Jasper Jottings —————————————- The achievement journal of my fellow alums

From: Jerry Breen
Date: September 15, 2008 3:53:52 AM EDT
To: John Reinke
Subject: Obama cartoon

Obama

John: In this cartoon, I tried to give brief summaries of some of the key formative figures in Barack Obama’s background. Quite a group. And I didn’t even have room for the Reverend Wright. But you all know about him. These people are lesser known, but just as important in making Obama who he is today. - Jerry Breen        www.newbreen.com

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[JR: Thanks, Jerry. Another opportunity to put shorts in a knot for some folks.]

Breen, Jerry (MC1971)

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From: Jerry Breen
Date: September 5, 2008 4:48:51 AM EDT
To: John Reinke
Subject: new Jerry Breen cartoon

http://www.newbreen.com

John: Here’s another cartoon, summing up the “Democratic” Party nomination process. Hillary Clinton got 18 million votes in the primaries - more than any Presidential candidate in American history, but she “lost” the nomination to Obama! How? Well, Hillary got 85% of her delegates in primaries, while Obama got 60% of his delegates in caucuses. Several states held both primary elections and caucuses. In every case, Hillary won the election and Obama won the caucus. How can the same voters in the same state choose 2 different candidates? Simply put, a primary election with the secret ballot is a safe, secure way to vote, while a caucus is a disorderly free-for-all, easily subject to fraud, coercion and mob rule. Obama’s camp used every means available - legal and illegal - to steal the caucuses. Even in the primaries, the apportioning of delegates was not actually proportionate to the actual vote, and technicalities ended up awarding Obama a  disproportionate number of delegates. The result was a travesty and an injustice. The Democratic Party should either overhaul its nominating process, or change their name.  To call it the Democratic Party is false advertising. - Jerry Breen

[JR: Thnaks, Jerry, but don't blame me. I'm a Libertarian. And, I object to paying for EVERYTHING!]

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From: Jerry Breen
Date: September 2, 2008 8:22:04 PM EDT
To: John Reinke

http://www.newbreen.com

Subject: Jerry’s new cartoon

John: Here’s my latest cartoon, on the subject of McCain’s selection of Sarah Palin for Veep. I’ll have another one on the Wrath of Hillary in a day or two. Yours in Jasper, Jerry Breen ‘71 PS: As usual, post a link to my website, www.newbreen.com . Thanks.

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From: Jerry Breen
Sent: Monday, August 04, 2008 3:48 AM
To: John Reinke
Subject: Jerry’s new book cover

To one and all: I may have mentioned it to some of you already, but this week is the publication date for a new book called “Barack Obama Is Your New Bicycle”. The publishers apparently “googled” the Barack Obama cartoons out there on the internet, and chose one of mine to grace the cover. (See sample below.) The author, Mathew Honan, is a computer tech reporter from San Francisco, and a veteran blogger. His wife, an avid cyclist, became a fervent Obama campaign volunteer - with an enthusiasm she usually reserved for a new bicycle. Hence the title.
Honan decided to put together a whimsical website spoofing people’s sometimes irrational rapture over Obama, and it became an internet sensation. So Penguin approached Honan about putting the website out as “hard copy” (in book form). The book is available this week at local bookstores everywhere. You can order it online from http://www.bordersstores.com (Borders Books), http://www.barnesandnoble.com or directly from the publisher at http://us.penguingroup.com . I’ll keep you posted on more news. Thanks again for your interest, Jerry
Breen www.newbreen.com

With the kind permission of Jerry Breen (MC1971)
http://www.jerrybreen.com

[JR: This is going to torque the wheels off the carts of lot's a folks. Well done Jerry. I always am in favor of pointing out how absurd politicians are. And, unnecessary too.]