What Hate Mail Looks Like

Because I drew the FLOTUS in a less than flattering light, I was accused of hating ALL black women...then all women...and all blacks...and eventually I was accused of hating the USA. One offended person told me I was an 'insect.' Another told me I was the 'anti-Christ.'

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You make my stomach turn - I would be very concern about my business if I were you - I hope you have a back up plan - You will be out of business by 2017 - Good bye you Bigoted asshole - I hope you lose every single thing you have - you are a horrible person and a bigot and I hope you get what ever it is that you deserve -

This is what SJWs do. If you're politically incorrect they go after your means of making a living. They want to destroy.
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I drew a cartoon that was less than complimentary toward the First Lady. Let's get a few things straight: It wasn't racist. It was a humorous poke at a public figure. Liberals have praised her for her muscular figure and her 'super ripped arms.' Some, like Joan Rivers, have suggested she was a man. Well, trannies are in vogue right now, right? So what's the problem?

Michelle Obama is supported by taxpayer dollars and shares lavish vacations with her husband--all on the public dime. She forced a disastrous lunch program on the nation's students. Now many are unable to even bring their own lunches. A sack lunch with a peanut butter sandwich and an apple were staples in my day. Now kids are forced to eat what the gubmint tells them--and forces parents to pay for it.

It was also a test of sorts. I've frequently been called racist for drawing cartoons featuring Obama. When someone who is not liberal draws African Americans--look out. That's not allowed. Well, it needs to be allowed because they're public figures and collect large salaries from taxpayers. I've been told my cartoons are 'hateful' and 'unhelpful' as well as the expected "I hate your guts why don't you go kill yourself" fare. Too many Americans are now being silenced by social justice warriors (SJWs) and politically correct scolds who derive weird emotional satisfaction by strutting what they think is their 'moral superiority.' This kind of behavior is on the increase and it is stifling free speech to such a degree that even comedians don't feel comfortable making jokes on college campuses.

Even the 'Daily Mail' jumped on the bandwagon and posted a story about me to generate anti-Trump outrage. They didn't even bother to contact me for a comment.

I've seen very many outrageous cartoons drawn by liberal cartoonists that were critical of Condoleezza Rice, Clarence Thomas, and even Dr. Ben Carson. Some were overtly racist, but those cartoonists receive a pass. Why? Because they're progressive/liberal artists. Take a look at what my old friend Steve Greenberg drew (which was actually fairly clever and funny):

What do you think would happen if a conservative drew a cartoon featuring a liberal African American without a brain?

http://strongasanoxandnearlyassmart.blogspot.com/2009/02/selective-cartoon-outrage-makes-monkey.html

OK, I didn't like Bush, but was it fair to show him as a monkey? What if a conservative did this to Obama?

Go ahead and see for yourself. Do a google search 'Ben Carson cartoon' and see what white liberal cartoonists did to this honorable man in the name of humor. But if a conservative cartoonist dares criticize a 'person of color?' Watch out! This is political correctness in action.

Nearly everything written or said these days can 'trigger' someone and throw them into a self-righteous rage. They are the most delicate of hothouses flowers. Maybe my cartoon will help toughen them up a bit. Unlike Bill Maher's show, "Politically Incorrect," my cartoon really WAS 'incorrect' whereas his program is, in actuality, mostly filled with political correctness. (He does rail against radical Islam which is refreshing). Maher routinely calls Trump an orangutan and says he has a 'micro penis.' Can you imagine a conservative talk show host saying similar things about a black politician? He'd be off the air in a heartbeat.

The outrage over one silly cartoon will soon blow over. It will be replaced by some new outrage and the SJW crowd will again go on the warpath. Hmmm...I guess 'warpath' is a politically incorrect word to use. Too frickin' bad! If you SJWs don't like it, you can go to your safe spaces.

Here's just a small smattering of the hate mail I received:

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The fact that you think that foreign trash i.e. Melania Trump who is sprawled across the internet naked is better than Michelle Obama speaks volumes. It shows how ignorant you dumb ass is. It also shows just how racist you are. That THOT isn't in the same class as the first lady who is Harvard educated. Where is your degree from .....White Trash University I suppose.

(Angelo State University, 1979. Just before graduation, a friend of mine and I had our artwork featured at the school's gallery. He happened be African American and he was a terrific artist--a lot better than me.)

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The "cartoon" comparing Michelle and melanoma
was vile! May your racist ass rot on hell!!

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You're a racist piece of shit.

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Your mother was a prostitute who popped out a bastard son. Stay in Montana with the rest of the dirty hicks who know nothing about the world.

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Go ta' hell.

(Nice Irish accent there, Tom.)

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Your comic of Michelle Obama is a horseshit, tasteless perpetuation of hatred & stereotyping of black women in America.

Also, the caricature artwork is boring/bland at best.

(She gets bonus points for being a perceptive art critic.)

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Your cartoons are trashy and highly distasteful. The manner in which you drew Michelle Obama not only enforces stereotypes regarding black women but is just down right racist. Melania has numerous nude photos on internet FYI and wasn't even born in the USA. But because of the color of her skin and her socially-acceptable "feminine" physique, she's going to make the First Lady "Great Again." Give me a break. Michelle has numerous degrees and no nude photos floating around. MICHELLE is AMERICAN. And SHE is the kind of First Lady I want my kids and students to look up to. Stop being so superficial and judging women solely on their physical attributes. YOU are what's wrong with America!

(Nothing wrong with freedom of speech).

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Please please kill yourself

I received a lot of mail that couldn't be answered--they hide behind anonymity. These are the hit and run types.
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Name
danny Kroger

Email
fuckyouandtrump@gmail.com

Comment
I served in the core [sic] for 13 years and normally keep to myself but seeing your idiotic ignorant drawings.. made me feel ashamed I served to protect fools like yourself. your "art" is garbage and so are your "political" believes. Save us from your ignorance and rid yourself of this planet before any more of my brothers die trying to protect fools like yourself.

