Political Correctness Hypocrisy

Case 1
I read an article about ex-Australian cricketer and now commentator Dean Jones being sacked for calling South African batsman Hashim Amla a "terrorist".
Case 2
"The West Australian". Friday 4th August 2006.
The "editorial cartoon" was making comment on McDonalds hiring workers from the Phillipines to fill skilled management roles in their stores in Western Australia's North West. The left panel of the cartoon had McDonalds products and the caption “McDonalds Happy Meal”. The right hand frame had an obviously Asian person serving a non-Asian at the counter with a speech bubble saying “You rike flies with that?”
The customer had a speech bubble “Wot?” The caption is something along the lines of “McSkilled workers”.

The first case struck me as a tremendously thoughtless thing for Jones to do in this day and age. Therein is the key to my complaint today. "In this day and age". In the current political climate "terrorist" and "Muslim" have become linked. Jones' off the cuff comment was ill-thought and he can hardly be surprised that people took offence and that it made the news.

The West Australian'ss little anachronism, however, has passed un-commented. Is this because the PC brigade can only be sensitive to on stereotype at a time. Or have I completely mis-read the situation? Is the 1970's depiction of Asians as buck-toothed semi-literates once more acceptable?
What is the difference between these two instances? Is it that terrorists are dangerous and Charlie Chan is a harmless buffoon? Or is it the audience? I can't believe that there are no people in Perth (other than me) that took offence.

Velly solly Mr Arston, you a sirry iriot and me no crapping.