Sarah Antoinette Palin

Cidu Bill on Oct 31st 2008

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Filed in Bill Bickel, CIDU, Halloween, Marie Antoinette, Meaning of Lila, Sarah Palin, comic strips, comics, humor | 11 responses so far

11 Responses to “Sarah Antoinette Palin”

  1. Mattie Oct 31st 2008 at 12:50 am 1

    I think the black and white just makes it hard to see that Boyd is a brunette like Sarah Palin. He’s dressed as Sarah Palin dressed as Marie Antoinette.

    Marie Antoinette has been incorrectly quoted as saying, “Then let them eat cake!” when advisors informed her that her people could barely scrounge up some bread to eat.

  2. Cidu Bill Oct 31st 2008 at 12:53 am 2

    Right. She’s dressed as Sarah Palin dressed as Marie Antoinette and she’s saying “Let them eat cake.” What’s the joke, though?

  3. dd Oct 31st 2008 at 12:58 am 3

    Maybe it’s a reference to all of Palin’s super-expensive suits bought by the RNC for the campaign.

  4. Charlene Oct 31st 2008 at 03:22 am 4

    Maybe the cartoonist is saying that Sarah Palin is completely and totally out of touch with what’s going on in the country?

  5. This guy I know Oct 31st 2008 at 03:36 am 5

    As “let them eat cake” is demonstrative of Marie Antoinette’s ignorance of the suffering of the French commoners, I believe the intent is to show that Sarah Palin is similarly distanced from the average working-class American citizen. The comic is not so much a traditional gag, but more of a “let’s make fun of a prominent political figure because it’s election time again” sort of thing.

  6. Frank Oct 31st 2008 at 03:45 am 6

    Stronger resemblance to Michelle.

  7. Dave Oct 31st 2008 at 11:14 am 7

    Lame attempt at a political joke. I got it, but the joke fell flat.

  8. Mark in Boston Oct 31st 2008 at 11:38 am 8

    How can it be Sarah Palin with no glasses? It looks more like the Bride of Frankenstein.

  9. Dan V Oct 31st 2008 at 02:48 pm 9

    Oh, and Boyd is a guy - Lila’s gay best friend. They’re going trolling for men together.
    And I agree, without the glasses this lame political joke is even worse - no one would ever guess that’s what he’s supposed to be.

  10. Dan V Oct 31st 2008 at 04:26 pm 10

    Okay, I just looked again in a higher resolution…
    I think the glasses are there, very subtly drawn.
    The joke still doesn’t work for me.

  11. Dan Nov 2nd 2008 at 09:15 pm 11

    Those glasses are almost impossible to see, at least without blowing it up 200%. Without them, there is no joke..

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