Canada as seen through the Eyes of New Brunswick Editorial Cartoonists:
The Insight and Humour of Josh Beutel and Bill Hogan
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Introduction |
Editorial Cartoon Database |
Classroom Activities
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Josh Beutel, Telegraph Journal, 1980-12-26
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Reference number: MC2806-487
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Scope and Content
The confusion over the status of Hua Kuo- Feng(Hua Guofeng) and who holds power in the Chinese government is delivered through a version of the Abbott and Costello skit Who is on First?
Title
Hua Kuo-Feng forced into early retirement, 1980
Caption
"Hu's on first...", and the other, "Wha?!?", to which the first says, "No. Hua's out in left field!"
Note
Published in "Cartoons", Saint John, NB: Telegraph-Journal, c1981
Persons
Hua Kuo Feng
- Born in the People's Republic of China, February 16, 1921
- Mao Tse-tung's designated successor as leader of the Communist Party of China, April 1976 to September 1980
- Brought the Cultural Revolution to an end
- Forced into early retirement by Deng Xiaoping, 1980