New York Post Racism?

[Heru]

At first glance, the main editorial cartoon in today's New York Post seemed like just another lurid reference to the story that the tabloid had been covering with breathless abandon for two days running - the shooting by Connecticut police on Monday of a pet chimpanzee that viciously attacked his owner's friend.

But the caption cast the cartoon in a more sinister light. "They'll have to find someone else to write the next stimulus bill," it read, prompting accusations that the Post was peddling a longstanding racist slur by portraying president Barack Obama, who signed the bill into law yesterday, as an ape.....

Story: New York Post in racism row over chimpanzee cartoon | World news | guardian.co.uk

[MMM]

Obviously a poor choice of editorial cartoons, but I am sure the racist intonations were not intended. Obama didn't write the stimulus bill, members of Congress did, which is surely who they referencing.

[pumpum]

WOW they shot a chimp ??

these american cops man !

[alexlovesrock]

the whole point is the stimulus bill is "monkey business" its a worthless bill that just wastes a F__kload of money
these ppl who scream racism at every corner are crazy

[Heru]

This is as bad as the oozinator

YouTube - Oozinator - Questionable Super Soaker

[Aniki]

Originally Posted by Heru

YouTube - Oozinator - Questionable Super Soaker

Cum shooter - The pride of American toy industry.

[Sangetsu]

One could just as easily say that the "chimp" was George Bush, couldn't they?

Only in Washington could someone find any logic in the government's borrowing their way (with the taxpayer's money) to prosperity.

In the end, it will not work. The money will be gone, and the collapse will merely be delayed. It would be better to let it fall now, and use the trillion or so "stimulus" dollars as a foundation for a better economy.

The government is trying to fight a forest fire with a water pistol.

[MMM]

Originally Posted by Sangetsu

Only in Washington could someone find any logic in the government's borrowing their way (with the taxpayer's money) to prosperity.

What do you mean? Japan has been doing it for years.

Myths and truths about Japan's stimulus - Jan. 21, 2009

[minimin]

Who is an advocate for the stimulus bill?? Who wanted it first?? Who flew around the United States getting people to agree on this bill? the answer to all those questions--Obama... I dont think they meant anything by this cartoon intentially but it did raise a hell fire and it most certainly looks racist. They certainly have some explaining to do since in the past they have reffered to African-Americans as Chimps, Apes and such. Who cares if they reffered to Bush as one too I know this.

[MMM]

Originally Posted by minimin

Who is an advocate for the stimulus bill??

And if the cop said "They better get a new advocate for the stimulus bill." then I would say "Yup, that's racist."