New York Post cartoon appears to link Obama to dead chimp

Boston Herald ^ | 2-18-09 | AP

[edzo4]

NEW YORK — The Rev. Al Sharpton says a New York Post cartoon that appears to link President Barack Obama to a violent chimpanzee is "troubling at best."

The cartoon in Wednesday’s Post by Sean Delonas shows a dead chimp and two police officers, one with a smoking gun.

The caption reads, "They’ll have to find someone else to write the next stimulus bill."

The cartoon refers to Travis the chimp, who was shot to death by police in Stamford, Connecticut, on Monday after it mauled a friend of its owner.

It links the chimp to Obama, who signed his administration’s economic stimulus plan on Tuesday.

Sharpton called the cartoon offensive and divisive.

The Post had no immediate comment.

[edzo4]

its only fair th left called Bush a chimp for the last 8 years

[RexBeach]

Lincoln was called an ape.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Where’s the ‘toon ?

[xtinct]

snifflin girly-man Al Sharpton is ... sniff...upset!!

[lilylangtree]

outstanding toon! only a complete idiot like Sharpton wouldn’t get it. besides, people like Sharpton are just waiting to scream, yell, spew “racist”.

[TexasRepublic]

No kidding, but Communists are not known for fairness.

[synbad600]

I remember when the Rev. came out against the cartoons slamming Condi and Justice Thomas, don’t you?

[brytlea]

Obama didn’t write the bill...they must have been likening the chimp to Pelosi. Suddenly I feel sorry for the chimp.

[AbeKrieger]

Anyone else imagine what would happen if Our Saviour's photo was superimposed over Bush's?

[N3WBI3]

I thought the same thing... The knuckleheads on du have called him 'chimp' for nearly a decade and now one person compares the authors of the stimulus package to chimps and:

[svcw]

I really think the point was that a monkey could write the stimulus bill, not that Barry looks like a deranged ape.

[brytlea]

Of course, we are post racial now. We elected our first black President, so we are no longer racist.

[synbad600]

Hey, Al. Congress wrote the bill, not the Prez.

[penelopesire]

LOL..wonder if the Obama marxists will have ‘cartoon riots’ in the US now...like the Muslims in Denmark?

[nhwingut]

Chimpy McFlightsuit.

But that was okay...

[goodnesswins]

OH, sheesh...don’t give them any ideas....

[LadyBuzz]

here’s Erin Burnett from Morning Joe alling President Bush a monkey
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HgvQgGDJuw

[Red in Blue PA]

The way things are going, it would not surprise me one bit at this point.

[stockpirate]

Toooooooo funny, but very true. But is Al saying O wrote the bill.

[SueRae]

Conoleeza Rice was insulted in many poplitical cartoons. No outrage then from sharpton, Oprah, or Whoopie. Besides, didn’t they call President Bush a chimp? They can stfu.