#175 In which we ponder all the news that fits

Some mornings our staff can barely get past the first page of The NY Times before the lunch bell rings and everyone heads off to the ConstiToonies Cafeteria (2 Michelin stars and working hard toward number 3). Today was one of those days, as reflected in our daily cartoon. We were especially taken by the article on the man of wealth and taste’s UN speech. Our favorite highlight was his vigorous defense of great American bovines. We quote: “And Mr. Trump called climate change the ‘greatest con job’ ever perpetrated on the world and claimed environmentalists are out to eliminate America’s cows. ‘“No more cows — we don’t want cows anymore.” I guess they want to kill all the cows,’ Mr. Trump said. At another point he proclaimed Christianity to be the “most persecuted religion on the planet.” And he also berated the institution for his “not winning a renovation contract at the United Nations during his time as a real estate developer.” A Republican elephant apparently never forgets. 

Unlike his first term, where his UN speech was received with more guffaws than a Robin Williams concert, “his speech was greeted with polite applause.” Which underlines the world’s reaction lately overall. As Spiderman would have said if Trump were Stan Lee, “With great power comes great power, and that’s all there is to it.”

Yep.