Editor’s note: This letter is in response to the political cartoon published in Friday’s issue of the Daily Lobo.
Editor,
I believe that Juan Tabone is a very talented cartoonist. I know that I could never illustrate a cartoon as consistently as he does.
That being said, I’m really starting to get tired of his antics. His portrayal of conservatives as backwoods, shotgun-toting hicks is stale and feels more like a ploy to garner reactions from his audience than an actual opinion.
Friday’s cartoon is a picture of a hurricane blob spewing hateful and ignorant phrases that are supposed to represent Mitt Romney’s political agenda. I don’t think I’ve heard Romney use “y’all” or “git” before, and I’m fairly certain that Mormons don’t usually get drunk. This particular cartoon seems like Tabone felt he needed a piece in reaction to Romney’s acceptance speech and he thought that this one would cause the most sensation.
As for “Year One,” what on earth is with Tabone’s obsession with his professor character’s butt? Just saying.
Paige Mowrer
UNM student
