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See How Cruz’s Children Were Depicted in WaPo Cartoon, You’ll Understand Why He’s Not Happy
The Blaze ^ | 12/22/15

Posted on 12/22/2015 6:16:38 PM PST by Wilderness Conservative

Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz slammed the Washington Post Tuesday for publishing a cartoon appearing to depict his children as monkeys.

Ann Telnaes, a Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist, argued that because the Texas senator had used his children as “political props” in a recent Christmas parody infomercial they were “fair game.”

A representative for the Post could not be reached for comment in time for publication by TheBlaze.

UPDATE, 8:40 p.m. ET: The Washington Post retracted the cartoon and replaced it with an editor’s note from Fred Hiatt. It reads:

It’s generally been the policy of our editorial section to leave children out of it. I failed to look at this cartoon before it was published. I understand why Ann thought an exception to the policy was warranted in this case, but I do not agree.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: District of Columbia; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: 2016election; anntelnaes; cartoon; cruz; demagogicparty; districtofcolumbia; election2016; malaria; memebuilding; monkeys; partisanmediashill; partisanmediashills; sharia; tedcruz; telnaes; texas; washingtoncompost; washingtonpost
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To: Wilderness Conservative

The Washington Post and NY TIMES always attack the children of non lefties.

But if anyone ever mentions any of the children of lefties, they howl, “HOW DARE you mention the children?”


21 posted on 12/22/2015 7:27:52 PM PST by MarvinStinson
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To: Reno89519
I don't see the issue, but guess it serves as a means to beat up the Post and get into the news.

This remark is addressed specifically to all readers with an IQ under 70 :

If you don't see the issue, no explanation is possible.

22 posted on 12/22/2015 7:29:16 PM PST by publius911 (IMPEACH HIM NOW! evil ignorant stupid or crazy-doesn't matter!)
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To: ClearCase_guy

Keep in mind that Alinsky’s book (dedicated to the devil) called for as dirty tactics as one can get away with. Alinsky and his followers (the Democrat party) are channeling the devil as their template. Not that Alinsky nostrums are anything new. This was said 150 years before in “Cachetism of a Revolutionist.” Also, Karl Marx, in England, used to refer to himself as “Old Nick” on occasion. “Old Nick” is the English phrase for the devil.


23 posted on 12/22/2015 7:32:27 PM PST by Stepan12 (Our present appeasementof Islam is the Stockholm Syndrome on steroids.)
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To: Wilderness Conservative

That cartoon was not only nasty but it was stupid and not funny.

The Santa Claus figure bore no resemblance to Ted and the children bore no resemblance to children. Just monkeys.

Really nasty and bad cartooning.

She should be fired.


24 posted on 12/22/2015 7:36:09 PM PST by altura (Cruz for our country)
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To: Caipirabob

We do wookie posts here and it is good but no reputable or semi-reputable publication does them.


25 posted on 12/22/2015 7:37:43 PM PST by altura (Cruz for our country)
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To: Reno89519

You don’t see two sweet little girls being depicted as monkeys an issue??

Well, okay, then.


26 posted on 12/22/2015 7:38:55 PM PST by altura (Cruz for our country)
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To: altura

“She should be fired.”

She will be given another Pulitzer for this.


27 posted on 12/22/2015 7:41:08 PM PST by MarvinStinson
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To: Wilderness Conservative

absolutely the lowest of the low wapo


28 posted on 12/22/2015 8:03:11 PM PST by DaxtonBrown (http://www.futurnamics.com/reid.php)
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To: Wilderness Conservative

“Ann Telnaes, a Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist, argued that because the Texas senator had used his children as a political prop in a recent Christmas parody infomercial they were fair game.”

I’m good with that. And because she used her fingers drawing that cartoon, I think they are fair game also, and should be cut off. Gee, maybe there’s something to this Sharia law thing after all?


29 posted on 12/22/2015 9:55:54 PM PST by IAMNO1 (Enough with the divisions. Lets get somebody in there who'll fix this mess.)
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To: Wilderness Conservative
What a piece of filth.

She's a Swede. We should ship her back to the ProphetLand - Obama's Swedish Muzzie brethren will sort her out in a hurry, after a few dozen late-night "grooming" sessions...

She's kind of cute - it'll be a welcome change of goat for the Brotherhood...

30 posted on 12/22/2015 10:25:50 PM PST by kiryandil ("When Muslims in the White House are outlawed, only Barack Obama will be an outlaw")
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To: altura
She should be fired.

I disagree. She's a cute Swedish blonde. We should give her a federal grant and send her back to Sweden to draw cartoons about Islam's prophet.

The matter will then sort itself out in Swedenistan. Of course, her husband might not like the outcome... :)

31 posted on 12/22/2015 10:33:34 PM PST by kiryandil ("When Muslims in the White House are outlawed, only Barack Obama will be an outlaw")
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To: IAMNO1
If you feel angered, and insulted - it's OKAY by the Democrats if you become violent.

Just make sure you pretend to be part of a "sanctioned" "religion"...

32 posted on 12/22/2015 10:35:50 PM PST by kiryandil ("When Muslims in the White House are outlawed, only Barack Obama will be an outlaw")
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To: Wilderness Conservative

Were you to post a photo of obammy and his two brats like this he’d have the secret service on your ass.


33 posted on 12/23/2015 2:02:07 AM PST by Joe Boucher (Rubio is a liar, Jeb is worthless, Go Cruz)
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To: MarvinStinson

the only children NTY and WP like are the aborted.


34 posted on 12/23/2015 3:47:48 AM PST by urbanpovertylawcenter (the law and poverty collide in an urban setting and sparks fly)
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To: altura

Are you sure this is not her depiction of Mohamed? She should go into hiding immediately!


35 posted on 12/23/2015 3:49:01 AM PST by urbanpovertylawcenter (the law and poverty collide in an urban setting and sparks fly)
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To: Wilderness Conservative

Used to be that spouses and children were off-limits. That died years ago.


36 posted on 12/23/2015 3:55:09 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: DoodleDawg
If this had been the children of a dimocratic liberal candidate there would be viral outrage.

This damn double standard has gotten beyond heinous.

37 posted on 12/23/2015 3:58:52 AM PST by catfish1957 (I display the Confederate Battle Flag with pride in honor of my brave ancestors who fought w/ valor)
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To: catfish1957
If this had been the children of a dimocratic liberal candidate there would be viral outrage.

Regardless of Democrat or Republican, the outrage should be bipartisan. These are small children for Christ's sake. The fact that there won't be any such outrage says a lot about how our politics have gotten worse over the last 20 years.

38 posted on 12/23/2015 4:02:23 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: urbanpovertylawcenter

Unfortunately true.


39 posted on 12/23/2015 9:22:59 AM PST by MarvinStinson
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