Re: Your Comic on Charles Johnson

Brooklyn, NY

On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 11:48 PM, <ghost@christmasghost.com> wrote:

Barrett,
No problems, I understood the minute I saw the "Mr.Ghost" that
there was merely a misunderstanding.I too have a very disorganized inbox
thanks to 'to much to do' as I'm sure you are experiencing also.
Frankly I am surprised that an accomplished man such as yourself would
say, to quote you, "I admire Johnson for taking a stand against those whom

he deems to be in the wrong."

Frankly the operative phrase there is "he deems". Last time I checked
Charles was neither a God nor especially intuitive.....let's not confuse a
raging ego and paranoia with intuition. Perhaps it's what you want to hear
because of your established political beliefs, but it still doesn't make
him right.
My personal experience with Charles was quite unpleasant. I found him to
be shockingly narcissistic and idiotic and, frankly I found it surprising
to say the least.It certainly didn't live up to the hype.
Now about Mr. McCain....why is it that no one that makes these claims
ever links the evidence of it to their "claims"? It's very easy to call
someone a racist [sadly] however the actual description of a racist is
quite different from what way too many people have been throwing around
lately. For instance Charles ,I'm sure, would be considered a racist
merely for disagreeing with Obama....if he ever did.That's all it takes
in today's world.....which I find quite disturbing and sad.
It demeans what people have actually suffered under real racism and
instead turns a "sticks and stones" moment into a drama.....a racial
drama. Which is such good cover for some really disturbing and dishonest
behavior on the part of our politicians.
Can you honestly say that you would have been comfortable with Bush using
these same techniques?
Of course not.....no decent person would.
And then you really go off the rails with this comment which I truly hope
you will reconsider: "I have actually bothered to look into the evidence

whereas you have not, and I suspect that you wouldn't care even if you
had."

And you are upset with me and/or TFMo for teasing Johnson? You just
accused me [or him] quite unfairly, I might add, of being either a racist
or a racist sympathizer.
I am a member of the DAR, does this mean that to you I am anti British?
Isn't all of this labeling rather silly and pointless in the end? Charles
has made his bed all by himself, no one forced him to start stabbing
people in the back with whom he formerly enjoyed mutual ties of respect.
If his issues with people were actually based on reality and not
political expediency then everyone could and would take him seriously.
But as it is they are not...he is merely being a parasite. The old dog
died , time to jump on the new one.
And it isn't working in case you haven't noticed.
The old saying that "you sleep with dogs you get fleas" comes to mind,
only in this case i would advise you to step away from the carcass
formerly known as LGF before you find yourself wearing a pleather "biker"
vest with a lizard logo on the back.......
In the end I can say that I follow one important rule and I have found
that you really can never go wrong with it: "It's not who is right...it's
what's right."
Think about that and then examine Charles' behavior...you seem like a
decent man and I would be surprised if you did not reconsider your
position.
And as for the art work, I am also an artist and trust me, you just don't
do that to someone's art.....it's pretty common knowledge.
Regards, Ghost

Ghost-
> I just realized that you're a different person than the fellow who did
the
> cartoon, as well as a female. Apologies for the mix-up; I've got a very
disorganized inbox over here.
>
> At any rate, good luck with your campaign against me. Let me know if you
need any material.
>
> Thanks,
>

> Barrett Brown
>
> On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 4:39 PM, Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com>
wrote:

>
>> Mr. Ghost-
>> Obviously, you have every right to say anything you'd like about me,
and
>> you may publish this correspondence as well if you think that my act of
parodying your cartoon constitutes some great crime against art or
civility
>> or whatever it is that you think I am guilty of and are of the opinion
that
>> this exchange will help to support whatever contention you're trying to
make. I hope you'll publish the entire exchange, though - if I'm truly
in
>> the wrong, the full context will help your case.
>> But I am truly astonished that you think the act of parodying someone's
work is some unconventional or evil thing. Let me walk you through this
one
>> more time:
>> 1. You did a cartoon making fun of Charles Johnson, which is of course
your
>> right.
>> 2. I considered the cartoon to be ridiculously unfair and frankly
misleading insomuch as that McCain is very clearly a white supremacist
(and
>> not particularly funny insomuch as that it hinges largely on Johnson
being,
>> like, a baby who wets his baby diaper).
>> 3. I downloaded a copy of your cartoon and altered it in order to turn it
>> into a parody of the situation.
>> 4. I sent a copy of this parody to you, McCain, and Johnson. I did not
profit from it or even publish it, although it would be totally legal
for me
>> to have done so thanks to Fair Use - you know, that legal doctrine
which
>> allows you to take the intellectual property of others, such as Snoopy and
>> the Jawas, and employ them in your own ham-fisted attempt at satire. 5.
You went fucking nuts.
>> Regarding Johnson and McCain - I admire Johnson for taking a stand against
>> those whom he deems to be in the wrong. McCain is clearly in the wrong
-
>> that he wrote for a white supremacist outlet and posted links to the
neo-Nazi site overthrow.com, for instance, constitutes pretty clear
evidence that he is himself a racist. All of the stuff he wrote in
defense
>> of slavery doesn't really help much, either. There is, in addition,
another
>> incident that I have recently discovered and will be revealing soon,
and
>> which goes beyond simply holding distasteful opinions. Suffice to say that
>> am in a better position than you are to characterize the fellow
insomuch
>> as
>> that I have actually bothered to look into the evidence whereas you
have
>> not, and I suspect that you wouldn't care even if you had. At any rate, I
>> take responsibility for the charges I make, as I make these charges
under my
>> own name and expose myself to the consequences. You do not.
>> People such as yourself are not interested in getting things right; you
are
>> interested in getting things done.
>> Regards,
>> Barrett Brown
>> On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 3:39 PM, <ghost@christmasghost.com> wrote:
>>> Barrett,
>>> I realize that you are not an artist, so perhaps you would
>>> have no way of knowing that you just don't take someone's
>>> artwork and deface it...virtually or otherwise.
>>> It's just not done.
>>> Or at the very least, if you feel you must do it, be funny about it. Your
>>> "parody" was pathetic attempt to carry water for a vile and disgusting
little man who wouldn't know the meaning of honesty or decency if it
jumped up and bit him in the ass. And it made me very curious; why
you,
>>> of
>>> all people, would you waste your time and energy carrying water for
Mad
>>> King Charles is beyond me.
>>> Surely the monetary problems at HuffPo would be a more pressing
issue?
>>> Or perhaps you could advance your own career by doing some
>>> investigative
>>> journalism and expose the corruption that is right under your own
nose....
>>> ACORN ring any bells for you?
>>> Journalists like you give the profession a very bad name, and people
>>> are
>>> going to remember this...all of it. People like myself will make sure of
>>> that, and it won't be a difficult job. I realize that since you
weren't
>>> even aware of how crass it is to defile someone's artwork,perhaps you
also aren't aware of the huge backlash that is coming your way....
>>> Perhaps you should spend a little more time worrying about your own
>>> career and less about carrying water for a certifiable idiot.
>>> Just a thought....
>>> Fondly, Ghost
>>> Howdy!
>>> > I liked your recent comic strip, but thought the text could use a
little-reworking. I've attached my version here.
>>> >
>>> > Regards,
>>> >
>>> > Barrett Brown
>>> > Brooklyn, NY
>>> >
>