul Sarah Palin

Drawn at the time of the 2008 US Presidential election.

Desalination

Groan! That's a lame one. My apologies.

In God We Trust

At the time, the entire world appeared to be holding its breath, in eager anticipation of the outcome of  America's 2008 election.  

What Is She?

Which only leaves?

Mashed Democrats

I'm Australian. I don't know a lot about American politics, but I have subscribed to Time magazine for many years and endeavour to keep abreast of current affairs as best I can. During the 2008 American election, riding a wave of populist loathing of George W. Bush at the time, certain political pundits were claiming that the Democrats could win the election, even if they ran a boiled potato. That sounded like mighty dangerous rhetoric to me. Smug and complacent too. It's always ill-advised to underestimate one's foe.

Recycled Sewage

Sydney recently got it's own desalination plant. Before construction commenced, the debate raged in  Parliament and within the community as to whether the best way to solve Sydney's water shortage problems was via desalination or recycled sewage. I was always in favour of the former option myself. I mean, Australia is an island, surrounded by great oceans on all sides. The City of Sydney sits upon the very shores of the vastness of the South Pacific Ocean. It seemed logical to me that we should go down the desalination route. And besides, the prospect of drinking recycled sewage never did much appeal to me. Yetch!

Cops are Tops!

I found myself behind a police car at traffic lights the other day, when I noticed a "Cops are Tops" sticker adhered to the back bumper. "Hmm," I thought to myself, "Self praise is definitely no recommendation."

George Bush's Majestic Wink

Who could ever forget this awfully embarrassing moment in international diplomacy?

Damien Hirst's New Clothes

 

'"But he hasn't got anything on," a little child said.'

 From "The Emperor's New Clothes"

by Hans Christian Andersen

Homophobic Peter Jensen

Peter Jensen is the bitter, twisted, bigoted Anglican Archbishop of Sydney. Whether or not he could ever be defined as a Christian, however, is open to dispute. Certainly, his hatefulness would appear to know no bounds.

Jesus Never Mentioned It

Those who have been following this blog will know that Peter Jensen is the Anglican Archbishop of Sydney. As well as being an outspoken homophobe, he is also opposed to the consecration of female bishops and disapproves of stem cell research. I have no doubt that the decidedly homophobic St Paul would approve of the Archbishop's theology, but I'm not so sure that Jesus would. Last time I looked, the religion was called "Christianity" not "Paulianity".

Judge Not Lest Ye Be Judged