New York Post Cartoon: Is this ‘Racially Offensive’?

I don’t believe that Obama wrote the bill, let alone read it. This monkey image is directed toward the senate and house democrats. When are people going to get past this race thing? The only people that it really seems to matter to are those that make their living perpetuating this type of c$(p.

I’m far more offended at the actual ‘stimulus’ bill and Al Sharpton’s race-baiting than that silly cartoon.

For once Sharpton is right….Holy Crap! That cartoon was offensive!

It is easily interpreted as racist, and it was very easy, without any prodding from the likes of Al Sharpton, to recognize that this cartoon was going to offend. The WP obviously meant to offend. Shame on them.

The cartoon is offensive and not at all funny. It is racist, violent, and insensitive. It is possible that the cartoonist didn’t realize he was creating something with racial undertones as he was drawing it, but after it was finished, it should have been caught by himself and/or his editors and not printed. Aside from the racial undertones, it is also violent and insensitive to the death of the chimpanzee. Trivializing death in this fashion is just plain wrong!

I’m still laughing at the cartoon that showed O-dumb-ah with the massive ears yesterday and featured on Tappers blog page
Maureen Dowd made fun of “doh” bamas big ears and she got blasted for it lmao too funny

The Policeman, the cartoonist and the writer of this article all are on the same category. Their aim is to click nerves of some people!

I am more offended by the shooting image in the cartoon; whether it was Congress or the POTUS (Bush or Obama)and it is WRONG!!! Humor is supposed to be funny, right?!

Al Sharpton is racially offensive.
I don’t care if it’s racially offensive to some or not. We still live in America where I will continue to believe that, even if you don’t agree with someone’s opinion or viewpoint, you have to respect their right to have it.
If you don’t like the cartoon then don’t look at it! Personally, I took nothing away from that cartoon. I looked at it and didn’t find it funny, offensive or anything. Kind of a dud actually.

Nancy, where do you get the idea that the GOP is racist. The racist GOP are the ones that passed all the civil rights laws – it was the demo’s that fought for segregation! You are simply repeating what you have heard a hundred times from the MSM. Try looking some facts up before just parroting what those who are trying to sway you with lies are saying. The GOP values each individual, not groups.

Amy: “Nancy, where do you get the idea that the GOP is racist.”
Holy cow – you’re serious. You should look up “The Southern Strategy” and count how many of the 40+ black members of Congress are Republican (hint: 0).

YES, OH YES this is racially offensive.
Also, making fun of someone’s ears, etc is offensive. Maybe you have never been the recipient of remarks about part of your body, I have, and It is not funny. Maybe you all should take a look in the mirror – maybe there is something we can joke about one of your features.
Maybe to others this wasn’t offensive, may think its funny, and yes you are entitle to your opinion. Mine is that is incentive.

Enough with the “racism” card already. Touchy, touchy !!!

Before we even address whatever was intended by the cartoon (which, admittedly, I find a little suspect, and I’m not African/American) – here we go with Al Sharpton again! He’s probably the most racist person on the public scene, ALWAYS looking for an opportunity to step on his soapbox, proclaiming that he’s the spokesman for whatever ills (real or imagined) that the black community has had to suffer – and isn’t it WONDERFUL that they have Big Al out there as their champion? Gee, “Reverend” – how’s Tawana Brawley doing lately? He was ALL OVER that situation, screaming his outrage – then, when it was revealed to all have been a sham? Not a word from our outspoken public activist! He dropped her like a rock! Regardless of what this cartoon intends or doesn’t intend, Sharpton serves to degrade the whole discussion – as usual!

Outstanding comment from DEAN – very concise & to the point, really lays it out in simple terms: “Republicans are mentally ill and truly do hate America”. WHAT?!?!?! CLEARY, Dean, your medication hasn’t kicked in yet. Wait until the voices in your head quiet down a bit, then try & post something reasonable & sensible!

Offensive or not, it got publicity. With the 24 hour news cycle now, I think that’s all that matters to a lot of people who draw/write/speak/ broadcast on the radio.
Common sense tells me that this wasn’t the smartest cartoon to print if you want to avoid offending anyone, whether it was intended to, or not.

As context I am a white male from Indiana, and my first gut reaction to that cartoon was to think of the racial connections. If you sit and think about it you can rationalize it otherwise, especially if you do not support the stimulus, but my first reaction was to wince.

I’ve got to agree with LePetomane – cartoonists typically will magnify someone’s more obvious physical aspects (ex: Nixon’s nose, Clinton’s nose & chin) as part of their effort to satirize. I didn’vote for Obama, but he is the President – I don’t find such a cartoon offensive, and I suspect he doesn’t either. You don’t get to a position like he’s in without developing fairly thick skin!

Cliff,
I agree with you. It was in poor taste! I dont think the cartoonist was being malicious.

Nancy, thanks for the research direction. I have only been reading and being lightly involved with politics since Reagan. That strategy seems very at odds with the party I am seeing today.

I am very glad for your sons; however, please think!!! The road and bridge work does not stimulate long term recovery. What does road construction have to do with the housing and banking industry, and jobs in other sectors?
Again, I am happy for your family.

Why can’t we all just get along….

I think Al sharpton needs to get off his soapbox and lighten up.

I took the cartoon on its face as “monkeys wrote the stimulus”.
I liken this to when someone says “any monkey can do that job” or when someone says “A trained monkey could have done a better job”. I took it as an expression, not a racial slam.
I don’t LOOK for things to offend me. It seems that others don’t have the same mindset.
My life is very peaceful by ignoring any possible double entendre that could be interpreted into any situation.
To each his own.

Put away your magnifying glasses and move on.

1) long held Democratic view, we all came from monkeys
2) Obama had little to do with the actual stimulus package, that was Harry and Nancy
3) As an American, the President is wide open to ridicule, so get use to it
4) Al Sharpton is one of the biggest racist and bigot I know

The artist and his editors must have known that the cartoon would push obvious racial hot buttons and that many people would take offense at it. And the Post’s doctrinaire public response suggests that they did in fact know this when they ran it.

Mr. Sharpton has too much time on his hands and needs to….GET A LIFE!

Are you serious? It’s a darn monkey for crying out loud. It’s an old saying “even a monkey could do it” It has nothing to do with race. It implies stupidity.

Al Sharpton is racially offensive.

Reminds me of several people looking at a cloud formation in the sky. Each sees something different in the formations – it’s called an interpretation. Much like the cliche “Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.”
Sharpton reminds me of the baby that crys all the time. In the beginning, the baby got alot of attention. After awhile, people just ignored the crying. Time to ignore Sharpton, bigot that he is, because he’s not getting anymore attention except from other babies!!!

bad taste.. very bad taste…

Ummm we all descended from apes. Get over yourself Sharpton. Anything to get in the papers eh. I think its a clever cartoon, but everyone dissects everything to find something even the most remotely offensive to any group of people.

This is the kind of garbage losers put up because their brains have been fried.

If Sharpton wants to see something racially offense, he should look in the mirror!

The cartoon clearly indicates the authors of the “Stimulus Bill” did no better than an ape could have done. Those who choose to think it is racially directed at President Obama need to be smart enough to realize he DID NOT AUTHOR the bill! How, the, could it be racially directed at him when it is clearly directed at the AUTHORS? One thing that helps perpetuate racism is when racists like Al Sharpton cry wolf any time someone disagrees with them. It minimalizes those times when true racism should be confronted. Does anyone remember Tawana Brawley? Shame on you Al!!

Al Sharpton needs to go away. He is irevelent. Oh thats right he doesnt know how do do anything else.

Pretty funny and obvious for those of us who aren’t waiting to be offended by the next big thing.

The loony-left can dish it out, but it can’t take it.
Leno, SNL, Letterman can throw endless slime attacks at Palin in non-funny “comedy” and they laugh it up. (The loonies probably got a good belly laugh at SNL alleging that Palin’s husband was guilty of incest. Real funny.)
But let somebody poke fun at their messiah, and they come out with their usual, baseless racism, bad-taste, etc, etc charges.
To the loony-left: stop this double standard and lighten-up.

Bad taste for a comic, but Al Sharpton is like Tatiana on Idol….he’s desparate to be in the spotlight!

jamolu-which part of “Obama did NOT write the bill” are you and others having the most trouble understanding?
It did not even REFER to obama-but to the writers of the bloated monstrosity formerly known as the “Economic Stimulus” bill.

Well, Sharpton has to have his daily 15 minutes of fame one way or the other. What a bore that man is. The stimulus bill is what is offensive here, not the cartoon.

The only baboon (buffoon) in this story is Al Sharpton. What a total attention grabbing imbecile he is.

If sharpton was sooo intelligent, he would know that obama did not write the bill. I don’t believe he is THAT stupid but I do believe he is just trying to stir the racial pot to get some media face time. For all the other idiots here….News flash…obama did not write this bill so the point of this catoon was to poke fun at the senate/congress for creating this outrageous spending bill and had nothing to do with obama.

Definitely racist; America will always be racist, just like the kkk.

It could be offensive if Obama actually had anything to do with writing the bill. He had nothing to do with it. Pelosi wrote it. He couldn’t lead us out of a paprer bag.

It was straight up racist and insensitive to the women involved with the attack by the Chimp. My question is why is anyone surprised?

At the heart of the 1st Amendment is the fundamental recognition of the importance of the free flow of ideas.
Freedom to speak one mind is not only an aspect of individual liberty but essential to the quest for truth and the vitality of society as a whole.
Many things that are done or said with motives that are less than admirable are none the less covered by the 1st amendment. (This includes Humor and cartoons)
Racially offensive..LOL Sharpton needs to find a JOB and stop raking muck!!

The comment and cartoon was MEANT to be hurtful. Make no mistake about it. Racism is very much alive in this country, and it’s not going away. Black History Month is very important because there will always be prejudices and stupid comments made toward ethnic races. Al Sharpton is definitely not a stupid man. He knows what’s going on, and not afraid to address it.

Al Sharpton – he is the boy who called “Wolf”. He has used this line so many times, nobody listens any more.

There was a time not long ago when African-Americans were depicted as monkeys. I’m old enough to remember those times. It appears that the author of this comic strip is old enough to remember those times as well. The fact that the cartoon strip has been interpreted to represent Congress and that Al Sharpton’s outrage at the strip has denigrated a serious matter to “Sharpton’s at it again” is disturbing. This strip was a blatant, racist attack directed at President Obama and African-Americans in general.

I think Al should go back to school. Congress WRITES legislation and the president signs it into law. If anything, the monkey is more closely linked to Pelosis and Reid (who are both white for you race baitters). Al get a education then get a life.

Wow!
Am I the ONLY one who notices that the cover of the offending issue talks about the chimp that went nuts and tore some woman’s face off while the owner pleaded with cops to shoot it?
Anyone care to re-evaluate the cartoon?

Al Sharpton IS man enough to address it. Nobody can shut him up. I know you would love to. MLK knew he wasn’t going to live but he was man enough to address the problems of racism. Get a grip!! That cartoon and comment is racist. If you can’t see that, you are blind in one eye and can’t see out of the other one. Don’t try to cover it up. It’s there in plain view!!

I’m a Republican and am offended by this cartoon. It’s blatant racism and should not have been published. This type of garbage does nothing to help us solve our problems.

I have been in a discussion on another website about racism. whatever the cartoonist may have been implying, people like al sharpton are the people who continue racism and segregation in this country. Continuing to allow yourself to be offened and then getting attention to cry it out is silly. WE (the american people) have elected a black american as our president.
wheres the racism?
Besides i beleive the cartoonist was trying to imply that even the economy is driving the chimp crazy, the chimp being shot was the results of HIS ACTIONS!!

Fire the editor who allowed that to run.

Well, well, now see Al, Obama didn’t completely take away your cash cow of racism did he?

I find the cartoon highly offensive and I am White.

As a college educated African American I do not wish to see everyone jump on this bandwagon. Please, step back and evaluate what is being portraed here. Two events in time. A little thought and we will all be better off. Please ignore the antics of Mr. Sharpton and his agenda.

One more time, it is racist.

I’m a Liberal Democrat and I do not find this offensive at all. Chill people.

Oh, for crying out loud. Obama didn’t write the stimulus package! The artist is obviously referring to the monkeys in Congress (an apt description, judging by their recent actions). Do people wake up in the morning HOPING to be offended? Lighten up! Laugh!

One more time, it is racist.
One more time, Obama did not write this bill and the cartonn does not imply he did or imply he is the one being shot…get a clue people, sharpton is a racist and makes a living off of calling things racist…well at least gets most of his press time from it.

“Obama did not write the stimilus bill, congress did”. Now, what part of that statement do you people not understand?????

I am an African American (not that it matters) but I can see where some people can misconstrue the monkey to represent the President. I personally don’t read it that way. I think the cartoonist was satirizing the content of the stimulus bill. The problem with telling jokes is that there is always some people who will not get it. The larger audience you tell a joke to (in this case millions of Americans) the number of people will misunderstand it will also be greater. Take it down a notch Rev.

sheet is gonna hit the fan over this. can’t believe the N.Y.P. is that stupid.

I am NOT African American, and I CLEARLY see this as racially offensive! Moreover, it is morally offensive in that it appears to “legitimize” violence as a means of resolving political / governance conflicts. Not entirely certain the artist intended it that way, but that is a message the cartoon appears to convey. Whatever happened to editors, anyway?

