McGruder 's comic strip was a lightning rod for criticism since it debuted in 1999 , with newspapers consigning it to editorial sections , or suspending the run of the strip altogether . Favored targets of '' The Boondocks '' include BET , Condoleezza Rice , Whitney Houston , Bill Cosby , Vivica A. Fox , and black conservative commentator Larry Elder '' . McGruder has often attacked Elder in the comic strip as well as the television series . In response , Elder published an opinion piece in which he created the " McGruder , " an award for statements made by black public figures that Elder considers " dumb , " " vulgar , " and/or " offensive . " McGruder said in a 2002 keynote address at the July 12 – 14 , 2002 H2K2 conference that he believed that President George W. Bush was involved with the September 11 attacks : He visited Cuba , meeting Fidel Castro with California Rep. Barbara Lee . Later , during a 2003 reception hosted by '' The Nation '' , McGruder offended many attendees by defiantly expressing his support for Ralph Nader 's 2000 presidential bid . McGruder endured heckling and walkouts as he defended his commitment to left-wing causes , including , he claimed , calling Condoleezza Rice a " mass-murderer " to her face during the 2002 NAACP A long-standing feud with Black Entertainment Television provided McGruder with material both for his strip and the animated series . Two episodes of the second season of '' The Boondocks '' , " The Hunger Strike " and " The Uncle Ruckus Reality Show " , were never broadcast in the United States due to possible legal action against Cartoon Network 's parent company Time Warner by Viacom ( BET 's parent company , also the owners of Cartoon Network rival Nickelodeon and Comedy Central ) because of satirization of BET ; however , they resurfaced for television airplay weeks later in Canada and were included in the DVD release . ( The episodes depict BET as an evil media empire plotting the destruction of black people . ) By 2005 and , McGruder was residing in Los Angeles with his three dogs : Remix , Retro , and Hooligan .
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
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