I understand why Ann thought an exception to the policy was warranted in this case, but I do not agree.”Ī tweet on Telnaes” Twitter account Tuesday said: “Ted Cruz has put his children in a political ad – don”t start screaming when editorial cartoonists draw them as well. I failed to look at this cartoon before it was published. The Post removed the cartoon from the site and replaced it with a note from Editor Fred Hiatt: “It”s generally been the policy of our editorial section to leave children out of it. “… I knew I”d be facing attacks from day one of my campaign, but I never expected anything like this.” “My daughters are not fair game,” he wrote in the email soliciting contributions. In response to Ann Telnaes” cartoon, Cruz launched an “emergency” appeal Tuesday night seeking to raise $1 million in 24 hours. Caroline, 7, and Catherine, 4, have occasionally joined their father onstage, including at last week”s debate in Las Vegas. The cartoon – which the Post removed from its website this morning – poked fun at Cruz, saying he was using his two young daughters as political props. When oh when are we going to move away from this nuttiness that says any touching upon kids, race or ethnicity is taboo and in and of itself a sign of bigotry? It’s time for all of us to grow a thick skin and be adults, not whiny, sniveling perpetual grievance-mongers.Under the spotlight cast by a Washington Post cartoon that depicted his children as monkeys, Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz launched an “emergency fund-raising campaign.” Or they think it’s an attack on his kids – it’s not. Even though the cartoon has nothing to do with race or Cruz’s ethnicity, people seem to see one or the other or both in this cartoon. ![]() Withdrawing the cartoon is a testament to the hyper-sensitive political climate these days regarding race, ethnicity, etc. The wrongdoer here is the editor of WaPo. The organ grinder and his monkey has been an editorial cartoonist’s cliché since the beginning of time… er, since the beginning of organ grinding… uh… In this case, Telnaes has committed no sin. But, if you’re going to use them, be careful and do it with tasteful caution. I agree that, generally, it’s a good idea to stay away from kids. If a politician uses his kids in an ad, how is it that a cartoonist can’t use them? The Clintons used Chelsea, Romney used his kids, the Kennedys were famous for using their kids. Yes, she’s using the kids to do that, but the target is Cruz. Telnaes is clearly attacking Cruz, not his kids. Tagged: anntelnaes editorialcartooning Post navigation Use your kids to spin one’s own political history and objective and when a cartoonist points that out, use the controversy to raise money for the campaign. The Cruz’s campaign launched an “emergency” appeal to raise $1 million to respond to the cartoon, which demonstrates he’s exploiting this kerfuffle for his own political gain. Looking through Twitter, Ann is getting slammed from the right. I understand why Ann thought an exception to the policy was warranted in this case, but I do not agree. The Washington Post posted the following in place of the cartoon.Įditor’s note from Fred Hiatt: It’s generally been the policy of our editorial section to leave children out of it. But don’t be attacking five year-old girls. ![]() presidential campaigns when it published - and then retracted - a political cartoon portraying Republican candidate Ted Cruz. GOP tries to prop up Durham report dud with attack on Adam Schiff.Leave kids alone And if the media wants to attack and ridicule every Republican, well that’s what they’re gonna do. The Washington Post ignited a debate over the role of children in U.S. Boosted by gerrymandering, GOP forces 12-week abortion ban on North Carolina “It used to be for a long time the rules across the board that kids are off limits,” he added. “Not too much ticks me off, but making fun of my girls, that’ll do it,” Cruz said in response to the cartoon, which has since been taken down. Stick w/ attacking me–Caroline & Catherine are out of your leagueĪnd according to NBC News on a campaign stump in Iowa, the senator said: Cruz featured his kids in a campaign commercial (see below) where he read parody book titles such as “How Obamacare Stole Christmas” and “Rudolph The Underemployed Reindeer.”Ĭlassy. The Washington Post has made an unusual move of pulling a cartoon by their Pulitzer Prize winning editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes after criticism that the cartoon depictedpresidential candidate Ted Cruz’s children (see cartoon above) as organ grinder’s monkeys.
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