Google Apologizes for Now Removed Racially Offensive Picture of First Lady Obama

The operator of the Hot Girls site where the image had appeared has now posted a message in Chinese under the title "Michelle Obama," with this  statement in awkward English below it:

I am very sorry for this article, and that this is the program automatically issued a document from the article. Do not the subject of race and politics make the discussion too radical and sincere hope that the world is very peaceful.

Earlier posting: Google is apologizing over a racially offensive picture of Michelle Obama that pops up when users search for images of the first lady -- but refuses to take it down.

It has,  however, placed a notice above  the images page titled "Offensive Search Results," saying: "Sometimes our search results can be offensive. We agree."  The White House has declined to comment.