Comments on: “The Redecorator”

By: AnnieCollier

AnnieCollier — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 01:53:58 +0000

Well, as I said, only the very best for the Obamas. She doesn’t know the “how to” of elegance and has little taste. Mostly, MEchille thinks that so long as it costs a lot, it must be great. Then she tries to put one across on the public that they all dress in J. Crew. Maybe sometimes but the little kid’s outfits were custom made by J. Crew. Not available to the little people until next Fall. I doubt there was much savings there…which wasn’t the point…it was all about image.

By: AnnieCollier

AnnieCollier — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 01:48:11 +0000

I thought Granny Robinson was taking care of her girls. Why would she need a nanny?

Pregnant? Where did that come from?

By: Pat Racimora

Pat Racimora — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 18:25:27 +0000

Thanks Choo Choo–It’s therapy for me, really. My day job is all numbers and technical style writing. To work on a toon most days sets me free for a while.

By: Pat Racimora

Pat Racimora — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 18:23:25 +0000

Thanks Kinda–I was thinking the same thing. We didn’t buy an area rug because it was too expensive we thought–$399.99. LOL is right!

By: ChooChooMagoo

ChooChooMagoo — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 17:23:35 +0000

Hey Pat – Loooove the toon! And everyones comments have been hysterical. Question – How do you find the time?? NQ should do an annual best of Pat Racimora cartoons. They come and go too fast in a daily post.

By: ksclematis

ksclematis — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 17:01:21 +0000

Well said…..

I don’t think the American people would have a problem with that…..

By: Ferd Berfle

Ferd Berfle — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 16:56:31 +0000

A refuse receptacle by any other name would smell as foul.

By: ksclematis

ksclematis — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 16:53:10 +0000

For that much money it could be called a “receptacle” instead of “can”.

By: Pat Racimora

Pat Racimora — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 15:59:09 +0000

You are SOOOOOOOOO right about that. The toon practically draws itself! (Now if I can find the time…)

By: Tricia Spiegel

Tricia Spiegel — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 15:51:54 +0000

Dox X–You are 100% correct, but a problem is that these reports are almost impossible to understand. I get these booklets from my (very) modest investments from time to time and it is gibberish to me.

Don’t we either need more watchdogs or really stiff penalities for those who make obviously greedy decisions that were bad for the rest of us? Sort of like the trust we put in medical doctors and what can happen if they screw up big time.

By: Pat Racimora

Pat Racimora — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 15:47:11 +0000

Thanks Sassy–I agree that it will not be a lean year for cartoonists!

By: Sassy

Sassy — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 15:25:54 +0000

Pat, another great piece of work!
Keep your sketch pad handy, for I think you will have a bonanza of material to work from!

By: Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy

Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 14:55:10 +0000

You have GOT to be kidding me!!!! Sheesh.

Great toon, Pat!

By: bert

bert — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 13:31:28 +0000

Two things about White House renovations: 1. there are two separate parts of the White House. 1. There is the people’s house or where government work is done, and 2. There is the First Family’s living quarters.

1. Jackie Kennedy’s renovations of the non-living quarters of the White House were needed. The White House is, as she said, the people’s house. And in the 1960’s it was in major disrepair from a lack of attention both architecturally and in a decorative sense. The White House is a museum of our nation’s history. Yet when the JFK administration began the rooms were a hodge-podge of styles and history. She oversaw the restoration and upgrade of a historical museum. The most important considerations to keep in mind however, JFK was not presiding over a broken economy and all of the upgrades were paid for by private funds not tax payer monies.

2. In addition to being a historical museum the White House is also the home of the First Family. And that home is a separate section of the White House. Every First Family is given an allowance (paid for by the tax payer) to decorate or redecorate that part of the White House – the family quarters – to reflect their personal tastes. That is what Smith is doing to the Obama’s living quarters.

I do not begrudge the Obama’s making their living quarters reflect their taste while doing the people’s business. Even if I disagree with much of Obama’s policies and dislike him personally, they can redecorate their family quarters any way they wish and hire who ever they wish to do the redecorating as long as they do not go over the amount of the allowance proscribed by law.

By: NYC

NYC — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 13:29:33 +0000

And Meechele has confirmed that she is pregnant. I suspected that this was going to happen. Wonder how the new baby’s room will be decorated…