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Gary Markstein turns the hearing dais into a clown act: Kennedy and Schmitt in greasepaint, with “ATLANTA HAWKS ATTENDANCE” as a prop. And beneath it all, the inevitable punchline: “SCHMITT HAPPENS.” 🤡🏛️📉 #ConspiracyByPropinquity #EditorialCartoon

Gary Markstein editorial cartoon dated 01-Oct-2026. At a government-hearing dais, two officials labelled “KENNEDY” and “SCHMITT” sit side by side dressed as sad-faced clowns. Kennedy wears glasses, white face paint, a red clown nose and a brightly coloured red-and-yellow bow tie over a green plaid jacket. Schmitt, also in white clown makeup with a red nose and downturned mouth, wears an orange jacket, yellow shirt and red polka-dot tie. A little puff of dark smoke rises above his head. He holds up a small placard reading “ATLANTA HAWKS ATTENDANCE.” In the foreground, a long-haired witness sits with his back to the viewer at a table facing the dais, a microphone in front of him. Empty or partially visible chairs flank the two clowns. Beneath the scene, Markstein supplies the punchline in large letters: “SCHMITT HAPPENS,” a play on the familiar phrase “shit happens.” Gary Markstein’s signature and Creators Syndicate credit appear at upper right.

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