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Threw the age in because some people might not know how old Cruz kids are. Since we're like a page into it or something and no age was mention I figure I toss the info in.

 Co'tor Shas wrote:

 Frazzled wrote:

 A Town Called Malus wrote:

 Frazzled wrote:


If I were Cruz I'd find the chick who did this art and punch her lights out. If you mess with someone's family, even Cruz's you should pay.

Ah yes, satirical cartoons should be met with violence. Now where have we seen that before?

Obviously you confused me with someone who gives a damn. Again, mess with family and you pay.

Ctrl-H
-family
-Islam



Hey, what do we have here?



Not to say that you are a terrorist or anything (far from it) but it's the same sort of thing. "You purposefully insulted by family/religion, I'll come over can knock your lights out/shoot you an your colleagues."


I realize it's just you being you, but you are smarter than that.

Your intentional mixing of family and religion is just utterly stupid. People having been avenging family before government or religion existed.
In the words of the immortal bard: "My name is Inego Montoya, You killed my father. Prepare to die."

Can someone link the reason behind the cartoon? For those of us who don't go looking for US campaign ads.

 Mozzyfuzzy wrote:
Can someone link the reason behind the cartoon? For those of us who don't go looking for US campaign ads.

Cruz had his kids read from his fictional book in one of his ads.
The cartoon is portraying them as his "trained monkeys".

Wait, the guy uses his own family in an attack ad, and gets upset when they are well, attacked back?

I agree with the sentiment but think that the cartoon could have avoided reference to his children. There was plenty of material to mock in the video as it was with the kids.

Wait a sec, that was a *real* ad. With the real guy in it?

Oh wow...

 agnosto wrote:
I agree with the sentiment but think that the cartoon could have avoided reference to his children. There was plenty of material to mock in the video as it was with the kids.

Indeed, if you can't find a way to mock Cruz himself you suck at commentary and should immediately go back to your job at McDonalds.

 Frazzled wrote:

 agnosto wrote:
I agree with the sentiment but think that the cartoon could have avoided reference to his children. There was plenty of material to mock in the video as it was with the kids.

Indeed, if you can't find a way to mock Cruz himself you suck at commentary and should immediately go back to your job at McDonalds.

Concur...

It isn't like there's a real lack of things to ding Cruz. I mean... c'mon guys.

Honestly his family isn't really being attacked. The cartoon is saying something more along the lines of;

"Cruz thinks of his kids as a tool to help his career"

Than;

"His kids are trained monkeys"

FoWPlayerDeathOfUS.TDs wrote:
Honestly his family isn't really being attacked. The cartoon is saying something more along the lines of;

"Cruz thinks of his kids as a tool to help his career"

Than;

"His kids are trained monkeys"

that statement is like the Eighth level of horsegak hell. in the words of the bad guy from The Last Dragon: "sucker please!"

Don't insult children sort of indirectly maybe a little, its not very PC people.

Being PC is for only when I care, not when you care. ...merica!

Im sorry, but in my opinion, if you involve your kids in politics before they are old enough to understand politics, you do not get to complain when someone makes fun of your kids, yes it is a low blow, but so is appeal to emotion that using kids in attack ads.

So now the Cruz daughters are considered monkey's now for the rest of their lives. So when either of them get to an age where they cannot stand being referred to as monkey's on social media and in school and they opt out (suicide) we shall blame Mr Cruz for sharing a reading event with his kids in a commercial that a cartoonist saw an opportunity to mock him and his young daughters. Outstanding.

I would like to volunteer my experience to help Cruz daughters to develop very thick skin and ensure they kick the crap out of any would be bullies in school. That's another thread onto itself entirely.
Just as a curiosity. For I do not remember media going after politicians kids at this young age does anyone else know young kids of Republicans and Democrats getting used like this by the media?

Palin daughter was of age on the attacks
Chelsea Clinton I do not remember at all being attacked by the media (though back in 90's when we saw a pic of her she was one geeky/nerdy/braces wearing teen)
Obama kids have not been used like this

I know I'm....45 (new 21) and spent quite a few more time watching elections of this scale.

Carter, Reagan, Bush Sr, Clinton, Bush, Obama

Either I don't pay attention to these type of attacks or its coming to be norm now. Though I think 3 and 5 is way to low to involve them and make them "guilty by association"

18 and over is free game

 Jihadin wrote:

18 and over is free game

I agree with this.... But to the rest of the post:


I don't actually recall Obama using his kids in that way for campaign ads. I mean, I do recall them and Michelle going on stage at the end of a debate, or the end of inauguration, etc. to give hugs and wave. But, IMO that is quite a bit different from actually using kids in ads.

I remember political cartoons making fun of Chelsea, specifically portraying her as cross-eyed with big braces.

My boss inform me it was during a SNL event? A skit?

 Jihadin wrote:
So now the Cruz daughters are considered monkey's now for the rest of their lives. So when either of them get to an age where they cannot stand being referred to as monkey's on social media and in school and they opt out (suicide) we shall blame Mr Cruz for sharing a reading event with his kids in a commercial that a cartoonist saw an opportunity to mock him and his young daughters. Outstanding.

