New York Times Political Cartoon

[Dr_BuzzCzar]

Why is there even any complaint at all? Over the past eight years the media has often depicted the President as a chimp, and there was narry a single word of protest. So why now????

There have been some internet bullies that have made the Bush facial expressions equate to chimps but never the "media" if that can actually be defined. If I'm wrong about that please show me a link or a quote from a main-stream media source please.

[DuncanONeil]

There have been some internet bullies that have made the Bush facial expressions equate to chimps but never the "media" if that can actually be defined. If I'm wrong about that please show me a link or a quote from a main-stream media source please.

"For several years now, George Bush has been portrayed as a big eared, close-set eyed chimp. Of course some folk were outraged, most however, were amused.

But when an artist uses the headlines (Run-amok Chimp Gunned Down By Police,) to produce a cartoon about the stimulus plan, he is labeled a racist assassination monger."
(http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.js...81474977604935)

[Dr_BuzzCzar]

"For several years now, George Bush has been portrayed as a big eared, close-set eyed chimp. Of course some folk were outraged, most however, were amused.

But when an artist uses the headlines (Run-amok Chimp Gunned Down By Police,) to produce a cartoon about the stimulus plan, he is labeled a racist assassination monger."
(http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.js...81474977604935)

As I said, internet bullies and sophomoric humor sites made the Bush = chimp pictures but to the best of my ability to locate through Google or archive searches, never by any main stream media.

The political cartoon that the Post published was in my opinion a very deliberate attempt to stir up the exact thing we're seeing here, lots and lots of discussion. The Post needs exposure very badly being the much smaller NY paper during a very difficult time for newspapers in general to stay afloat.