Would it have been better to have shot a jackass instead of a monkey??

http://www.newsweek.com/id/185286
Attorney General Holder says US is a nation of cowards on matters of race
hmm…

If we had a white history month or a white collage fund he would call that racist to even when they have a black history month and a black collage fund.
HE IS A RACIST.

I am not surprised nor shocked that Col Allen, Editor-in-Chief of the New York Post, is standing behind the cartoonist, Sean Delonas. Thank you Col for setting the racial standards for print media. I am an African American, and I think this is dispicable.
Carolyn

“Would it have been better to have shot a jackass instead of a monkey??
Posted by: Gary”
Yes…it would have.

That monkey is clearly not a Socialist.

It is amazing that anyone speaking/writing about Jews is anti-semtic; and the entire world supports them. However, comments made about African-Americans are NEVER taken as serious. It is racist! After all this is still America isn’t it?

Why can’t we get past the race issues? What i have concluded is that the only ones who dwell on it are the ones are racist themselves! It seems that as times progress we have to be careful about what we say or how we classify a certain race. It seems to me that in some instances people will become ultra sensitive in order to try and find the slightest bit of racism. Im not only talking concerning this cartoon but everything in general.

I am a 56 year old white male and I say there is no question whatsoever that this was a deliberately racially motivated cartoon and it was implying that President Barack Obama was a chimpanzee. This is reprehensible and I find it extremely repulsive. The NY Post needs house cleaning after this one and they need to make a public apology although I can’t see how anyone can perform an apology on such a obviously deliberate attempt at racism!

OBAMA is no chimp. He is a very bright socialist who will transform us into out right communism within two years. Yes, that is right-he is just like the Chavez of Venezuela and will seek to equal all Americans under the government. The lazy and stupid will receive the same as the gifted and hard working-thereby ensuring the democratic Bolshevik revolution.

A few weeks ago, the New York Times (NOT the New York Post) credited Rep. David Obey (D.- Wisconsin) with writing the House of Representatives version of the stimulus bill and described him as Speaker Pelosi’s “money man”. See the following article:
If anyone should be offended by the cartoon, it is him…..

Please don’t try to push your interpretation of the comic on me.
We are all different and entitled tour own oppinions. Not Racist!

you no im a black guy .nothing to it the president did not wright the bill

“The infinite monkey theorem states that a monkey hitting keys at random on a typewriter keyboard for an infinite amount of time will almost surely type a given text, such as the complete works of William Shakespeare.” — Wikipedia
… or a stimulus bill.
That was the first thing I thought of.

Hey, Sid, Al Sharpton has nothing to do with this, but Rush does? That’s stupid!

Ezzy Obama did not write the stimilus bill, congress did”. Now, what part of that statement do you people not understand????? Context?????

After reading some of these comments and giving it some thought, I agree that this is a spoof on the recent rabid chimp that was shot for getting violent and relating it to those in Congress that wrote the stimulus bill. Sharpton needs to go back to the drawing board on this one.

Funky Monkeys—-No need for the comment towards my comment…i was simply commenting on how al sharpton turns everything into a race issue…oddly enough those who voted in the election voted in a person who is black and white..so therefore saying that the cartoon was racist is not called for….all sharpton likes to do is create problems and to all his cronies…u are just as bad as him…people need to stop falling for his bs…n stop with the race issue already…get over it…move on…

“Sharpton’s National Action Network has already planned a protest outside the Post’s mid-town Manhattan headquarters at noon on Thursday. The White House says it will not respond to the story.”
Al-see? Even the Prez has more sense than to credit your view about this.
A protest over nothing.

Obama is half white….
very true

This cartoon is not funny – and offensive on many levels. But if you take politics and race out of it – it’s offensive to try to make humor out of a situation where some poor woman was horribly mangled. Can we at least wait until she’s no longer in critical condition before we start making jokes?
Would it be funny if the cartoon made a joke about the “Stimulus” plane crashing in Buffalo?
NO. This is just not funny.
Other than that – the cartoon clearly does imply the chimp is Obama. Making 2 disturbing connections. One of comparing a black man to a monkey and the other is the spector of the shooting of Obama.
Once again – NOT FUNNY.

can we change the subject .i farm in indiana .are there any talks about the farm bill [thanks

Why is it news when a minority is offended. Nobody has the right NOT to be offended. If you do not like it, don’t buy the paper. Stop crying a river. The majority on this country have shots taken at us by minorirties everyday, but nobody gripes about it. If people claim to want equality, getting offended and dealing with it is part of life. I think people just want special treatment and handouts and use the cry of racism to get it. Life is not easy. Most people have to work to better themselves, but it is clear that people would rather have things given to them instead of work for it and use their sex, race or sexual behavior as the excuse. Get over yourselves and get on with life.

Al Sharpton is racially offensive

well said nookly 23

Um not to burst anyone’s bubble, but if I am not mistaken wasn’t there a satirical blog/website called the smirkingchimp, directed at GW Bush for the last 8 years? Referring to those in leadership as monkeys or chimps is pretty common as we tend to equate poor-decision making and simple tasks with being in the realm of the monkeys. I am an Independent, voted for Obama, not thrilled with the stimlus, but hey get over it. He is the president now and will be constantly criticized like all who came before him. Not racist, just democracy at work remember Dems?

who is al sharpton ?can some one tell me

This cartoon is not funny. I’m very emabarassed that in this day and age someone can be so outwardly racist.

Al Sharpton is offensive to some people because he lays the true on the line. Of course you don’t like him.

I guess the New York Post think Americans are really stupid! This is an act of RACISM,which we do not need. Humor? No. I do not see the humor at all. The newspaper should be held accountable as well as the cartoonist. It is a display of the sickness in this country from those who should know better. I will NOT be purchasing the NY Post anymore!

Of course white people won’t see it as racist, but when pres. Obama made that pig comment, the republicans linked it to Sarah Palin. That was just an expression. You need to have some tought skin as well.

For those who continue to question why white people don’t have “White History Month” please take just a few seconds to actually think about that question. At what point do we all NOT learn white history? I for one have been taught it all of my life and actually didn’t really get a full knowledge of African American History until I attended an HBCU. You don’t have a white entertainment channel b/c all of the channels are for white entertainment!!! Seriously…stop asking such an irrelevant question. The real truth is that BET, before it was taken over by white execs, was one of the few places people of color could see ourselves depicted positively and in a professional manner. Last point…Reverand Al, while you might not like him and what he stands for, is actually extremely intelligent and would certainly embarrass many of you on the subject of race since you obviously only know what you choose to know about your own history.

Liz:
What nationality are you?

This kind of crap only divides this country even more. Don’t try to shove it under the rug. We all have eyes and ears, at least most of us do.

Yes. It’s racist. Just subtly so as a way for (semi-) plausible denial on the part of the NY Post. At the very least it’s some poor work by the paper’s editor who should’ve recognized this as a touchy subject at the very least.

Wow people, this is a freakin’ cartoon. Pick your battles. Something somewhere is going to offend you every day. It may offend you but it may not offend the person next to you might like it. Why should your feelings be more important than the person next to you and vice versa. Move on with your lives.

Its offensive…if it would of been a elephant or tiger than no offense would be taken. But when you use a animal (monkey) one that has been used to put down blacks in the past you are going to get people who are offended. They were clearly saying Obama was the monkey and monkey is one of those code words most blacks are aware of.

The cartoon is funny and really funny if you lump it in with political cartoons. The monkey doesn’t even resemble BHO. If you think it does, YOU might be a racist. The President didn’t write the bill, the monkeys in Congress did. Al Sharpton occasionally needs a little spotlight and this is his quarterly dose.

If this wasn’t meant to be racist, why are the cops white guys?

When black people (including Al Sharpton) stop being so racist, we will have a lot less racism in this country.

I looked at the cartoon with an open mind, prepared to find it harmless. But I found it extremely offensive. This is trash. A bad cartoon, if just because it is impossible to interpret it any other way than racist. I can’t believe the editor can even TRY to justify this. I appreciate the constitutional right to free expression, but……… I’m not familiar with this paper, but I assume it is like the National Enquirer???? Trash for moromic readers?

Bush was portrayed as a monkey all the time in cartoons. How is this any different?

I am sorry if some people are actually offended by this cartoon, but I simply don’t see any racism in it. I KNOW for a FACT Obama didn’t write the stimulus package – Presidents don’t write bills, they approve them or veto them. Maybe more Americans should have paid attention in government class in high school.

Correct me if I’m wrong, but Pres Obama did not write the stimulus bill. Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid did. They are both white if my memory serves me right. This cartoon is aimed directly at Congress. Rev Sharpton is off the mark on this one.

Racist. Not Racist.
What difference does it make?
It’s just a cartoon. If you are over 12 years old and you get easily offended, then grow up.

Obama did not write the Stimulus Bill and most probably did not even read it. Sharpton should get a life.

Well free speech means having to put up with things that can be taken in different ways.
I don’t think the cartoon was meant to offend Obama. I think it was meant in the context that was stated.
But the fact that we do have an African American president and in the past racial references were made to the ape which were offensive.
It is probably in bad taste and the paper should apologize for the misunderstanding.
sarcasm as humor is subtle and has to be done properly; this was not well done!

Great Ezzy! At least some hear understands whats really happening.

How is this cartoon referring to the President?

The cartoon is very offensive. How the cartoonist and his editor could let this one go to print is unbelievable. How silly of me to think we have grown as a society when a Black man was elected President. Still no respect.

Well, I see Chicang Lee and LarryR are not intelligent.

Once again I ask, how is this cartoon referring to the President?

Bush was portrayed as a monkey all the time in cartoons. How is this any different?
Posted by: Seriously?
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Hey, if the shoe fits, wear it, even if it’s
thrown at you.

I am soooo happy that someone is always so eager to point out to us what is a racial slur because, if they didn’t, I would probably miss a whole lot of them. Since I never put a Chimp and Obama together, I definitely would have missed this one. Boy, I still say we need a book written of all the “racial slurs” that we can reference for the next 4 years. The election was hard enough. Could not believe how many “racial slurs” were pointed out during that time.

why do some white americans think racism does not still exsist. I’m here to tell you it does and you can turn your head if you want to. Racism well never die in this country.
Posted by Hitman……………
Yes, and if it did start to die, you can bet people like Al Sharpton would be right there ready to breathe life back into it for many reasons.

looks racist to me… it just boggles me that people always say things like, “i don’t think it’s racist, therefore nobody should be offended”… we’d probably live in a better world if people would just stop and think, “why would someone find it offensive? do i still want to publish something that will offend people?” … personally, i wouldn’t. unless, of course, i WAS trying to be racist.

Ezzy: I am white and voted for Obama and don’t care what color he is…he’s intelligent and I like him and his family. Yes anyone would be better than McCain but that’s not why I voted for Obama…If I didn’t like either one, I wouldn’t have voted or voted for an independent.
I wish everyone would be color blind but I guess I’m living in never never land. Why can’t people look inside a person? AND you know God created ALL of us…HE must be so disappointed in some of us….

Obama did not write the stimilus bill, congress did”. Now, what part of that statement do you people not understand?????

The evolutionists equate us all with chimps – nobody seems to have a problem with that!

When are people going to stop dividing our Country with so called racial remarks, this cartoon does not reflect any racial remarks against Obama, I have not seen any media attack him and hold him accountable for the mistakes he has made in JUST 4 weeks since he’s been sworn in, this President is going to bring down our country with this so called stimulus plan, it does not benefit anyone at this point and yet our national deficit continues to grow in the billions and billions, it looks like once he got into the the oval office he forgot all his campain promises, isn’t that funny, America voted to change not for arrogance.

Please get a life people and learn how to laugh. The monkey is Congress. The only problem I see is that a monkey might be smarter than this Congress. Knee jerk fascist politically correct people make me want to throw up.

Scotti, how is the inference plain?

While I read blogs, I typically don’t post to them. I’m not one for calling anyone racist or seeing racism in everything negative. However, those of you who are not a Black American will never understand how this cartoon is extremely offensive to us. While I don’t always agree with Al Sharpton, he does stick up for those who are afraid to speak up for themselves. While the Post is playing it to be in line with what happen with the chimpanzee, I personally feel the cartoonist took this opportunity to show his true feelings. White people will never understand what it’s like to be discriminated against simply because of race so you will never understand how angry and sad this cartoon makes me feel. I am appalled that you think simply because Al Sharpton has something to say about it, that it isn’t wrong. Well, it is. But of course, white americans just don’t get it. So, of course, you will continue to think we should just “let it go.” We would love to, but when stuff like this comes out, it’s a bit much to swallow.

Are we talking about the same picture? It has nothing to do with race. The monkey represents the ‘monkeys in congress’ adding to the national debt. If you think that a cartoon about the stimulus bill has racial implications then YOU ARE A RACIST.

“New York Post Cartoon likens Obama to Chimp.” And your point is???

I didn’t like the cartoon but I saw it and it ends there. Period.

Yeah, it’s offensive to me.
Just because it doesn’t offend you doesn’t mean it is not offensive. If you are anglo, voted for McCain, and don’t have diversity in your neighborhood you might not be offended.
It’s a matter of perspective. Your perception counts, but so does mine.

