Manipulation Cartoons

"I own one plane, two yachts, four houses and five politicians."

"They just made a little money the old-fashioned way, Ben–they stole it."

"And if the golf area of the brain was somehow destroyed, there might be a little something extra in it for you."

"Hey, I'm just messing with your head."

"I though I loved it, but Gordon said we were just manipulated."

"Now, if you'll just sign right here, Mr. Hark, you'll make the biggest mistake of your life!"

"We should appeal to their greed, without, of course, actually appealing to their greed."

"Clothes make the man. But when he's not in them, he can be broken."

"I recommend an aggressive form of throwing money at me."

"You were always my favorite to manipulate."

"Excellent, excellent. A fine blend of truths, half-truths, and blatant falsehoods."

New Dread: the magazine of undiscovered fears

"How about one of those sunny old grandpas who make things look honest?"

"I understand that by the time we've hit our teens we'll have them pretty much where we want them."

"O.K., now I need a few shots of you looking concerned about the planet."

"Since we don't have children, my ex turned the cats against me."

"Remember, it's not enough to say what's great about mac'n'cheese. We've got to to negative on tuna noodle casserole."

"I'm crying because, by god, it works."

"Would I lie?"

"So, it's settled then, we'll manipulate the media."

"What I love about our friendship is the way we never see or speak to each other."

"Mom usually chews it up for us."

"It keeps people from falling asleep during meetings."

"I know it's just a political buzzword, but the idea of change really resonates with me."

John Bolton's first day on the job