Category: Beartoons

  • Editorial Cartoon: Obama isn’t Muslim

    Editorial Cartoon: Obama is not Muslim

    I rarely have a cartoon on the back burner but this one I originally drew two weeks ago when a poll was released that now 18% of Americans believe that President Barack Obama is Muslim versus his self-professed Christianity. 

    The absurdity of this pushed me to draw the above as it is like saying anyone that is circumcised is Jewish. 

    (My wife got the joke immediately but then wondered if some might take offense as if I was implying that Jewish men may not be endowed.  I told her I hadn’t heard that stereotype and besides aren’t there many Jewish men in porn including  including Seymour Butts and Ron Jeremy?)

  • Duncan Caricature

    As promised, the winner of my Facebook fan challenge was Duncan of Madhatters.  Here is the finished piece and here is Duncan in his original glory.

    Hope you enjoy it.  Dunc, I’ll have a print out to you later this week.  If there is enough interest, maybe I’ll repeat the contest in the next couple months.

  • Strip Clubs and Ground Zero Editorial Cartoon

    Strip Club at Ground Zero Cartoon

    Props to our old friend Dan McGinley (who has since quit blogging) but is still lurking around the blogosphere.  He came up with this gem about all the “Hallowed” businesses surrounding Ground Zero in New York.

    I believe the strip club is the Pussycat Lounge and the horse betting is definitely near as well.  I made up the Checks Cash place but who knows if there is one there.  My joke is that you know your neighborhood has gone down hill when it gets a check cash place and a dollar store.

    Thanks Dan!

  • Banana Lover’s Day Cartoon

    Bearman Cartoon Banana Lovers Day

    Normally a joke this bad would fit under the category of “Rejected Reader’s Digest Cartoons” but today happens to be National Banana Lover’s Day (no Susi NOT what you are thinking).  Interesting though, according to this list of food holidays, I did miss a golden opportunity for a cartoon on August 3 AKA  “Grab Some Nuts Day” 

    Oh and if you don’t get the joke in today’s cartoon, please ask a 3rd grader to explain it to you.

    To celebrate Banana Lover’s Day, some other cartoonists have done their own take on a Banana Gag.  Check them out and tell ’em who sent you.

  • Always a Critic

    Muppet Old Guys - Statler and Waldorf

    A group of cartoony folks do something on twitter called #tuesdaysketch whereby someone sends out a topic and people sketch a cartoon under the theme.  

    This week the topic was “muppets”.  Sometimes I wish I could be as honest and Waldorf and Statler. Check out all the entries at the Flickr Group.

    Come back Friday for something I am postive will “A-Peel” to you.

  • Dr Laura and Free Speech Cartoon

    Bearman Cartoons Dr Laura Free Speech

    Today’s editorial cartoon was inspired by national radio host, Dr. Laura Schlessinger, who announced on Larry King last week that she was going to quit her show at the end of her contract (in four months) because she felt her free speech was being limited.  Seems few would accept her apology on the air for not only dropping the n-bomb multiple times during a call but actually told a black female caller that maybe she shouldn’t have married outside her race if she was “hypersensitive about color and don’t have a sense of humor.”

    Now one thing I agree with Dr. Laura in her announcement to Larry King was when she used the phrase, “Debate don’t Eradicate” when it comes to speech you don’t believe in.  I think people tend to focus too much on what everyone else is doing and not enough on dealing with their own racist beliefs.  So if I can call you out as a racist before you can do it to me, I win because no one wants to defend themselves after being called a racist.

    HOWEVER,

    A.  Read the transcript of the call.  Not once did the caller ever get to finish any point because Dr. L constantly cut her off and didn’t listen to her entire example or point.  I get that radio hosts have to move things quickly but don’t complain about having your speech limited when you are in the power position.

    B.  READ the TRANSCRIPT.  The arrogance that some people have that they assume with the power the hold.  Oh my.

    C.  She was planning on not extending her contract prior to this incident.  So this just looks like grandstanding to me.

    D.  She mentioned to Larry that even without radio she still has her website, podcasts, YouTube, books (and not mentioned were her speaking engagements) so is her speech really being limited?

    E. Just because you have a 1st Amendment right to Free Speech in the United States, do NOT mean I can’t have an opposing opinion.  Yet people only think Free Speech applies to themselves and not the other guy.