Ezzy, yes I know there are a lot of racists and it’s terrible…but you know white women were also discriminated upon….Years ago you got married to who your parents picked and were treated like a slave by your husband…you cooked, cleaned, slept with your husband whenever he wanted to, but women couldn’t vote, couldn’t own a house and a lot were abused by their husbands. Jews were discriminated against and killed by Hitler….
We have all come a long way and hopefully there will be a day when everyone will get along and everyone will have the same rights. And I also think people who live in the NYC area don’t realize how different it is in areas like the South and Texas.
It’s really a shame isn’t it because like I said people are missing out on making friends of all kinds….it’s sad because God made us all.

dragoon70056 I dont think anyone who thinks this is racist wants to talk about the Duke Lacrosse team incident.

How is this cartoon referring to the President?
Posted by: dragoon70056
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Please enlighten us as to your interpretation of two policeman shooting a monkey and making
that statement mean…can’t wait to hear this one!
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The statement means they didn’t like the stimulus bill, they are inferring that a monkey wrote the bill, and that since they shot this monkey, another monkey will have to right the next one.

Sharpton must be on another fund raiser. If he keeps the race card going then he keeps making a living. It will never end with guys like Sharpton around and Jackson yet to climb back out of the hole on his holy ladder.

I think many are missing the point. As some have pointed out, the Post should have known better. This cartoon infers race whether you want to believe it or not. I don’t have a problem poking fun at any race, even my own, when it’s done in good taste. This cartoon was done in poor taste…period.

Just another exaple of how the majority fails to acknowledge the implications that their actions might have on the minority… the cartoon is insensitive, not funny at all! What happened to avoiding the very appeareance of evil? the lady that drew the cartoon, I’m sure is very well educated, and for her to do this is just very ignorant! Could there have been another way to illustrate the weekly events without being offensive? hmmmm…I think so!

So, its Pelosi since she wrote that hoax of a bill?

Al Sharpton came to Miami to speak to all the killings that are happening here and did nothing for that except right after that killing there was another one just as bad. Mind you he never went to where the shootings happened he stayed in safe area. What does that tell you he only wants to talk and not get involved where it was really happening he’s to much of chicken to do that and that is a fact.
Now he is going attack a cartoon that is safe enough.
I don’t like the cartoon either and I am not black but there is such a thing as “Freedom of Speech” and that is a fact.
I think that joke is in “very bad” taste in this time and place should have never been put in any paper doesn’t matter what paper.
There is one more thing that I am tired of using an animal that is endangered to used in such a sensative manner. They are innocent animals that have NOTHING to do with man and I don’t care what color you are speaking about after what happened this week it was in very poor taste.
The Great Apes don’t have anybody speaking for them not be used in such an insulting manner being equaled to man they are far above us because they don’t kill people just because they do it to survive.
There are so many kinds of jokes that can be told that doesn’t insult anybody but that can’t be done and I just don’t understand why so many people have to be insulting I just don’t get it at all and that is a fact.

dragoon70056 Just like the twanana Brawley rape case back in 1989, Al jumped on that one and then a grand jury realized the whole thing was fabricated. He was sued and had to settle. Al is not smart enough to realize that if you keep screaming wolf then people stop paying attention to you even if there is a wolf.

Amy: I agree with you. Dean says anything that comes into his head. Wasn’t Abraham Lincoln a republican and didn’t he free the slaves? It appears that the democrats are corrupt and hateful. This picture doesn’t mention anyone in particular so Dean should get a grip.

How is this cartoon referring to the President?
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Please enlighten us as to your interpretation of two policeman shooting a monkey and making
that statement mean…can’t wait to hear this one!
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The statement means they didn’t like the stimulus bill, they are inferring that a monkey wrote the bill, and that since they shot this monkey, another monkey will have to right the next one.
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Satire at its best. Glad New York Post has
the same leveled mentality as National Enquirer

Scotti Congress wrote the stimilus bill not Obama so what is the inference here?

Why does every single thing now that there is a 1/2 black president be about race? Where’s the media at in portraying Obama’s 1/2 white blood? Oh, they’re not, that’s right. Too too touchy.

Scotti…ah ABC news, this isn’t about Al Sharpton. Can you please pull the reference to him from the article and let people just comment and judge on the cartoon itself? Because it’s the cartoon’s message in question here. It speaks for itself.

hahahahahahahah..no wait?….. Okay… hahahahahahahahaha. You people )and before I go on, to all of the so easly offended people when I say “you people” I mean everybody reading this) Grow up an stop listening to this ambulance chaser known as “Al Sharpton” I have never in my life seen someone profit from exploiting his own people (and when I say “own people” I mean African Americans) FACT 1) Obama didn’t write this stimulus bill, that would be giving him too much credit in my book and FACT 2) I didn’t see Obamas face on this monkey!!! Quit making something out of nothing!!

JONNY NOBODY: Sharpton HAS to “check” us, does he? Well, I know I’LL sleep better tonight because he’s got the watch! Don’t you realize that Sharpton drags race relations in this country down to it’s basest level? You couldn’t ASK for a more racist idiot than Sharpton – and do you really believe that he has your best interests at heart? If he could gain notoriety & money by going public with his concern for TURTLES, he’d be on Nightline tomorrow!

It’s bad enough comparing an African American to an ape, but in light of the frequent comparisons between President Obama and both Lincoln and Kennedy, showing the ape being shot is unconscionable.

Now i am very disappointment in the comment that is in the New York Post. I dont see were this can even be considered funny or of humor. I would like to comment to the writer Amy whom made a comment on this page stating that this was directed to the senate and the democrats of the house. Wrong my darlin. This Stimulus bill was not thought of before the President Obama suggested it. The cartoon was not written in a plural statement. It was directed to one person. The cartoon stated that “They’ll have the find SOMEONE else to write the stimulus bill”. I think that anyone no matter what nationality you are finds this cartoon funny, humorous, not in poor taste needs to take a long look at themselves and reevaluate their ways of comprehending information and/or comments. I think that this is a Federal Offense and need to be handle as just that. Question, why would the artist choose a monkey out of all the possible subjects that could have been used why a monkey. The chimpanzee that is in the news for mauling a lady has no comparison to the President nor the stimulus bill. We have had a big change in our country and this doesnt help matters at all. I am a mixture of cultures and see things in different lights but this is difinently a poor judgement call on the behalf the cartoonist and the editor of the Paper.

Im offended by the monkey being compared to that silly stimulus bill … A monkey makes much more sense than that stimulus.

When I first read it, I took it to mean that the committee that wrote the bill. I happen to not like the final bill and think that its a gross miscarrage of electoral fidicuiary duty the way congress bastardized it.
So I do not see racial stypes in it.

Hard to believe there are so many racists seemingly proud of their ignorance.

I would REALLY like to know how you can say the author of this cartoon has implied that the dead monkey is obama??? The caption says they will have to find someone else to write the next stimulus bill but obama did not write the stuimulus bill so how can you say this is racist and that the author is comparing the dead monkey to obama????

I posted earlier then watched the comments build. . .
Posters are throwing around words like “clearly”, “obviously” and others are countering those assessments. If everyone on the board agreed that it was clear and obvious, there would be no discussion or dissenting opinions. There are – so lets stop using the words clearly and obviously.
I believe the cartoon is subjective. I believe people will see what they need to see in it.
I also believe that people will see what they want to in life with respect to “racist” or “not racist”.
I am not a victim. I don’t have a victim mentality and don’t have reason to read more into the cartoon than what I see – a slam about the monkeys in congress.
Before someone yells at me because they are sure I live in a little town and have no idea what it is like to be black in America – I live in the boundaries of major city proper, am black and am not offended.
Again, to each his own.
Again, to each his own.

At least this controvery will obfuscate Obama’s sending 17,000 American soldiers to Afghanistan. Seems no one noticed? BTW where are all the anti-war liberals protesting Obama’s decision to ratchet up American involvment in a war? Can’t hear you………..

leo: The reaction to this cartoon IS the heat and it’s just getting started! This cartoonist should apologize, lose his syndication, maybe even have this cartoon analyzed for what seems to be a message to true racists wackjobs to kill the president. And Republicans who are choosing to defend this cartoon can explain themselves, because it’s a pretty damn racist cartoon. That’s the heat.

All those, that are crying foul about the cartoon, have not looked at it close enough. For one the two officers are obviously Democrats! Neither one is wearing a tie, an obvious Republican dress code violation. Additionally neither one are wearing any sort of Masonic emblem, another obvious dress code violation!
Secondly, no one has cried foul about the horrendous Animal Abuse that is illustrated in the cartoon! Where are all you good PETA advocates! Come on!!!!
Lastly, those that go looking for reasons to cry to the moon will always find it! Al Sharpton needs to get lighten up! (No I’m not referring to his skin color) Besides, I hear the New Yorker is looking for a cartoonist!

I personally can’t stand barak Hussein obama or sharpton the worthless panderer of stupidity but this was without a doubt racist. obama should be judged on his mistakes not his color. There are plenty of mistakes already made and more to come so I hope they concentrate on them instead of this garbage. These are not any less slanderous or stupid than the ones they had about Bush, but still we need to rise above racism.

I guess Obama is waiting for Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid to give statements about the cartoon. After all, Michelle Obama was never proud of her country before until Obama got elected. Are we to hear for the next 4 years the Sharptons and his screaming antics crying foul? The cartoon is what people want to believe it is. I guess when Obama learns to talk right instead of saying every other word, eh, eh, eh, then he will comment on the cartoon. Nixon cartoons laughed at him, Bush was slandered and there were even Slick Willy (Clinton) cartoons. Why should he be left out. I think it was very funny. So there.

whhhahahahahahahhahaha. Cry

There are so many ways to make a point…. The question might be “would you really want your children to br bigots?” Then you are probably a bigot. If you find humor in this cartoon would you explain where the humor comes from to your childrun?
The newspaper can do better… or go under with so many other failures. I wouldn’t use the Post to wrap my garbage in.

It shouldnt have been published due to the fact that many, white or black would be offended. Given the history of the police and brutality against blacks and then using the monkey as a depiction of Obama, the House, Senate, whatever, just made it distasteful. More than likely the artists intentions if he meant not to offend will be overlooked.

All the NeoCons that pretend ignorance and proclaim the NYP cartoon as being non racist. America isn’t buying your B.S. anymore.

I AM DEFINETLY OUTRAGED BY THIS CARTOON MR AL SHARPTON IS CORRECT ON THIS ONE.SHAME ON YOU FOR POSTING THIS RACIAL MOTIVATED CARTOON.LET’S NOT FORGET THAT THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED SATES SHOULD ALWAYS BE RESPECTED BY ALL AMERICANS.NOW PLEASE CLEAN YOUR ACT UP

Yes indeed it is offensive. It’s hit under the belt. I shame you americans, you forgot Mr. Obama has just take the lead?

MrSleepy..
You make my point. (although I was being sarchastic)
The Left sees anything American as Republican. That is why the Left are in league with Himler.

Unfortunately, this cartoon is being misinterpreted by most people posting here. Perhaps the cartoonist assumed that all those looking at the cartoon would be familiar with the recent circumstances that it is referencing. If you read the article very carefully, you will see that ABC states this is the melding of two stories. First, it isn’t referring to the President, because President Obama didn’t “write” the stimulus bill, Congress did. So people are misinterpreting the actual words of the cartoon. Perhaps it is too local for most to understand the chimp reference. Around 48 hours ago a 200 pound chimpanzee that was being (stupidly) kept as a domestic pet in Stamford, CT, went completely berserk, mauled a woman, destroyed her face, ate both of her hands, and she is presently fighting for her life. The pet’s owner called the Stamford police and asked them to come shoot the animal. They did. Thus the reference to the gunshot wounds to a chimp in the cartoon. As I said, the animal was out of control. The NY Post is a conservative paper, they think that the stimulus package is berserk, out of control spending. Al Sharpton knows all of this, he lives in the NY Metro area and is well aware of the incident in Stamford, which is basically a bedroom community for people who work in NYC. When I looked at the cartoon, I realized right away what the reference was to – the berserk chimp in Stamford was being linked to what the Post believes is Congressional spending gone berserk. And he may have been also poking what he perceives is the intelligence level of the members of the House and Senate. Never crossed my mind that it was a reference to President Obama (and I still don’t think it is) until I read these comments. As I said, perhaps the chimp reference is way too local for most to make the correct connections and assumptions about the cartoonist’s intent.

I don’t think it was racially offensive, but it was in horribly poor taste considering the tragedy that the chimp caused.
It was offensive to the woman that became the victim, and to all of us that were horrified by what happened.
Al Sharpton is offended by everything. I don’t care what he thinks anymore, and he could probably not care less about that poor woman that is fighting for her life.

The Post new exactly what they were doing when the cartoon was approved by the editors. Now its the ‘touchy, touchy’ ‘oh so sensitive’ comments. There are many people in this country that deserve to be touchy touchy and a little sensitive when they recognize hate toward them. It seems those who think its funny is a little touchy touchy and sensitive when Al Sharpton calls you on your ‘not so funny, funnies’!

Karen, your remarks, and I paraphrase, “White people are a trip! Because you know when you are trying to be cruel, degrading etc…I don’t trust the police, white people in general. I’ll just try and pray for you all daily. Everybody has there day” just proved a point. You see racism everywhere because you’re looking for it. Your mistrust in a general population of Americans (i.e. “white people”) is racist in itself. You’ve never met every white American, so how can you mistrust them simply by the color of their skin? Your threat, “everyone has there (sic) day” is a disparaging assertion that all white people, due to a misguided ancestry and not our own individual actions, will somehow be judged differently than any of your own actions. Wake up. You need to get out of your comfort zone and socialize with other races to see we’re not all racist. You would see that we don’t all “try” to be “cruel” and “degrading” as you so broadly generalized. What actions, by the way, are you taking to stop racism?
You can go ahead and pray for me, thanks. I’ll pray that you get over your bigoted outlook of an entire population of people.

