Jeff Danziger

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Jeff Danziger
Born1943 (age 80–81)
New York City, U.S.
Area(s) Cartoonist
Notable works
editorial cartoons
McGonigle of the Chronicle

Jeff Danziger (born 1943 in New York, New York) is a syndicated political cartoonist and author.

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Danziger was listed on Bernard Goldberg's list of "100 People Who Are Screwing Up America https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/100_People_Who_Are_Screwing_Up_America." Danziger described the listing as "an honor."

Biography

Danziger served in the United States Army from 1967 until 1971. An intelligence officer and linguist during the Vietnam War, he was awarded the Bronze Star and Air Medal in 1970. In 1971 he began teaching English at Union 32 High School in East Montpelier, Vermont, where he taught specialized classes in journalism and expository writing at an advanced level, and worked for the Christian Science Monitor between 1987 and 1997. As of 2009, he has been published by the Los Angeles Times Syndicate. [1] He now lives in New York City.

Work

Danziger lampooned the George W. Bush administration in many of his cartoons, some of which are collected in the anthologies Wreckage Begins with 'W' and Blood, Debt and Fears. In an interview with The Comics Journal , Danziger said, "Keep in mind that I agree with a great many things that the Republicans have been traditionally for. I am in favor of a solid economy. I am in favor of a strong dollar. I am in favor of looking after troops. I am in favor of maintaining a strong army, and I am in favor of the ability to go into business and make a profit and not pay taxes for silly purposes." [2]


In addition to his editorial cartoons, he also created the comic strip McGonigle of the Chronicle (distributed by the Field Newspaper Syndicate), which ran from 1983 to 1985 in newspapers across the country, [3] and a weekly series, The Teeds: Tales of Agriculture for the Young and Old that continues to run in Vermont newspapers. [4] [5] He also created the short-lived syndicated comic strip Stitches, about a doctor's office, that was syndicated by the Washington Post Writers Group from 1997 to 1998. [6]

Autobiography

  Danziger wrote a factual but comical autobiography of his years(1967-1971) serving in the United States Army during the Vietnam War (Bronze Star and Air Medal).  Lieutenant Dangerous was published by Steerforth Press in 2021. Tim O'Brien, author of The Things They Carried characterized the book as "funny, biting, thoughtful, and wholly original". Numerous other authors of highly regarded books on the VietNam War were similarly laudatory. [7]

Controversial cartoons

In 2005, when Condoleezza Rice was nominated to be U.S. Secretary of State, Danziger drew cartoon that was critical of Rice where he used racial stereotypes concerning the look and speech of African Americans. Danziger was criticized by the National Black Republican Association who stated that Danziger "depicted Dr. Rice as an ignorant, barefoot "mammy," reminiscent of the stereotyped black woman in the movie Gone with the Wind who remarked: "I don't know nothin' 'bout birthin' no babies.'" [8]

In October 2005, Danziger published a cartoon in the Rutland Herald depicting a scientist unearthing a roulette wheel at an Abenaki archaeological site. Examining the artwork carefully, one finds in very small print "Sweat Lodge Casino."[ citation needed ] The portrayal of Indians as casino operators outraged Native Americans across the country and highlighted a larger part of Indian portrayal in the media. The Barre Montpelier Times Argus wrote: "Publishers of newspapers think it's okay to mock and offend Indians; they say, 'How could this possibly be racist, we're only kidding.' The institution of media is in denial about promoting racism. In fact, they don't even notice." [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Danziger," Cagle.com.
  2. ↑ "The Comics Journal No. 272, November 2005 | The Comics Journal". www.tcj.com. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  3. ↑ Holtz, Allan. "Obscurity of the Day: McGonigle of the Chronicle," Stripper's Guide (September 3, 2015).
  4. ↑ 'The Teeds' archives Archived 2010-02-26 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ Rutland Herald's 'Notable Contributors' list
  6. ↑ Holtz, Allan. "Obscurity of the Day: Stitches," Stripper's Guide (September 16, 2015).
  7. ↑ https://steerforth.com/product/lieutenant-dangerous-9781586422738/
  8. ↑ Rice, Frances. Simple Sambo and Ignorant Mammy Archived 2012-10-31 at the Wayback Machine , National Black Republican Association
  9. ↑ Mulvaney, Barre. Barre Montpelier Times Argus (December 9, 2005).
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