Help me please!! Its with a political cartoon!!!?

Question

Okay here is the link to the cartoon. I have the Symbols and the characters i just need to know what the message is. Please help.
Its the LAST ONE ON THE PAGE!!!!

http://cagle.com/politicalcartoons/

This is what i have so far.

2) Characters - The characters in this cartoon are the SCHIP Children and the Elephants which represents the Republican Party, which also represnts President George Bush in my oppinion.
3) Symbols - There are four symbols in this cartoon. The first symbol is the "SCHIP" children,who are standing in a line to spell out SCHIP,then next to that there is a bunch of flowers that spell out "expansion" which if you put it together says "SCHIP Expansion." The seconed symbol is the sword that says "Veto" that is pointing at the children meaning President bush vetoed the plan. The third symbol is the sign that says "NO Socialized Medicine" That also means that if you get health insurence from the goverment then you can't go there, they don't allow it. the fou

. The fourth symbol is the "G.O.P." sheild. That stands for "Grand Old Party" referring to the Republicans.
4) Message - In this cartoon R.J. Matson is telling us that the Republicans vetoed the SCHIP Expansion which stands for State Children's Health Insurance Program.
I need help. I don't know what else to write.

Answer 1

Here is the meaning.
Republicans are against socialized medicine. They are blinded to the fact that SCHIP is to improve the health of America's less fortunate children.
Because of this "blindness" they see these children as "gorgons" instead of the benign children that they are.
(In ancient mythology looking at gorgons {Medusa} would turn you to stone.)
In short they overreacted to this bill by supporting GWB's veto.
Hopefully, they will all pay the price in the 2008 elections.

Answer 2

The Above post by Adam is correct. However, more to the point. The cartoon is illustrating the rigidity of the GOP to any bills that garner even a hint of universal health care. (Even if this is not entirely the case). Simply, the dumb looking elephants scared of these innocent children as "Emphasized" in an exaggerated manner insinuate that the SCHIP bill was harmless and that the GOP reacted inappropriately by vetoing. It was a kind of "gezz pick you battles GOP" I mean really who takes away funding for sick kids. Bad PR move. That's what I got from it.

Answer 3

You have done very well. Sometimes one has to be familiar with the cartoonist to be real clear where they are coming from. The idea is that if the hero (DUH-bya) with the veto looks at the big-eyed children he'll fall prey to their charms and be overcome. Once he vetoes SCHIP it will eventually be shown to be merely another attempt to expand the various government sponsored health programs. This is indicated by the Gorgon/Medusa head on a pike in the background labeled "No Socialized Medicine". It is, presumably a trophy of their successful battle to defeat the national health care plan during the Clinton administration.

Good luck.

Answer 4

Recently, the President vetoed a bill that would have provided health care to poor children (SCHIP stands for state child health insurance program or something like that). Killing that bill is denying children health care and is much like actually stabbing them with a sword, according to the author. That is why the elephant can't look at what he is about to do.

It says no socialized medicine because that is the ideal that the elephant/GOP are backing by denying the bill.

Answer 5

IMO: No. Political cartoons oftentimes use witty humor to portray a political journey. oftentimes to mock a guy or woman, make exciting of an journey. resembling what that's doing yet its how its represented and provided. This comedian is purely a uncomplicated mock. No humor or wit in touch. Low point at maximum suitable that's purely poking exciting at Bush.

Answer 6

But look at the weaponry, the head on the stick. Its all very dated, symbolizing they're outdated reasons for still holding off socialized medicine. Not just that, but they are absolutely cowering before the obviously innocent and benign children who are representing the health care program - itself innocent and benign.

Also, it doesn't need to be IYHO that Bush is GOP - thats a fact. Hes a republican. No one will dispute you on that.

Answer 7

calm down. just come up with silly govermental problems, and maybe some serious ones, and turn the charcters into funny little cartoon forms. it'll work out fine.

Answer 8

I don't know what it means but it should be showing that there are no kids that stay kids until they are 25 like this bill would define.
As if the entitlement programs aren't enough out of control.

Answer 9

I noticed that Richie Rich isn't among the children as he should be.

Answer 10

What you've already written is plenty.