In early September 2010, Ohio Councilman — and Master of Communications - Phil Davison, gained his fifteen minutes+ of fame, for the screaming rant he thought would earn him his (Republican) party’s nomination to run for the office of Treasurer of Stark County, Ohio. To the credit of the GOP attendees (yes, I can give the GOP credit for when they actually make a good decision), he didn’t get it. But, that Phil Davison actually thought shouting for five minutes (with the promise of bringing his stump speech style to the people of Ohio for eight weeks, if given the nomination!), would gain him his party’s nod, raises the question of where he got that idea. Those who have been paying attention, of course, already know. From the conservative media — Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, the Fox “News” 24-hour Republican Propaganda Channel, and, from successful Tea Party candidates, with their Libertarian & John Birch Society fringe extremist roots. Shouting your points loudly, is a way to intimidate your opposition, to help conceal when your arguments are lacking in logic or facts. That’s one reason it’s a favorite delivery style of the right-wing extreme.

Click on Phil's picture above, to watch his speech.

Of course, this is a site about cartoons, so, the point in showing the above, is to compare Phil’s style to that of another political figure known for his ranting lunacy — Denis Kearney — whose stump speech style was parodied in the September 11, 2025 issue of Puck magazine, by Puck founder, cartoonist Joseph Keppler. During the “Long Depression” of the 1870s, Kearney railed against Chinese Immigration to the unemployed of California, passing several anti-Chinese laws via a Tea Party of that time — the Workingman’s Party.

Click on the below cartoon strip, to open a larger version.

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Doug Wheeler

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