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'''Mallard Fillmore''' is a newspaper [[comic strip]] with a conservative point of view, by cartoonist Bruce Tinsley. It appears in about four hundred U. S. newspapers. The title character is in fact a [[mallard]] [[duck]]. It first appeared in the Charlottesville, Va ''Daily Progress,'' but was dropped when Tinsley refused to tone down its conservative politics; it was subsequently picked up by ''[[Washington Times|The Washington Times]].''<ref>[http://www.kingfeatures.com/features/comics/mallard/aboutMaina.php Mallard Fillmore], King Features Syndicate site.</ref> It has also been attacked by the liberal media for its conservative slant.<ref>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-kelly/mallard-fillmore-makes-me_b_38124.html</ref>
'''Mallard Fillmore''' is a newspaper [[comic strip]] with a conservative point of view, by cartoonist Bruce Tinsley. It appears in about four hundred U. S. newspapers. The title character is in fact a [[mallard]] [[duck]]. It first appeared in the Charlottesville, Va ''Daily Progress,'' but was dropped when Tinsley refused to tone down its conservative politics; it was subsequently picked up by ''[[Washington Times|The Washington Times]].''<ref>[http://www.kingfeatures.com/features/comics/mallard/aboutMaina.php Mallard Fillmore], King Features Syndicate site.</ref> It has also been attacked by the liberal media for its conservative slant.<ref>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-kelly/mallard-fillmore-makes-me_b_38124.html</ref>
The name of the character is word play on the name of the 13<sup>th</sup> [[President of the United States of America]], [[Millard Fillmore]].
The name of the character is word play on the name of the 13th [[President of the United States of America]], [[Millard Fillmore]].
During the week of June 10, 2002 the strip dealt with the academic success of home-schooled students.<ref>[http://jewishworldreview.com/strips/mallard/2000/mallard061002.asp Mallard Fillmore, 06/10/2002]</ref>
During the week of June 10, 2002 the strip dealt with the academic success of home-schooled students.<ref>[http://jewishworldreview.com/strips/mallard/2000/mallard061002.asp Mallard Fillmore, 06/10/2002]</ref>