Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for January 01, 2012
Transcript:
Becca: Can you believe this? He's doing Colbert in costume... which of them will break character first? Colbert: Nation. I hate to pick heroes - you're all heroes to me - but if the Red Rascal were a sandwich, he'd be a hero hero! He fights evil by night, blogs about it by day, and does it all in rustic garb that conceals his true identity as an ex-CIA intern! Could you possibly be more interesting, sir? Jeff: Well, that's the Red Rascal, Stephen. He's not the "real" me... Colbert: No air quotes, please, sir. Most of Colbert Nation only listens to the show while Tweeting about me. Jeff: Okay, but my point is that when you lead a double life, the private side is often misunderstood. For instance, in real life, I'll be you're fairly intelligent - not at all the obtuse wingnut people think you are! Colbert: You may have nailed me, sir. Depending on what "obtuse" means. Jeff: I new it! I do the same thing! Deliberately play dumb!
Loved the expressions on Becca and the publicist in the last panel. Unfortunately, today’s Tampa Bay Times (the St. Petersburg Times till today – urk on the change) left out the first two panels so it could squeeze in more comics. This action fuzzied up some of the meaning. Well, of course it’s Jeff who breaks character first! At least the TB Times still carries Doonesbury. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, which I have to read a lot while staying with family in Wisconsin, took a poll on the most popular comics a while back and jettisoned Doonesbury, along with Non Sequitur. The city also lost its classical music station. Thank goodness we can usually get the Green Bay station in Sheboygan County. Oh, well, $$ talks. Happy New Year to everyone, anyhow.