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GoComics Debate
Today I had a little debate with conservative cartoonist Glenn McCoy on the GoComics Twitter account. Here are the highlights. Questions were sent out and our replies are marked with our initials.
Has Obama met your expectations as President? #GCdebateLIVE
GoComics (@gocomics) November 2, 2012
GM: Unfortunately, yes. #GCdebateLIVE
GoComics (@gocomics) November 2, 2012
MB: No, he’s a drone-deploying, secrecy loving, compromising centrist and I don’t even believe he quit smoking! #GCdebateLIVE
GoComics (@gocomics) November 2, 2012
Thoughts on the Benghazi attack & the level of communication w/ the public? #GCdebateLIVE
GoComics (@gocomics) November 2, 2012
MB: They certainly weren’t open about it. The important thing now is to develop wild, rollicking conspiracies around it. #GCdebateLIVE
GoComics (@gocomics) November 2, 2012
GM: 3 scandals in 1: Before/During/After. I’d compare this to #Watergate, except ppl didn’t die in Watergate. @glennmccoy #GCdebateLIVE
GoComics (@gocomics) November 2, 2012
Voter ID laws: pro or con? Why? #GCdebateLIVE
GoComics (@gocomics) November 2, 2012
MB: Against. I’m generally in favor of black people voting. @mattbors #GCdebateLIVE
GoComics (@gocomics) November 2, 2012
GM: For. I’m generally against illegal immigrants voting. @glennmccoy #GCdebateLIVE
GoComics (@gocomics) November 2, 2012
What’s your biggest irk from conservative/liberal cartoonists? #GCdebateLIVE
GoComics (@gocomics) November 2, 2012
MB: Some conservatives draw pro-choice women like monsters and a bizarre fear of gay marriage. No likey! @mattbors #GCdebateLIVE
GoComics (@gocomics) November 2, 2012
GM: He’s talking about me, isn’t he? @glennmccoy #GCdebateLIVE
GoComics (@gocomics) November 2, 2012
Outside of the election, what was your favorite topic of the year? #GCdebateLIVE
GoComics (@gocomics) November 2, 2012
GM: Probably the #Occupy movement. These guys were tailor-made to be poked fun at. @glennmccoy #GCdebateLIVE
GoComics (@gocomics) November 2, 2012
MB: Trayvon Martin. It was a a horrible tragedy and a convergence of so many issues that need addressed. @mattbors #GCDebateLIVE
GoComics (@gocomics) November 2, 2012
GM: If I had a son he’d look like @mattbors. @glennmccoy #GCdebateLIVE
GoComics (@gocomics) November 2, 2012
MB: At least I know @glennmccoy would be against aborting me. @mattbors#GCdebateLIVE
GoComics (@gocomics) November 2, 2012
Life Begins At Full Funding
With funds sitting at $19,999 Thursday night, the call went out over Twitter for a single American dollar, which @fung helpfully plopped down on my humbled head.
I never expected to fund this project in ten days. Thank you for backing this and putting the word out and trusting me with money (I’ll responsibly purchase mere molehills of cocaine). The response since this launched has been the most encouraging experience of my career. Really.
So now I’m going to make you a kick ass book. The editorial team is lined up. I’m currently looking into printers, thinking on cover designs, nabbing someone to write the intro, and discussing a possible distribution deal with publishers to get this to an even wider audience. Many of these details should be coming out before the Kickstarter campaign is over there’s still 19 days left. And a $30k stretch goal to hit for a second collection. I put that idea in almost as a wish, but now I can see reaching it. Thanks for getting me here.
