From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A strong man with long, shaggy hair is labeled "Trust fund deficits" across his chest. He stands between columns that are holding up a pediment labeled "Social Security." With a...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A lion sits inside an enclosure next to a wall on which are written "City...State." The lion is yawning as it records hash marks, four for City and three for State. Outside the...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man wearing a large pin above the medals on his suit stands next to a replica of a Soviet missile. The missile has a Soviet hammer and sickle symbol and the word,...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A highway patrol officer wearing a large badge labeled "Legislature" holds a large coffee cup with sloshing liquid. The cup is labeled "Strong drunken-driving legislation." He...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Al Hirt stands in the street outside the window of a bar or restaurant, and he is playing his trumpet. A pianist is sitting at a piano inside and sticks his fingers in his ears...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A bulldog sits on a sidewalk before a brick wall that has two large signs. The dog is trying to turn his head back and forth to see the signs and is confused at the messages....
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A fortune teller named Madame Clarity looks into a crystal ball and sees, "La. fiscal crisis." She appears dismayed. A man sits in a chair opposite, and he is labeled, "Special...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Little Red Riding Hood runs along a path through the woods carrying a basket labeled "New Orleans public schools." She looks fearfully over her shoulder at a very large wolf...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Two factory workers are talking outside a building with "Agency shop" on the door. A factory is in the background. One man holds a rolled up document reading, "La. Senate vote,"...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. An officer labeled "Open meeting law" carries a baton labeled "Judge's ruling" and rings the doorbell outside a meeting roomdoor in a hallway. A man has opened the door, and he...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man drives a streetcar labeled, "N.O. transit" up a hill. The side of the streetcar says, "Temporary tax increase," and he follows an arrow pointing uphill that reads,...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Two men and a woman stand near a flag pole on which hangs a flag at half mast. The flag has a large white circle with a hammer and sickle symbol. The hammer portion, in the...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man labeled “LA. lottery” is wearing old-fashioned clothing and a bowler hat, and he has a handle-bar moustache. He is standing beside a raffle/lottery wire cylinder...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man labeled “Lottery” is wearing old-fashioned clothing and a bowler hat, and he has a handle-bar moustache. He is standing beside a raffle/lottery wire cylinder basket...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man is sitting in a chair in his living room trying to watch the presidential debates. On the screen, the picture is indistinct, lined, and fuzzy. "Presidential...debates...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man labeled "Social security" stands outside a door that is labeled "Old-age trust fund." The man holds a pen and has written on the door and nearby wall: "We can find some...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. An elephant struggles to carry on his back a large box labeled, "Fall elections...Budget deficit...Recession." A donkey stands nearby and says, "And they call me the beast of...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A large truck labeled, "Multibanking Economic Development, Inc." is traveling at speed. Another sign on the truck is "Across parish lines."
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A teenager dressed in leather jacket labeled "Hell raiser" is sitting on a stool at a lounge or diner (part of a wine or liquor bottle is drawn on a shelf behind the counter)....
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man sits at a desk with a "Regional Transit Authority" nameplate. He appears to be rolling up his shirt sleeves. Behind him on the wall is a large poster, the top half of...
