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CNN Sunday Morning
Interview With Mike Luckovich
Aired October 05, 2003 - 09:50 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
KELLI ARENA, CNN ANCHOR: It is time for a check of some political cartoons of the week. Here's one from Mike Lane of the "Baltimore Sun," a look at the recall campaign in California, Hollywood-style. Arnold Schwarzenegger is doing a take on the elections. He says, "This voting thing: Scene doesn't work, you yell cut and we reshoot it, right?"
And from the "Atlanta Journal-Constitution," Mike Luckovich's take on the weighty issues the president has been dealing with these days. It shows a White House staffer giving him a Wesley Clark bar as he reviews unemployment figures. Probably not a remedy that the president would like, do you think?
MARTIN SAVIDGE, CNN ANCHOR: No, I don't think he would. But Mike Luckovich is here on the set, because he's going to illustrate more of his wit and work. Earlier we asked to you go to our Web site, and you can vote on the day's top story.
MIKE LUCKOVICH, EDITORIAL CARTOONIST, "ATLANTA JOURNAL- CONSTITUTION": Yes. Do you want to announce it or shall I?
ARENA: We leaked it earlier.
LUCKOVICH: All right. It was the -- what was it? The -- see I did a cartoon on it, now I can't even remember what...
SAVIDGE: The CIA.
LUCKOVICH: The leak at the CIA thing. I swear, I'm such a -- this is why I do cartoons.
SAVIDGE: It's the ink; it goes right through your fingertips.
LUCKOVICH: It does, exactly. I was thinking about this and realized that Bob Novak, of course, is on CNN. I thought he would be a good character to put in this cartoon along with David Kay, who is the weapons inspector. So I did the following cartoon.
In the first panel, David Kay is saying, "Contrary to what Bush promised, no weapons of mass destruction have been found." In the second panel, Bob Novak is on the phone, and someone is saying to him, this is the White House, David Kay's wife isn't a natural blond."
He's going to pay for -- he's going to pay for not finding those weapons.
ARENA: We get it. We get it. Very good, very good.
LUCKOVICH: Thank you very much. Thank you very much.
SAVIDGE: You did that all while we were waiting here.
LUCKOVICH: You know, up until the last minute. Just sketching as quickly as I can.
ARENA: Let's see that likeness of Bob Novak again. Let's look at that. Very good.
LUCKOVICH: Thank you. Thank you.
ARENA: I'm sure he would...
LUCKOVICH: He's got sort of an interesting look, and so does David Kay. I always love when I draw cartoons to put personalities in them. That's why, lately, it's been so much fun because Rush Limbaugh has been in the news.
SAVIDGE: You have a cast of characters.
LUCKOVICH: And Arnold. This has been great.
ARENA: This has been fertile for you.
LUCKOVICH: Yes, although, I don't know about you all, the last couple of weeks have been difficult because it's been all Iraq, and then this week things exploded. It's been so much fun. I want to thank Arnold and Rush and...
ARENA: Not necessarily fun...
LUCKOVICH: Not fun for Rush, but...
SAVIDGE: We thank you for coming in.
LUCKOVICH: Thank you for having me.
SAVIDGE: A pleasure.
ARENA: Nice to see you.
SAVIDGE: Look forward to seeing you again.
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Aired October 5, 2003 - 09:50 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
KELLI ARENA, CNN ANCHOR: It is time for a check of some political cartoons of the week. Here's one from Mike Lane of the "Baltimore Sun," a look at the recall campaign in California, Hollywood-style. Arnold Schwarzenegger is doing a take on the elections. He says, "This voting thing: Scene doesn't work, you yell cut and we reshoot it, right?"
And from the "Atlanta Journal-Constitution," Mike Luckovich's take on the weighty issues the president has been dealing with these days. It shows a White House staffer giving him a Wesley Clark bar as he reviews unemployment figures. Probably not a remedy that the president would like, do you think?
MARTIN SAVIDGE, CNN ANCHOR: No, I don't think he would. But Mike Luckovich is here on the set, because he's going to illustrate more of his wit and work. Earlier we asked to you go to our Web site, and you can vote on the day's top story.
MIKE LUCKOVICH, EDITORIAL CARTOONIST, "ATLANTA JOURNAL- CONSTITUTION": Yes. Do you want to announce it or shall I?
ARENA: We leaked it earlier.
LUCKOVICH: All right. It was the -- what was it? The -- see I did a cartoon on it, now I can't even remember what...
SAVIDGE: The CIA.
LUCKOVICH: The leak at the CIA thing. I swear, I'm such a -- this is why I do cartoons.
SAVIDGE: It's the ink; it goes right through your fingertips.
LUCKOVICH: It does, exactly. I was thinking about this and realized that Bob Novak, of course, is on CNN. I thought he would be a good character to put in this cartoon along with David Kay, who is the weapons inspector. So I did the following cartoon.
In the first panel, David Kay is saying, "Contrary to what Bush promised, no weapons of mass destruction have been found." In the second panel, Bob Novak is on the phone, and someone is saying to him, this is the White House, David Kay's wife isn't a natural blond."
He's going to pay for -- he's going to pay for not finding those weapons.
ARENA: We get it. We get it. Very good, very good.
LUCKOVICH: Thank you very much. Thank you very much.
SAVIDGE: You did that all while we were waiting here.
LUCKOVICH: You know, up until the last minute. Just sketching as quickly as I can.
ARENA: Let's see that likeness of Bob Novak again. Let's look at that. Very good.
LUCKOVICH: Thank you. Thank you.
ARENA: I'm sure he would...
LUCKOVICH: He's got sort of an interesting look, and so does David Kay. I always love when I draw cartoons to put personalities in them. That's why, lately, it's been so much fun because Rush Limbaugh has been in the news.
SAVIDGE: You have a cast of characters.
LUCKOVICH: And Arnold. This has been great.
ARENA: This has been fertile for you.
LUCKOVICH: Yes, although, I don't know about you all, the last couple of weeks have been difficult because it's been all Iraq, and then this week things exploded. It's been so much fun. I want to thank Arnold and Rush and...
ARENA: Not necessarily fun...
LUCKOVICH: Not fun for Rush, but...
SAVIDGE: We thank you for coming in.
LUCKOVICH: Thank you for having me.
SAVIDGE: A pleasure.
ARENA: Nice to see you.
SAVIDGE: Look forward to seeing you again.
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