LOL NDmomx2, that was nice of you to explain the cartoon and tragic at the same time. People are so oversensitive and emotional that they don’t see the obvious.

Civil rights activist Al Sharpton called the cartoon “racially offensive” — well this just blew any support I would give for this argument. Hey Al did you ever apologize to them Duke boys?

I thought Congress wrote the stimulus bill? The clear implication to me is that the cartoonist is dissing the bill as poorly written.
If you associate black people with apes, however, I suppose you might see it differently. Get help.

The cartoon is insensitive at best, and some of the comments shown here are as well. I am Irish American but fully comprehend the issue of African Americans to this cartoon. It was poorly thought out by the cartoonist. Adverse reactions should have been expected.

Actually when I saw the cartoon, I didn’t think of BHO,I thought of Pelosi this moron is the one who wrote it and runs Washington!!!!!!

I am white and never liked Rev. Al, BUT! I 100% agree with him this time. The Post should have thought about it before publishing that cartoon. And then they hide behind cartoon by saying “The New York Post is standing behind the cartoon. Editor-in-Chief Col Allan said: “The cartoon is a clear parody of a current news event, to wit the shooting of a violent chimpanzee in Connecticut. It broadly mocks Washington’s efforts to revive the economy. Again, Al Sharpton reveals himself as nothing more than a publicity opportunist.”
If this cartoon wasn’t a bold face racial slur I don’t know what is.

Does Obama look like a monkey when he smiles? If not, there was no racial issue here.

The pain and shame for some closed minded bigots about Obama being president is very deep that they have to find some creative ways to venge their frustrations. I hope this makes the cartoonist feel good. Shame

We need to start respecting each other this is not a black or white america this is the United States of America! Stop the hatred and racisim!

I never thought I would agree with Sharpton on anything, but I was wrong. This is terrible and shows what happens when people abuse our society.

This is not the first time this stupid paper has been under fire, that should tell you something. Like somone said on TV, if there was a black persone that looked at this before they would not have posted it

MarkMyWords, I don’t agree with everything Al Sharpton does. But sometimes somebody, who has a national soap box, has to speak on the behalf of the offended. Sometimes white folks don’t understand that the fight against racism still goes on in this country. People like Al Sharpton HAVE to be there when things seem shady. Even if its insignificant to white people and quite frankly some black folks. We as a people got this far as a race because of people like Al Sharpton. If MLK was still alive people would probibly tire of him too. Look, to me he’s like the racism Po-Po(police)and sometime we don’t agree with 5-0(police). But, what would life be like without law enforcement?

Is Rupert Murdoch also inciting the assassination of our President? This is a huge firestorm and I can’t believe that ABCNews TV is stony silent so far! Your inaction speaks volumes and paints your “Family” network with the same brush. The boycotts will be wide and deeply felt and across the board racially and internationally. Wake up media and I am (white) Should Murdoch’s citizenship be revoked? Better get this right by the 6 O’Clock news!

People, people, if you don’t know it by now, Al Sharpton’s bread and butter is to call everything racist. Heck, if a steel lamp post is painted black and a white man’s car crashes on it, he will protest so he can get his financial support from unsuspecting donors to support his cause. Much like David Duke!

What a joke! Bush the poor victim of racism. Get a clue dude.

I think Sharpton is just a little too tightly wound. Obaama could not have written the bill. It was congress as a whole. The cartoonist was talking about the monkies in congress not the one in the WH.

I once had the chance to travel to Indonesia and I watched as men and women worked side by side some of lighter hue others darker but never did they fight or insult one another’s skin
I asked a man who was my guide why to they look at Americans with a hint of displeasure at times.
I went on and on about How great America was and is all of our high tech things
Do you know what he said? ” Ha you americans have so many things, Yes you are moving” HE SAID “BUT WHAT IS THE MOTION ” IT IS NOT FORWARD MOTION IT IS JUST MOTION”
I WAS ANGRY AT FIRST AND ASKED WHAT HE MENT “he looked in my face and said your people are only as strong as the color of your skin.
Powerful word from some unknown little man

LOL!!! You people are so touchy!!!

There’s nothing racially offensive about the cartoon. It just means that a bunch of monkeys (not so smart people) came up with the stimulus package, and it’s not very smart to do it. I mean, please. If we’re ALL supposedly evolved from monkeys, what gives darker Americans the full rights to take an offense for themselves only? Again, no offense meant, and none taken.

I am a rock hard republican. I did not vote for B.O. and never will. But this is way too much. It is flat out wrong and unfair. We must get back to a civil discourse on the issues and this type of insult does not help move the country forward.

The monkey is a symbol that represents all kinds of things, foolishness, ignorance, self-gratification; a typical represntation of a group of monkeys is the ?See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil,? figurines, a symbol from ancient Japan which is often taken as a warning to stay away from places where immoral acts are taking place…
My favorite three interpretations are:
1. It is an image of the +50% of the nation that voted for Bush.
2. Bush and his supporters are nothing more than a conglomerate of monkeys, bent on filling their bellies.
3. Bush is a monkey, i.e. an utter moron, when you look past the face and into the man.
Bush Monkeys by Chris Savido. Retrieved February 18, 2009, from http://interactive.usc.edu/members/bnewman/archives/003323.html
Typical lefty bias. “filling their bellies.” stereotype of non-leftists as resource hoarders.

Here we go again with Al Sharptongue stirring up racial hatred. Sickening.
The Democratic Congress wrote the stim bill. I, for one, wish they would quit monkeying around with taxpayer’s money.

Anyone who finds this amusing has a few screws loose. Not only is it insensitive to the woman who was mauled by the chimp, it is also offensive to the President and our elected officials.
Actually I agree with Sharpton for once. I don’t know what the guy who drew this was thinking, but his attempt miserably failed.

I have to go, but I must ask all of us, regardless of our race to look at the affect of stereotyping and racism. They affect us all. We are all hurt by them regardless of our skin color. They are all tools of repression and hatred towards humanity.
No one should ever say a white person can’t talk about racism. That is in itself, racist. The human experience is far to vast to generalize like we have for the last few decades. Even black and white has it’s shades of grey.
This cartoon, for which I typically wouldn’t think is funny or worthwile reading at all, was taken out of context by the Reverend, and I see clearly the relation between the ravid chimp and the congress. The monkey was shot in reality.
However, the point is fairly moot as the stimulus package was passed anyway.
Hopefully it works.

It’s really kind of amusing. The VAST majority of people who are calling this cartoon racist would never have UNTIL Rev. Al told them it was. Al has again played these people.
You people don’t know what racism is – this country is far more advanced than when racism did exist here, and definitely more than the majority of the rest of the world. Find something IMPORTANT to get upset about, would you?

If you think monkeys somehow represent black people, then that is your problem; GO SEE A SHRINK. This political cartoon has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with race.

I don’t remember when I’ve seen something so racist – I’m horrified.

Funny how some think diversion hides the racism (reference to civics class). Fairly obvious tactics.

AARRRRAAHAHAHAHA!AAARRAAAHAHAHAHAHA!

Rupert Murdoch is a rich elitist who is allowed to own too many media outlets. His organization is yet again showing how biased against people of color it is. Saying it is OK for white cops to shoot a chimp who is clearly representing the old stereotype of a black man is reprehensible. In this case with the chimp representing the President, Murdoch has gone way beyond reprehensible.

wowjustwow: Funny how you can’t answer it however; See I look at the Cartoon and see a dead chimpanzee, with the caption “They’ll need someone else to write the stimulus bill” – as Congress writes the bills I saw it as to be an a swipe at Congress as the Chimpanzee.
You however read the cartoon and saw a dead chimp, and came the the tenuous opinion that it referred to President Obama. So you’re either uneducated, or a racist yourself, which is it Sir?

Racial? Everything is a racial issue with Sharpton. Now that Barack Obama has been elected as POTUS, Sharpton, Jackson, Farrakan, etc., have nothing left to bi/ch about. They can no longer cry about how AfAmericans can’t do anything about the “the White Man” keeping any race oppressed. This is simply Sharpton saying something else, in order to make sure HIS name is still in the press.
FREEDOM OF SPEECH & THE PRESS is NOT just something that only works one way. Even if the Post DID mean it as a racial satire (which if they mean the ENTIRE LEGISLATURE, is NOT the case), they still have the Freedom of PRESS. Sharpton, Jackson, Farrakan, have all been using their “Freedom of Speech & The Press” for years, to drive a wedge between races, FOR THEIR OWN GAIN. REV Jackson (Rev? he is not even a reverend, pastor, bishop, or ordained by any religious organization, he only uses “REVEREND” as a way to avoid paying taxes) has been even trying to change the language for African-Americans, just because HE is not able to speak coherent ENGLISH sentences….(notice, he is probably one of the few people who did not criticize Bush for his common speech errors. It would be like the pot calling the kettle….oops! I must be careful, now I will be called on the carpet for making racial statements).
Sharpton should get a real job, now that we have President Obama in the White House.
No, I did not vote for Obama (NOT DUE TO RACE but due to abortion, National Security issues, and other differences in our viewpoint). However, you will be hard pressed, to find someone else in this country, that supports him and his administration, as much as I do. He is the POTUS and he, just as the men & women who wear our nation’s military uniforms, deserve our support. While it our Constitution that gave us the freedoms that we enjoy (Speech, Press, Religion, Bear Arms, to Vote, etc) it is the Marine, Sailor, Airman, and Soldier, who stand up every day and continue to provide these. It is our POTUS, regardless of race, creed, color, etc., that is the Commander-in-Chief, and WE (as a people)voted him in, to continue to support, defend, uphold the constitution.
GET OVER IT AL SHARPTON, your divisiveness is no longer wanted, respected, etc… you only serve now to whine, complain, and continue to attempt to drive the race wedge into our American fabric. GET A REAL JOB!!! START PAYING TAXES!!! AND JUST SHUT YOUR PIE HOLE!!!

This cartoonsist is SICK, SICK SICK.

And oh, by the way, I do NOT think the cartoon is funny in any way. I do believe that it is easy, to sit in an office of a newspaper, draw cartoons, claim to be a journalist who only shines the light on the truth, yet in reality, does nothing to actually serve this great country. If they think it is so easy to write a bill, then perhaps they should get off their a$$es, run for office, get elected, and then put their talents to use writing bills. (of course, then they could not use sensationalism, to generate revenue for their personal bank accounts.)

To deny this is racism is total ignorance. I’m ashamed people can be so afraid and hateful of others who don’t look or think just like they do. The good news is it thoroughly exposes the Post. It will most certainly hurt their readership (unless the readers are racist).

Only a RACIST would take offence with a cartoon

Those of you who are arguing that the chimp in the cartoon represents Congress and not Obama: I think you’re being deliberately obtuse and disingenuous. But even if you are sincere, then let me ask you this: does that make the cartoon any less offensive? The implication is still that the author(s) of the stimulus bill should be shot. Are you OK with that? If so, you may not be racist, but you are still sick-minded.

Kinda easy to tell the racists here, isn’t it???

disgusted:
It sure is. They’re the ones that jump to a conclusion, and cling to it — no matter how wrong they’re proven. The ones that insist on making something a racist issue, even with flimsy evidence and continue to judge others based on their own narrow-minded perception. Yep, easy too spot.

Some of us can even distinguish between an ape and a monkey. We can also distinguish between the President and the Congress/Senate.BTW “disgusted” Grow up.

Dear Amy,
Get a life! This is obviously poking fun at this ridiculous stimulus bill.
BTW… I am also African American.

After all the names and cartoons about Bush, some people get upset about this cartoon – give me a break. The spending bill is a joke and will do nothing to help our economy – just put our kids and grandkids and debt for years. Only an idiot would do that, and if showing that idiot as a monkey suits the cartoonist, so be it.

I’ve never had even the slightest use for Al Sharpton, but I found this cartoon offensive.
I don’t care if the chimp is supposed to be Obama, Reid and Pelosi (who, by the way, need to shut their collective mouths and go home) or congress.
A “cartoon” about shooting somebody (Obama, Reid and Pelosi, the entire congress, or even just a chimpanzee) with a completely cavalier dialog like that is reprehensible.
With all the money taxpayers are pouring into GM, maybe we could afford one more million to send Sharpton, Reid and Pelosi off on an one-way vacation.

White people think it is funny and no harm done. Black people see the opposit.you do the math. Get over it! We have a Black President!

Your right Lois – it is how you look at it. Perception is reality and the NY Post knows it. They constanly abuse the right to free speech in order to support their agenda.

Those that are most offending by this cartoon – apparently think Obama looks like a chimp.
I don’t see the comparison, but apparently some sensitive Liberals do.

Those that are most offended by this cartoon – apparently think Obama looks like a chimp.
I don’t see the comparison, but apparently some sensitive Liberals do.

Surely this cartoon was meant to be offensive, but I’m glad that The WhiTe House decided not to respond to it. People are just hating on our new PRESIDENT, but what they must realize is that he is walking in his destiny and there is nothing they can do about it. “GOD IS IN CONTROL.”

Not a wise choice of cartoons. There are nuts that will grab anything they think is racial. It’s a shame that one minority can’t get into this century and are still living apart from society in the 1800′s.

The cartoon is MEAN and RACIST, period!

And here I thought it was about that chimp that they shot yesterday.