I would like to volunteer my experience to help Cruz daughters to develop very thick skin and ensure they kick the crap out of any would be bullies in school. That's another thread onto itself entirely.
Just as a curiosity. For I do not remember media going after politicians kids at this young age does anyone else know young kids of Republicans and Democrats getting used like this by the media?

Palin daughter was of age on the attacks
Chelsea Clinton I do not remember at all being attacked by the media (though back in 90's when we saw a pic of her she was one geeky/nerdy/braces wearing teen)
Obama kids have not been used like this

I know I'm....45 (new 21) and spent quite a few more time watching elections of this scale.

Carter, Reagan, Bush Sr, Clinton, Bush, Obama

Either I don't pay attention to these type of attacks or its coming to be norm now. Though I think 3 and 5 is way to low to involve them and make them "guilty by association"

18 and over is free game

Agreed.

Well there where two incidents with obamsa kids I recall
1: when their school lunch got published, an ad campaign went up saying that if they get a good lunch, why cant inner city kids
2: the recent state of the union where one senator made fun of them for being disrespectful.

 Jihadin wrote:
My boss inform me it was during a SNL event? A skit?

Negative.

It's an actual Ted Cruz campaign ad, put forth by his campaign, that paid for ad time during SNL.
Spoilering the ad in question in case anyone would like to see it.



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 hotsauceman1 wrote:
Well there where two incidents with obamsa kids I recall
1: when their school lunch got published, an ad campaign went up saying that if they get a good lunch, why cant inner city kids
2: the recent state of the union where one senator made fun of them for being disrespectful.

Hell, there were more than that--but they weren't strictly targeting the kids.

After Sandy Hook and a few of the other shootings, ads were run that mentioned that the kids had bodyguards with guns so "why can't your kids" and other drivel of that type.

I laughed my arse off. Thanks Kan

Was it the only time the commercial was shown? During the SNL time? No more after right?

As far as I'm aware, that is the only time it has aired.

 Jihadin wrote:
For I do not remember media going after politicians kids at this young age does anyone else know young kids of Republicans and Democrats getting used like this by the media?

Palin daughter was of age on the attacks
Chelsea Clinton I do not remember at all being attacked by the media (though back in 90's when we saw a pic of her she was one geeky/nerdy/braces wearing teen)
Obama kids have not been used like thise

It's not very common at all. You already mentioned Bristol Palin which we probably all remember, but there was an incident with Chelsea Clinton that I only sort of remember, and one well publicized attack on the Obama daughters (that resulted in the woman who wrote it losing her job).

The Bush daughters also had some stories published when they got caught drinking, but that was a bit less political in nature as I recall; in the same vein that when Naomi Bush's arrests were sort of "newsworthy".

In my opinion, it doesn't even matter if they are adult children or not, unless the kids run for office or something along those lines I don't think there's any real reason to even mention them, let alone treat them as fair game. Just because a teenager got caught drinking - which is a pretty damn common teenage activity - doesn't mean you should be on the national news. Agreeing to appear on stage or in a commercial for your mom or your dad isn't deciding to become a political target, at least it shouldn't.

For the Scorched Earth Win At All Costs strategists making it as if they don't exist just makes them a bigger target I imagine.

Twas the night before Christmas,
and all through the house

Not a Barack was stirring
up in the White House

Documents were dumped by the press secretary with care,
hoping everyone was too busy to read what was in there.

Whembly had just settled in bed from a long Hillary screed,
posted on the OT for the Dakkaroos to read

When from his mobile, he heard a familiar tweet
He picked up his phone so he could read the deets

His eyes popped open!

He dropped his Christmas toffee!

He opened his mouth, and he screamed,

Did... did you just rhyme "house" with "house"? Shame on you!

 AlmightyWalrus wrote:
Did... did you just rhyme "house" with "house"? Shame on you!

I was about to leave work, I was pressed for time!

 Ouze wrote:

 AlmightyWalrus wrote:
Did... did you just rhyme "house" with "house"? Shame on you!

I was about to leave work, I was pressed for time!

That doesn't work you jerk, your rhyme was a crime!

...I'll go back to what I was doing now.

 Ouze wrote:
Twas the night before Christmas,
and all through the house

Not a Barack was stirring
up in the White House

Documents were dumped by the press secretary with care,
hoping everyone was too busy to read what was in there.

Whembly had just settled in bed from a long Hillary screed,
posted on the OT for the Dakkaroos to read

When from his mobile, he heard a familiar tweet
He picked up his phone so he could read the deets

His eyes popped open!

He dropped his Christmas toffee!

He opened his mouth, and he screamed,

Spoiler:

BENGHAZI!

Ouze... I bow to you.

Have an exalt!

The writing is on the wall. For O'Malley, anyway.

http://www.politico.com/story/2015/12/martin-omalley-iowa-event-217193

One person shows up to O'Malley event in Iowa, remains uncommitted