Danny, my dad fought in WWII and was in many battles. He and his generation fought and died to protect free speech--and that includes speech that may be offensive and unpopular. You need to protect that, too. It's your free speech to tell me my art is garbage and that I should die, but bear in mind that the combat boot may be on the other foot some day and it might be you who needs your free speech protected....OH...I guess you already are protected because you just sent me a 'tough guy' email under the safety blanket of anonymity. Real balls, there.

P.S. It's time for you to grow a pair and toughen up. Now drop and give me 20 for spelling it as 'core' and not 'corps!'


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Bwa, ha, ha, ha this is what you call art? It's no wonder you can't get published in any credible publication or news site, not even Fox News LOLOL! So you guys have to resort to displaying your work on social media.. LOLOL! Social media is for the truly untalented. I just wanted to thank you guys for giving me a laugh with that Michelle Obama Vs. Melania Trump cartoon. Comparing a Harvard educated, beautiful BLACK attorney to a Slovenian gold digging slut was the biggest laugh of the day. Speaking of days, at the end of this one, Hillary will still be the bipartisan favorite to win this upcoming election, and our current SUCCESSFUL President of two terms will still be a BLACK man.. :-) Have a great day guys, and keep up the good work!


I don't consider this one hate mail because she didn't hurl a single curse word my way. I like her sarcastic style and I tip my hat to this critic.


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Email
0320.pinner@gmail.com

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I don't even know who or what you are Garrison. I know more about you now though. You are what the Bible refers to as the Anti-Christ. To depict our beautiful First Lady, Michelle Obama, as a man, and an ugly man at that, has earned you some time in hell, you bastard. I'd love to meet you so I could put a bullet right through your vacant skull, you piece of slimy shit. My God in Heaven will punish you for this because every night I will get down on my knees and ask Him for justice for the pain you have caused Mrs. Obama and thousands of other people who love her as well. For your info, God ALWAYS answers my prayers! So good luck.


Charming.

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I found your recent anti-obama / pro-trump cartoon to be in poor taste and I hope you will remove it from your website. I believe that first ladies should be evaluated for their character and that strong women should not be degraded for their appearance.

That said, I totally get that you are a misogynist bigot and don't expect you to change your ways.

Cheers,
Jake

No, Jake. It's my free speech and I won't be removing anything. 

Cheers yourself.
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I'm sure you'll use this email hit to exploit that your cartoons get traffic, hence you'll make money off this somehow or another. I have no problem with you taking cheap shots at political figures, they kind of deserve it. I do however think it's in poor taste for you to portray our cerebral First Lady as a Neanderthal and somehow Trumps 3rd or is it 4th skank wife is going to bring class back to the White House. You might want to double check who your target audience is because most every single person I know has nothing bad to say about our current First Lady but they all think Trumps current wife is a ridiculous twat. And what makes you think she can survive a presidency without having being replaced by a new First Lady? Your crap is low brow. Class it up.


Ha ha...I'm not making much money on anything. I'm scraping by like 60 percent of Americans are. My Patreon supporters have saved my bacon because the cartoons have hurt my commercial art career and Internet trolls made sure I was kicked out of my art gallery.

The FLOTUS is a legit target for a cartoon. She leads a lavish lifestyle and takes mega-vacations on the taxpayer dime while the rest of us are struggling to make rent. She hated America until her hubbie was elected. Her nanny state lunch program was a disaster and she has promoted racial division.


Many cartoonists draw safe, politically correct (i.e. liberal) cartoons unless they are attacking conservatives. I urge you to see what they did to black conservatives such as Condaleezza Rizce, Dr. Ben Carson and Clarence Thomas. They all but call them the 'N' word in pictorial form. Yet I am burned at the stake for daring to draw a politically correct cartoon and I don't adhere to the leftist agenda.

But that's free speech--sometimes it's distasteful, offensive and annoying. Regardless, it must be protected...so everyone has a say and the freedom to say it.
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I just viewed the Ben Garrison satirical cartoon depicting Michelle Obama as a pumped up angry black woman pitted against the shapely and beautiful Melania Trump. I am horrified by the message this cartoon displays. I am a mild mannered pediatric white female nurse in my 60's who generally ignores responding to articles or political satire. But this hurts me and the children of this nation to the core. Shame on you Ben Garrison for displaying a strong, confident and highly educated woman with a voice in such an ugly light. I may not agree with all of Michelle Obama's positions but I applaud her strong intellect and voice that speaks from a credible knowledge base. I am so tired of people comparing women to each other based on their physical appearance as your cartoon does. Can you degrade us anymore? This hurts our children and tells young women they are nothing more than their physical appearance. It sends the same message to young men and this filters into our society in a manner that allows and promotes the subservience of women and reinforces inaccurate stereotypes. Please stop hurting our children. This is ugly and hateful and I would suggest you examine your own heart and head before you use your platform to hurt others.

If you really cared about 'the children', you'd join me and protest her nanny-state program of school lunches. She, along with her completely corrupt and fraud of a husband, are pushing GMO foods on the kid and nation. Yep, Obama is big friends with Monsanto, despite Michelle's organic garden. Michelle is smart? Michelle is privileged--she got into Princeton with mediocre grades...she got in because she's a legacy. Now she's an un-elected official pushing unappetizing and expensive lunches that are under-nourishing kids and, of course the parents must pay for them.


I drew her as she is--a muscular, petulant, angry human being--regardless of her color. She hates America and sees racism everywhere. She's the one who is an ugly and hateful race baiter who is hurting the children. Oh--and her own husband called her "Michelle" several times while she was proclaiming herself a 'single mother.' Something is not right! --Ben Garrison

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Another one...

On 5/23/16 7:05 AM, liza444@verizon.net wrote:

"...But this hurts me and the children of this nation to the core."

It may have hurt your feelings, but it had nothing to do with you or the 'children.' Michelle hurts children because she wants to force feed school kids GMO foods (her hubby strongly supports Monsanto. The portions she's delivering to kids are small and unappetizing. Many go hungry. Kids are fat? That's the parents' job to handle--not the state's. We don't need Big Government telling us what we can and cannot eat.

