Table of Contents
Praise
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Epigraph
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
THE 2008 PULITZER COLLECTION
MORAL VALUES
HOLLYWOOD
DOMESTIC AFFAIRS
ECONOMICS
POLITICS
ELECTIONS
WORLD AFFAIRS
THE MIDDLE EAST
SEPTEMBER 11
WAR
THE 1994 PULITZER COLLECTION
BACKWORD
More Praise for EVERYONE HAS THE RIGHT TO MY OPINION
“To achieve the Pulitzer Prize in one’s lifetime is no small feat. For Michael Ramirez to earn two Pulitzers puts his editorial cartoons and analyses in a league of their own. In the following pages of Everyone Has the Rightto My Opinion, it’s immediately evident why Michael’s legacy will be as one of the greatest editorial cartoonists of our time. We’re proud to provide the platform for Michael’s great work in the pages of Investor’s BusinessDaily.”
—William J. O’NeilChairman and Founder,Investor’sBusiness Dailyand Investors.com
“Who said you can’t be conservative and funny at the same time? I found myself laughing and nodding my head. Michael Ramirez, one of America’s great political cartoonists, packs a real wallop.”
—Robert D. Novak Nationally syndicated columnist
“Mike Ramirez’s pen is a weapon of mass destruction: lethal, explosive, and always on target. From Hollywood to Washington to Iran, no blowhard is safe. No sacred cow is immune. A picture may be worth 1,000 words. This collection of Ramirez’s finest work: Priceless.”
—Michelle MalkinAuthor ofUnhinged: Exposing Liberals Gone WildFox News contributor
“Michael Ramirez’s cartoons brilliantly expose the results of centralized tyranny and ignorance.”
—Walter E. Williams Professor of Economics, George Mason University, and nationally syndicated columnist
“Michael Ramirez is very, very funny. You may not agree with him—I usually don’t—but I dare you not to laugh!”
—Susan EstrichProfessor of Law and Political Science, USC Gould School of LawFox News Analyst
“Insightful, impactful, frighteningly beautiful, and often hilarious political commentary on our world. Ramirez’s editorial cartoons would always be funny if the punchline weren’t so often very sad.”
—Arthur B. Laffer
“One Michael Ramirez cartoon is worth far more than a thousand editorials. Heaven help the publicly pompous, fraudulent or incompetent butts of his brilliant, wickedly witty pen. Ramirez is an unsparingly perceptive, accurate and funny ethicist. His hilarious cartoons are heat-seeking missiles. Not even the most artful political dodgers can escape.”
—Pete Wilson Governor of California, 1991-1999
“Michael Ramirez gives new meaning to the phrase “drawn and quartered.” Rather than be depicted in a Ramirez cartoon, most politicians would choose to be chopped into fourths and disemboweled. (They don’t have a lot of guts anyway.) Being literally drawn and quartered means pols could run for office in four different electoral districts at once. Being drawn by Ramirez means they’re really done for.”
—P.J. O’Rourke Journalist, Author
“Michael’s incredible talent is demonstrated by his consistent ability to capture the moment in a historic perspective.”
—Don Sundquist Governor of Tennessee, 1995-2003