Re: “It’s amazing to me the mentality of people that would defend this mess. Defending a cartoon that depicts someone as a chimp is bad enough, but to justify a cartoon of a chimp full of bullet holes laying in blood that implies a connection to any person or persons is disgusting.”
Depicting a chimp full of bullet holes is not necessarily an endorsment of the act.
Like libs like to say about censorship, “If you don’t like it, turn the channel,etc.”

That cartoon is an insult to chimpanzees everywhere. Everybody knows a chimpanzee could have written a better stimulus bill.

yes lorenzo— so hey lets have nudity and sex and drugs and all swear words with no limit on tv and movies. porn in school and all otehr things like that…..why does the far right want to ban some things but find other things ok.

Beware,this sort of thing can be very very dangerous.

Al Sharpton is a racist.
Obama wants to turn the USA into a socialist country, rather than it being the country of opportunity and freedom the founding father’s ideals it was built upon.
In four years when we’re still in a depression, have war on our soil and an unemployment % that is through the roof as well as taxes that no one can afford… this cartoon won’t mean much. But people will be wishing for “change” then.

should of been a rat standing for pelosi and her mouse farm

Holder, who is our new AG and represents all of us, called us cowards and has disturbing views on race. Yet all this outrage and comments are being made about some dumb political cartoon. Seriously, how screwed up are our priorities!

Lou, to answer your question:
Holder is about to ram some sort of “social reparations bill” down our throats.
I give it about 12 months, tops.

Al Sharpton is not racist, he is a realist. Yes, this cartoon is dangerous and troubling. Wake up. Racism is not going away. There are some that have a deep hatred for people of color. They tiptoe around it, make borderline comments with racial overtones, connotations, etc., and if they could put a noose around a black person’s neck in this day 2009, they would do it in a heartbeat. Make no mistake about it.

Thanks Lois, most people here are off on a totally wrong tangent. What is lost in the debate on this comment board is that there was actually a tragic incident involving a dangerous, wild chimp that was being kept as a domestic pet in the City of Stamford. Stamford police are under fire by the animal lover set for shooting the berserk animal, meanwhile the woman it attacked is just about clinging to life. The cartoon was in very bad taste, but not for most of the erroneous reasons cited on this message board…the incident just wasn’t funny, it was tragic.

It’s used on Obama because he is the first black POTUS. Of course many don’t like that. Some people don’t get it, and you never will. Race was not an issue with Bush because he is white america. Obama was not suppose to happen. Obama has african/black blood in him; he is not pure white, so that will always be a problem with some. Wake up and smell the evilness!!

It is offensive what was written by the post(it is a cheap newspaper and in this country they are free to print any crap). But it is even more offensive for the attorney general of this country to say that we are a nation of cowards. That shows his racist attitude. He should make an apology to the American people, We don’t all like the post’s sense of humor knowing how sensitive the subject is .God forbid it was a Chinese, Italian, Jewish ,etc. joke. The attorney general is disgraceful and should be reprimanded

Well. It’s not particularly smart as satire. Not particularly effective. But racist. No. Offensive, well isn’t that the point of satire. Actually, Ray, Bush was portrayed as a chimpanzee and worse. Sharpton is growing duller with time. This is the sort of thing that ought to be ignored, not because of its possible racist interpretation but because its badly done.

I don’t think that its racially offensive, I mean look at some of the stuff that came out when bush was in office…you as a person may be offended, but as for racism I just don’t see it in this one…The fact of the matter is people that people make fun of their presidents and the choices they make..this is the way it has always been and unfortunately this is the way it will always be. ~God bless

Unless something has changed we have a constitutional right to write offensive articles all day long. I think it is tastless, but I would hate to think anyone would try and top them. Just don’t read it, buy it or distribute it.

That’s quite a stretch. Pelosi and crew wrote the stimulus bill. DDDUUUUHHHH!!!!
Obama didn’t write a single word of it.
Quite trying to inject race into everything, people. And quit using it to distract from the real issue, which is that the pork bill won’t do a darn thing to solve the country’s economic problems.

This cartoon was drawn to stir up the Democrats. I guess it worked but the stimulus package which it mocks along with the implication that Obama is a chimp who is shot to death hides the real issue of why we need a stimulus package: 8 years of a President who screwed up nearly everything he did and brought our country to its financial knees. Thanks, ‘W’ (Mc Cain had he won would be pushing a similar package right now but with more tax cuts, the only answer the Republicans have to any financial crisis)

How come when Al Sharpton or Jesse Jackson make a racist remark their
is now media outburst re: a racist remark but when a White journalist or
citizen makes a remark the Left wingers
come out of the woodwork. Maybe Sharpton can exlain that so it would make sense.

To Pammy – “a plan attempting to help bring a nation back to its economic equilibrium”??? hahahahaha!!!! Are you really that naive? Economists are saying there will be very little stimulus to the economy from the stimulus bill. This was simply the excuse for spending-crazy Dems to throw my tax $$ to their buddies back home – e.g., does Queen Pelosi REAAALLY need to save her pet mouse at this time when the country needs the taax $$ for other things?? Ridiculous.

This is not just a cartoon. Rush Limbaugh also brought up the Chimp story out of no where. This is the secret society’s way of communicating what they want to do. They communicate in hidden fashion. You must constantly pray for our president. Racism is not gone. If you believe that you are sadly mistaken. The president is under God’s Protection. No secret society, Federal reserves, Rothschild, Rockefeller, Mason nor skull and bones will be able to touch the president. He is under the protection of God. To free us from what the elite call us debt slaves. If you do a study on the federal reserve, You ll find out that the federal reserve is privately owned and is used to manipulate and bring down countries. What the democrats are doing is stripping away the banker’s power away and give it back to the people. JFK tried to do it and signed and executive order to do it. Why do you think that JFK’s daughter was going to run for the senate then all of a sudden drops out. This was due to the threat done through her uncle during the president’s dinner the day he took office. These societies are very smart and know how to work virtually invisible. The federal reserve has enslaved the united states. Educate yourselves and you’ll truly understand. As of JFK these secret societies made an example of him. No it was Oswald… Please…. Do be uneducated about what is going on. The Rockefellers goal is to enslave all people and implant chips into them. Sound Familiar??? Watch this video
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5420753830426590918 . Understand the federal reserve it is not a government office. It is owned by private interest, and they will do whatever it takes to make sure that power is not taken away from them.
Constantly Pray for your leaders. The democrates do have the interest of the people in mind and they want to help you. Don’t let yourselves be fooled. Study why Lincoln got shot. Study who the Rothschilds are…. you’ll understand.
Daniel

Thinking that a publication protected by the 1st Amendment should be shut down (and by whom, may I ask?) because some – repeat, some – people think a political cartoon is racist? This is America. Let the subscribers make the call over whether the Post should remain in print.

Someone should tell the new Attorney General is not cowardly about racial issues.

To Daniel Diaz – Sweetie, what city do you live in? Perhaps someone who reads this can help you out by getting you in to see someone. If you have insurance – find a good psychiatrist before its too late. If no insurance, perhaps find a shelter where they have people you can talk to.

In the name of all chimps, I demand an apology!
No self respecting chimp would ever come up with an atrocity like the porkulus – spendulus bill!

I think the cartoon is offensive. It offends me. For someone to say that it does NOT offend me because THEY do not think it SHOULD offend me is also offensive.

I also do not think the cartoon is funny. How can you connect the shooting of an animal with the stimulus package anyway?

Yes, the cartoon is offensive. But remember what your mother told you in grade school – stick and stones, blah, blah, blah…. Really – why waste time on stupid people who say thoughtless things? THE MORE IMPORTANT QUESTION — WHERE IS MY TAX CUT THAT OBAMA PROMISED??? I WANT MY TAX CUT!!! I have heard all sorts of details about the stimulus package – BUT NOTHING ABOUT MY TAX CUT!! THIS REALLY TICKS ME OFF.

I say we all raise living h ell until Obama and Congress pass a real stimulus package that will really help the American people. For example, PASS THE LAW TO GIVE ME THE TAX BREAK OBAMA PROMISED OVER AND OVER DURING THE ELECTION!!!! NANCY PELOSI IS SPENDING $$MILLIONS TO SAVE A STINKING RAT AND I STILL DON’T HAVE MY TAX CUT!!!!

I can see both sides of this issue, and I feel split down the middle. I can see how it can be interpreted as racist against African-Americans, and violent against them, in general, and against Barack Obama in particular. However, Obama is not the only president who has been likened to a chimpanzee in appearance; George W. Bush’s image was often placed side by side with a monkey, showing how he made the same faces. Both men have some chimp like features, namely their ears and foreheads, but then again, we are all close cousins to other primates. I personally think that despite being lighter in skin color than Obama, Dubya looks, make faces, walks and acts, in general, much more like a chimp than Barack. Most people aren’t going to associate this with the other news story of a chimp being shot by the police. I didn’t even know about that. I think to know if the intent was racist you would have to be inside the artist’s head. I don’t think, in general, that using images of violence in political cartoons is in good taste. Resorting to promotions of violence caters to the lowest common denominator. It’s much more respectable when an artist can argue their point without suggesting acting out physically against the opposition. Can’t we all just get along?

Idiots, he didn’t even write the bill, which is the real story here anyway. After all his grandstanding, he ended up giving the writing of it to the MONKEYS in Congress. To all you race baiting racists, Get a life!

Has the Chimp in Chief commented on this? Bush was compared to a monkey countless times so what is wrong with comparing Obama to one? He is not in charge anyway, nor is he capable of running anything outside of a melon patch.

Everyone with half a brain knows the the spendulus maximus bill was written by Nasty Pelosi and congressional democrats, and that it was poorly written. Hence, a MONKEY wrote the bill. Most sane and rational people in America don’t consider a MONKEY a racial term. GET IT THROUGH YOUR PEE BRAINS YOUR JUST A BUNCH OF BRAINWASHED SHEEP getting fleeced by a bunch of race card playing hucksters. The cartoon has nothing to do with race. What a bunch of psychotic morons we have in this country. No wonder Madoff was able to steal 50 billion. Pandering to a bunch of thieves playing the race card doesn’t make you a good person. It makes you an accessory to every CRIME they commit. LOL What a bunch of soft brained morons.

For you yahoos who keep pointing out that Obama didn’t “write” the bill — just FYI, neither did any of the Congress – their aides and assistants did. What does it matter who actually “wrote” the bill?? Nothing gets through Congress and signed into law this quickly unless Congress and Prez are of one mind on the issue.

Although I would not have put it in exactly those terms, jon, I think that you are essentially correct. I do believe that racism exists just as communism did in the 1950s. But the phantom menace of universal racism exists because Rev. Sharpton and others like him need it to exist, just as Sen. McCarthy needed the phantom menace of universal communism to exist. If the menace they speak out on didn’t exist they would have nothing to say. If you took McCarthy’s speeches and replaced “communist” with “racist”, and “communist party” with “racist ideology” you would have Sharpton’s material in spirit, if not verbatim. Until Sharpton and his followers stop imagining a racist under every bed, behind every image, and in every written and spoken word the “racism” of being like everyone else in society will never end. Or perhaps that’s exactly what they’re afraid of losing.

To J. Guardino — “Horrid.Irresponsible and reckless actions designed to stir controversy.Apologies to start but that is not enough.”
I agree – the STIMULUS BILL definitely is horrid, irresponsible and reckless. But don’t hold your breath waiting for Congress and Obama to apologize.

Ever heard the hypothesis that if your put a thousand or so monkeys in a room full of typewriters, eventually they will write the entire works of Shakespeare? I think that’s what they were getting at.
I’m black, and I don’t find this racist. Al Sharpton doesn’t speak for me. The New York Post is just having some fun with Congress, that’s all. A bunch of monkeys with typewriters, that’s how I see them anyway. That’s the least partisan, least racial joke I’ve seen in a political cartoon in a while.

Touchee….Publius Maximus Enlightenous. Hence the conservative answer……”You should not discriminate neither FOR, or AGAINST, someone based on race, gender, religion, or orientation. Let us judge fairly and equally all people based on individual merit.” This is a conservative principle, and the socialist are dividing this country with special laws for special groups in order to gain power, and money. It is time to end this nonsense of finding racism in everything under the sun. Al Sharpton and people like him make a living off of the race card. Without racism….Al Sharpton and people like him…..would be out of a job.

I think the Cartoon is offensive to Republicans.
Look closer people.
Isn’t that the Chimp that costarred with Reagan when he was making movies in Hollywood?
How dare the NY Post defile Bonzo!

And that example, Gg51, is one of poltical correctness gone amuck and why I believe that there is such a schism in this country for Rev. Sharpton to exploit. People are and should well be terrified of treating those of another culture like themselves because of these policies that are so devoted to the letter that they crush their spirit and intent. Thank heavens no one in your company ever uses the expressions “monkey suit”, “monkey’s uncle”, or perhaps even “monkey wrench”.

I’m saddened by all the people out there defending this obviously offensive trash.. shame on all of you. I, for one, am boycotting the New York Post, and I suspect many others will follow suit.

Maybe Al should get his facts straight the next time he cries “racist”- which won’t be too far away, because Obama didn’t write the Stimulus bill, it was Pelosi’s wish list.

Has there ever been anything said, written, or done by a person of light skin that was not found to be racially offensive by Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson???
If you listen to them, vanilla ice cream should be outlawed and babies would be required to drink only chocolate milk!
Those two need to find themselves an honest job and stop living off the black Americans.

