# Political Leanings of Cartoon Characters **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 18, 2004, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-leanings-of-cartoon-characters/260454 "2004-08-18T20:58:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2004, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-leanings-of-cartoon-characters/260454/1 "2004-08-18T20:58:57Z")
This is pretty silly, but that’s never stopped me before: [Political Leanings of Cartoon Characters](http://www.unknown.nu/cartoon/) Now, how do they come up with the idea that Mickey Mouse is a John Bircher? ---
**Author:** ![photopat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@photopat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/photopat)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2004, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-leanings-of-cartoon-characters/260454/2 "2004-08-18T22:31:10Z")
> [@a35362](#): > > This is pretty silly, but that’s never stopped me before: > > [Political Leanings of Cartoon Characters](http://www.unknown.nu/cartoon/) > > Now, how do they come up with the idea that Mickey Mouse is a John Bircher? It’s because he always wears gloves. 😕 ---
**Author:** ![\_xiao\_wenti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/b782af/32.png) [@\_xiao\_wenti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_xiao_wenti)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2004, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-leanings-of-cartoon-characters/260454/3 "2004-08-18T23:13:48Z")
You mean like the guy who does BC and his anti Arab/moslem leanings? ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2004, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-leanings-of-cartoon-characters/260454/4 "2004-08-18T23:18:46Z")
I knew Fred Flintstone would be a Republican. Some of these do make sense to me, like Porky as a new dealer. Betty Boop was clearly a flapper-type you’d think they’d have mentioned that, but I still like the story. What I want to know is how Krazy Kat would’ve voted. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2004, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-leanings-of-cartoon-characters/260454/5 "2004-08-18T23:26:01Z")
Lex Luthor was elected to the Presidency at the same time as Bush. Therefore, Luthor is a Republican. And, by Cartoon Logic, the Defender of Truth, Justice, and the American Way, is a Democrat. Obviously. 😉😃 ---
**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2004, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-leanings-of-cartoon-characters/260454/6 "2004-08-18T23:28:59Z")
I’d love to know how Marge Simpson votes. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2004, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-leanings-of-cartoon-characters/260454/7 "2004-08-18T23:30:28Z")
> [@GorillaMan](#): > > I’d love to know how Marge Simpson votes. It’s not “IRL,” but we know Monty Burns is a Republican, and she voted against him (and for Mary Bailey). ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2004, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-leanings-of-cartoon-characters/260454/8 "2004-08-18T23:32:27Z")
What, no Doonesbury mentions? ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2004, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-leanings-of-cartoon-characters/260454/9 "2004-08-18T23:39:06Z")
Hmm. I would peg Marge as a very moderate Democrat. I don’t know if I can see her voting Republican exactly, but she doesn’t seem like a strident liberal. I’m sure she favors plenty of social programs, but she’s likely big on fiscal responsibility, is probably okay with faith-based stuff… essentially she’s the kind of middle-of-the-road “soccer Mom” both parties have tried to court. I imagine she’d be most comfortable with someone like Clinton, because he’s charming, or Dukakis, because he’s dull. Homer once read a Ross Perot pamphlet and seemed intrigued, but on the rare occasions he bothers to vote, he probably tries to write in Jesse Ventura. They both support “Diamond Joe” Quimby, I’m sure. ---
**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2004, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-leanings-of-cartoon-characters/260454/10 "2004-08-18T23:45:57Z")
That’s another point…what’s _Quimby’s_ affiliation??? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-leanings-of-cartoon-characters/260454/11 "2004-08-19T01:32:16Z")
> [@Bosda Di'Chi of Tricor](#): > > Lex Luthor was elected to the Presidency at the same time as Bush. > Therefore, Luthor is a Republican. > > And, by Cartoon Logic, the Defender of Truth, Justice, and the American Way, is a Democrat. > > Obviously. 😉😃 Obviously- he IS an illegal alien, after all, and illegal aliens always vote for Democrats! ---
**Author:** ![Kilvert\_s\_Pagan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@Kilvert\_s\_Pagan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kilvert_s_Pagan)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-leanings-of-cartoon-characters/260454/12 "2004-08-19T01:41:09Z")
I gotta think Opus digs Nader. ---
**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-leanings-of-cartoon-characters/260454/13 "2004-08-19T02:51:20Z")
> [@GorillaMan](#): > > That’s another point…what’s _Quimby’s_ affiliation??? As shown in “Sideshow Bob Roberts” (and probably elsewhere), Quimby’s a registered Democrat, but (like many a political boss of both parties) more interested in personal power and enrichment than ideology. ---
**Author:** ![Nametag](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nametag/32/406_2.png) [@Nametag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nametag)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-leanings-of-cartoon-characters/260454/14 "2004-08-19T14:31:21Z")
> [@a35362](#): > > This is pretty silly, but that’s never stopped me before: > > [Political Leanings of Cartoon Characters](http://www.unknown.nu/cartoon/) > > Now, how do they come up with the idea that Mickey Mouse is a John Bircher? Probably the same place they came up with his haivng a stroke…