This crosses the line from political cartoons to comic-strip propaganda. They have to do with maladjusted kids. But you don't hear about this as much because no one is hurt and no police report is filed.
Cartoons give people clarity.
Keillor did note that he's a fan of St. Paul Pioneer Press editorial cartoonist Kirk Anderson, who assisted Steve Sack of the Minneapolis Star Tribune in hosting the AAEC convention. Another nationally known Minnesotan, U.S. Sen. Paul Wellstone, suggested that AAECers read books by Jonathan Kozol, who eloquently addresses the problems of poverty, poor health care, and poor education faced by many American children. Wellstone said he's appalled that these problems aren't being adequately addressed by either Democrats or Republicans at a time when the economy is booming. Remember Jeff MacNelly died an unlucky 13 days before the start of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists convention, but AAEC members say they were lucky to know him. There was also a formal MacNelly tribute at the banquet ending the convention.