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.”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. Luckily for Ted Cruz, The Washington Post delivered a minor Christmas miracle Tuesday night, when the paper retracted an editorial cartoon depicting his daughters as dancing monkeysmore or less. Post editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes skewered the 2016 presidential candidate for using his daughters Caroline, 7, and Catherine, 4, in a holiday-themed campaign ad. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) for including his young daughters in a recent campaign ad.
“… I knew I”d be facing attacks from day one of my campaign, but I never expected anything like this.” The Washington Post on Tuesday retracted an editorial cartoon mocking Sen. “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, and were featured in one of his recent television commercials. Ted Cruz responded to a bigoted and tasteless cartoon about his two young daughters published by the Washington Post this week, and his response is perfect. Washington Post Retracts Editorial Cartoon Depicting Ted Cruzs Daughters as Monkeys By Michele Gorman On 12/23/15 at 9:24 AM EST Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz speaks at a Second.
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. Washington Post Pulls Cartoon Depicting Ted Cruz’s Daughters as Monkeys (Photo) In this article: Ted Cruz United States Senator from Texas The Washington Post removed a cartoon that featured Ted. Ted Cruz as an old times organ grinder and his two young daughters as choreographed monkeys. 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.” The Texas senator was responding to a cartoon from Washington Post cartoonist Ann Telnaes captioned as, Ted Cruz uses his kids as political props. The controversy began with a Tuesday Washington Post editorial cartoon picturing Sen. Cruz attempted to tie Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman nominated to the high court, to the supposed menace of critical race theory because, he said, this theory is taught at the private school where she serves on the board (and where she sent her daughters).