It's racist.

Cruz is all about the props, whether it's wearing hunting togs and awkwardly wielding shotgun or whatever

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I thought that the Post shouldn't have published it and I'm a liberal.

+1

I am also a liberal and it really is quite pathetic when anyone justifies the sort of thing the WP did. To WP's credit they removed the cartoon as soon as it surfaced as an issue. The cartoonist trying to defend her actions was ludicrous.

+2. That was a really, really tasteless cartoon. I am very surprised it was published.

+3. Portraying his kids as monkeys isn't cool.

The Post shouldn't have published but Cruz is making them a part of the campaign

Can't believe anyone thinks portraying anyone's children as monkeys is okay. I don't care what they parent(s) may have done, and I'm not a Cruz supporter.

All of the politicians use their kids (and in the case of Romney and Hillary, grandkids) as props to help them get off limits.

The post is vile for running this cartoon. Shame on them.

I think it was in poor taste because I think kids should be left out of political campaigns. Yes, Cruz uses them as campaign props and I judge him for that, but the Post doesn't have to dignify it with a commentary. That said, the cartoon didn't make fun of Cruz's kids, it made fun of Cruz for using his kids. Kind of like how he's using them now in this mock outrage to drum up more fundraising. So I don't judge the Post too harshly for running it, I can see why they might have fallen on that side of the judgment call.

Dem here. Cruz is right. The cartoon was out of line.

Those are small kids.

That said, he also should stop using them as props, IMHO. But, really, the cartoon was ridiculous.

As for Jeff, I don't see what political correctness has anything to do with this.

jsteele wrote:Because I am a PC liberal, I think that children of politicians should be off limits. Therefore, I though this cartoon was in bad taste and was pleased that the Post removed it. However, I am surprised that the "It's time to stop being PC" crowd is bothered by it.

PC is bad enough to get people killed , but when it's used to punish some and let others skate you get close to a civil war situation.

Because I am a PC liberal, I think that children of politicians should be off limits. Therefore, I though this cartoon was in bad taste and was pleased that the Post removed it. However, I am surprised that the "It's time to stop being PC" crowd is bothered by it.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I thought that the Post shouldn't have published it and I'm a liberal.

+1

I am also a liberal and it really is quite pathetic when anyone justifies the sort of thing the WP did. To WP's credit they removed the cartoon as soon as it surfaced as an issue. The cartoonist trying to defend her actions was ludicrous.

+2. That was a really, really tasteless cartoon. I am very surprised it was published.

Anonymous wrote:I thought that the Post shouldn't have published it and I'm a liberal.

+1

I am also a liberal and it really is quite pathetic when anyone justifies the sort of thing the WP did. To WP's credit they removed the cartoon as soon as it surfaced as an issue. The cartoonist trying to defend her actions was ludicrous.

I thought that the Post shouldn't have published it and I'm a liberal.

Anonymous wrote:http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/ted-cruz-blasts-washington-post-cartoon-daughters-monkeys-n484901

First, the cartoon was making fun of you for treating your family like props. The cartoon does not ridicule your daughters.

Second, if you don't want your family to be discussed/depicted in the news, stop using them like props in your campaign. If you make them campaign for you, then you can't complain when they are a topic of discussion.

DUMB.ASS.

Children aren't off limits? So we can treat Obama's daughters that way?

http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/ted-cruz-blasts-washington-post-cartoon-daughters-monkeys-n484901

First, the cartoon was making fun of you for treating your family like props. The cartoon does not ridicule your daughters.

Second, if you don't want your family to be discussed/depicted in the news, stop using them like props in your campaign. If you make them campaign for you, then you can't complain when they are a topic of discussion.

DUMB.ASS.