"Shame on you Ben Garrison for displaying a strong, confident and highly educated woman with a voice in such an ugly light."

It's called 'satire.' Editorial cartoons aren't meant to be nice and uplifting.

 "I am so tired of people comparing women to each other based on their physical appearance as your cartoon does. Can you degrade us anymore?"

Not degrading you or woman in general. It's specifically about two people in the public limelight. It's called 'caricature.'

"This hurts our children and tells young women they are nothing more than their physical appearance."

Again with the children. There is nothing in the cartoon that hurts children. It doesn't hurt young women. It's about two separate individuals.

"It sends the same message to young men and this filters into our society in a manner that allows and promotes the subservience of women and reinforces inaccurate stereotypes. Please stop hurting our children."

I'm not hurting children. You have no argument there. Again, the cartoon is about two people, not ALL women and I'm not reinforcing anything. Michelle has mannish features including large shoulders. Liberals praise her 'ripped,' athletic appearance. Obama has called her "Michael" during speeches. The tranny issue is an Internet meme that perhaps began with Joan Rivers' statements. Obama is pushing transexual issues in public schools. Michelle is a public figure living a lavish lifestyle on the taxpayers' dime while she pushes programs that further her nanny-state goals with haughtiness and arrogance. THEY are the ones hurting our children. She can't even smile or wave when getting off Air Force One. She once stated she was never proud of her country until her husband was elected. She once claimed to be a 'single mom.' She claims to see racism everywhere along with her husband. They have not made race relations better--they have made them worse. Obama is a fraud, a liar and puppet of the globalist oligarchy.

"This is ugly and hateful and I would suggest you examine your own heart and head before you use your platform to hurt others." 

There's something in this country called FREE SPEECH and that includes satire, which is at its core, mean. It's aimed at corrupt people in power. Use it or lose it. I'm using it. The only thing that needs examining in this country is the Constitution. More people need to read it.
Regards,

Ben

Mailbag Sampler

Comment:

Hello,
This isn't hate mail, I can't hate someone I do not know. On the other hand, I congratulate you if you have profited on the foul images you have created. I do not know how well you understand politics, but you seem to know enough since you follow the money making bandwagon created in the name of arrogance. I would just like to remind you that you're spreading the message that is created by a man who was born rich. So he might not have known about hard work. If you say he has worked hard, well it is hard to mess up a "small loan" of a million dollars. I do agree with some images, Mrs. Clinton is fake. I just want to let this out to confirm that you, and Mr. Trump are menacing the constitution. Well, if you are Caucasian, I will not call you racist(correct term is prejudice anyways ), only you can declare that. However, you fit the profile, and I hope you have a change of heart.

Answered:

It's not about racism, but rather the fact that Trump is challenging the corrupt oligarchy that controls the country. That's why he's been so viciously attacked...because even though he's rich, he's not part of their 'club.' I certainly don't agree with a lot of his positions, but he did say he wanted to audit the Federal Reserve and that's of paramount importance. This is the reason I draw pro-Trump cartoons and I've taken a lot of flak for it.

I've been called a 'racist' a million times. It's fear-based word used by the politically correct crowd to stamp out free speech. Trump is not afraid to be called names and neither am I. I know I'm not a racist and Trump isn't either....so why react when we get called that?

Thanks for your email.

Ben

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You forget that the Republican Party was comprised of races other than just White. I saw your drawing of Michelle Obama. This is the last straw. I'm a black woman. Drawing us as men, monkeys or whatever flavor of racism this week just makes sure fewer people will support conservatives. I'm going to put all my efforts behind Hillary. Good job, racist idiot.

-not in the Whites only party

Answer:

People often imagine all sorts of stuff when looking at a cartoon. Yes, I dared to draw something that's definitely NOT 'politically correct,' but it's not about race. This is my right and my free speech and I'm taking the flak for it. I didn't know I had the power to make people vote for the arch criminal, Hillary Clinton.

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Comment:
I support Donald Trump. However, your caricature of Michelle Obama is disgusting, demeaning, and called-for; even as political "humor" or parody. You have zero class and even less judgment.


Answer:
I think you meant 'UN-called for,' but I get your point. That said, it's necessary at times to draw things that are in bad taste and offensive just to remind people that it's part of something called FREE SPEECH. It's your free speech to tell me I have zero class. I'm fine with that. What I'm not fine with are people who are silenced because they are terrified of saying something 'offensive.'

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Comment
Your cartoon of Michelle Obama as an emasculated woman is disgusting and you should feel ashamed of yourself. I hope you can never become a full time cartoonist, because you're truly awful at it, as well as an awful person.

Answer:
See answer above. ('Emasculated?' Good word, but maybe not applicable here).

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Comment:
Liberals seem to love Michelle's masculine physique:

http://jezebel.com/5354522/at-last-michelle-obamas-workout-revealed

http://www.glamour.com/gallery/how-to-get-michelle-obamas-toned-arms

Apparently, they just don't like it when conservatives mention her masculine physique.

Answer:
If she really is a transvestite, that makes her even more cool and trendy...doesn't it?

