Comments on: Who did this political cartoon?

Question: Who did this political cartoon?

backtotherain — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 21:50:34 -0800

Looking for a political cartoon in which a gay Republican is asked about how he arrived at his political identity, and he eventually answers, "I'm in a high tax bracket." I remember it as a Tom Tomorrow or possibly Ted Rall cartoon from the late '90s or early '00s, but so far I've had no luck in Googling for it.

By: blueberry

blueberry — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 23:40:02 -0800

This it?
[first page of Google images search for "gay Republican cartoon"]

By: rokusan

rokusan — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:59:47 -0800

Hm. If the exact punchline was "I'm in a high tax bracket." then that sounds like a Doonesbury flourish to me, and blueberry's is not the right one.

That said, I have no clue how to search old comic strips by word. This is a need that the web has not yet filled!

By: Dr-Baa

Dr-Baa — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 09:30:31 -0800

I remember a Tom Tomorrow strip which that exact line was the punchline. The penguin (forgot his name) was talking to the gay republican. I'm pretty sure this was the late 90's. Sorry I don't have more details.

By: backtotherain

backtotherain — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 10:37:14 -0800

Thanks for corroborating my memory, Dr-Baa; I made a more thorough search of the This Modern World archives and found it. Here's the strip:

http://archive.salon.com/comics/tomo/1999/06/14/tomo/index.html

Thanks to everyone for the suggestions and tips!