  • Mosque “at” Ground Zero Cartoon

    This was actually based on a conversation I had with someone about the proposed Mosque to be built a few blocks from Ground Zero in New York.  Unfortunately, as the media tends to do, they keep referring to the proposed center as the Mosque AT Ground Zero.  When I asked the person if they would be OK if the Mosque were built a few blocks away, she said yes.  I said, “well that’s the plan anyway”.  Then she backtracked and came up with more reasons why it shouldn’t be built.  To which I replied, “How far is far enough?”.

    Matt Sledge of the Huffington Post did a nice article that showcased that you can’t see the proposed site from Ground Zero and even if you came via the subway, you would have to go out of your way to see the Mosque.  So for all the arguments against it, which I am open to discussing, can we at least agree that the Mosque will not be AT Ground Zero?

    For those concerned about the impact of a sixteen story Mosque that close to ground zero, I have a simple solution.    Build a seventeen story Synagogue and an eighteen story Church right next door.

  • The Expendables Cartoon

    The Expendables Cartoon

    Today folks is a special treat.  As I typically struggle with just one caricature in a cartoon, this week I had FOUR.

    Sylvester Stallone’s new movie, The Expendables, was released on Friday.  It’s both a whos who and a whos that of action films.  The main guy in this cartoon is former Everybody Hates Chris dad, Terry Crews.  Before that show (and to some of you now) he is one of those “That Guys” in Hollywood where you might not know his name but you definitely have seen him in plenty of movies including the classic “White Chicks”.

    But as I got to thinking about the other cast, they are known for either being misunderstood, monotone or mumbling their lines.

    – Stallone – Mumbler
    – Arnold Schwarzenegger – Misunderstood
    – Li – Mumbler (and sometimes Misunderstood)
    – Roarke – Mumbler and Misunderstood
    – Jason Statham – Monotone
    – Dolph Lundgren – Misunderstood
    – Randy Coutoure – A who’s that unless you are a UFC fan (and I have never heard him talk)
    – Stone Cold Steve Austin – A who’s that unless you are a Wrestling fan (but he has great mic skills)

    So I could see Crews in this movie saying he wasn’t expendable as even the enemy needs him to interpret what these other guys are saying.  Yet I love all these guys movies because I am an action junky.  Though I think they should have included Richard Roundtree.

    Side note:  See those buttons below.  If you like something I do, vote it up.  If you use reddit or digg and are signed in (assuming it has been posted to either) all you need to do is click the up arrow or thumb it up.  Thanks!

  • The Taco Truck of the Future

    Bearman Cartoon Wired Magazine Taco Truck of the Future

    This cartoon was inspired by Wired Magazine.  Each month in their issue they ask readers to consider what different products will look like in the future.   Then, they combine all the most popular elements into a feature on the final page.

    This month they asked what the Taco Truck of the Future would look like in 2025.  When you combine mystery taco meat and rolling food carts, I don’t think this truck should wait that long.  They need to start production right away.

    So help me out and upvote it on their site.  They don’t make it easy to find my entry but here is what you need to do.

    1.  Go to this page on Wired.com

    2.  Scroll down to the entries and by “Show Entries that are” select “new”

    3.  You should see my cartoon as one of the first.  Depending on your screen settings you may need to scroll the box right to see the arrows. 

    4.  Click the up arrow and viola….er voila (or for you non french  Wa Lah!)

  • Editorial Cartoon: Cincinnati raises Parking Meter Rates

    8 7 10 Bearman Cartoon Parking Meter Rate Increase

    Two things happened this past week in Cincinnati.  First council approved a controversial plan to build a street car in the city.  I’m not going into the good and bad of it per se but once again Cincinnati tries to follow plans of other cities to promote tourism while never seeming to lead the way.  One reason it is controversial is because opponents say that fares will not cover the cost to operate the streetcar and the city will continually have to pony up money to keep it in business.

    Secondly, they decided to double the parking rates in downtown from $1 per hour to $2 per hour.  While not New York pricing, this is one of the highest in a 250 mile radius.  On top of it they increased the rates for city garages.  So let’s see…what was the plan to bring more people downtown?

    What stuff does your city do that you question?