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Comment Only an uniformed twit who napped through 2009, would dare to make Michelle Obama look masculine after all of the crap she got from the media about daring to show her arms in a sleeveless black designer Michael Kors dress for her official White House portrait in 2009. Remembering of course that Michael Kors is one of the judges on "Project Runway". There was no end of comments on Michelle Obama's "right to bear arms' since no other First Lady had ever dared to 'cross that obviously implied fashion line'. Not only did Michelle Obama dare to cross that line, but she dared to don inexpensive ready-to-wear off-the-rack frocks with expensive designer shoes and accessories. Oh, the horror, as some fashion police were trying to figure out how to feel about it - let alone write articles on it that would have normal women scrambling to those stores to buy them out of those items seen on the First Lady in public! OMG! Is that where Princess Kate is getting her ideas of buying off-the-rack clothing from stores like Top Shop? Did First Lady Michelle Obama adversely impact one of Great Britain's Royal family as to have her not always donning designer fashions made solely for her like Queen Elizabeth has paraded around in forever with her matching hats? After that sleeveless portrait, women around the nation were exercising when Mrs. Obama started promoting her "Let's Move" exercise program for kids, women did it too. Even Oprah, because women wanted arms like Michelle Obama. Trump's wife always looks pissed off. I don't know if it's due to her physical appearance or too much raccoon eye makeup on her squinting little eyes. She always looks like she has a bad case of road rage or hates everyone who isn't her. She has a waif's body with skinny stick arms. When I saw Melania Trump in a photography with her baby in a carriage, she was in a room that looked like Aladdin's treasure cave had vomited gold all over it. If you are going to compare Michelle with Melania - just remember who helped those that work in the retail sector get more business to hire more workers, vs one who posed stark naked on an expensive fur coat with outrageously expensive diamond jewelry that no normal guy could ever afford to buy for his girlfriend or wife. Last time I looked, rebels usually accused the wealthy elite of tyranny, not those who donned and promoted inexpensive frocks and planted vegetable gardens. Stop drinking Trump's kool aid and get a clue. Answer: I like being called a 'twit.' A refreshing change from some of the things I've been called. ---------- Comment: It's hard to see that you think athletic women are unattractive. Get real. Answer: Yes, beauty is in the eye of beholder! ---------------- A POSITIVE MAIL! Comment: I've been seeing your cartoons pop up all over the place in recent months and I just discovered your Patreon. I hope my pledge contributes to making it worthwhile for you to continue this kind of work - it's greatly appreciated by your fans. Your willingness to expose the lies and hypocrisy of the MSM and those that they prop up, combined with your artistic talent, is a real asset. Humour and satire is a great medium to ultimately communicate nuggets of truth to the masses. Answer: Thank you very much for your support. I am going against the grain and raising the hackles of a lot of PC people out there. I've drawn a lot of things that have outraged people--including my cartoonist peers who mostly draw liberal and statist things. They have called me 'disturbing,' 'scary' and 'dangerous!' If we keep bowing down to the SJWs and PC crowd and their 'micro-agressions' and censorship...well, free speech will be hurt further. Too many people are afraid to 'offend' people. If they say the 'wrong' thing, their reputations and jobs could be endangered. Since my reputation is already smeared, I figure I'm the one to draw the cartoons that upset the PC apple cart. Thank you!!! Ben https://www.patreon.com/grrrgraphics?ty=h

Open Letter to an SJW

Comment
Sir,

I understand you are entitled to your opinions because we all live in the United States. However, you do not live the consquences of your cartoons. They are spreading hate. I understand you may not like other people who are different because this society is made for you to progress further any women [sic] or any group of people of color. People in your position (white men) see these cartoon and thinks its okay to spread hate. Please stop spreading the hate. Especially your cartoon comparing Michele Obama vs. Mrs. Trump. Please also see this video to tell you why I find your cartoon so offensive. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQO7XoANYb8

My response:

I've been called a racist, a mass murderer, a Nazi, a white supremacist, an anti-Semite, a criminal....in short, every name in the book. Nearly every single cartoon I've ever drawn has been defaced into racist and anti-Semitic hate. They take no responsibility for their libel. I'm the one who is forced to deal with it. So don't hector me about taking responsibility. If people want to get all worked up and offended by humor, it's their prerogative. I do take responsibility--I sign my own name to the damn things. The anon cartoonist known as A. Wyatt Mann has been revealed to be Nick Bougas. He never took responsibility for his hateful cartoons. Instead, they pasted his work over mine and I had to take the flak. Accusing me of not taking responsibility is the acme of silliness.

Nazi twerps photoshopped me into a Nazi uniform to ruin my reputation. Nobody cares--certainly not lawyers. I've been insulted, maligned and impugned for over 6 years and my career has been hurt by trolls seeking 'revenge.' My wife and kid have been attacked too, and they had nothing to do with it. Last year I had to leave the art gallery I was in due to cruel lies told to the owner. Almost nobody cared when such hate was spread about me. It's impossible for you to make me 'feel bad' about anything.

"Progress further." What does that even mean? I'm fed up and struggling like nearly all Americans--thanks to our corrupt and dysfunctional system of money. The economy remains in shambles. Obama lied to everyone and is no better than Bush...they both carried out the bidding of the central banker masters.

Michelle and Obama are public figures and subject to ridicule. It's well-deserved. It's a cartoon meant to prompt humor. Many SJWs can't seem to laugh anything off!

I've seen terrible, disgusting cartoons drawn about Trump. I don't like them. Tough beans. That's free speech. If you want me burned at the stake for expressing my own free speech, well...I live in Lakeside Montana. Come and get me.

BG

Beware of Facebook

Here are a couple of good links regarding Facebook and their ties to the NSA.

http://www.thecommonsenseshow.com/2016/05/10/facebook-use-is-dangerous-to-your-health-censorship-is-the-least-of-your-worries/

and

http://gizmodo.com/former-facebook-workers-we-routinely-suppressed-conser-1775461006

I have been a target of Zuckerberg's unfair moderation practices. An endless stream of doppelgänger pages have been set up on FB over the years to defame and libel me, yet FB refuses to take them down without a lot of paperwork and legal threats--even though those pages also clearly violate FB's stated community standards. Some of those pages used my name and face to cry out for the mass murder of minorities and Jewish people and yet FB would repeatedly inform me that nope--those pages did not violate their standards. That's because they love to see libertarians and conservatives get trashed.

At the same time, I was banned for a period of time simply because I drew an anti-SJW cartoon. They informed me that it violated their standards when in fact, it was perfectly legit free speech.

The young, smug, pencil-necked twerp known as Zuckerberg has billions of dollars and the means to allow all political expression as long as those community standards are not violated--but no. FB is aligned with the criminal globalist elite running the show. Also, FB pays no corporate taxes at all--they get a pass since they are part of despotic oligarchy bent on tightening the electronic surveillance net over all Americans.

Use Facebook at your own peril and never disclose any info that you don't want the NSA to have.

--Ben Garrison

Just Throwing This Out There...

The Earth should be much larger when seen from the moon, NASA.

