Leave it to Murdoch owned New York Post

The Rupert Murdoch owned New York Post ran a cartoon comparing the unfortunate event of Travis the Chimp's demise, and the Democratic Stimulus Bill signed by President Obama on Tuesday. While the Post has been historically a right-wing publication, to the best of my knowledge has never been "racist" . It has been made clear that Republican Congressional members, right-wing pundits, journalists, and bloggers hate the idea of helping Americans in need. More or less, they are saying "we don't like your ideas, but we don't have any!"


Reasonable people around the country are sharing in the outrage. To dismiss this as a joke, and suggest people are missing the joke, as the New York Post has,is not only irresponsible, but a step backwards in race relations for our country. They took their statement a step further by slighting Rev. Al Sharpton, who spoke loud and clear about how offensive this caricature is. Following the historic election and inauguration of President Obama, many people made it clear they took issue with his race. On so many levels this cartoon is racist. It is widely known that "monkey" has been a term to degrade African-Americans, and while some may not have noticed, there is a "Beware of Dog" sign and yes, both Police officers are white.

One would hope that the Post would issue an apology, but we cannot expect that from Rupert Murdoch. However, it is clear that editorial staff members, and Republicans should and could issue a statement of condemnation .