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Welcome.
After the shocking events of the 2000 Presidential election, I established the website AllHatNoCattle, in the hope that humor would help me get through the next four years of the Bush administration -- that was almost six years ago.
And I'm still here.
I record the events created by our politicians, especially those "compassionate conservatives", in the form of humor. I create and write many of the phototoons and all of the copy on my site, in fact, I do everything. This is a one woman operation.
I provide daily political psychotherapy in order to keep myself and my viewers sane.
I believe the Internet will make our earth smaller and peaceful through truth.
Enjoy your stay.
Lisa Casey Phototoonist/Producer/Owner/Website putter togetherer
Below is a picture of me during the Clinton Administration of peace and prosperity.
Here I am after Bush was selected president in a Coup d'Robe by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Background: Raised in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., during the "Where the Boys Are" era, when the worst thing a Republican governor did was try to peddle oranges to the Pope. Public schools were excellent, with 75 percent of high school grads continuing in higher learning. A voucher in those days was a receipt for payment. We were taught to respect the Florida Aquifer, our only source of fresh water, because it was about 12 inches below our feet. We knew the pollution in the Everglades was caused primarily by the Cuban-American owned sugar industry, which was supported on the backs of laborers from the Caribbean. We welcomed tourists in South Florida because tourism was a great part of our economy.. We also knew that many visitors would relocate to this area. I married one. Drugs began arriving in ever-increasing amounts during the early 1970s. First it was marijuana, and crime rates remained relatively low. Next it was cocaine. In the 1980's, under the Reagan/Bush reign, paradise became America's hotspot for drug importation, arms dealing and money laundering. That is when we left and ended up in the panhandle (Update: I moved to Alabama in 2005). What I am saying, folks, is YES: It is important to vote and just as important to know all about the politicians you vote into office -- except, apparently, if you live in Florida. That is why this website exists. I want every vote to be counted.
Career: Advertising print and web art/graphic/publication design/illustration.
Education:
Teaching experience:
This photograph was taken right before my departure as a literacy teacher at the state prison in the spring of 2002. The Department of Corrections did not provide me with books the first 10 months of my employment. My superiors in the DOC Education hierarchy were of little or no help.
Needless to say, I had to improvise. I began each class reading a local newspaper to the student inmates followed by a current events discussion.
I obtained bi-lingual educational inmate aides to assist the non-English speaking inmate students. We made our own study sheets (on a computer I donated to my class) and studied everything from the alphabet to volcanoes. I was eventually reprimanded for taking those initiatives.
In case you are wondering, I felt safe in a classroom with 30+ inmates in a maximum security prison.
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