If the chimp had had Obama’s face on it, then it would be racist. In cartoons, cartoonists put some well known facial feature. No one would contest that, right? But guess what? It doesn’t! Unless Obama had had major unknown plastic surgery to look like a chimp (sarcasm) because that’s what it looks like: a chimp! I think this cartoon skates over the line to racism, but doesn’t actually cross it because the chimp’s face doesn’t resemble Obama’s face! I hate fanatics like Al Sharpton who instigate trouble…freedom of the press, boy! I think if anyone should be demanding an apology it should be PETA for poking fun of that mad chimp shot dead and the family of the woman who got mauled! Tastless, insensitive but NOT RACIST! More Evidence: Obama’s not even pure-black AND stimilus bill was written by mostly Congress whites.

Not at the AKC, silverstreak.

This is a disgrace!

That’s one view, unFolded, but Lincoln himself was referred to as a “gorilla” and as has been noted in other posts Bush was apparently referred to as a chimp. Another view, and one I think is more likely, is that the most of the population has moved ahead and isn’t even aware of negative racial representations until someone like Rev. Sharpton decides to stir it up in even innocuous situations like this, perpetuating the legacy of racism. As an example, ask anyone less than the median age in the US (about 37 years old) who “Uncle Remus” was. My guess is that you’d get a blank stare from most of them.

Looking at it from both sides, I’m more concerned with the fact that they are trying to turn the death of ANYONE/THING into something funny. Maybe it’s just a “monkey” to some people, but it’s a living thing, and you just don’t make fun of such situations in public!

WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FROM MURDOCK? RIGHT WING, FRIEND OF BUSH, DISRESPECTFUL TO ANYONE WHO DOESN’T AGREE WITH HIM. FOX NEWS IS ANOTHER MEDIA HE OWNS. INAPPROPRIATE, ABUSIVE, AND DISGUSTING.

I looked at it and felt like it had some racial undertone and i felt like it was done in poor taste. I will stop my subscription because there is nothing funny about this cartoon. I am surpise animal rights has not issued a statement.

Actually, more like-thinking African-Americans should join the Republican Party-and they are always welcome. The Democrats are too powerful and let it go to their heads. In fact many think they are gods, and that their policies are gifts from heaven. And the Democrats openly do practice group racism-think about it.
As for the cartoon, it was in poor taste and somebody was just not thinking.

The cartoon could be interpreted as sexist in nature … after all, if you bear in mind the image of the ape man marriage as the man clobbering the woman with his club and dragging her home by the hair – it is fitting that males running the country be represented by apes, by and for the apes who put them in office. It is an error to assume racism is a party to this. If one is to conjure up images of ape men – like the ones in the film, history of the world part I, one would be hard put to assign a race to the ape men. As Mel Brooks would have it, the first ape man artist would have been Jewish … and the first critic? Perhaps Sharpton would benefit from a little Jewish humor and learn to not take himself and the matter of race so seriously. If the cartoon intends to tell us that the writer of the stimulus bill is aping the Republicans … well, that has been going on long enough, hasn’t it. Its time for Democrats to act like democrats. So much for reaching across the line if it transforms democrats into republicans.

If Sharpton is offended by this cartoon I think he’d have a heart attack if he saw ‘Planet of the Apes.’ “Hey Al, want to see a movie”?

N.Y.Post,Shame on you, Thanks for reminding progressive people that racism is alive and well !!Straight reality check !!I don’t care how your editors try to spin this idiodicy the public should not be subjected to this trash.We should boycott the paper and burn every edition when they hit the street,that is what you do with trash ! N.Y. Post ,you better check yourself !!G. Tyson

I just wonder, did white republicans identify with George Bush while Bush was be reviled, laughed at, and joked about with the most ugly cynicism. Does anyone maybe remember just a little bit how sinisterly evil Bush was characterized to be? Gee, if Bush were black he would have DESERVED different treatment right???

Fred, you have earned my sincere respect. Thanks.

The New York Post, is, as it frequently does, focusing its appeal on those with an IQ two digits lower than their shoe size and racist in the bargain. This is disgusting and contemptible.

This cartoon is tasteless on so many levels. Violence to animals is just not funny. Excessive police force is not funny. Regarding the racial overtones, it is also tasteless. This not the first cartoon of such a nature. If all others like it have been interpreted as racist in the past, then this one will be interpreted the same. The artist has to know this. The Post is a rag run by a right wing nut that has justified every ridiculous policy by the Bush administration. I am not surprised by this cartoon.

Wow! That cartoon is quite the Rorshack Test. Given one’s proclivities or should I say insecurities – you read into it your own personal bias.
It hit me when reading the comments.

For Pete’s sake……..get real!

I believe the NY Post ceased the opportunity to juxtapose a monkey with Obama hoping they could get away with it; because, after all, the monkey WAS in the news. NY Post knew exactly what they were doing and knew the ensuing fallout from such a cartoon.. Would they have published the cartoon if the animal shot had been an elephant, the symbol of the republican party? I doubt it. You see, the species IS relevant.

Oh, for Pete’s sake!!! Why must this country always play the race card? As I recall there had been jokes about our last president, Bush, being related to a chimp. People need to get a life! I, personally, read it as having nothing to do with race, but with his intelligence. At any rate, if the cartoon has to do with Obama, why is satire looked down upon? Is it because he happens to have a little bit more pigment in his skin and it becomes a race thing? No one seemed to have qualms about making fun Palin during the election. And why is that? One could pull out the race card there too. It works both ways.

I think we need to be real, Its clear that this was targeted toward our new president. We can try to put a different spen on this all day long, but lets get real. Just because we have a African American as our new President, doesnt mean that everyone is happy about this. Case in point the Post article and their unwillingness to doing anything about it. Now if a black person made the same reference toward a white President and worked for such an paper as the post, he would face some form of discipline, due to a large out cry from white America. Thats just the truth. And the media would be having a field day with this.
Its sad, but we still have a long way to go in regards to, true race relations.

I don’t think they intended for this cartoon to be racist…was it in poor taste…yes..all around…i’m sure not a lot of people will agree with me..but it was not only in poor taste of Pres. Obama, but for the families of the chimp tragedy..both sides are suffering and i don’t think a cartoon or comedy group or whoever should be poking fun at it when the event is so fresh. I think there should be a bit more human decency. Maybe someday.

Obama didn’t write the bill anymore than I did. Do you realize where political correctness is heading? Free speech goes by the wayside when citizens have to weigh their every word to avoid offending anyone. The cartoon was about the BILL, not the President’s race!

Racist! Absolutely. Im white and this is along the lines of Howard Cosell claiming “look at that little monkey go!” during a Redskins game.
I love the ones bitching about the stimulus plan, the one that will actually HELP everyday citizens, just like the ones…well…bitching, and not be doled out to big banks/corporations, such as, well…the last 8 republican run years. Anyone who can say this country wasnt run into the ground, and that this attempt to get us out of the mess Dubya created, well, those are the ones saying Obama’s “spedulous” (love that, by the way…the way to stimulate the economy is to….yup…spend. duh) is “more than bush spent in one year”. Um. What about the needless years in Iraq? Whats the yearly tab on that one, geniouses? No WONDER we are in a mess! Go Obama…cant wait til you turn this all around, but alas, they (the repubs) will find SOME way to divert the credit to themselves…

Paaaah-Leeeeaze.. this is’nt any more offensive than when SLN does its parodies on TV..ALL politicians are puppets or monkeys (monkey see/monkey do) to the WorldBankers/CEO’s and Unions.. THATS what it means. Anyone who thinks this as “racial” should deflate their EGOs and stop thinking your soooo important and feel Justified in getting angry over a stupid cartoon ((geeeeze))

Okay ABC…..so sensitive….here’s my post again without the “wf” reference!!! Geeezzzz!!
Ha! Funny how folks “choose” to ignore racism whenever it rears it’s ugly head! As much as some people would like to deny it, this cartoon has EXTREME racial overtones!! The caption reads “SOMEONE else” – a clear indication that the cartoonist was referring to the “one” person who (although he didn’t “write” it) played a major role in its promotion and passing!! Amazing how such intelligent people become so ignorant when race is involved.

well I have two questions…where was the post when this guy was being elected? and where were all the intelligent voters? I didn’t wote for him…..

I don’t think the cartoon is funny at all. I can see how many may be offended by it, but in light of current events and how many feel about the stupid waste of our money, it is fitting. Having read some of what’s in this “stimulus” plan it reads as if a couple of monkeys or stupid congress people wrote it! Hey, I’m no fan of Bush, but Master O, Princess P and King R are totally destroying this country. Read between the lines and do your research America. There are no winners in government run socialism – especially when it is trying to morph itself into a country built by working hard for what you get. If you want it, you got to work hard to afford it!

vanessapenny wrote: “Some people want to sweep this ignorant cartoon under the rug but they whinned and cried about Rev.Wright spreading racism and hate all over the world. Some White people have just been ignorant since obama won this election. The ignorance that has been displayed since Nov.4th only shows that good ol America has a long way to go where race is concerned.”
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Speaking of ignorance, you do realize that many “white” people voted for Obama? Otherwise, he would not have gotten elected. The ignorance that is being displayed is by those that think that Obama wrote the spendulous bill, and those that choose to listen to racists such as Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson.

Well Sharpton just needs to put a sock in it; when is everyone who believes his rhetoric going to see that the more he spews hatered and racist inuendoes the more he gets to speak at different institutioins and make money “It is all about money people”, not racism. The Congress and Senate are the “CHIMPS” and they will be history when this stimulus does not stimulate.

REMEMBER, YOU REPUBLICANS, THAT IT WAS YOUR PRES. BUSH WHO GOT US INTO THE MESS THAT MY PRESIDENT OBAMA HAS TO GET US OUT OF!!! SO INSTEAD OF ALWAYS THINKING WE’RE (AFRICAN AMERICANS) ALWAYS PLAYING THE RACE CARD, THINK ABOUT WHAT CARD THE DEALER IS THROWING OUT!!!
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Actually, it was Clinton who started this mess with deregulation and pressuring banks to give loans to people that couldn’t pay them back.

I do know this is racist. One of many that came out against Obama. He may have a long haul, but most of that is Republicans refusing to cooperate.
Very ugly.

First of all, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid and their cohorts drafted the legislation, not the president. It is completely ridiculous to take the position that the cartoon has any racial overtone. The cartoon made me think of the old joke regarding randomness and chance in evolution (if you put a bunch of monkeys in a room with typewriters, eventually one of them would type up the stimulus bill.) I think the point of the cartoon, drawing upon the reference to the chimp who almost killed a woman who had been bringing him treats for many years and had to be put down by the cops, is something about the need to stop the creature (congress) which bites the hand that feeds it, as it has gone mad.

I thank God daily that our first African American president was someone as sensible, courteous, and intelligent as Barack Obama instead of a self-victimizing buffoon by Sharpton or Jesse J.
I think the cartoon was ill-advised because of sick jokes in the past. I remember a story in probability when I was in school about filling a room with monkeys and typewriters, and in a million years, you would have the entire works of Shakespeare.
I don’t think the original intent of the cartoon was racist, but the editor should have realized that the Sharptons of the world would be offended, and canned the feature.

PLEASE. there’s that joke that goes: “a hundred monkeys banging away at typewriters could produce shakespeare. thanks to the internet, we know this is not true.”
pouncing on any instance and decrying racism just lines the pockets of the Sharptons and Jacksons of the world. stop buying into the lie.
for crying out loud.

This cartoon is brazenly racist. What about Limbaugh calling President Obama, “a black man-child.” This is definately the words of a man with a mental problem. Maybe limbaugh needs to go back on his drugs. Maybe that is why he is soooooo angry and loud.

They knew exactly what the cartoon would do and also knew that it is broad enough to wiggle out of any race-related accusations.

The cartoon implies that if a chimpanzee can steal a car, than he could have written the spending bill as well. No racist opinion was intended.

You liberals that laughed at President Bush for being portrayed as a chimp can laugh now. It’s funny isn’t it. It was funny before November 4th. Great cartoon !! Get over it.

Most of you have totally missed the point. The “monkey” is NOT Obama and there’s no reason to assume that unless you’re rascist-minded. The monkey getting shot is a real event that happened in CT, and since he couldn’t write the stimulus bill anymore, now Obama does. This is not a rascist slam or an Obama slam and I’m tired of people crying “discrimination” whenever someone expresses an opinion.
Here in America, we’re supposed to have freedom of speech AND of the press and everyone has the right to their opinion – right or wrong, nearsighted or offbase.
But under the veil of “discrimination” (translate that “racial purity”), the real bigots rise to the surface who are trying to turn us into a socialist nation where only the politically-correct and powerful are allowed to have opinions. Sounds like apartheid to me! But it doesn’t belong here in America.

ah realized I made a mistake…meant to say “Do people not SUE over virtually ANYTHING and everything these days?”…
ok all better now lol.

Obama is not black anyway. He is bi-racial. He is not our first black president. Let’s get it right everyone.

This is NOT directed at Obama. Sharpton is the racist to even come up with that connection.
Obama the political neophyte is a tool – this pathetic bill was written by money grubbing dems in congress. The cartoon is an obvious reference to the pitiful nature of the bill, which is much like having it done by a room full of apes with typewriters…

“If you think this is racist or directed at obama, you are stupid and just looking for a reason to cry racism.”
Stop playing dumb. It’s plain as day that it is Obama’s face and legacy on the bill. Of course, it’s going to be interpretted that way.

oh and about the cartoon itself…NO it wasn’t funny…it actually made me very sad. But isn’t that what satirical cartoons are supposed to make us do…THINK ABOUT WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON AROUND US IN THIS COUNTRY? Yep…!

