Not-So-Funny Papers: Cartoonist Equates Colin Powell To Benedict Arnold. In Blackface.

Syndicated cartoonist Gordon Campbell responds to Colin Powell’s endorsement of Barack Obama by portraying the former Bush cabinet member as Benedict Arnold in blackface. We get how GOP-types could be mad at him, but blackface? Classy. GOP, you just lost your African-American votes. All five of them.

Thanks to Rob Tornoe to turning us on to this.

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