In case you missed it, this past weekend, the Cruz campaign ran an ad on Iowa NBC affiliates during “Saturday Night Live.” The parody Christmas ad featured Cruz’s two daughters. And that was all Washington Post editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes needed to feel like the little girls are “are fair game”:
https://twitter.com/anntelnaes/status/679435507915423744
Here’s what she wrote (we figured we’d get a screenshot in case she smartens up and deletes it):
Sen. Cruz wasn’t buying what Telnaes was selling:
Classy. @washingtonpost makes fun of my girls. Stick w/ attacking me–Caroline & Catherine are out of your league. https://t.co/N61ys6z8w1
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) December 22, 2015
Good for him. He’s absolutely right.
https://twitter.com/amandacarpenter/status/679441505753395202
https://twitter.com/amandacarpenter/status/679441944817303552
https://twitter.com/FirstTeamTommy/status/679444599455236096
https://twitter.com/theaustinritter/status/679439748742709248
https://twitter.com/JasonWellsM/status/679440583149101056
@AnnTelnaes that's low
— ?-rett (@gingerguy98) December 22, 2015
https://twitter.com/jonathanvswan/status/679440258530963457
https://twitter.com/SethAMandel/status/679441777493958656
https://twitter.com/DeTroyes1/status/679441206414323712
https://twitter.com/chadfelixg/status/679447666024157184
Are you seriously making his 2 beautiful little girls into monkeys? https://t.co/XNMQStx9vs
— Sarah (@sarah_wxtx) December 22, 2015
@AnnTelnaes I hope you don't have any kids Ann. This is beneath basic human decency.
— Dañiel Simpson (@DSimpson88) December 22, 2015
@AnnTelnaes How rude of you Ann. They are not props. They are family. He is letting the world see his family. Back off!
— sabmesser (@sabmesser) December 22, 2015
Pretty gross. And I'm not referring to Cruz, I'm talking about this WaPo article. C'mon now. https://t.co/VfN7pPyhpl
— The Nats Won The World Series (@EsotericCD) December 22, 2015
@AnnTelnaes You are disgusting & you should be ashamed of yourself!
— musicfriend (@musicfriend1) December 22, 2015
https://twitter.com/JohnBurtner/status/679440103803088896
https://twitter.com/LilMissRightie/status/679446187976601601
Trust us, Ann. You’ve got nothing to be proud of.
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Update:
This earlier tweet from Telnaes doesn’t do her any favors. In fact, it only confirms that she’s a despicable creature:
Ted Cruz has put his children in a political ad- don't start screaming when editorial cartoonists draw them as well. https://t.co/7hafBacOiK
— Ann Telnaes (@AnnTelnaes) December 22, 2015
Truly twisted.
@AnnTelnaes What the hell is the matter with you?
— Pete & Lisa Got Caught Tampering With Flynn's 302! (@drawandstrike) December 23, 2015
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Update:
‘You slimeballs’: Why won’t Politico tell the truth about the disgusting Cruz cartoon?