![]() “Nevertheless, her social media posts denigrating people based on their cultural and religious identities are abhorrent and unacceptable.”Īccording to Variety and The Hollywood Reporter, Carano has also been dropped by talent agency UTA. “Gina Carano is not currently employed by Lucasfilm and there are no plans for her to be in the future,” said Lucasfilm in a statement. She was instrumental in making Star Wars fun again. She played a woman who kicked ass & who girls looked up to. Texan Gina Carano broke barriers in the Star Wars universe: not a princess, not a victim, not some emotionally tortured Jedi. On his Twitter account Cruz wrote, “Texan Gina Carano broke barriers in the Star Wars universe: not a princess, not a victim, not some emotionally tortured Jedi. But she also had some supporters, including her home-state Republican senator Ted Cruz, who viewed the firing as another example of cancel culture run amok. Over the ensuing hours, plenty of fans took to social media applauding the dismissal of Carano, who played Rebel shock trooper-turned-New Republic marshal Cara Dune for two seasons. “The dynamic that we’re seeing in this race is that conservatives are uniting behind our campaign.By now, most “Star Wars” enthusiasts are aware that Gina Carano has been fired from the wildly popular Disney+ hit “The Mandalorian” for social media posts that Lucasfilm deemed “abhorrent and unacceptable.” “I know Colbert may not have a ton of viewers, but saying it on national TV is not a great plan for keeping something secret,” Cruz said Wednesday, adding that he was amused by the comments of an anonymous adviser from a rival campaign who said Cruz “sounds different from behind closed doors.” In neither of those instances, however, was the question framed in whether he would make it a “top-three” priority. On Colbert earlier this year, as POLITICO documented in its initial reporting, Cruz said, “The 10th Amendment says: ‘If it doesn’t mention it, it’s a question for the states.’” And that’s the great thing about our Constitution, is different states can make different decisions depending on the values of their citizens.” Some states have made decisions the other way. Some states have made decisions one way on gay marriage. But I also think it’s a question for the states. The senator drove home that point with reporters, remarking that it was " almost word for word what I said on Jay Leno, it’s almost word for word what I said on Stephen Colbert.”Īs the report from Mike Allen noted, during his 2013 appearance on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” Cruz said: “I support marriage between one man and one woman. And that cuts across the whole spectrum - whether it’s defending First Amendment, defending religious liberty.” A spokesman for Cruz said in the story that his comments were “nothing new” and “nothing different from what he says all the time.” “I would say defending the Constitution is a top priority. “No,” Cruz told the donor, according to audio provided to POLITICO. dou9c7fS4UĬruz, speaking to reporters on Wednesday morning, also commented on a POLITICO story published Wednesday morning in which he was quoted as saying that fighting gay marriage would not constitute a “top-three” priority as president. Seems like a better idea for a cartoon: Hillary and her lapdogs. On Wednesday afternoon, he tweeted his own take on the cartoon, which depicted Hillary Clinton walking two dogs marked with the logos for The New York Times and The Washington Post. Click here to make an instant, emergency contribution and help me fight back.” “This is an emergency - all hands on deck. “This shows you EXACTLY how desperate the liberal media is to attack and destroy me (and my family) by any means necessary,” the email said. The message hit on Cruz’s persistent theme of going after the media to shore up support. BadĬruz has capitalized on the controversy, sending a fundraising email to supporters Wednesday morning with the subject line, “They attacked my children.” The message included the cartoon, and said, “I’m sickened.I knew I’d be facing attacks from day one of my campaign, but I never expected anything like this.” The which is the lobbyist (power) for not imposing taxes on #Amazon, today did a nasty cartoon attacking kids. “I understand why Ann thought an exception to the policy was warranted in this case, but I do not agree.”ĭonald Trump, the only candidate polling ahead of Cruz in most state and national polls, weighed in on the episode, using it as an opportunity to attack The Washington Post’s corporate ownership. ![]() I failed to look at this cartoon before it was published,” editor Fred Hiatt said in a statement that replaced the cartoon. “It’s generally been the policy of our editorial section to leave children out of it. ![]()
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