[livius]

Great!

The thing that really seems strange to me about this is that so many blacks - well, black grievance con-artists - should immediately think that a monkey represents black people.

I’m white, and this didn’t occur to me at all when I saw the cartoon. I thought about the old story of 1000 monkeys at typewriters for a million years (or whatever) turning out the works of Shakespeare, and I saw it as a comment on the bill, not on any individual of any color.

Why are the so-called “black leaders” doing their best, not only to perpetuate negative images, but to plant them in the minds of people who have never even thought of them before?

[Salvey]

I thought about the old story of 1000 monkeys at typewriters for a million years (or whatever) turning out the works of Shakespeare, and I saw it as a comment on the bill, not on any individual of any color.

Zackly, zackly, zackly; my thoughts, as well.

[abigail2]

Why are the so-called “black leaders” doing their best, not only to perpetuate negative images, but to plant them in the minds of people who have never even thought of them before?

Well, put!

[Prokopton]

Why are the so-called “black leaders” doing their best, not only to perpetuate negative images, but to plant them in the minds of people who have never even thought of them before?

You had to be convinced you were "racist" so you would vote for Obama. Now you have to be convinced you are really, really, "racist" so you will swallow the black presidents socialism.

[piytar]

“Why are the so-called ?black leaders? doing their best, not only to perpetuate negative images, but to plant them in the minds of people who have never even thought of them before?”

Because their political power and entire livelihoods depend on fanning the flames of racism and the racial divide.