Rob Tornoe

Rob Tornoe is a local cartoonist and columnist, and can be seen in The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Press of Atlantic City, The News Journal, and the Dover Post chain of newspapers. He's also a contributor to Media Matters and WHYY. Web site: RobTornoe.com Twitter: @RobTornoe

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Cartoons from Election Night

Filed in National by on November 3, 2010 7 Comments
Cartoons from Election Night

Come checkout the cartoons I drew last night as part of the live election-night telecast on WHYY!

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Tornoe’s Toon: O’Donnell’s Shadow

Filed in National by on October 28, 2010 6 Comments
Tornoe’s Toon: O’Donnell’s Shadow

Glen Urquhart can’t unleash is own brand of “crazy” because of media-magnet Christine O’Donnell.

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Read the First Issue of Punchline, Delaware’s Funniest Magazine

Filed in Delaware, National by on October 27, 2010 5 Comments
Read the First Issue of Punchline, Delaware’s Funniest Magazine

Click through to read the first issue of Punchline, Delaware’s funny new magazine!

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Tornoe’s Toon: Christine O’Donnell and Evolution

Filed in Delaware, Science and Health by on October 20, 2010 22 Comments
Tornoe’s Toon: Christine O’Donnell and Evolution

I don’t know the last time someone had to vote on 2+2, but I’d still like my elected representative to know that the answer was four.

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Tornoe’s Toon: Campaign Signs

Filed in Delaware by on October 13, 2010 4 Comments
Tornoe’s Toon: Campaign Signs

Do they annoy anyone else, or just me?

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Tornoe’s Toon: Christine O’Donnell Turned Me Into a Newt

Filed in Delaware, National by on October 6, 2010 8 Comments
Tornoe’s Toon: Christine O’Donnell Turned Me Into a Newt

For a women to clams to be “witchcraft free,” Christine O’Donnell sure knows how to disappear…

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Tornoe’s Toon: Michael Vick of Nazareth

Filed in National by on October 3, 2010 2 Comments
Tornoe’s Toon: Michael Vick of Nazareth

You know what will make people forget about running an illegal dog fighting ring where you abused, tortured and executed under-performing dogs? Winning football games!

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Tornoe’s Toon: The GOP Brew

Filed in Delaware, National by on September 22, 2010 6 Comments
Tornoe’s Toon: The GOP Brew

The Tea Party folks believe some really dopey things. In lieu of Christine O’Donnell’s “witchcraft” comments, I think I might have figured out why…

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Tornoe’s Toon: Chris Christie – GOP Rock Star

Filed in National by on September 20, 2010 1 Comment
Tornoe’s Toon: Chris Christie – GOP Rock Star

When Barack Obama campaigned for Jon Corzine, New Jerseyans laughed at the president’s relative “star power” when upstart Republican Chris Christie won the election.

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Tornoe’s Toon: Christine O’Donnelled Out

Filed in National by on September 8, 2010 14 Comments
Tornoe’s Toon: Christine O’Donnelled Out

Obviously as a cartoonist, any crazy is good crazy. So Christine O’Donnell, Delaware’s own little Sarah Palin, is like finding a pot of gold.

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Tornoe’s Toon: The Treasure Of The Sierra Velda

Filed in National by on September 1, 2010 24 Comments
Tornoe’s Toon: The Treasure Of The Sierra Velda

To a gold miner, enough is never enough. In the same way, the $100,000+ salary Velda Jones-Potter brings in as the state’s Treasurer must not be enough.

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Tornoe’s Toons: The Rollins and Urquhart Tea Fest

Filed in National by on August 25, 2010 13 Comments
Tornoe’s Toons: The Rollins and Urquhart Tea Fest

For those of you who missed Monday night’s debate between Republican Congressional candidates Michele Rollins and Glen Urquhart, which took place in a tea cup in Hockessin, let me summarize…

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Have a blog that makes no money? Philly wants $300

Filed in National by on August 22, 2010 14 Comments

We all know the budget problems facing our cities, counties and state governments. Still, what’s Philadelphia’s next great idea, taxing lemonade stands? It would probably be a better revenue model than their plan to charged bloggers $300 for a business privilege license.

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