http://jasonfolkerts.blogspot.com/
I saw this coming months ago. Though many people disagree with my political statements AND cartoons, it doesn’t deter me from letting people come on my blog and voice their disatisfaction with me. I think it is healthy to let people criticize you, it makes you a better person. I think it is unfortunate that the most popular SD cartoonist (currently) isn’t willing to take criticism. The internet is the stomping ground for great political debate. Newspapers are slowly becoming a thing of the past.
I guess if it is too hot in the kitchen, you need to get out.
I can’t believe Jason would log out because of comments or differing from the cartoons. I’m bound to believe that it’s having too many irons in the fire. It is difficult maintaining a full time job, a family, plus cartooning, then trying to do daily content on a blog. I’d hate to think of his shutting down because he doesn’t like hearing or reading differing viewpoints.
I certainly lean more left (and driven more so by the upper residents of the White House) and tend to not agree with some of Jason’s cartoons — but wish him well.
Yeah, maybe I’m being a little harsh. But honestly it only takes about 5 minutes a day to scan a toon and post it. Probably spends more time on the crapper a day then that. I still think Perry Bozeman and I got to him.
Jackie you are 100% correct.
Scott, you and Tim did not get to me – in reality you made it fun some days when life was a little slow and we could stir up some sontroversey.
I may be done in blogdom but not the internet perse, can’t say anything yet because it isn’t a done deal – but their is something on the horizon that is potentially huge I may step into that has internet connections far beyond what I have currently done. I haven’t got the green light yet – so I have to be careful what I say concerning that.
And for once you are right about something, I probably do spend more time on the crapper. But hey, quality time is quality time. Got to take it when you get it.
And one other thing that is a little personal, what’s with the personal cartoon slap I saw as I panned down your page? To rip on me and my views is one thing but that Waldo thing and comment is a little harsh, please don’t tell me YOU are going to slam my artwork ability.
On the contrary, I like the Where’s Waldo drawings, I think you have a similiar style, and I think many would agree.
Good luck with the internet. I have many friends who do well $$$ with their different sites, etc. I think it’s great you can make money as a cartoonist/illustrator, walk lightly though, their are people out there that will take advantage of your talents.
Oh, okay then, that’s alright, I can live with the Where’s Waldo moniker in that light – hired gun tho’? Come on – granted I probably agree more with the editors on things than you might, but hired gun? They never tell me what to draw – that’s a fact. How about I’m less controversial than you’d like me to be or I like to personally do cartoons that tick off Detroit Lewis’ fan base since it keeps the rhetoric high?
One last tidbit – I might be meeting the Governor this Thursday, anything you’d like me to convey his way?
Sentiments to the Gov?! Gee, if it comes up, SD has been ranking 50th/last for several consecutive years for $$$ teaching salaries.
Are we ever going to raise the bar to being #49 or really live large and get to #48 someday?
Jason Folkerts has a personal audience with the Governor! I have goosebumps that someone I know would actually be meeting with Mr. Rounds. I’m sure Jason will have the opportunity to meet with Mitch Krebs, as well. Sorry about the sarcasm. I have no problem with the Argus featuring a cartoonist with a conservative outlook. Conservative Michael Ramirez is one of my favorite political cartoonists. However, I do have an issue with cartoonists who cozy up in personal meetings with politicians who share the cartoonist’s political viewpoint. Cronyism is not an attribute normally associated to people who work for the media. Journalists, including political cartoonists, are traditionally supposed to serve as a watchdog, not as a lap dog, to the powers that be. Detroit gave Jason some valuable advice. People will take advantage of you. I also was naive about people flattering me when I first started doing cartoons for daily newspapers.
“How about I’m less controversial” and that’s why the AL likes you, they are the ones that like to create the controversy and break the big stories.
Some examples:
When I started writing about the hypocrisy of the mayor’s plaque on my blog, Lalley emailed me and told me to stop it because he was going to write about it, and to sweeten the deal he bought a toon from me on the subject.
Or when the Pavilion wouldn’t release jurors names they handed them over to the AL, to prove that they were not secret, and the AL sits on them to this day. Is this what they mean by public information being available to the people who subsidize a public facility with their tax dollars? Or just the public entities they have conflicts with, like the governor’s office.
Or how I drew a cartoon about Prairie Dogs destroying Conata Basin, and the AL finally wrote a story about it a month later.
I’ve learned my lesson about media and politicians in this state . . . bottom feeders who get their best topics from perusing internet forums and blogs.
BTW, I have a question for Marion, ask him when he is going to remove his head from his ass.
Wow, Jason, personal illustrator to Gov. Rounds! Congratulations! Hope you enjoy drawing cartoons of the secret participants in his pheasant hunt and his other crony capitalist buddies.