Alec Baldwin

Tuesday December 20, 2016

Editorial Cartoon by Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator - Tuesday December 20, 2016 Will the GOP be the pro-Putin party? Beneath the surface of the controversy overÊRussiaÕs efforts to help Donald Trump become presidentis a dramatic reconfigurationÊof opinion on foreign policy. Many Republicans who had long been critical of Vladimir PutinÕs despotic rule are adjusting their positions to accord with TrumpÕsÊmore sympathetic views. Others are hanging back, fearful of picking a fight with their partyÕs incoming president or underminingÊthe legitimacy of his election. At the same time, PutinÕs fiercest Republican critics, including leading neoconservatives, find themselves allied with HillaryÊClintonÕs supporters. They are calling out the KremlinÕs interference with the election and demanding a full accounting of whatÊhappened. Sens.ÊJohn McCainÊandÊLindsey O. GrahamÊhave been among the most outspoken. While some on the left worry about starting a new Cold War, there has been a broad toughening of liberal and Democratic opinionÊtoward Russia. This shift owes in part to outrage over PutinÕs efforts to sabotage Clinton, but the roots of the mistrust of Putin canÊbe traced back several years. PutinÕs hostility toward Clinton is widely seen as a response toÊher criticism of the 2011 Russian elections, a pointÊshe underscoredÊherself last week. Mass protests broke out against what the opposition saw as PutinÕs vote rigging. At the time, he blamed ClintonÊand the American government for the uprising. (Source: Washington Post)Êhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/will-the-gop-be-the-pro-putin-party/2016/12/18/a2d22058-c3de-11e6-9a51-cd56ea1c2bb7_story.html?utm_term=.b0976dcc87f0 USA, Russia, Syria, Ukraine, Alec Baldwin, satire, Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump, blood

Editorial Cartoon by Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator – Tuesday December 20, 2016

Will the GOP be the pro-Putin party?

Beneath the surface of the controversy over Russia’s efforts to help Donald Trump become presidentis a dramatic reconfiguration of opinion on foreign policy.

Many Republicans who had long been critical of Vladimir Putin’s despotic rule are adjusting their positions to accord with Trump’s more sympathetic views. Others are hanging back, fearful of picking a fight with their party’s incoming president or undermining the legitimacy of his election.

At the same time, Putin’s fiercest Republican critics, including leading neoconservatives, find themselves allied with Hillary Clinton’s supporters. They are calling out the Kremlin’s interference with the election and demanding a full accounting of what happened. Sens. John McCain and Lindsey O. Graham have been among the most outspoken.

While some on the left worry about starting a new Cold War, there has been a broad toughening of liberal and Democratic opinion toward Russia. This shift owes in part to outrage over Putin’s efforts to sabotage Clinton, but the roots of the mistrust of Putin can be traced back several years.

Putin’s hostility toward Clinton is widely seen as a response to her criticism of the 2011 Russian elections, a point she underscored herself last week. Mass protests broke out against what the opposition saw as Putin’s vote rigging. At the time, he blamed Clinton and the American government for the uprising. (Source: Washington Post)

 

Friday March 7, 2003

Editorial Cartoon by Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator – Friday March 7, 2003

Hollywood’s Anti-War Mobilization

Singer Sheryl Crowe’s wears a “War Is Not the Answer” T-shirt.

Actor Sean Penn has made a trip to Baghdad to discover for himself how Iraqis deal with their day-to-day lives after 12 years of UN sanctions on the country. 

Fellow actress Anjelica Houston says: “I speak out as a proud American. I praise the struggle to maintain the openness and just spirit that has been the mark of a democratic America. I speak out with the loud voice that my conscience demands of me.” 

They are just three Hollywood personalities who are taking a very public stand against war. 

But this – as far as some are concerned – is just spittle flying in the public eye. 

And they are being slammed as anti-American — even “Taliban”. 

Martin Sheen, who plays the US President in the Emmy-award winning series “The West Wing,” is the chief spokesman of the anti-war coalition. (Source: Hamilton Spectator)