I understand why Ann thought an exception to the policy was warranted in this case, but I do not agree." "I failed to look at this cartoon before it was published. "It's generally been the policy of our editorial section to leave children out of it," he wrote. The Post replaced it with a message of explanation from Post editorial page editor Fred Hiatt. The cartoon was drawn by Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Ann Telnaes. The Post saying the kids are “fair game” is even worse.Ĭruz recently voted to de-fund the Planned Parenthood abortion business and supports de-funding along with the other pro-life Republican presidential candidates.ASHINGTON - The Washington Post pulled a cartoon from its site Tuesday that depicted Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz's young daughters as monkeys, the New York Times reported Wednesday.Īlthough Cruz, a senator from Texas, angrily denounced the cartoon on Twitter - in a tweet that included the cartoon - he seized on the opportunity to use it in an email that sought to bring in US$1 million in contributions to his political campaign. Wash Post cartoon featuring children is disgusting. The cartoon crated such a dustup that pro-life Republican rival Marco Rubio tweeted his support for his pro-life colleague: “Click here to make an instant, emergency contribution and help me fight back.” “I’m sickened … I knew I’d be facing attacks from day one of my campaign, but I never expected anything like this.” Cruz accused the “liberal media” of attempting to “attack and destroy me (and my family) by any means necessary.” “This is an emergency - all hands on deck,” his fundraising letter added. ![]() “My daughters are not FAIR GAME,” he wrote in a fundraising email sent late Tuesday. The Republican presidential candidate also criticized the paper for its “tasteless attack” on his children. Meanwhile, Cruz is turning the offensive editorial cartoon into a chance to raise money for his campaign.Ĭruz launched an “emergency” appeal seeking to raise $1 million in 24 hours in response to a Washington Post online editorial cartoon depicting his two young daughters as dancing monkeys. CRbGkAYHqU - Sean Davis December 23, 2015 This will surprise no one, but the childless woman who mocked Ted Cruz’s children won a Planned Parenthood award. The Maggie Award is named for racist Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger and is given to media outlets and reporters who push its abortion agenda. The offensive cartoon should not be surprising given that the Post editorial cartoonist, Ann Telnaes, won an award from Planned Parenthood. I understand why Ann thought an exception to the policy was warranted in this case, but I do not agree.” ![]() I failed to look at this cartoon before it was published. ![]() On Tuesday evening, a note from editor Fred Hiatt appeared on the Washington Post’s website reading: “It’s generally been the policy of our editorial section to leave children out of it. Stick w/ attacking me–Caroline & Catherine are out of your league. Stick w/ attacking me–Caroline & Catherine are out of your league,” Cruz tweeted Tuesday with a link to the cartoon.Ĭlassy. The monkeys represent Cruz’s daughters Caroline, 7, and Catherine, 4. The animated cartoon featured a Santa Claus-costumed Cruz winding a music box as two leashed monkeys danced in elf costumes. The cartoon depicts his grade-school daughters as dancing monkeys for their appearance in a presidential campaign ad Cruz ran talking about conservative Christmas book selections. The Washington Post retracted the editorial cartoon after Cruz scolded the newspaper and a massive conservative backlash online. ![]() Conservatives are up in arms today by a controversial cartoon the Washington Post carried on Tuesday night that depicts pro-life Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz’s children as monkeys.
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