The Earth would dominate when viewed from the moon, but NASA always shows it tiny--about the size of the moon as seen from Earth.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKWZGY3I-C0

Slam Dunk

Now it's time for Trump to take on the arch criminal grifter, Hillary Clinton.

Stop Hillary!

Now we hear that Hillary is using her millions (probably from Soros) to flood social media with paid, pro-Hillary trolls. This woman has no shame and has now employing professional liars to counter those who are telling the truth about Her Criminalness.

Stop the cackling, cankled-criminal!

Here are two meme-like cartoons I drew and I plan on drawing more.

--Ben Garrison

Site Down Again

UPDATE: Everything is operational again, but a lot had to be done to restore the site and email. 

Hillary is a whore to big money. That's what she's about: Money and power. She has no principles or morals. She's a ruthless psychopath who deserves to be in prison--not the White House. Her grifter, rapist 'husband' needs to be locked up, too. 'nuff said.

reddit AMA

https://www.reddit.com/r/The_Donald/comments/4emi5x/ben_garrison_ama/

In progress...Yes, I'm the real Ben Garrison.

GrrrGraphics BACK UP

UPDATE 2. We're back up and running! Still not sure what happened--probably some technical glitch. Thanks for your patience!

http://grrrgraphics.com/index.html

UPDATE: My wife Tina is dealing with this and it's not the fault of our service provider. They were as surprised and baffled as we were. They are putting a tech guy on the problem. I'm sure it wasn't due to a hacker or something...probably some technical glitch that will soon be solved. Stay tooned! 


GrrrGraphics has been 'suspended' and I'm still trying to sort it out. Unfortunately, I'm currently swamped with a commercial art assignment and that has to take priority today.

Apparently 'dotster' has some kind of policy that they won't go along with questionable sites. I don't know if they're behind this, but I've had trouble with them before--I got the runaround when I tried to transfer the domain to another service.

Anyway, thanks for your patience. I don't think it's a conspiracy by Hillary or something to shut me down. I'm not consequential enough for that. It is disturbing to get that shut down message, though.

I'm sure GrrrGraphics.com will be up and running soon!

Ben

SJW Bullhorn

A lot of the nonsense directed toward Trump has a source: George Soros being one of them.

Trump in Chicago

My cartoons were there, too.

Lipstick on a Pig

Dear Hillary supporters,

What the HELL is wrong with you? Why are you supporting this creature? Do you realize the Clintons have peddled influence? They received enormous compensation for merely speaking—money they laundered via the Clinton Foundation? Do you remember when the Clintons stole furniture and souvenirs from the White House? Didn’t you see the voter fraud in Iowa? What about the suspicious deaths that surround the Clintons including Vince Foster? Don’t you remember Travelgate, her mysterious and extremely improbabaly fortune she made from a cattle futures bet? What about Whitewater? What about her sending goons to intimidate Bill’s sexual harassment victims? What about her defense of Bill even though he has raped women? Remember how the Clintons used the IRS to go after their enemies? Their sale of high-tech weapon secrets to China? Her lack of accomplishments in the Senate? Her egregious violation of campaign finance laws? What about her lies about being ‘poor’ and coming under sniper fire? Don't you remember Benghazi? People died because of Hillary and she didn’t give a damn. “What difference at this point does it make,” is what she callously gruffed.

Do you really believe this creature? Finally, what about her violating national security by sending out thousands of illegal emails—many of which contained top-secret info? 

Now you want the hillbillly grifting criminal Clintons back in White House? Really? Beware of getting what you want. Her corruption and criminality will breed even more of it. Except these pigs won’t go to the slaughter. YOU will.

Ben Garrison

Next Thread Podcast

I'm a little late with this post because I've been busy and my website is being revamped, but here's another podcast. Alternative media such as this one deserves your support--please follow!

This similar to the podcast I recently had with Lukas Markusson in Germany, and I say similar things, but it was a fun conversation even though I'm not a public speaker.

--Ben Garrison

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UU15roI9N5Y

GOP Debate: Locker Room Towel Snapping

The latest GOP debate was filled with invective and personal attacks. Unfortunately, Trump rose to the bait and and attacked Rubio on a very vulgar subject that’s best left in a locker room with snapping towels. 

There are some things about Trump that I simply can’t support. His cheerleading for torture is abhorrent. Let’s hope he changes his mind about that one. To be sure, ISIS (created by our government) is filled with barbarians, but that doesn't mean we need to stop being civilized ourselves. Torture is NOT reliable. People will make stuff up just to stop it.

His cry for more military spending while we already spend many times more on it than any other nation will only assure the continuance of waste while maintaining a failing empire. It should be cut along with all the other government programs. However, one person reminded me that Trump mostly wants to end government cronyism--that is, forcing contracts on the military they don't want while not providing them with the equipment they really need. This was a good point. He has also repeatedly expressed his desire to treat our veterans better and that's commendable.

His pounding the table about how much he likes the police sounds good, but too many of our police have been militarized and trained to terrorize citizens. He's so far removed from that experience that perhaps just doesn't know. The police now intimidate, shoot first and ask questions later. They routinely shoot dogs and shake down citizens for money. His support for the NSA and the Patriot Act? I can’t support that. If there’s one thing I can support the most, it’s Trump’s statement that he will audit the Federal Reserve. This has become an imperative. Cruz wants to end the IRS and I wish Trump would come out and say the same.

Let’s hope Trump begins to act more presidential and stops reacting so much to the desperate insults. That’s difficult to do because the GOP is tossing everything at him now including a dirty kitchen sink and Trump is used to pushing back. Newt Gingrich recently came out and expressed what's really going on: Trump is NOT part of the insider elite club. He's not a Bilderberg member and hasn't attended the Bohemian Grove. Unlike Hillary, he doesn't take his orders from the CFR. He's not controllable and that terrifies the plutocrats running both parties. This is the main reason I like Trump.

Let’s hope Trump really can somehow make America great again.

