Hello dear friends,  If you have no idea of French President Chirac
when he sings with a grind organ, have a look at this URL:

    http://www.LeLudion.com/frontpage.htm   (English)  or
    http://www.LeLudion.com/une.htm         (French)

I picked this up from the front page of a French newspaper which tries
to treat human genetic manipulation with humor.

Often, in the past, politics are drawn with a grind organ and a bear
or a monkey.  For instance:  Napoleon III, Kaiser Wilhem II, Prime
Minister Clemenceau, and so on.  I also collect these historic pages.
Is it current to use these cartoons in American newspaper?

Philippe Crasse
Le Ludion - Toulouse
http://www.LeLudion.com

 [ Yes, the political cartoon in American newspapers is a cherished
 [ heirloom brought from many countries of Europe.  (I fondly remember
 [ the political satire in 'Pogo', by cartoonist Walt Kelly.)  No public
 [ notable is spared from the barb of the cartoonist's pen; President
 [ Bill Clinton has been drawn (and quartered!) playing the saxophone!
 [
 [ Is President Chirac singing an old-time song?  What old-time song
 [ of the English-speaking lands might be equivalent?   -- Robbie