New York Times Political Cartoon

[Belgarold]

I see this more along the lines of, "If you put a monkey in a room with a typewriter, given enough time he'll write Hamlet," or a stimulus package. I don't see anything there referencing Obama or anyone else, except maybe those who actually did write the thing.

Don't believe for a minute that Obama actually wrote that package. It's doubtful he even read it. That stuff is done by staffers, who present (at best) briefs to their bosses laying out what they want them to believe is in there. So I don't see any criticism of Obama personally, only politically.

The cartoon strikes me as perhaps more revealing about the viewer than the cartoonist. Those who are always looking for the tiniest slight, always trying to put words into other people's mouths, or those who themselves view blacks as being at a lower level of evolution and are ashamed of their views will, I believe, tend to see this as more demeaning than it was meant to be.

People just need to stop taking themselves so seriously!

Obama did NOT write the stimulus package, Congress did, and he HAS read it, I am sure. But that is not the point. Obama has note complained about the cartoon, the public has.

And as denu pointed out this is not a case of "the tiniest slight." It is a common depiction used in rascist circles. And even if you take away the rascist element. It is inciting a violent act, a killing, to get a point across.

I am appalled by the sore losers out there that are inciting all sorts of acts because they disagree with the President and his administration.

Jim Adkiison shot up a Knoxville, Tenn. Unitarian church because he wanted to "kill liberals" a few weeks back.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/...42570771_x.htm

And Alan Keyes just this weekend said that Obama was not President (using bogus claims to justify his wild accusations) and basically said that Obama needs to be done away with.

Tiny slights, I don't think so. I believe the cartoon IS rascist and there seems to be many that think that way. But even if the Post can support the claim that it is NOT rascist, it is still proposing killing to support one's viewpoint. Which is disgusting.

[mkemse]

Obama did NOT write the stimulus package, Congress did, and he HAS read it, I am sure. But that is not the point. Obama has note complained about the cartoon, the public has.

And as denu pointed out this is not a case of "the tiniest slight." It is a common depiction used in rascist circles. And even if you take away the rascist element. It is inciting a violent act, a killing, to get a point across.

I am appalled by the sore losers out there that are inciting all sorts of acts because they disagree with the President and his administration.

Jim Adkiison shot up a Knoxville, Tenn. Unitarian church because he wanted to "kill liberals" a few weeks back.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/...42570771_x.htm

And Alan Keyes just this weekend said that Obama was not President (using bogus claims to justify his wild accusations) and basically said that Obama needs to be done away with.

Tiny slights, I don't think so. I believe the cartoon IS rascist and there seems to be many that think that way. But even if the Post can support the claim that it is NOT rascist, it is still proposing killing to support one's viewpoint. Which is disgusting.

True but Congress is Controlled by the Democrats, all Obama did wastell them what he wanted and needed and he must of liked it or he would have vetoed it, but the Deomcrats Control Congress, as 1 Republican who supported it said "No it is NOT perfect, but something right now is better then nothing right now"
I think the Repbilcans are "angry" or "Upset" because they no longer Control Congress like they did before the last 2 Elections

[mkemse]

True but Congress is Controlled by the Democrats, all Obama did wastell them what he wanted and needed and he must of liked it or he would have vetoed it, but the Deomcrats Control Congress, as 1 Republican who supported it said "No it is NOT perfect, but something right now is better then nothing right now"
I think the Repbilcans are "angry" or "Upset" because they no longer Control Congress like they did before the last 2 Elections

Alan Keys has less to offer Ameircans then anyone else I can think of with the possiblity of Rush Limbough, who is a case study in himself but he seems to like Oxicondin alot
Alan Keys Ran for the Senate In Illinos a few years back and sufferd the worst shlacking of any race in Illinois History, he then movedo n to Arizona and planned to run there only to be disquialified because he was to new to the stae, so he keeps moving from one state to another

[DuncanONeil]

Obama did not read it!

There is an open question regarding Obama's ability to run. No one is willing to take the time to track down the truth of the questions. The evidence presented to settle the issue is not convincing. Were this on the other side the clamor for an investigation would be unending, much like the 2008 campaign for President that has not yet ended