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haele

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24. Weird, but highlights the general disrespect for Pres. Obama.

Reply to yeoman6987 (Reply #9)

Wed Oct 1, 2014, 07:02 PM

Oct 2014

The intruder is the one making a casual racial slur after walking in the president's house and doing whatever he wanted to do.
It appears that the cartoonist was attempting to add a racial-based complicantcy to the whole breakdown of the Whitehouse security situation - as in the RW poutrage over the "black man in the white house" and that there may be members of the White House security that isn't taking the job seriously because they think the same thing. That's what I got from it. And since he is a conservative cartoonist, I'm more than inclined that he's down with that attitude himself and this was pretty much a dog-whistle.

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Boston Herald: Sorry If We Offended With Obama-Watermelon Cartoon [View all] DonViejo Oct 2014 OP

...that's not an apology. Hong Kong Cavalier Oct 2014 #1

It was inadvertent offense. Not their fault, huh? It was accidental use of racism, huh? riqster Oct 2014 #2

The Herald is Boston's wing-nut publication... DonViejo Oct 2014 #3

Makes sense. Hong Kong Cavalier Oct 2014 #4

What a very weird cartoon yeoman6987 Oct 2014 #9

Weird, but highlights the general disrespect for Pres. Obama. haele Oct 2014 #24

I like your post but what is "complicantcy"? nt brush Oct 2014 #25

Didn't Speel check. haele Oct 2014 #28

I like the title of your response brush Oct 2014 #29

I think this is mine - well for today JustAnotherGen Oct 2014 #5

The Herald is a right wing rag- this is low even for them. Marrah_G Oct 2014 #6

And then the rightwing is mystified when they're accused of racism. JaneyVee Oct 2014 #7

Sincerely? I seriously doubt it after reading your so called apology. justhanginon Oct 2014 #8

Isnt the cartoon's text an implied accusation of racism of the intruder aikoaiko Oct 2014 #10

they are the only ones to bring race into this issue... lame54 Oct 2014 #12

About Jerry Holbert herding cats Oct 2014 #15

Very interesting n2doc Oct 2014 #16

The thought they may have requested the change crossed my mind as well. herding cats Oct 2014 #18

I have seen some pretty offensive toons at go comics by others n2doc Oct 2014 #19

Once again... sheshe2 Oct 2014 #11

Shoulda said pumpkin spice Blue_Adept Oct 2014 #13

It's a great paper, for lining hamster cages. CentralMass Oct 2014 #14

I just saw the go comics version. It says rasberry flavored NOT watermelon. herding cats Oct 2014 #17

More likely it was changed after this business with the Boston Herald. progressoid Oct 2014 #20

Typical non-apology. Behind the Aegis Oct 2014 #21

Apparently the watermelon flavor was entirely accidental. F4lconF16 Oct 2014 #22

Sorry if I never buy your shit paper, assholes. n/t tabasco Oct 2014 #23

That was a crappy apology Gothmog Oct 2014 #26

That is no apology, but will be the most disturbing is there will be a large percentage of the still_one Oct 2014 #27

No, they're just sorry they didn't get away with this. nt Jamaal510 Oct 2014 #30