First Rall Animation Takes a Fantasy Look at 'President Obama's First Day'

By: Dave Astor Ted Rall today posted his first animated editorial cartoon -- titled "President Obama's First Day."

The Universal Press Syndicate creator wrote, drew, and designed the characters for the animation, which he described as "a tongue-firmly-in-cheek look at liberal Democrats' fantasies of how an Obama administration would instantly change things for the better." (Watch for George W. Bush in a Guantanamo prison cell!)

Doing the animation itself was David Essman, 22, who's currently studying at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. His movies have been screened at various film festivals across the country.

Rall, 45, is the new president of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists. He's also acquisition/development editor for United Media, and a weekly syndicated columnist.

The animation can be seen here.

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