“Seriously, where do you all come from, I really want to know.”ĮMarketer today reported on the growth of digital advertising in Canada, finding that digital advertising now makes up a third of all advertising in the country. “Who are these people that comment here? Seriously, anyone speaking like this in real life would be immediately isolated and branded an ignorant bigot,” wrote one reader. The Washington Post also reported the story today, and with their wide open comment threads are attracting Muslim haters, leaving some readers to wonder about the paper’s comment policies. The family was also forced to return what they had bought at the airport’s duty-free shops before they were escorted from the airport. To make matters worse, the airline told the family that they would not be refunded the $13,340 they spent on their flights. “It’s because of the attacks on America – they think every Muslim poses a threat,” one of the family members told the Guardian. The family of 11 was planning a trip to Disneyland when US officials took the father aside to inform him that he and his family would not be allowed onboard. Telnaes was unapologetic, tweeting “Ted Cruz has put his children in a political ad- don’t start screaming when editorial cartoonists draw them as well.”Ī British family of 11 was prevented at the last minute from boarding a flight from London’s Gatwick to Los Angeles on December 15. “I knew I’d be facing attacks from day one of my campaign, but I never expected anything like this,” Cruz said in his fundraising email. I understand why Ann thought an exception to the policy was warranted in this case, but I do not agree,” said Fred Hiatt, the Post’s editorial page editor.Ĭruz, meanwhile, used the cartoon as an excuse for another campaign fundraising effort, attempting to raise 1 million in 24 hours. 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. The cartoon was created after Cruz used his daughters in a television commercial for his campaign. The Washington Post pulled an animated cartoon from Ann Telnaes this morning that depicted the daughters of Sen Ted Cruz as small monkeys on leashes. Don't mess with my kids, don't mess with Marco's kids, don't mess with Hillary's kids, don't mess with anybody's kids.Morning Brief: British family of 11 prevented from boarding flight from Gatwick to LA for trip to Disneyland, airline stiffs them of $13K flight costs, no explanation offered Don't make fun of a five-year-old girl or a seven-year-old girl. "Not much ticks me off, but making fun of my girls, that'll do it," he told supporters in televised remarks. Senator Cruz, who is topping polls in Iowa - the first state to vote in the Republican primaries in February - railed against the cartoon while out campaigning on Wednesday. Republican rivals rallied to Cruz's support, including Donald Trump, Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio - who tweeted: "Wash Post cartoon featuring children is disgusting."
dou9c7fS4U- Ted Cruz December 23, 2015"Seems like a better idea for a cartoon: Hillary and her lapdogs," he tweeted, alluding to a widely-held Republican view that mainstream US media - and both papers in particular - have a Democratic bias. Seems like a better idea for a cartoon: Hillary and her lapdogs. The Texas senator responded on Wednesday night by posting an image of Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton, walking two dogs dubbed "The New York Times" and "The Washington Post." Stick w/ attacking me-Caroline & Catherine are out of your league. Stick w/ attacking me - Caroline & Catherine are out of your league," tweeted a furious Cruz, who is polling second in the Republican primary race.Ĭlassy. The offending cartoon by the Washington Post - since removed from it website - showed Cruz as an organ grinder with two dancing monkeys, under the headline: "Ted Cruz uses his kids as political props." A cartoon war has erupted in the White House race over a satirical drawing depicting the two young daughters of Republican candidate Ted Cruz as performing monkeys.
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