Doonsbury - The Return of Hunk-Ra

[JHB]

Posted here instead of GD because of the mention of a candidate

[dalton99a]

1. Kick

Marianne Williamson Deletes Tweets About Using Mind To Control Weather After Realizing Nation Unprepared To Wield Such Great Power

SACRAMENTO, CA—After reviewing responses to her post, Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson deleted a tweet Wednesday that suggested people use their minds to turn Hurricane Dorian away from land, and later told reporters the nation was not yet ready to harness such awesome powers. “I wholeheartedly apologize for implying that untrained minds should use mental energy blasts to deter any object, hurricane or otherwise,” said the self-help guru, noting that she had miscalculated the willingness and ability of average citizens to access the part of their brain that allows for weather manipulation, levitation of objects, and telekinesis. “If used with malicious intent, this type of power could, for example, cause the Earth’s rotation to reverse, taking us back in time and potentially ripping apart the space-time continuum. All life on the planet could be wiped out if someone tried to harness a psionic beam while holding a crystal. It is now clear to me that Americans will not be prepared to assume such responsibility for quite some time, perhaps not until my second term.” Sources confirmed Williamson’s tweet was replaced by an ad for her latest seminar, “Your Mind, the Weather, and You,” and an offer to use the code “LOVE” at checkout for a discounted ticket price of $199.

https://politics.theonion.com/marianne-williamson-deletes-tweets-about-using-mind-to-1837906740

[MontanaMama]

2. You just about had me...

[3catwoman3]

4. It is increasingly hard to tell these day.

I have been momentarily sucked in many a time _

[Paladin]

6. God bless The Onion.

Still managing to deal in genuine, funny sarcasm---in an era when sarcasm is very difficult to accomplish.

[mountain grammy]

7. That

is hysterical...

[Hortensis]

3. Lol. Might have expected Lord Hunk-Ra to manifest in Melania

these days. Guess that'd be way too inappropriate, but what missed potential...

[hlthe2b]

5. She has a few supporters or at least defenders here and I don't wish to be disrespectful...

but that comic seems so spot-on. I don't know whether to be amused, shocked, bemused or something else?

[Hekate]

11. It is pure Doonesbury. Back when Boopsie (and everyone else) was younger...

When she and BD moved to California to pursue her hoped-for movie career, there was quite a national craze for trance channeling. Hunk-Ra was who Boopsie got.

[mountain grammy]

8. Protector of the sacred woo..

[Gothmog]

9. Thank you for posting this

This is another great strip

[Hekate]

10. Gods bless Boopsie. Sweet child of the universe...

I once interviewed for a job as assistant to an author and lecturer during Hunk-Ra's heyday.

During our initial conversation she asked, "What do you know about trance channeling?" And with a perfectly straight face I replied, "Only what I read in the newspapers."

Thank you, JHB.