Colin Powell

Earlier, we reported about syndicated cartoonist Keith Knight's cartoon above receiving criticism from readers of The Montclarion, the college newspaper for Montclair State University in New Jersey.

Well, Knight has written in and issued a statement about the cartoon, which I have decided to reprint in it's entirety.

A cartoon that appeared in the October 23rd issue of The Montclarion that has caused some controversy on campus: (click to enlarge)The Montclarion, the college newspaper for Montclair State University in New Jersey, has issued an apology for a cartoon they ran in their October 23rd issue featuring a woman telling a canvasser that she's going to "vote for the Nigg**."

The cartoon, drawn by syndicated cartoonist Keith Knight, is based on an actually incident featured on the popular electoral projection website FiveThirtyEight.com.

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U.S. Sen. John Kerry (D-Boston) following Monday's debate

BOSTON - U.S. Sen. John Kerry and his Republican challenger Jeff Beatty met for round two Monday in another feisty debate that ranged from social issues to the current financial crisis facing the country.

For the first time in the race, both candidates discussed social issues at length. With Monday's news of an 8-year-old's accidental death while shooting an Uzi at a gun show in Westfield, both candidates were asked what they would do to make sure such an event never happens again.

Beatty said he has worked in the past to help keep schools safe and said the country needs "to enforce the laws we have."

"I think that if we enforce the laws we have, we'll be OK," he said.

Kerry, in contrast, said the current loophole that allows citizens to purchase weapons at gun shows needs to be closed.

"It just  defies common sense that we have people that can go out, through the gun show loophole, and buy semi-automatics anywhere in the country without adequate background checks," the senator said. "We have to close that loophole."

Gordon Campbell's cartoon from Sunday featuring Colin Powell as a modern-day Benedict Arnold, with a twist: (click to enlarge)Benedict Arnold, once one of George Washington's most brilliant generals during the Revolutionary War, went on to betray the colonial insurgents and join the English in one of the greatest acts of treason this country has ever know.

Now, Benedict Arnold has been brought back from the dead, in blackface no less, by syndicated cartoonist Gordon Campbell, as a response to Colin Powell's endorsement of Democratic Presidential nominee Barack Obama.