12 August 2008: Afternoon By The Morning News — 12 Aug 2008 Print for the commute: The Atlantic compiles emails to document Hillary's fall from the inside out. Roundtable: In what should be a year for Democrats, the right and left wonder why Obama isn't crushing McCain. One reason: older, uneducated whites, possibly because he's black. Mugabe refuses to surrender control of government despite losing last credible election. Economist estimates 50 million Indian women are missing. Cause? "Unresisting acceptance of female genocide." Arctic map shows regions holding billions of barrels of oil, and the nations to benefit after the ice melts. The happy-go-naked Germans are not amused. War between nudist Germans and Poles. Chinese officials bus in cheerleaders to fill embarrassing empty seats, "create a good atmosphere." In Second Life, a virtual Beijing is the last open space left for many Chinese architects. "These people think we are stupid." Sports analyst claims Chinese gymnastic team is full of underage "half-people." Atheletes make more points by making referees see red. Strutting with pride and cringing in shame may be innate reactions and not cultural constructions. Bad singing isn't necessarily caused by bad hearing. Once or twice, I've become so sad that I actually broke down and cried right there at the drawing table. On the lonely art of cartooning.
