I beg your pardon. Crappy day, and I didn't read remotely carefully.

Sometimes, a cigar is just a cigar. And sometimes a monkey is just a monkey.

are all references and images of monkeys off limits for the duration of the Obama administration?

After all, were not the references to GWB being a "Chimp," "Nazi," "Cowboy," "Redneck," "Bush-Hitler," etc..etc.. spewed forth quite often during Bush's term? And no one in the MSN seemed no more than apathetic to their excesses.

A cigar is a cigar. And a monkey is a monkey. And it seems hypocrisy is a one-way street.

Nah, the straw man is easier.

Apparently. I didn't comment on the NY Post cartoon because it was borderline and I frankly didn't care. The cartoon that's the subject of discussion here, however, rather clearly hasn't a blasted thing to do with Obama or black people.

But, seriously, are all references and images of monkeys off limits for the duration of the Obama administration?

Or, maybe we could just take a reasonably long look at depictions of police shooting monkeys while saying, "Who will write the next stimulus plan now?"

Nah, the straw man is easier.

We need to place a disclaimer before Planet of the Apes movies too.

Preferably one that read: "This movie sucks, go read the book".

We need to place a disclaimer before Planet of the Apes movies too.

Speaking of that.......I was watching a bit of the "Fiscal Responsibility Summit" earlier. I think Senator Conrad was trying to stir the racial pot. Here's a quote:

"Many of us believe it's going to take some special process to bring all of the players together to write a plan so that we see the tradeoffs between what's available for health care reform, which without question is the 800-pound gorilla"

I-am-offended....i think.

Sometimes, a cigar is just a cigar. And sometimes a monkey is just a monkey

And of the two, a monkey is much harder to keep lit, and they don't draw as well.