Rob Tornoe
{{Short description|American cartoonist & writer}}
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Rob Tornoe is a cartoonist and writer, and is one of the last remaining sports cartoonists on staff at a newspaper. His sports cartoons appear in The Philadelphia Inquirer.[http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/tailgaters Rob Tornoe sports cartoon examples] as retrieved July 22, 2015. He is also a political cartoonist and his cartoons appear in WHYY-FM, The Press of Atlantic City', The News Journal, and others. He has drawn political spoofs ranging from Al Gore to Peanuts.[http://editorialcartoonists.com/cartoon/browse.cfm/TornoR Rob Tornoe cartoon examples] as retrieved January 4, 2007. In addition to cartooning, Tornoe writes for Editor & Publisher and Poynter Institute about the media and the business of syndication.
Education
Awards and recognition
Tornoe has won several awards for his editorial cartooning, including "Best Cartoon" by the New Jersey chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists in 2007 and second place in 2006.[http://www.njspj.org/events.html New Jersey chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists] as retrieved June 21, 2008.
On July 9, 2008, U.S. Representative Jim McDermott (D-Seattle) used one of Tornoe's cartoons[http://www.politickerwa.com/robtornoe/1593/mission-accomplished PolitickerWA.com] as retrieved July 3, 2008. as a backdrop for his criticism of officials of the George W. Bush administration and what he described as their true motivations for the Iraq War:
{{quote|War Secretary Donald Rumsfeld may have said that invading Iraq had nothing to do with oil. But the announcement that western oil companies would get what they have lusted for says otherwise. And editorial cartoonist Rob Tornoe of Politicker.com summed up the world view the other day in the cartoon displayed behind me. He spoke truth to power with one compelling image.
It says all at once that this entire war -- its tragic casualties and immense cost –- was all about oil.[http://www.house.gov/mcdermott/sp080710.shtml United States Representative Jim McDermott's homepage] as retrieved July 9, 2008.}}
Controversy
On April 9, 2008, Tornoe posted a cartoon on Politicker's New Jersey website depicting a yarmulked, maniacally smiling Rep. Steve Rothman (D-9) about to wield a meat cleaver on Bergen County Democratic Chairman Joe Ferriero's private parts.[http://www.politickernj.com/robtornoe/18271/rothman-mohel-or-ferrieros-bris PolitickerNJ.com] as retrieved April 9, 2008 Meanwhile, U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg, also wearing a yarmulke, is shown holding Ferriero down for the procedure.
The cartoon poked fun at Rothman's move to keep Ferriero from endorsing Rep. Rob Andrews in his bid for Lautenberg's Senate seat, but both the New Jersey Jewish Standard[http://www.jstandard.com/articles/4143/1/A-fine-line New Jersey Jewish Standard] as retrieved April 11, 2008. and the New Jersey Jewish News[http://www.njjewishnews.com/njjn.com/041708/njWebSitesBrisCartoon.html New Jersey Jewish News] as retrieved April 17, 2008. reported criticisms of the cartoon as antisemitic.
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External links
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- {{comicbookdb|type=creator|id=20828|title=Rob Tornoe}}
- [http://editorialcartoonists.com/cartoonist/profile.cfm/TornoR/ Rob Tornoe] profile at the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists website
- [http://www.politickernj.com/tornoe PolitickerNJ]
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Category:American editorial cartoonists
Category:American political artists
Category:American sports cartoonists
Category:American comic strip cartoonists
Category:The Kubert School alumni