Imagine for a moment that the Washington Post had published a cartoon depicting Sasha and Malia Obama as monkeys, arguing that because the Obama daughters had campaigned for their father, they were fair game. I realize that such a scenario is unthinkable, that such a project would never pass review. Even a copy boy (if they still existed) would know that such a cartoon would be denounced as racist. But when it comes to Ted Cruz, who happens to be Hispanic, no obstacle prevented publication of this cartoon, depicting his 4- and 7-year old children as monkeys: Cartoonist Ann Telnaes (a Pulitzer Prize winner) knew she was violating a taboo, and tweeted her attempt at justification.   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 Twitter and the internet exploded in protest with Ted Cruz himself...(Read Full Post)