The demonising of John Howard

May 17, 2008, 9:57am, 198 views,  Leave a Comment

I like this cartoon by Jon Kudelka, who gave me permission to use it here.

You could read it a couple of ways, which is an attribute of a good cartoon.

To me, it speaks of how John Howard was demonised: not by cartoonists, but by the media and sections of the community.

He was portrayed in some quarters as an untrustworthy, ugly, mean-spirited, rodent-tailed runt. Read more