The journal of the White House Historical association. We take a look at his cartoons. Clifford berryman was one of the most widely renowned political cartoonists in the first part of the 20th century. 100 years ago in washington, d. C. , most people would have known his name or been familiar with his artwork. He was born in a small town in kentucky in 1869. He was a self taught artist. When he was 17, he moved to washington, d. C. , and took a job at the u. S. Patent office. Political cartooning continued to be his passion, and on a whim, he submitted to drawings to the Washington Post, and to his complete and utter astonishment, the post published those drawings. Many years later, he talked about how he avoided the newspaper for several days because he was afraid they might charge him for advertising. Instead, they paid him what to him, at the time, was a handsome sum. That really inspired him. Two years later, the Washington Post hired him as a political cartoonist, and he eventuall
Amer is a palestinian, born and raised in kuwait. His family fled the country in the leadup to the persian gulf war. We lost everything overnight, banks were shut down everything gone. And thats when we discovered that my mom has been saving money for many years. You know, thats when i found out my mothers a gangster. The family then settled in houston, texas where he picked up another language. Which is really great because im brown and i speak spanish, so if anything breaks out i can camouflage at any moment in time. I mean every arab needs an exit strategy nowadays. Hes toured the world traveling for a long time without a u. S. Passport. Amer performed for u. S. Troops, pre and post 9 11, but it took him 20 years to become an american citizen. 20 years is a mighty long time his biography is the basis for many of his jokes. Can i have your passport please . Of course i give him my travel document. Hes like, thats good, yeah. He opens it up, hes like oh no, says here its not a passpor
Raised in kuwait. His family fled the country in the leadup to the persian gulf war. We lost everything overnight, banks were shut down everything gone. Many yea you know, thats when i found out my mothers a gangster. The family then settled in houston, texas where he picked up another language. Which is really great because im brown and i speak spanish, so if anything breaks out i can camouflage at any moment in time. I mean every arab needs an exit strategy nowadays. Hes toured the world traveling for a long time without a u. S. Passport. Amer performed for u. S. Troops, pre and post 9 11, but it took him 20 years to become an american citizen. 20 years is a mighty long time his biography is the basis for many of his jokes. Can i have your passport please . Of course i give him my travel document. Hes like, thats good, yeah. He opens it up, hes like oh no, says here its not a passport. I spoke to mo amer at the Gotham Comedy Club in new york. Why are you a comedian . What do you thin
His family fled the country in the leadup to the persian gulf war. We lost everything overnight, banks were shut down everything gone. And thats when we discovered that my mom has been saving money for many years. You know, thats when i found out my mothers a gangster. The family then settled in houston, texas where he picked up another language. Which is really great because im brown and i speak spanish, so if anything breaks out i can camouflage at any moment in time. I mean every arab needs an exit strategy nowadays. Hes toured the world traveling for a long time without a u. S. Passport. Amer performed for u. S. Troops, pre and post 9 11, but it took him 20 years to become an american citizen. 20 years is a mighty long time his biography is the basis for many of his jokes. Can i have your passport please . Of course i give him my travel document. Hes like, thats good, yeah. He opens it up, hes like oh no, says here its not a passport. I spoke to mo amer at the Gotham Comedy Club in
About muslims. Amer is a palestinian, born and raised in kuwait. His family fled the country in the leadup to the persian gulf war. We lost everything overnight, banks were shut down everything gone. And thats when we discovered that my mom has been saving money for many years. You know, thats when i found out my mothers a gangster. The family then settled in houston, texas where he picked up another language. Which is really great because im brown and i speak spanish, so if anything breaks out i can camouflage at any moment in time. I mean every arab needs an exit strategy nowadays. Hes toured the world traveling for a long time without a u. S. Passport. Amer performed for u. S. Troops, pre and post 9 11, but it took him 20 years to become an american citizen. 20 years is a mighty long time his biography is the basis for many of his jokes. Can i have your passport please . Of course i give him my travel document. Hes like, thats good, yeah. He opens it up, hes like oh no, says here it