Life — December 28, 1928 — page 28: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains several cartoons satirizing the 1928 U.S. presidential campaign. "The Straw" depicts a heavily-laden camel collapsing under accumulated burdens—likely representing voter fatigue or the weight of campaign issues. The "Pictorial Summary of the 1928 Campaign" strip shows figures in exaggerated poses, apparently mocking the candidates' rhetoric or campaign theatrics. Two conversational comics address social themes: one depicts a domestic dispute about inattentiveness, while another uses ethnic stereotyping (the character "Moe" speaks in dialect) to mock immigrants' political engagement or exclusion. The latter reflects 1920s-era nativist sentiment and anti-immigrant attitudes prevalent in American media of that period—attitudes Life magazine's satire appears to be targeting, though the execution relies on offensive stereotypes typical of the era.