It's a cartoon that shows two New York politicians; Senator Malcolm Smith and Congressman Gregory Meeks, with large lips and large noses as they milk a cow. The title above it reads " Back on the Farm." The political cartoon, drawn by an African-American cartoonist, has caused outrage for what the congressmen believe is a racist portrait of them.

"The images of our faces, the big lips, the big nose, the dialect suggest racism," says Congressman Meeks.

The political cartoon was printed in 'The Wave,' a local Queens newspaper. The paper says the congressman finds fault with the cartoon because it refers to an investigation that surrounded Meeks' non-profit group that he allegedly stole money from.

Howard Schwach, who wrote the article, says he wouldn't have agreed to put the cartoon in if he believed it to be racist.

"It's based on reality," says Schwach. " If you read the cartoon, the cow is not a plantation cow, it's a cow with the name of the organization.

Meeks says he's always been open about the ethics investigation surrounding him and calls the cartoon downright racist.

The cartoonist, who is an African American himself, disagrees.

" As an African American, I know what the derogatory images are, no one was drawn in black-face, as a chimpanzee," says Elgin Bolling.

Bolling has always drawn exaggerated facial features, including his own. He says that's the point of a cartoon.