By Pamela Gentry, Senior Political Analyst

Feb. 20, 2009 — It looks like the controversy over The New York Post’s political cartoon has taken another turn:  Folks are now calling for a boycott of the paper’s advertiser.  All of this stems from the cartoon Tuesday depicting two officers, one with a smoking gun pointed at dead chimp and saying, “Next time they’ll have to get someone else to write the stimulus package.” 

The cartoon started a firestrom of criticisms questioning if the paper was linking President Obama to the dead chimpanzee.  The paper has denied the connection and called the cartoon a “parody” of a news event. But their explanation appears to have fallen on deaf ears.

Just before midnight I received an e-mail with an attached list of businesses to boycott. 

The e-mail said, “Please e-mail this list to everyone you know, also send e-mails to the individual companies to voice your displeasure with them for their association with The New York Post, if you are so inclined.”

I wasn’t the only journalist on the list but some cc’d were not. Those listed to be targeted by the boycott included the following national advertisers:

Bank of America , City Bank , HSBC, Capital One Bank , Bloomingdale’s Department Store , Diesel Clothing Line, Jill Stuart Clothing Line.

The call for boycotts started with activist the Rev. Al Sharpton, who lead protestors outside the New York offices of the paper on Wednesday.  But the civil rights leader and talk show host now has the support of other fellow Black radio show hosts Steve Harvey and Michael Baisden.  Both have discussed the topic and call for a boycott on their shows.   

But the call to target the paper’s revenue source isn’t solely from the Black community. The e-mail I received included a link with a number of White radio show host affiliated with Air America Media, an on-line media network who also agrees.  The five year-old network describes itself as, “The nation’s leading progressive media network, representing a smart, entertaining and independent political voice on-air and online.”

Do you think a boycott of the paper and it’s advertiser will have an impact?