Hundreds have gathered outside the office of the New York Post to protest the publication of a cartoon depicting Obama as a chimpanzee.
The demonstrators, among whom was influential Reverend Al Sharpton, stormed the newspaper's office late Thursday to protest the racist cartoon -- which depicted US President Barack Obama as a dead monkey, shot down by security guards.
The cartoon was published only a day after Obama signed into law the USD 787 billion economic stimulus package that he had strongly promoted over the past few weeks.
"It's clear that you are out of touch with this entire country … Americans went to the polls to elect a man of honor from its country, not a monkey, not a chimpanzee. This is not funny. This is not a cartoon. This is disgusting," said State Senator Eric Adams.
On Friday, the daily issued an apology for publishing the cartoon. The Rupert Murdoch-owned paper, however, stood its ground against those it claimed to be "nothing more than a publicity opportunist" such as Reverend Sharpton.
The cartoon was published only a day after Obama signed into law the USD 787 billion economic stimulus package that he had strongly promoted over the past few weeks.
"It's clear that you are out of touch with this entire country … Americans went to the polls to elect a man of honor from its country, not a monkey, not a chimpanzee. This is not funny. This is not a cartoon. This is disgusting," said State Senator Eric Adams.
On Friday, the daily issued an apology for publishing the cartoon. The Rupert Murdoch-owned paper, however, stood its ground against those it claimed to be "nothing more than a publicity opportunist" such as Reverend Sharpton.
"[The cartoon] was meant to mock an ineptly written federal stimulus bill, but it has been taken as something else - as a depiction of President Obama, as a thinly veiled expression of racism,” said Col Allan, the Post's editor-in-chief.
He added that the cartoon "broadly mocks Washington's efforts to revive the economy".
The cartoon's author, Sean Delonas, has also attempted to justify the publication, asserting that it only refers to the economic rescue plan which was the subject of fierce debate on Capitol Hill in the past month.
"If you're going to make that about anybody, it would be Pelosi, which it's not," he added.
He added that the cartoon "broadly mocks Washington's efforts to revive the economy".
The cartoon's author, Sean Delonas, has also attempted to justify the publication, asserting that it only refers to the economic rescue plan which was the subject of fierce debate on Capitol Hill in the past month.
"If you're going to make that about anybody, it would be Pelosi, which it's not," he added.
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