Posted by:
steve benson
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Date: January 13, 2017 04:32AM
Recently, I received this opening-salvo from a grievously wrought individual who had decided to give his digital vocal chords a workout. His wife also joined in as hubby's loyal combatant.
The Complainer's initial missive was subject-lined, “shame on you,” but from there immediately went to all caps:
“BENSON . . .
“FOR ME AS A EX SPECIAL NAVAL WARFARE PERSON WHO HAD 6 TRIPS TO NAM . . . AND . . . WENT THROUGH SEAL TRAINING . . . I TAKE YOUR CARTOONS AS A SLAP IN THE FACE . . . . YOU SAY YOU’RE AN AMERICAN BULL, TO ME YOUR NOTHING BUT A COMMIE LEFTIST WHO SAYS HE IS A SOLID CITIZEN OF AMERICA. . . . I ONLY HOPE SOME DAY I WILL BE IN A PLACE WHERE YOUR EATING OR HAVING A DRINK SO I CAN TELL YOU OFF TO YOUR FACE . . . I YOU’RE . . . IN A POSITION TO PUT PEOPLE DOWN AND GET AWAY WITH IT. . . . LIKE I SAID I HOPE TO HAVE THE PLEASURE SOME DAY TO MEET UP WITH YOU FACE TO FACE SO I CAN EXPRESS MY FEELINGS ABOUT A COMMUNIST LEFTIST WHO IN MY OPINION IS A DISGRACE TO A GOOD PROFESSION."
--My response:
“ . . . I am entitled to my opinion . . .”
[I refrained from informing him that I was not the “AMERICAN BULL” he had described me as but did add the following]:
“As a former cop, I am not impressed by your capital-letter screaming or by your invocation of patriotism. . . . .
“The cartoon at least touched your nerve, if not your heart.”
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--The Complainer’s reply:
“Like I said your a nut I look at your cartoons every day so I know what type of a shallow person you must be. You would have lasted 1 day in seal training your an ex cop I'd love to know where you finished in your class but then again that why you a carton guy.”
[NOTE: I think the complainer meant to say, “cartoon guy," not "carton guy."]
--My response:
”Since you asked, I finished top in my police academy class . . .
“ . . ., [I]t appears that you wouldn’t last a day in cartoon training. Only certain people can handle it.”
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--The Complainer’s reply:
--“What r you some kind of a nut like your cartoons . . . [Y]ou . . . is shallow like your cartoons. HA HA Pitting that Muslim [Obama] in a great mans chair [Lincoln’s] in the wire house. That's what's wrong with America muslim democrats like you. LOL"
[NOTE: I think the Complainer meant to say “Putting that Muslim in the White House,” not “Pitting that Muslim . . . in the wire house.”]
--My response:
“ . . . I am neither a Democrat or a Muslim, . . . being the officially-registered non-party-affilliated voter that I am. . . .
“Please note [in your] your text . . . where you launched into an all-caps screed . . . while making . . . claims that are demonstrably false. At least now you’ve toned things down to normal upper and lower case; Please try to keep things in perspective. It’s a cartoon. Yet, you scream and call me names over it.
“As to your false assertions, Obama is not a Muslim, but even if he were, the U.S. Constitution (Article Vi, Section 3) specifically prohibits any religious oath or test for holding federal office.”
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--The Complainer’s Wife also decided to jump into the fray to join her Complaining Husband:
“I would love to add my comment to you as [his] wife. I am not college educated like you and [my husband], however I do have a mind of my own. What I can't understand is, how do you and all your other dems, including my brother and sister in law, do not see [that] Obama] is a Muslim who has single handedly destroyed our country, and lost the respect of the world world. . . ., and [has] increased Muslim terrorists in this country , , , !!!
“Please forgive me if I think you and people like you are ignorant. Your suppose to be a good human being but your full of hate for a good American father. the day I see some type of compassion out of you I might get some respect for you and the cartoons.”
--My response to the Complainer’s Wife:
“You’re screaming at me with multiple exclamation points—all over a cartoon. This is America. Benjamin Franklin was an editorial cartoonist for his own newspaper, the Pennysylvania Gazette. The Brits were screaming at him all the time.
“If you are, as you claim to be [i.e., the Complainer’s] wife, then please avail yourself of the Article and Section of the U.S. Constitution that I cited for his benefit--the one which specifically prohibits the imposition of religious oaths or tests for the holding of any federal office (which would include the office of the U.S. presidency).”
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--The Complainer then waded back in with a reply:
“Like I said cartoon man your not worth it your . . . a very little man. Can't wait to see your cartoon of hate from you tomorrow god help people like you so full of hate."
--My final response:
“I believe this ‘dialogue’ initiated from your end has run its course. Thanks for writing and have a good day."
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HIT IT!:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8StG4fFWHqgEdited 6 time(s). Last edit at 01/13/2017 11:04PM by steve benson.