Cartooning: The 2013 Government Shutdown 1 | Page 21

represents the views that this is a normal thing for President Obama to do.

ANALYSIS

There is a definitive amount of bias against President Obama by saying he is the difficult one. The other character represents the Republicans who are also pointing fingers at President Obama for the frustrations of the shutdown. Many Americans disapprove not only for President Obama and the Democrats but also for the Republicans after the shutdown was all said and done. “Congress fared worse than the president, with 52 percent saying they would recall and replace all members of Congress. Approval ratings of both parties were low and approval ratings for the Republicans only get lower” (Graef/MacNeil / Lehrer Productions, A., 2013). The cartoon’s primary emotion reflected is anger and annoyance with President Obama for making things worse when like said above, the irony is Americans were mad at all of congress and Obama for making things frustrating during the shutdown.

Republicans only get lower” (Graef/MacNeil / Lehrer Productions, A., 2013). The cartoon’s primary emotion reflected is anger and annoyance with President Obama for making things worse when like said above, the irony is Americans were mad at all of congress and Obama for making things frustrating during the shutdown.