NEW YORK (AP) – The chairman of the New York Post, Rupert Murdoch, personally apologized Tuesday for an editorial cartoon published by the newspaper that drew charges of racism.
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“Today I want to personally apologize to any reader who felt offended, and even insulted,” said Murdoch, “I can assure you — without a doubt — that the only intent of that cartoon was to mock a badly written piece of legislation. Therefore I express my sincerest regrets to the following people:
“To the police of Stamford, Connecticut for implying that an officer would be lax enough in gun safety not to take his finger off the trigger after taking down a suspect.”
“To the commuters of Stamford, for implying that not only would they park on the wrong side of the street, they would also neglect to curb their tires.”
“Again to the police of Stamford, for implying that they would shoot an unarmed simian three times in the chest in violation of standard ‘two to the chest, one to the head’ procedures.”
“To cops everywhere for implying that they are tubby, donut-stuffed, lard-asses as depicted in the cartoon.”
“To our Jewish readers – sorry about the big noses.”
“For that ‘Bewar of Dog’ sign – I apologize to the signmakers of Stamford for implying their illiteracy. I also apologize to Rev. Sharpton for using ‘implying’ instead of ‘inferring’ in that last sentence.”
“But most of all, I wan’t to make absolutely clear that despite the fact that the chimp is depicted with his mouth hanging open, his tongue lolling out, and only having one tooth, there was NO intention to disparage the traditional slack-jawed yokeldom of our proud Appalachian-American readership.”
A late lunch chuckle, Harvey. Thanks.
Liberals are too uneducated to have heard of the “Shakespearian Monkeys” who randomly bang on typewriters for all time that occassionally output a play. No … in their poor inbred heads that monkey was Barack Obummer.
I have to disagree with the caption, Frank.
Murdoch should apologize to men without hats. It is obvious the chimp is doing the safety dance
And still, there’s no apology to our “primate cousins” for alleging them to be as willfully & often shockingly stupid as the DNC…
Tsk tsk tsk. For shame. Poor Australopithecines, always getting a bad rap…
Murdoch also needs to apologize for giving Geraldo Rivera so much air time. And he needs to apologize to me, because the dead ape is depicted doing the “S” gesture of the OSU Beaver Fan “OH! ESS! YOO! Oregon State, Fight! Fight! Fight!” crowd chant which strikes a deep, visceral fear into the heart of opposing teams. Murdoch is probably a closet Duck fan. Blech.
I further apologize to:
1. Muslims everywhere for showing how a fatwa is really done.
2. Eric Holder for depicting that a magazine capacity of more than one is unnecessary.
3. Al Sharpton for making him feel like a monkeys uncle.
4. Chimpanzees everywhere for losing their interstate transportation rights.
5. Readers who thought the cartoon actually depicted the poor legislation of the stimulus bill.
6. Global warming activists that believe this could happen to anybody.
7. Ugly women who sleep with animals outside their race.
8. The democrats who were the first to see the likeness of the president.
9. Anybody named Travis that may have felt hurt.
10. Have implied there would be a “next” simulus bill to replace the “failed” stimulus bill.
11. Afro-Americans that freak out when they see a dead monkey.
12. Everyone who felt like cowards for not confronting racist chimpanzees.
Another successful Mau Mau by the race baiting left. As long as the government run, feminist welfare state continues to pump out uneducated, felonious black men and new black welfare queens, the race card will be played by liberals. The destruction of the feminist welfare state would change all of this.
“…but most of all, I RuDoch, do hereby apologize to the few of you left who have an actual sense of humor, who are rarely if ever offended, and have more legitimate concerns than b*tching about the latest perceived injustice.”
Whatever anybody does, do not, Do Not link to the YouTube I saw at April Winchell.com.
Everyone at the post should apologize for this ‘cartoon’. There is nothing about it that has any redeeming value on any level. There is a 55 yr old woman lying in hospital with no face, half dead. Just the kind of thing that brightens my freakin day and makes me chuckle. /sarcasm
Al Sharptone should also STFU.
Yes, I’m offended…….that Murdoch actually put out an apology. The New York Post is one of the few papers left that’s worth reading. He would have probably gained more readers if he told the race-baiting reverend to shove it where the sun doesn’t shine. Better yet, why not interview Al about his little loan-sharking enterprise that specializes in giving small loans to impoverished Southern blacks at 200% interest? Usury, anyone?
Eros-
Not to mention that, after denouncing such business practices as “racist”, he was paid a lot of money to endorse just such a business.
Can you say “the donkey calling the burro an ass”?