Category Archives: Politics
Getting out the vote
One more day until this entire election thing explodes into a cloud of joy/despair/pundit cinders. And we’re here, like everyone else, to get you to vote tomorrow, preferrably for your favorite political critter. Head to www.politicalcritter.org and visit the bestiary. … Continue reading
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Rocked by Captain Democracy
This week saw the meteoric rise of Captain Democracy to Top Critter, a brand-appropriate mascot submitted by a certain talented someone from our sister agency, deep. This week also saw Political Critter linked on Communication Arts. Nice.
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Counting critters and days
Only a few weeks left until the general election. Even more importantly, only a few weeks left until the Top Critters are crowned. This week, Stephen Colbert’s Skeptical Eyebrow stormed up the charts to displace the perennial favorite, Political Prick, … Continue reading
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On Design Observer
Political Critter got a nice nod from Design Observer today, as we have subltly pointed out in the pic above. Also, critters are just pouring in. The latest entry that got us giggling like schoolgirls? Rove-ing Loon. Karl Rove’s head … Continue reading
Ranking political critters
As of today, below is a quick video of the top-ranked Political Critters. Seedy Al (pictured) from Kim Cope came in at #5 with a bullet. Glad to see our funniest candidate (though maybe our not-so-funniest big screen SNL adaptation) … Continue reading
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Freaking
We’ve been happy readers of AdFreak’s political cousin CampaignFreak for about a month now, ever since it popped up on our Cold War-era radar with this fantastic puffin poopin’ spot. So we were extra happy when they posted about Political … Continue reading
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Showing off top critters
Top 5 Political Critters as of this morning. Ok, late last night. Goose and Maverick didn’t make the cut this time around. Maybe next week. Also, check out our RSS feeds in the nav bar at politicalcritter.org. Keep track of … Continue reading
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Humming happy political sitcom theme songs against our will
This is as fantastic as it is mercifully brief, though the theme song will be in our heads until the general elections in November.
Not a jackass
The Great American Bulldog by Brian Collins We’re not really elephants either. We’re not even bull moose. So what the hell are we in terms of political mascots? What overly simplistic anthropomorphic caricature best captures our innate spirit of governance? … Continue reading
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