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A two-panel cartoon. In the top panel, a white goose with an orange beak looms next to a newspaper excerpt reading: "I'm in the 'Hitler sucks' wing of the Republican Party," Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, said over the weekend at the R.J.C. event. "Here's what I do". The goose says, "WHAT'S THE OTHER WING?" In the bottom panel, a figure in a puffy jacket runs away while the goose chases,…

Goose Chases Lindsey Graham Over the Other Wing

The menacing goose cartoon is used to press a politician on a quote about the 'Hitler sucks' wing of his party. Xennials may recall that wing jokes follow West Wing-era politics.

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A two-panel cartoon. In the top panel, a white goose with an orange beak looms next to a newspaper excerpt reading: "I'm in the 'Hitler sucks' wing of the Republican Party," Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, said over the weekend at the R.J.C. event. "Here's what I do". The goose says, "WHAT'S THE OTHER WING?" In the bottom panel, a figure in a puffy jacket runs away while the goose chases,…

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