Washington Post: Ted Cruz uses his kids as political props

Washington Post ^ | December 22, 2015 | Ann Telnaes

[spintreebob]

Kennedy kids and almost every kid since has been used as a photo-op prop for both TV, print and palm cards.

There has generally been a double standard. Candidates can and do use them in positive ways. But opponents cannot use them in negative ways.

[RummyChick]

Another political prop in Iowa.
http://a.abcnews.go.com/images/Politics/GTY_barack_obama_sasha_bumper_car_2007_jt_150621_4x3_992.jpg

[Sivad]

Seems I recall prez Jimma’s daughter being in the mix
during his admin.

[FlingWingFlyer]

Hey, Little Annie Ahole. Show me just ONE politician who doesn’t, you hypocrite scumbag! You commies are going to have to better than this.

[RummyChick]

[SES1066]

Preemptive strike by the MSM before the comments start about Hillary’s campaign prop next summer/fall, aka Chelsea’s next child due in 2017.

Uh, you may want to check your human biology texts.

As for the WaPoop - If the Dems do it, it is family values. If a Republican, how dare they stoop so low!

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

America loves this stuff, so you can go stuff it, too!

It s hard to disagree with your sentiment...

[21twelve]

Wow. That photo of the Obamas with their YOUNG girls. Just goes to show how long that bum has been in office.

[MayflowerMadam]

Are those the kids Hussein and Michael rented from Morocco?

[CatOwner]

I corrected the year in a separate post. FR needs to have a feature to allow a post to be edited within say a few minutes of being posted that hasn’t been responded to.

[DaveyB]

Liberals HATE happy traditional families, they have daddy issues and so they want to tear down what they missed in their own dysfunctional homes.

Ann Telnaes better hope Cruz wins the primary, Ted is a gentleman. But if Trump wins, Hillary and Webb's daughter Chelsea will become a whipping horse to be beaten with a stick, the ugly stick.

[Iron Munro]

What a joke.

Every democrat in office uses his/her family as props every time they get in trouble.

The Clintons were masters at it.

Probably still are.

[SmokingJoe]

The Washington Post shows it's utter lack of class. Where was the Washington Post when Obama shamelessly used his daughters as political props?
Hey does anyone remember Obama using some kid from the Kennedy family to push Obamacare during Ted Kennedy's funeral which was shamelessly politicized?

[lonestar67]

This comment at wapo site nails it:

Obama did the same thing with his daughters as recently as this past Thanksgiving. I dare you to change the adult to Obama and make his two daughters monkeys dancing on the end of a string.

[VanDeKoik]

How many positive news stories about Hillary and Webb Hubbell’s grandkid do you think the press wont hesitate to run in a few months?

[MS.BEHAVIN]

I am a Trump supporter, but attacking the Cruz children and portraying them as monkeys is beyond the pale!

Shame on Ann Telnaes!

[RummyChick]

Just wait until you see the photos of these grandkids in the Oval Office

And Joseph singing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRZ8yHKq_5U

[cripplecreek]

Its nothing new for democrats.

I remember reading that Calvin Coolidge's young son died during the campaign and the democrats immediately attacked him for not dropping out of the race.

[RginTN]

as a Cruz supporter I hate to say this but he needs a fashion makeover...clearly he picks his clothes not his wife.

[SES1066]

I corrected the year in a separate post. FR needs to have a feature to allow a post to be edited within say a few minutes of being posted that hasn't been responded to.

I saw that AFTER I responded and as for the ability to post-edit - OH YEAH!

But we will just have to continue to live with our blotted copybooks. Have you tried white-out or is that too much white aggression?

However the fix for the '’' needs to come FIRST!!!