| Nationality: | American |
| Alma Mater: | The Kubert School |
| Cartoonist: | y |
| Notable Works: | The Philadelphia Inquirer The Press of Atlantic City The News Journal |
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.[1] 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.[2] In addition to cartooning, Tornoe writes for Editor & Publisher and Poynter Institute about the media and the business of syndication.
Tornoe graduated from The Kubert School.[3]
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.[4]
On July 9, 2008, U.S. Representative Jim McDermott (D-Seattle) used one of Tornoe's cartoons[5] 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:
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.[6] 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[7] and the New Jersey Jewish News[8] reported criticisms of the cartoon as antisemitic.