Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for September 19, 1988
Transcript:
Man: ABC wide world of news. Atwater: Yeah, this is Atwater over at the Bush campaign...I just wanted to let you know our topic-of-the-day is energy, the photo op is at an offshore oil rig, and the line-of-the-day is "read my lips: tax breaks for oil companies!" And guess what? You're going to put it all on the news tonight because you're patsies and you haven't a clue how to tell the story without our visuals and sound bites! Right? Man: Uh...right. But you're pushing your luck, buddy! Atwater: Yeah, yeah. Blow me a kiss, pussycat!