Looking for an old political cartoon: "Don't let him take your cookie"

August 15, 2015 2:17 AM

There's an old political cartoon which I can't find. A cat sits on a pile of cookies. A mouse (possibly with his mouse family behind him) holds a cookie. A second mouse labelled as a union representative holds a crumb or takes a piece from the first mouse. The cat says "are you going to let him take your cookie?" or similar.

The closest I can find is this DailyKos article which contains a similar joke.

Can anyone find the original cartoon? TIA.

posted by richb to Law & Government (6 answers total)

I keep seeing it referred to as a joke, rather than a cartoon. Here's a blog post that refers to its evolution:.
posted by chesty_a_arthur at 5:29 AM on August 15, 2015

I found a cartoon by Keith Tucker.
posted by nightwood at 5:46 AM on August 15, 2015

Response by poster: The cartoon I'm thinking of is black and white line drawing, and I think long pre-dates the Tea Party. Maybe 1920-1950? Although maybe it's more recent, but drawn in a traditional style.
posted by richb at 6:55 AM on August 15, 2015

Best answer: Oh hey! You're thinking about a poster I wrote. WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER with Molly Crabappe - the quote is an old one, the cookie story is equally old, and Molly's artwork evokes period illustration, thus the cause of the confusion. Hope this helps!
posted by The Whelk at 8:02 AM on August 15, 2015 [33 favorites]

It's recent, "We Are All In This Together," by Molly Crabapple and John Leavitt. From the link at the bottom of that tumblr post, here's the b&w version.

edit!: crossed post! Shoulda previewed.
posted by neda at 8:03 AM on August 15, 2015 [2 favorites]

Response by poster: Yes, that's it, thanks very much!

(Great work - I love this poster.)
posted by richb at 10:34 AM on August 15, 2015