BG

Super Tuesday Express

Trump won as predicted and at first it looked like he might sweep all the states except Texas, which is Cruz’s home state. Cruz actually took Oklahoma too, as well as Alaska. Rubio won his first primary—Minnesota.

Rubio sure does like to repeat himself. I heard him call Trump a ‘con man’ at least a dozen times Tuesday night. Trump may be saying the populist things people want to hear. Is he sincere? I guess we’ll find out once he’s elected. However, we do know that con men already populate both parties. HIllary Clinton in particular has a lot of experience with tricking people. She and her rapist husband are both grifters who will lie through their teeth to gain power and money. During her victory speech she croaked that we all need to be more ‘kind and loving.’ Sure, Hillary. Is that how you acted when you yelled at secret service men to 'pick up your f___ing bags?' Was it kindness that made you torment your hubbie’s female victims? Was it love that let prompted you to let people die in Benghazi? Was leaving a murdered Vince Foster in a park an act of love on your part? Was it kind of you to accuse an innocent and devoted man of graft so you could move your own people into the travel office? (Travelgate). It amazes me how Hillary manages to find adoring voters. Don’t people even research this woman?

I get a lot of good ideas for cartoons and many unfortunately go un-drawn because I don’t have enough time. I decided to draw this one. The 'Trump Train' has the momementum after Super Tuesday.

Ben Garrison

GrrrGraphics Site is Being Redesigned

Just a note to let everyone know that our main site, www.grrrgraphics.com, is under construction. A friend of ours in Seattle has offered to help us out and make it more interesting. The site will have more links, features and even a store from which we will sell prints, t-shirts, mugs and other cool stuff.

A big thanks to Cory and Tina for making this happen.

Thank you for your patience and stay tooned!

Ben

http://grrrgraphics.com/index.html

The Common Sense Post Podcast

I've had many interviews lately and this one was recorded this morning. Here it is:

http://www.commonsensepost.net/2016/02/27/politics-with-ben-garrison-common-sense-interview/

Supporting alternative media on the Internet is important and there are many new voices coming online to speak out against statist corruption. Hurrah!

--Ben Garrison

You're Hitler!

Establishment Republicans are 'outing' themselves when faced with the prospect of Trump becoming the nominee. Glenn Beck, not content to attack Trump himself, has begun lambasting Trump supporters as 'brown shirts.' Yes, we've all heard it before. When they scream that Trump is "Hitler," you know they've reached the silly stage.

People throw out the word 'racist,' 'sexist, 'bigot' so much these days that it really no longer has any effect. Usually people using those words can't or won't debate the facts.

I remember watching Bill Maher's show some time ago. Trump had entered the race and they dismissed him with a chuckle. His panel all thought he stood no chance. Then, when he gained momentum, they began laughing at it. Now we've reached the anger stage. "He's Hitler!!" Next they will be resigned to President Trump. A quick cartoon showing Glenn Beck, who is currently in the anger stage:

Glenn Beck has jumped the shark. He's now silly and irrelevant.

I disagree with many of Trump's positions, but it warms my heart to see him crush the Republican establishment--the same old corrupt neocon, globalist bullshit artists who stole primaries from Ron Paul. Ron didn't complain. He should have. Trump is now getting even. The establishment is getting its comeuppance. Lindsey Graham, who supported Jeb, yesterday said the GOP has gone 'batshit crazy.' Nope. It's YOU who is batshit crazy, Lindsey...and many conservatives are fed up with your ilk.

Meanwhile, Trump expressed some jocularity as he made fun of the establishment's candidate, Rubio. (Jeb having failed miserably and embarrassingly). Rubio tends to choke and sweat under pressure. So I dashed out this cartoon as well...

The Great Wall of Trump

Donald Trump not only wants a wall on our southern border, he IS a wall. He’s a wall that will keep out some rigged, establishment candidate from reaching the White House. Bush spent an incredible amount of money, but performed miserably. He hit his head on the Trump wall, and now he’s seen the futility of his actions. The globalists, including the Pope, couldn’t stop Trump. Fox News and the establishment media also failed. The more he’s attacked, the more people seem to like him. 

Trump’s campaign is built like a brick wall. It’s nice to see the corrupt insiders—the king makers within the Republican party—bang their collective heads in frustration.

Obama the Undertaker

Obama won't attend Scalia's funeral, so technically he's not the undertaker, but he  is a gravedigger. If he's able to push though his gun-grabbing nominee, then it could mean RIP America.

This is a dark and gloomy cartoon that befits the mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of Antonin Scalia. At the very least, it’s inexcusable that there was no autopsy. There’s also a distinct possibility that, like Breitbart, Tom Clancy and Michael Hastings, he was assassinated. Now, conveniently, Obama will install someone who will help push his globalist agenda.

Will the Republicans delay the appointment? I have my doubts. They’ve caved into Obama’s demands in the past. Welcome to the corrupt, criminal world of mobster fascism lead by the central bankers. Rest in peace liberty and the Republic.

The undertaker may as well bury the Constitution along with Scalia. After all, he’s not using it. 

--Ben Garrison

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Republican Debate Highlight: Rubio the Robot (RuBot)

This was the funniest moment and it cost Rubio the debate. A forceful Christie pointed out Rubio’s pre-programmed repetitions and then he pulled the plug. ‘RuBot' may need an upgrade from Microsoft. —Ben Garrison

Yes, I'm still a Libertarian

For the record, I don't support any one candidate and I reserve the right to criticize any of them. Sure, I like Rand Paul and I'm sorry he didn't do better. He's one of the few candidates who want to audit and end the corrupt Federal Reserve.

I like to draw Trump because he's shaking up the establishment and he's not afraid of the opprobrious tyranny known as 'political correctness.' He's also fun to draw. The establishment hates him and that makes me want to like him, but I disagree with him on several issues.

I like Gary Johnson even though I disagree with his open borders approach. That may be the free market in action, but it also can lead to balkanization and parallel societies and such division inevitably leads to strife, crime and conflict.

