{"id":136578,"date":"2013-01-05T14:00:51","date_gmt":"2013-01-05T19:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/?p=136578"},"modified":"2013-12-09T11:46:09","modified_gmt":"2013-12-09T16:46:09","slug":"matt-bors-political-cartoonist-of-the-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/political-ironing\/01\/05\/matt-bors-political-cartoonist-of-the-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt Bors, Political Cartoonist Of The Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As scathingly unforgiving as he is insightful, Portland-based Matt Bors is ProseBeforeHos political cartoonist of the week. In 2010, Bors hopped a flight to Afghanistan (not the easiest of stunts) to offer a more colorful portrayal of how fucked up things were there. Bors has been nominated for a Pulitzer Prize and is featured regularly in The LA Times, Daily KOS and The Nation. Check out some more of his work <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mattbors.com\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Avenging Uterus<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/matt-bors-avenging-uterus.jpg\" alt=\"Matt Bors Cartoons Avenging Uterus\" width=\"600\" height=\"432\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-136580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/matt-bors-avenging-uterus.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/matt-bors-avenging-uterus-200x144.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Metaphorical Gibberish Of Economics<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/matt-bors-fiscal-cliff-metaphors.png\" alt=\"Matt Bors Cartoons Fiscal Cliff Metaphor\" width=\"600\" height=\"440\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-136581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/matt-bors-fiscal-cliff-metaphors.png 600w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/matt-bors-fiscal-cliff-metaphors-200x146.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>I&#8217;d Rather Have A Sex Scandal Than Real News<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/matt-bors-gaza.png\" alt=\"Matt Bors Cartoons Gaza\" width=\"600\" height=\"429\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-136582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/matt-bors-gaza.png 600w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/matt-bors-gaza-200x143.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Global Warming, Too Expensive To Combat<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/matt-bors-global-warming.png\" alt=\"Matt Bors Cartoons Global Warming\" width=\"600\" height=\"433\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-136583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/matt-bors-global-warming.png 600w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/matt-bors-global-warming-200x144.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Uterus, A Probing Government&#8217;s Next Frontier<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/matt-bors-government-uterus.jpg\" alt=\"Matt Bors Cartoons Uterus\" width=\"600\" height=\"433\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-136584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/matt-bors-government-uterus.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/matt-bors-government-uterus-200x144.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Safety Behind A Gun<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/matt-bors-gun-safety.png\" alt=\"Matt Bors Cartoons Gun Safety\" width=\"600\" height=\"432\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-136585\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/matt-bors-gun-safety.png 600w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/matt-bors-gun-safety-200x144.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Plight Of The White Minority<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/matt-bors-minorities.jpg\" alt=\"Matt Bors Cartoons Minorities\" width=\"600\" height=\"437\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-136586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/matt-bors-minorities.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/matt-bors-minorities-200x145.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitt Romney, 47% Shit, 53% Designer Jeans<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/matt-bors-mitt-romney.jpg\" alt=\"Matt Bors Cartoons Mitt Romney\" width=\"600\" height=\"432\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-136587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/matt-bors-mitt-romney.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/matt-bors-mitt-romney-200x144.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Benevolent NRA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/matt-bors-nra.jpg\" alt=\"Matt Bors Cartoons NRA\" width=\"600\" height=\"430\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-136588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/matt-bors-nra.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/matt-bors-nra-200x143.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Millennials: Entitled, Jobless Scum!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/matt-bors-pampered-generation.jpg\" alt=\"Matt Bors Cartoons Pampered Generation\" width=\"600\" height=\"439\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-136589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/matt-bors-pampered-generation.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/matt-bors-pampered-generation-200x146.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Modern Racism<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/matt-bors-race-relations.png\" alt=\"Matt Bors Cartoons Race Relations\" width=\"600\" height=\"439\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-136590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/matt-bors-race-relations.png 600w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/matt-bors-race-relations-200x146.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Scalia, The Flaming Supreme Court Justice<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/matt-bors-scalia.png\" alt=\"Matt Bors Cartoons Scalia\" width=\"600\" height=\"437\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-136591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/matt-bors-scalia.png 600w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/matt-bors-scalia-200x145.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Teabagger Dilemma<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/matt-bors-tea-party.png\" alt=\"Matt Bors Cartoons Tea Party\" width=\"600\" height=\"436\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-136592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/matt-bors-tea-party.png 600w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/matt-bors-tea-party-200x145.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>If Anyone Exploits My Child, It Will Be Me!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/matt-bors-time.jpg\" alt=\"Matt Bors Cartoons Time\" width=\"600\" height=\"433\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-136593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/matt-bors-time.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/matt-bors-time-200x144.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As scathingly unforgiving as he is insightful, Portland-based Matt Bors 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