You know, I could understand people interpreting the chimp as members of congress IF the phrase, “Someone Else” wasn’t used or if more than one chimp was shown. People saying it’s nothing seem to be the most blind. Perhaps the artist used the recent chimp attack as an excuse for poor judgement.

Wow…if you think that cartoon is racist, you really need to do some soul-searching, because as one person already pointed out, you see what you feel. I saw NO reference to the president in that – why did YOU immediately think of President Obama when YOU saw an ape???
Says more about you and your own thoughts and beliefs than it does the cartoonist…

We don’t have to make fun of Obama, he does it all on his own everday, now how can we be called racist for his own actions. Hi is a horrible politition with far left ideas that you see in Europe and Russia, and they don’t work. He is trying to push the one world econmy on America In the end the American people will stand up to him and tell him to get lost. He can be impeached at any time. The way he got votes were not the reasons why he wanted to be elected. He has is own agenda. Instead of making the banks and auto execs accountable for there actions, he is going to give them more money. He is not going to bring manufacturing back to the U.S., but he wants green jobs here. With no manufacturing, there are no jobs of any color. Because they will go to other countries with less expense and low wages. He is blowing smoke up your brain. You can’t do one without the other. People need to wake up and ask, where are the steel manufacturing and metal manufacturing jobs coming from to start a base of employment in this country. There not coming from the U.S. He is for people joining a union where they work. You just don’t start a union, without a body of people to help you. Even more jobs will leave this country. I worked for the UAW for 15 years and it doesn’t work like that. Their are many smaller unions in this country tht are having a hard time staying together in small factories because they don’t have the pull and body that the UAW has. When the UAW takes concessions, it affects every smaller union out there because if they (UAW) can’t negotiate it, or have to give it up, then the smaller employers have more pull to say no and get away with giving less. And it just happened this week. We are not France or England, Canada, Germany or China, we have enough resources and people in this country make things work without a bailout or stimulus package. And when they finally regulate the insurance and pharmacutical companies in this country, they will finally be able to control healthcare cost that has been a problem for more the 50 years now. Nationalized health does not work in Canad, France or othe European countries and they have less people than we do, how will it work here!

. .but ignorant cartoons like this is not called for and no it shouldn’t be tolerated and there is nothing to justify it.
Posted by: vanessapenney | Feb 19, 2009 10:33:57 AM
Dear vanessa – this a free country and for a while longer until Obama turns us into a socialist nation, we will still have free press. You didn’t get to change it. Bush put up with being cartooned as a money. Get over it!

“You can shout al sharpton,jesse jackson,
rev wright all you like but ignorant cartoons like this is not called for and no it shouldn’t be tolerated and there is nothing to justify it.” – vanessapenney
I kinda think the following justifies it.
Bill of Rights
Amendment I
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

The monkey in the cartoon is much better looking than anyone in Congress!

Al sharpton is the biggest racist in america. why want he wake up and relize that racism is dead nobody cares if ur black or white anymore.

Obama didn’t write the stimulus bill. Lobbyists (Oops, there aren’t any in the Obama White House-I meant “experts”) from the financial industry and other industries wrote it. Are they all black too? My first reaction was that this is racist. I have been trained by my years of getting news from Big Media. I caught myself, however, thinking, “Who did write the stimulus bill?” It wasn’t Obama or any one person. The “someone else” reference is a purely grammatical way to address the issue without listing the culprits.

Middle-aged white guy here – what was the NY Post thinking (or smoking) when they published this cartoon? I understand that a political cartoon is supposed to be thought-provoking and sometimes provocative, but this is in such bad taste that heads should roll. This was clearly a calculated move on their part to garner publicity and sales.

“Whats the big deal? The libs were calling Bush a chimp for years. For you slow people out there, it basically is saying that a chimp could have done a better job writing the bill than the tards in the House. Obama didn’t WRITE it as the cartoon says. Yet he did sign it. Don’t be so gullible to buy this race baiting crap.”
Lol. Your last sentence validates exactly the opposite of what you seem to think it does.

Lol. Your last sentence validates exactly the opposite of what you seem to think it does.
Posted by: silky | Feb 19, 2009 11:39:00 AM
“Don’t be so gullible to buy this race baiting crap.”
Something about that sentence that you don’t get?

First of all, many people like to play the race card. I think that, people in any position to write the news or report the news or do cartoon articles, should be more concious of what they say, write, or draw. There is not one race of people that can not be made fun of. As human beings, we should be more careful of the things we say and do. I think the cartoonist could have used another animal(s) to describe the authors of the stimulus. Didn’t Congress write the stimulus? Well the cartoonist could have used the donkey and the elephant, which represents Democrats and Republicans to get his point across as well and there would not be a discussion now about racism or the intended person or persons responsible. If you think about for a second, yeah Obama did not write the stimulus, but he was the one who had to sign it in to law and that picture and the caption could be taken offensive to the President. It was only one monkey and not serveral in the picture. The bottom line here is, we as a nation need to quit putting each other down for what ever reasons and stop being a problem to the situation and start being a solution to a problem.

This cartoon rendition was problematic in its inception. You have several avenues of thought to proceed after viewing it but the one that stands out the most is the most incendiary and radically insensitive. The owners of this sensational prodigy of contempt knew exactly what they were doing when they published it.

So do you really believe that this cartoon wouldnt have been done if Obama was from a white mother and father??? I believe this cartoon would have been done exactly the same with whoever was in office, but without the “outrage” So to me the selective “outrage” seems a little racist. Were you also outraged when Bush was called a monkey and dipicted as such??

This is in such poor taste I cannot believe it. I am deeply troubled that some editor at this paper did not throw this out.

I agree, it is offensive to those who allow it to be. What is far more offensive is the reverend’s seeming approval of more than 3000 American lives that are terminated daily in “family planning” clinics. The God I pray to is offended by the death of these innocent ones. Show us some backbone reverend and stand up for those that can not defend themselves.

Not racist at all, in fact there seems to be some logical thinking involving monkeys in the news, the one that mauled the lady and the ones in charge of change and this stimulus bill that only helps those who shouldn’t be helped. All of the money used to stimulate the economy should have been given to taxpayers who in turn would have spent it to stimulate various segments of the economy.

The bottom line is, the cartoonist should use the animal or animals in this case, that best fits the intended target, which was the ones who wrote the stimulus, Congress. The cartoonist should used a donkey and a elephant and none of this racist crap would be discussed now!

It seems as though people are hashing and re-hashing the same old points that have been brought up since this blog post first popped up. If people want to see a racist message in this, they will. People obsessed with an idea can interpret something sinister in anything they see or hear, be it the Red Menace, the New World Order, Conspiracy Theories, or racism. The editor didn’t throw this cartoon out because he wasn’t conditioned into beleivig that everything has racist intent or overtones. Perhaps a chimpanzee was once used as a racial epithet in my grandfather’s day – I don’t know that because I wasn’t there and I would bet that the cartoonist wasn’t either. The NYP’s editor-in-chief has denied any racial implications in the cartoon and, considering that Rev. Sharpton’s charges of “racism” have worn thin over the years, this statement is credible. If there are any here who don’t accept it they can stop reading the Post (assuming that they ever did) and let the free market decide whether it lives or dies.

i think its to show those pigs in the right light..
if i don’t agree with the laws, i am not going to serve the powers that make the rules to be governed by.
It’s not racist..unless you are a cop
There are alot better things to fight for and over a scrap of newspaper that isn’t worth the paper its printed on.

So has anyone noticed that while we discuss whether the chimp represents the president or congress (who wrote the stimulus bill) we have stopped talking about the actual stimulus bill. Why isn’t the media analyzing this 1000-page bill? Why don’t we, as media observers, know any of the details hidden inside this massive, historically expensive spending plan? The media needs to get back on topic and we news junkies need to let them know that this little diversion isn’t fooling anyone.

People have not stopped talking about the bill, One Fine Day, although the discussion has dropped quite a bit since the President signed it into law. It’s here and there’s nothing substantive that can be done about it so why discuss it?

Iam Hispanic, part of the fastest growing minority in this country. Why in the HELL is everything so racial. Damm it seems like the average ammerican can’t even make a remark or have a thought without someone taking offense. These people need to grow up and finally realize that its not personal and if we and americans can’t express ourselves without judgment than what happened to the 1st amendment of the constitution. Like hell if someone is going to tell me what and how to think. If they dont like it THEN DON’T buy it, read it or listen to it.

1.Let’s say The New York Post had common sense, at one point I’m sure they thought this cartoon will offend ppl- but they didn’t care that’s the kind of Statement they wanted to put out there 2. America identifies President Obama as the driving force behind this bill 3. Ny post could have at least made one of the cops in the cartoon African American 4. Okay fine the monkey image has been used for tons of President’s in the past “well this is the 1 black President!!!” Theirs a million other cartoons they could have went with!
It’s racially motivated, the ppl- that want to deny it have a hidden agenda themselves. (Amy) !

Silky wrote: NOTHING HAPPENED TO THE FIRST AMENDMENT. NOBODY IS SUGGESTING THIS IS A FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUE. We’re just saying it’s bush league.
Silky, that is lame, “bush league”. Why is it always a GOP reference? The sheep are easily lead, that’s why your silky!

Nothing about this cartoon is funny.Take the so called race issue out of it and take it at face value without the officers statement.There is nothing funny about a monkey having to be shot.It is violent when you add in what the officers have to say regardless of who this monkey is supposed to represent whether it is Obama or the Congress.This cartoon is stupid and ignorant and whoever backs it up is just that.I didnt agree with what the bush administration and republican majority did when they had power, but anything suggesting they be killed was and is dead wrong.Anyone who finds humor in this cartoon should be evaluated by a mental health professional.

Dean:
“only hope to clean up the epic mess left to us by the Republican demi-god George W. Bush. WAKE UP!”
Not a bad idea, Dean – you should give it a try. There is no question that our current economic difficulties are a direct result of Bill Clinton and a Democrat-dominated Congress pushing for “reform” in maretgage lending so “disadvantaged minorities” could buy homes. You know, the ones who couldn’t financially qualify under the Old Rules? The rules where you were actually expected to pay back your loan?
No problem! Billy Boy and Company fixed things so that if a mortgage lender got into trouble Freddie and Fannie would buy those failing mortgages and keep the economy strong! Those who pointed out that it wouldn’t work over the long haul (Senator John McCain comes to mind) were boo’d down and overruled.
So, while I have no problem with trying to get this mess cleaned up, please stop yelling about how it was created by Bush and the Republicans. This mess lies squarely on the doorsteps of the Democrats whose wishful thinking a little over a decade and a half ago created the bubble that recently burst. Oh, by the way, I have been a registered Democrat since Bush senior’s days … but I’m seriously considering switching, as the current Democratic leadership (??) seems to be infected with some rare disease that makes them believe their mad delusions are sensible ideas! Long Live Queen Nancy!!

Hey Joe, when that kind of crap happens RACISM is not the problem now is it? NO! It’s just outright violence toward on another! Stick to the subject!

Anyone who finds humor in this cartoon should be evaluated by a mental health professional.If you disagree with this Congress and president’s policies you need to express it the next elections like us democrats did with this election.I wanted the bush administration and his republican allies out of power, therefore I campaigned and voted for change last November. Stirring violence, like this cartoon, does is the wrong course of action.Be a responsible American and weather the “storm” you may feel this democrat controlled government is bringing you. I and many other Americans had to suffer through the Bush years.You show your ignorance,stupidity and animal instints when you create and support filth like this cartoon that has been created.This American is offended an ashamed that I come to this blog and read the disturbing thoughts of some fellow Americans.I see none of this as the type of America that was to be established throughout our Constitution

And remember this stimulus package was a response to the big present( with a bow) our new president was handed over from the previous administration

“PEOPLE LIGHTEN UP!!! Congress wrote the stimulus bill, this cartoon is making fun of them as a whole group. Nothing in this cartoon directly is linking the monkey solely to the Prez. It’s satire people. People are way too sensitive!!!!”
So 535 people = 1 chimp? I don’t get it. You have to really want that one. The Obama connection is the most obvious to anybody with opposable thumbs.

Silky:
Writing bills is the role of Congress, not the President. So you’re either uneducated, or really want to link President Obama to a Chimpanzee — which is it?

Al Sharpton is a cartoon, a caricature of what a civil rights leader.
It’s getting a little tiresome to hear his trope of trumped-up grievances on some pretext. His politics of grievance and entitlement are getting a little old. No one seriously cares what that clown says.
Unlike the garbage Sharpton is reading into the cartoon, what’s really offensive is all the pork in the stimulus bill.

President Bush was called “chimp” for how many years? The talk shows even put up a photos of a chimp with split screen of Bush. The chimp jokes were non stop…… Grow up folks!

Please explain to me how the President “Writes the bills” ?
If I’m “playing dumb” you’re just dumb – try a civics lesson sometime.

How is the cartoon racially offensive. The president does not write legislation in this country – the congress does. It’s a rather larger jump to say that the chimp is intended to depict President Obama. I think it was intended as a dig at the congress as a whole.

Hello, I’m the ghost of the dead chimp in that cartoon. I take offense at the racists that are comparing me to obama. How dare you!…Plus, I could write a much better spending…whoops, STIMULUS bill than pelosi and co. did.

