"Your tests show that you have NewRightitis..."

Description:

Political cartoon by Etta Hulme. This cartoon appeared in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. A doctor is informing Vice President George H. W. Bush, who is lying in a hospital bed, that he has been diagnosed with "NewRightitis." [Panel 1] Doctor: "Your tests show that you have New Rightitis, George. We're going to give you a Voodoo transfusion." [Panel 2] "Fortunately, we found a Voodoo donor who has developed immunity to the dreaded NewRightitis." [Panel 3] "There's not guarantee this will work. The problem is that you're different Voodoo types. The donor has type Teflon and you have type Velcro..." The donor, lying in another bed, is Ronald Reagan.

Collection:
Etta Hulme Papers
Date Created:
1986-01-31
Coverage:
Identifier:
20105276
Special Collections Identifier:
AR717-OS822-3
Original Format:
Editorial cartoon
Publisher:
University of Texas at Arlington Libraries
Rights Holder:
University of Texas at Arlington Libraries, Special Collections
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