Take a look at the link attached right here.
It’s an editorial cartoon that was published initially in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune and then republished in the Roanoke (Va.) Times; I’m betting other newspapers ran it as well.
It pokes fun at Texas. It’s not in a light-hearted way, I should add.
Remember when Gov. Greg Abbott said he would order the Texas State Guard into the field to keep an eye on Army and other Special Forces troops conducting an exercise called Jade Helm 15? Abbott, or so it appears, fell for the Internet chatter that had bee making the rounds, saying that President Obama was planning to “invade” the state.
Abbott’s message actually said the Guard troops would be dispatched to protect the rights of Texans. Against whom or what? Well, some of us thought he meant to imply that the federales actually posed a threat to Texans.
The cartoonists around the country have been having a field day with this story.
Why? Because the state’s governor has given them grist with which to use to poke not-so-light-hearted fun at the state.
Texas always seems to be an inviting target for others to shoot. Is it our reputation for boastfulness? Is that we’re bigger in size than the other Lower 48 states? Is it Texans present themselves in a cartoonish sort of way?
Do our leaders — starting with our governor — even care that our state has become such a source for comic relief?
Some of us don’t think it’s funny.