Thursday, February 19, 2009

Drawing Controversy


I haven't been posting much material in the past few days, mainly because nothing much has been going on. The above appeared in yesterday's New York Post.

As you may expect, Rev. Al Sharpton is "up in arms" saying the cartoon is "troubling at best."
The cartoon 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.

The Post had no immediate comment.

General Tom's Comment: Two disturbing points, here.
1. The cartoon, itself.
2. Sharpton may have a legitimate point.