“Have you tried the new watermelon flavored toothpaste?” the man asks POTUS. Jerry Holbert, the cartoonist, has apologized, saying he was inspired after finding watermelon-flavored toothpaste ...

As for why he chose watermelon in the first place, Holbert said it was a flavor he found in a kids' toothpaste tube in his home. "I myself love watermelon and I thought that would be a great one ...

TODAY’S INSTANTLY INFAMOUS “watermelon-flavored toothpaste” Obama cartoon (above) was not only published in the Boston Herald. Jerry Holbert’s shocking commentary was also sent out to his ...

The President looks befuddled as an unknown man bathes himself with the caption "Have you tried the new watermelon flavored toothpaste?" The bottom caption of the cartoon reads "White House ...

So far, so good. But, the guy in the tub is asking the president whether he has "tried the new watermelon flavored toothpaste." Uh oh. And there you have it, racism. Or better, "racism." ...