BergetoonsAug 23, 2025

#Democrats and #Progressives regroup after the deaths of William Jennings Bryan and Bob #LaFollette in today’s Graphical #History Tour: https://bergetoons.blogspot.com/2025/08/bereaved-bothered-and-bewildered.html

#editorialcartoons #Wisconsin #Iowa #nebraska

Bereaved, Bothered, and Bewildered

This week’s Graphical History Tour sets the calendar back 100 Augusts ago to find two political parties in mourning. "Leaderless" by Frank M...

BergetoonsJun 21, 2025
#Editorialcartoonists eulogize #Progressive #Senator Robert M. #LaFollette of #Wisconsin 100years ago: https://bergetoons.blogspot.com/2025/06/fighting-bob-tko.html
Fighting Bob, TKO

Graphical History Tour remembers Senator Robert “Fighting Bob” LaFollette on the centennial of his death, June 18, 1925. "The Sword Is Sheat...

BergetoonsAug 31, 2024
Whose #LaborDay Is It Anyway? #editorialcartoons from 1924 touch on #Klan shootings in #Illinois , a #ChildLabor Amendment to the #Constitution , and Fightin' Bob #LaFollette -- https://bergetoons.blogspot.com/2024/08/bread-and-poseurs-bread-and-poseurs.html
Bread and Poseurs, Bread and Poseurs

All aboard the Graphical History Tour! Our destination today is Labor Day weekend, 1924. "Boss of the World Today" by Dorman H. Smith for Ne...

BergetoonsJun 22, 2024
Polly Ticks served up an extra portion in 1924: https://bergetoons.blogspot.com/2024/06/the-third-man.html has #editorialcartoons of Fightin' Bob #LaFollette by Ding, Fitzpatrick, Minor, Berryman, and this guy from #Peru
The Third Man

Caricature of Robert LaFollette by A. Barreto in Public Affairs , ca. May, 1924 We turn now to the third party candidate in the 1924 presid...

The ProgressiveApr 24, 2024
From April 25th to 27th, The Progressive will celebrate the 100-year anniversary of La Follette’s independent run for the U.S. Presidency. The events will be held in Madison, Wisconsin.
#lafollette #elections
Check out the full list of events here: https://progressive.org/progressive-presidency
Progressive Presidency - Progressive.org

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The ProgressiveApr 16, 2024

The challenges that came with Robert M. La Follette’s run as a third-party presidential candidate in 1924 are eerily similar to those of today with America’s two-party system #Progressive #LaFollette

https://progressive.org/magazine/lessons-from-the-progressive-campaign-of-1924-drake-20240415/

Lessons from the Progressive Campaign of 1924

The challenges of today are eerily similar to those highlighted by Robert M. La Follette 100 years ago, writes Richard Drake.

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BergetoonsMay 27, 2023
All aboard! That Kid From Wisconsin, with stops at Chicaco, Davenport, Des Moines, and Los Angeles: https://bergetoons.blogspot.com/2023/05/fighting-bob-lafollette.html
#cartoons #LaFollette #history
Fighting Bob LaFollette

There are several noteworthy events in May of 1923 that I haven't gotten around to highlighting in these Saturday History Tours, so it wasn'...

RandyCaparoso.wineauthorMay 20, 2023
Playing "sommelier" last night with Maura and Greg La Follette at Lodi Wine Experience Dinner. Mr. La Follette, the legendary Sonoma Coast winemaker who now crafts four different ancient vine (over 100 years old) reds from our neighborhood. #ancientvines #oldvines #marchelle #LaFollette
Justin ShearsJan 20, 2023
Random pictures from home. #LaFollette #Tennessee
cynthiagibasDec 18, 2022
The guy across the street from my mom is shoveling his #snow with a #leafblower and I’m like what has gone wrong in the land of Fightin’ Bob #LaFollette that you think that is a good idea sir