I've lost some friends both on the left, the right and even some Libertarians. Why? Because I may not be seen to be in exact alignment with their views. We should all be able to remain friends regardless--otherwise reasonable debate isn't possible. For example, I remain friends with a retired math teacher who lives in the Northeast. He's a Bernie Sanders supporter. I can understand his reasoning and I respect his opinion. I even like Bernie. (I despise the criminal Clintons). Sanders sees the wealth continuing to gravitate into the hands of a very few while the middle class is vanishing. I don't think socialism will work, but at least Sanders seems sincere in his commitment to help the poor and middle class. He was also one of the few to call out Ben Bernanke in Congress (along with Ron Paul). In fact, despite their ideological differences, Paul also respects Sanders.

20 ISSUES REVIEWED (I reserve my right to change my mind about anything!)

1. Immigration
Keep it legal. Enforce the laws. Build the wall if necessary. It's not racist to want the law enforced. If we get to pick and choose which laws to follow, then I choose to ignore the IRS. If there are no borders and we invite anyone in the world to come here without having to adhere to commonality in law (Constitution) or language (English), then there will be no country. Just a jumble of little countries and endless conflict. Importing millions of undocumented aliens is a recipe for disaster. It's especially wrong for Obama to allow in millions of young, militant Islamists...many of whom could be ISIS terrorists. Seems to me he wants to change America into a Muslim country considering how he bows and scrapes to Islam. Sure, many Muslims are peaceful, but many immigrants consider their culture superior to western culture. Until their attitude changes, there will be strife.

2. Torture
Trump said in the debate tonight that he wanted 'more torture!' You're wrong about this, Mr. Trump. Torture is unreliable. The victim will say anything to avoid it and thus render it unreliable. I hope you change your mind about it. It's morally wrong and if the government approves torture for others it's just a matter of time before it's used against U.S. Citizens. Look at the ranchers in Oregon. They were labeled 'terrorists' and subjected to cruel and unusual punishment. Another was also labeled a 'terrorist.' He was executed in the snow without due process.

3. The Patriot Act
Abolish it.

4. The NSA
Abolish it.

5. The TSA
Abolish it.

6. The Federal Reserve
Abolish it. Abolish the Gestapo IRS, too. At least Cruz says he wants to do that.

7. Common Core
Abolish it.

8. Obamacare
Abolish it.

9. War on Drugs
End it. Legalize all drugs. Stop sending drug abusers to corporate 'for profit' prisons.

10. Militarized Police
Demilitarize them. Jettison the scary black Nazi outfits. Return to blue for police and tan for sheriffs. Stop shooting people while claiming self-defense. Fight crime, not harass and collect (or steal) money from motorists. Be respectful toward citizens of all races and creeds. Weed out the corruption and those who don't follow the Constitution. Jail those who abuse citizens.

11. Second Amendment
Shall not be infringed. Ignore presidential 'orders.'

12. Nuclear power
Shut it down completely, It's WAY too dangerous for mankind. 1 gram of cesium turned into gas could render an entire square mile uninhabitable for centuries. It's not worth the risk just so a few corporations can gain short-term profits. Fukushima is the biggest problem, not 'climate change.'

13. Global warming, er 'climate change'
The climate is always changing, but most of it is bullshit designed to bring in a 'carbon tax' to line the globalists' pockets. Al Gore wants to be paid. His mansion on the coast has a big carbon footprint and he needs to pay his electric bill.

14. Snowden: Criminal or Whistle-Blowing hero? 
Hero. C'mon, Trump--you're wrong about this one, too.

15. War
Avoid foreign entanglements. Get out of the Mideast. Develop our own resources. stop the war mongering. Stop creating endless blowback.

16. Government
Don't trust it. Some worship the Feddle Gubmint. I don't.

17. North Korea
Get China to rein them in. Trump is right about this one.

18. Terrorism
J'ever notice how they're calling Constitutionalists and Oath Keepers 'terrorists' now? Just another step toward the police state.

19. Forced vaccinations, chemtrails, fluoride in public water, GMO foods
Stop all of it!

20. Hate speech
Denounce the virulent strains (people screaming for murder of people based on their race and religion). Denounce libel and impersonation--that kind of hate speech is definitely not free--it is very costly to some. We need to police ourselves and elevate the discourse. Otherwise government will decide what we can and cannot say. Nowadays hate speech accusations are being affixed to those who merely question 'climate change' or mass immigration from Muslim countries.

--Ben Garrison

Are NeoCons Rigging the Primaries Again?

Cruz won and Trump, according to FoxNews, lost. Trump took the 2nd place standing with grace, but he lost mostly because of the surprising surge by Rubio. How can a candidate polling much lower only hours before, and then suddenly garner an impressive score? Could it be that Rubio and the Republican Establishment had a little help from one of their 'open borders' corporations? It may be so much hullaballoo, but I've seen the NeoCons steal primaries before (from Ron Paul).

Ranchers are FED up

When the EPA ‘accidentally’ released 3 million gallons of toxic sludge from an abandoned mine, nobody went to jail. Yet when the Hammonds accidentally burned a miniscule amount of government land in Oregon, it was called ‘arson.’ They were convicted, but then Big Guv wanted a harsher sentence. A federal judge imposed the maximum sentence, thus violating the ‘double jeopardy’ clause in the Constitution. 

‘Big Guv’ owns 53 percent of the land in Oregon as well as 60 percent of Alaska and 85 percent of Nevada, the Bundy’s home state. The ranchers in Oregon have been harassed for a long time by the federal government, which does not have a Constitutional right to the land they control:

Article I, Section 8, Clause 17 of the U.S. Constitution outlines how much land the federal government is allowed to own and for what purpose. It outlines a need for a federal capital (Washington, D.C.) and allows for the government to possess lands to administrate and maintain a military presence. It reads:

To exercise exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever, over such District (not exceeding ten Miles square) as may, by Cession of particular States, and the Acceptance of Congress, become the Seat of the Government of the United States, and to exercise like Authority over all Places purchased by the Consent of the Legislature of the State in which the Same shall be, for the Erection of Forts, Magazines, Arsenals, dock-Yards, and other needful Buildings . . .

To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.

