There was an immediate outcry from average citizens and community organizations.
At first, the Post issued a qualified apology, saying the cartoon was meant to mock only the stimulus bill. But it added that some media and public figures who have long-standing differences with the tabloid implicating Sharpton, who had recently been the subject of critical coverage saw the cartoon “as an opportunity for payback.”
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