LOL Ghost….

nobama, if you don’t get it by now, I can’t help you.

I saw nothing racist in the cartoon,when
I looked at it I thought the cartoonist
was criticising the architects of the
stimulus bill, Pelosi and Reid, because
Obama didn’t write it he probably didn’t
even read it.
The only ones that fine it racist are the same people that find racism in everything.

Exactly. He’ll feel free to spit venom all day; unless asked to back it up with facts — then its oddly quiet.

Suppose this: If the chimp that attacked the woman the other day and was shot by two policemen were a pet tiger, and this cartoon depicted the same friggin scenario using a tiger instead of a chimp, would all of you idiots screaming racism compare the tiger to Obama as well?
Nope….thought not.
You want racism, so you feed into it.
Idiots.

If it looks like a monkey and acts like a monkey , its a monkey.
Al Sharpton really should find a real job. Trouble causer is really getting old. Does he think hes a monkey?
Only the guilty accuse.

>The President can have quite a bit of influence
It didn’t say “someone will have to influence the stimulus bill” FAIL.
>Obama has been the face of this stimulus bill from the beginning.
It didn’t say “someone will have to be the new face of the stimulus bill” FAIL.
So far all you have done is stretch facts, and responded with conjecture and hyperbole – it says “write the next stimulus bill” so concisely explain how President Obama wrote the stimulus bill?

“nancy pelosi is the one who wrote the stimulas package.”
No, she isn’t. If she was, we’d all be swimming in free jimmys.

What I don’t get is how a white person have an opinion on being black. YOU WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND!!!! Get that through your head! Do some research on what black people were called in slavery days…..THEN, and maybe then you can comment.

“Explain why Silky!”
She’s the lipstick, not the pig. Not to mention, there isn’t the history of women being compared to pigs in the days of their extreme oppression. If anything, men are the one’s referred to as pigs.

“George Bush was portrayed as a monkey in comics without objection. What’s the difference?”
History. Not to mention, W looks and acts like a monkey. And that case is funny.

It’s only offensive if you relate yourself to a monkey. They made fun of Georgr Bush for 8 years.All the sharptons and Jacksons have to keep stirring the pot to keep crap flowing. Keeps then in a job. Oh and where is that camera????

Not even Page Six?

Let’s put a cap on this nonsense. Yes the cartoon was way over the top. It was offensive on many levels. So What? Didn’t Sharpton himself refer to Bush as a simian? It’s a free country, but obviously addicted to phony outrage, an addiction pimped to by the news media. So obviously we still allow the national discussion to be controlled by wingnuts instead of rational people, which is why Americans have exactly the government they deserve.

Joe, I have no idea what you are talking about and if you can’t acknowledge the obvious, I can’t help you.
As for Obama’s Palin comment, that was a high wire act that he got away with. I would have definitely advised against it if I was one of senior staffers.
Yes. It’s not that difficult to understand.

FOR MONTHS THE COUNTRY KNOWS WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR OBAMAS BILL TO BE PASSED. IT WAITED IN CONGRESS AS THEY DEBATED IT WAS HIS BILL THAT WAS TRIMMED AGREED ON BY ALL AND FINALLY PASSED. NO HE DID NOT SIT DOWN AND WRITE IT HIMSELF. BUT WHEN WILL PEOPLE STOP DEFENDING WRONG. WRONG IS WRONG EVEN IF IT WAS AIMED AT THE SYSTEM. DO WE NEED TO START SHOOTING ANYONE THAT WE DONT LIKE WHAT THEY ARE SAYING. I AM OFFENDED AND I WISH WE COULD STOP TRYING TO BE SO NEGATIVE TO EACH OTHER.

Anyone who thinks this cartoon is racist is an idiot. OBAMA has nothing to do with it, AND he didnt write the stimulus bill! Geitner and the Democrats did. Granted, the bill in question could definately be the work of a team of primates, but thats the point! Also, why are so many so quick to play the race card? It’s as if some people WANT it to be racist ( the media especially ). Gimme a break. I mean, if you can’t understand a simple political cartoon, do yourself a favor and stick to the funny pages. Personally, I think its sad so many actually think so “race-oriented”, to the extent that you cant call politicians “monkeys” without people coming out screaming racism. Really, gimme a break and get a life. PS-Politicians are worse than monkeys, maybe a leech or vulture would be a better representation next time.

While I am not always quick to get on the “cry racism” bandwagon, this cartoon is indeed poor taste, given the fact that our president is African-American and it doesn’t take much to spark the racism in some people. I would have expected as much from some publications considered of low esteem; …. not the New York Post!!
Shame on you!!

A few months after 911 I heard a song that made me laugh.
Some of my friends were offended and thought it was distasteful.
This cartoon reminds me of that song
Monkey Man in Afghanistan.
Humor is a good tool to help society “talk” about tough issues and ugly truths.
I’m thankful the NY Post has gotten us conversing here.

When Oh When, are we going to act and live as Christ did. We all claim to be Christian or fair minded atheists or good whatever we are. I am so disappointed in the human race.We or most of us know that all, including me are children of one God who loves us in spite of our conduct. Isn’t it about time we stop making jokes or lies about one another and start helping each other. Especially in the hard times that a lot of us are going through.
Get behind our elected president and let’s make it work.
Doug

The pic is hilarious.
All the people who scream “Racism!” need to grow up and actually realize what ‘racism’ really means.

I know whites like to say that blacks love to throw around the race card, and that is true but even legitimate in some cases. But the fact remains that blacks have been called monkeys in a derogatory manner (personally, about two months ago a white man called me a ‘damned dirty ape,’ so it’s not something we’re just making up to be argumentative). Say what you will about it being a broad reference to Congress…if so, I think a donkey being shot would have gotten that effect across, showed more specifically who was targeted, and also linked quite nicely with the incident. Right?

shanka:
I see humor, and current events are not your forte. What the cartoonist did was juxtapose two events:
The stimulus bill as written by Congress, and the fatal shooting of a crazed Chimpanzee and made the analogy that the stimulus bill could have been written by a crazy ape — so no, the Donkey reference wouldn’t have worked, good try though.

Nothing is better than watching the “PC crowd” getting their panties in a bunch…searching all over the world for something that is “offensive.” For God’s sake, get a damn life so you will not spend every waking hour looking for something that offends you. There is, and always will be racists and bigots out there. Ignorant racists breed new ignorant racists and any two ignoranuses can make babies. Improve yourselves and ignore the idiots out there. By the way: Wasteful politicians, who vote on pork-filled bills they have not read offend me…does anyone care about that???

OH pleezzzzeee….Everyone Knows it’s the Dem’s and Congress Who Monkeyed around and FINALLY Wrote the Stimulas Bill! Could Sharpton want trouble? OR is Sharpton Not So Sharp? This Country is Way Not So Racial As Some Would Prefere To Have Us ALL Think! Times are extremely serious for the regular American,it’s Like in the primaries, if ya don’t vote for Obama then your racist. Baloney, there were Legimate, good reasons to not vote for Obama for pres. He has no experience , voted Present, and only did commiunity organization he says. He didn’t submit important paper, ect, ect. But he is the President Now, we got him for 4 years Love it or not! So Let’s ALL HOPE he can pull this country through and succeed, or else we all will have to move out of the country for a job to survive!

I’m not a fan of George Bush, but I recall liberals referring to him as “Chimpy” during his 8 years in office. Where was the angst then? And didn’t we “tsk tsk” Muslims for getting upset about a cartoon of Mohammad? Well, now we’re just as bad. I guess we’ll have to walk on egg shells and forego freedom of speech while the Messiah is in the White House. Oops…”White” House…is that offensive, too?

I dispise Rush and I agree he feeds off of anger to make a buck too. You’ll get no arguement from me on that one. In fact in my opinion the cartoon was designed and allowed to be distributed for the mass amount of publicity it would incite…and look where we are tonight.:)

This is disgustingly racist.
I’m glad President Obama is able to laugh all the way to the White House…

Al Sharpton You’re not the solution. You’re the problem. I’m so sick of hearing this bleeding hearts politically correct crap I could Hurl. Get a life little man. Get over this race B.S.. That was a long time ago and any one who had anything to do with slavery is dead now. Get It? DEAD!!!Maybe if people like you would quit spouting off this world would become a better place. You have the audacity to call yourself “Reverend”.

The artist was not being racist. He combined two recent events, the stimulus package and the recent chimpanzee shooting by police after it seriously attacked a woman.

It is a monkey; hasn’t anyone ever heard the expression. “A trained monkey can do it?” I believe to have been created and not evolved from the ape family. Unless there are people thinking they and everyone evolved; than this is a cause for concern.

Come people…you are pathetic! You all are just looking for something to call racist thanks to Al Sharpton. Can you honestly believe that a national, highly publicized media outlet would intentionally publish an unquestionablely racist cartoon aimed at the president of the United States??? This was making fun of the author(s) of the huge spending bill. Did Obama write the bill????? NO! Getting rid of racism is a TWO-WAY STREET! Not only do we need to drop the racist sterotypes and name calling..etc…, the people who the racism is directed at need to let go of it also and quit looking for it, no matter how far fetched it is. Recognize Al Sharpton for what he is…an ambulance chaser, a pot stirrer, an instigater, etc…that’s how he gets his press time and that is sad.

The Post is notorious for not just testing the bounds of good taste, but blasting through them regularly.

Congress didn’t write the bill, two people did and I bet few can name them without google. This wasn’t known as congress’ bill but President Obama’s who’s name has been connected and has lobbied for it to be passed. I never believed in this we are the world feeling America is supposed to be having. You people that say it wasn’t racially motivated grandmothers, grandfathers, mothers, and fathers must not have been called monkies for being black. Mine have…my grandmother came to tears. This is not satire…this is outright calling our president a monkey. I am not going to waste anymore time addressing these people, but I would like to say to the black readers..take time to know who you let in your lives. Even the people that smile in your face will call you a monkey to their grandfather and think it is funny or satire. At least I know, clearly, where the post stands. And I like to know my enemies and see them coming!

Al Sharpton and Jessie Jackson run and cried racism when the lady said the Duke lacrosse players raped her I didn’t see them apologize when we all found out she was lying. I guess it’s ok to ruin a white boy’s life.

Amy has it right? No where does it say it is Obama? That is a personal interpretation … I think it’s saying that the stimulus bill is so wacked-out5 with spending and pet-projects that a monkey could’ve written it. Don’t tell us it is Obama, let us make-up our own mind!

YES! Offensive.

The wording is “They’ll have to find SOMEONE else to write the stimulus bill”
All those Right wing / Republican apologists who say this means congress, democrats, or other group entity are either super naive or think the rest of us are so stupid we believe their very obvious BS. We don’t! The cartoon is racist and offensive. The cartoon is not even funny!

Here is the real, actual reason that this is an offensive cartoon…it uses a tragic incident as fodder for political satire. A 55 year old woman is currently being evaluated for a face transplant, the chimp ate off her face, scalp, and also ate both of her hands. When Stamford police arrived on the scene, they could not tell whether the victim was male or female. As for the chimp, it had to be put down, at the time it was shot, the 200 pound animal was trying to get into a patrol car and attack the police. The entire thing isn’t actually very fun. If anyone deserved an apology for that cartoon, it was the victim and her family.

Oh, please! This cartoon has nothing to do with Obama. Obama did not write the stimulus bill. Do people read the news anymore?? When I saw this cartoon I immediately thought of the recent news of the poor person who was attacked by a chimp. The chimp was later shot and killed. However, I did not find the cartoon funny, because it was poking fun of the terrible incident with the chimp. But I do not think it was supposed to be racist. I really can’t stand Al Sharpton. He breeds racism and hate.
People need to really lighten up. It is a stupid cartoon. There are plenty of other things we should be raising hell about.

I think this is Funny… so funny that it has everyone in an uproar!!! … GET OVER IT!!! Obama is now in the limelight (isn’t that what everyone wanted) with that in mind… I just have to laugh… there will be comments jokes and opinions… Sharpton and everyone else that finds this offensive… GeT A LiFe!!! that’s what comes with his position in office… He’s gonna be the #1 target for jokes and comments like these… What’s he gonna do? File a lawsuit against the people…LMAO!!! I’m tired of hearing the Racist Cr@p!!! You have your President! you’ve also got education, oportunity to work, and the same freedom as every other citizen here in the U.S.A. Wake up!

NO!!!!! IT’S NOT RACIALLY OFFENSIVE. EVERYONE IS GETTING TOO SENSITIVE TODAY AND ALWAYS HAS TO PUT A SPIN ON SOMETHING THAT IS A HARMLESS AND FUNNY CARTOON. PUT YOUR CONCENTRATION TOWARDS MORE IMPORTANT THINGS.

The Stimulus Bill was widely toted, in the media, as OBAMA’S Stimulus package. Even if the artist did not intend for it to be racially offensive he is guilty of not recognizing the potential nerve that his cartoon touched. How many African American Editors did this go through before it went to print? This is why diversity in the newsroom is important.

I read about the cartoon before seeing it and thought people were over reacting after seeing the cartoon I’ve changed my mind, not funny at all, very derogatory, I can’t fathom that someone of Mr. Delonas’s background did not forsee that this would be found as offensive, then again bad publicity is still good publicity, after all who outside of the papers circulation heard of him before now. In addition I’m so tired of Al Sharpton. You Mr.Sharpton are just as bad, if not worse than Mr. Delonas, you perpetuate they ill will between the races all for your own self promotion.