The states should have jurisdiction—not the federal government. Then again, Big Guv routinely ignores the Constitution and does what it likes. That’s the tyranny under which we live. The courts, the mainstream media, and the various Fed agencies are all in lockstep.

I couldn’t believe all the negative sentiment hurled at the ranchers who protested. Message boards were filled with people demanding Big Guv to squash the ’terrorists.’ These men were fighting for the Constitution after all other means failed. They are heros who are portrayed as greedy landowners. No! It’s Big Guv who is greedy. He owns most of the land and wants more!

Perhaps you think the Fed’s holdings belong to ‘We the People?’ Try going onto the land and see what happens--if you can find access. Increasingly, the government has been blocking such access. It’s Big Guv’s and the globalists' land. If you do manage to get on ‘our' land, you’ll be harrassed with fees and fines. The ranchers own some land and have for quite some time, but Big Guv wants that, too.

It’s all part of Agenda 21. Don’t like it? Want to push back because all other means are rigged against you? Get ready to be labeled a ‘terrorist.’ Get ready to be shot in the head. Forget about due process.

--Ben Garrison

COMMENT FROM A PATREON MEMBER:

Right on, Ben! I would just add—and this is critical—that that arson charge against the Hammonds was "terroristic" arson. Funny how "terrorism" morphed from the farcical account of Muslims hijacking commercial jetliners and plowing them into skyscrapers to matters like asserting a common law right to travel, championing the US Constitution, and accidents like those committed by the Hammonds. That was the intent all along, though: to swivel inwards a massive anti-terror apparatus initially pointing outwards, directed against any who would oppose the coming tyranny here in the U.S. —J.D.

The Trump Tamers

I remember watching a debate in which McCain couldn't help but laugh at Ron Paul. McCain's contemptuousness made me very angry, but he was low in the polls and I didn't think he had much of a chance. I was wrong. McCain was smug because he knew it was in the bag. The Rove-led neocons who controlled the GOP made sure 'their guy' began winning primaries. They rigged elections to make sure Ron Paul didn't win.

Now they want to do the same against Trump and they are failing. Their men, Jeb and Rubio, aren't faring well. It remains to be seen if they can again steal primaries from their smoke-filled back rooms. There are a lot of people like me who are fed up with the Clinton and Bush machines. The donkey and elephant clichés now have competition: A lion.

--Ben Garrison

UPDATE: The original of this cartoon is available on eBay and I'm very pleasantly surprised by how much it has been bid up. Wow! My original cartoons are drawn on a large sheet of cold pressed bristol board. I lay down a pencil sketch and then ink it in. After the pencil lines are erased, I scan the cartoon to the computer and color it in Photoshop. A few tweaks and changes are made in Photoshop. So when I sell originals, they must be first hand-colored. The response has been excellent--every one of them has been sold on eBay. The auction ends soon and this one is setting a record. Hurrah!

TRUMP TAMER ORIGINAL FOR SALE ON EBAY

Hillary's Shadow

Considering the snow piling up on the east coast, I thought I'd publish this cartoon early. Groundhog Day is supposed to determine whether or not we're in for a long winter.

If Hillary is elected, we'll get that long winter. She's a lying criminal who should be in prison. She may instead be rewarded with the presidency because after all, she's in a caste that is 'above the law.' If she did acknowledge her own shadow, she'd probably be proud of it.

Build the Wall Trump Shirt

A new t-shirt featuring Trump and the wall. A country isn't a country if there are no borders. It's time to enforce the law. People coming to this country must do it legally. There's nothing racist about that.

https://teespring.com/build-the-trump-wall

ALSO....a shirt with the portrait only.

https://teespring.com/unstumpable-trump

Citizen Cattle

Would you like to own one of my original cartoons? Here's your chance. 'Citizen Cattle' is available on eBay.

My cartoons are done in black in white and scanned into Photoshop--where I color them. Therefore, this original is also hand-colored. By me.

Thanks to all of those who have bought my prints, t-shirts and original toons (especially one guy--you know who you are!). Purchases such as these (and help from my Patreon members) really makes a difference.


--Ben Garrison

UPDATE: It has been sold...but there will be more.

New York Values

Ted Cruz had nothing to lose by criticizing Trump’s so-called “New York values.” Perhaps he thought it would make him look less like a big city poltician to the farmers in Iowa. Trump may have made too much of it, but it added spice to an already good debate. It’s just too bad Rand Paul was left out. Surely he should be there ahead of Kasich and the round man, Christie. Rand wants to audit the Federal Reserve and he made time to vote on the bill, unlike Cruz. Even Bernie Sanders found the time to vote to audit the Fed. C’mon Cruz…if you really want to appear presidential, start talking about auditing and then ending the corrupt Federal Reserve!

—Ben Garrison

Trump t-shirt

By popular demand, here's another t-shirt featuring Trump and his many expressions. It's fun to draw Trump.

https://teespring.com/donald-trump-icons-dark-s-4227

Here is the t-shirt shop where all shirts can be viewed:

https://teespring.com/stores/grrrgraphics-t-shirts

T-shirts Available!

NEW: T-shirts are now available in various sizes and colors. Please click here. I had been using 'Zazzle,' but I only make a tiny royalty from each sale there. On this site, they are more equitable. I plan on adding to the stock as I draw more cartoons!--BG

https://teespring.com/stores/grrrgraphics-t-shirts

ObamaGun

My cartoon already has plenty of labels, so I will keep this short. “SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED.”

Feel free to ignore all of Obama’s illegal dictates.

—Ben Garrison

GrrrGraphics on the Internet Sea

A cartoon to start the new year.

One of our Patreon supporters suggested I draw a cartoon showing me fishing for ideas on the Internet Sea--so I did! In 2015 we put the trolls behind us. Notice the 'Trumpback whale!' 2016 is a wave of endless cartoon possibilities. Stay tuned!

ALSO...a new coffee mug: "OBAMA TEARS"

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Happy New Year

It looks like the old neocon fake conservatives running the Republican party will continue to lose their grip in 2016. That's good!

No more Bushes. No more Clintons.