As are other survivors, David is undoubtedly suffering from emotional pain after some of his classmates were shot to death by a deranged gunman on February 14th, 2018. But David's anguish over the loss of his friends apparently didn't matter to Ingraham when she mocked the 17-year old Parkland, Florida student for not being accepted to certain colleges. She tweeted..."David Hogg Rejected By Four Colleges To Which He Applied and whines about it. (Dinged by UCLA with a 4.1 GPA...totally predictable given acceptance rates.)"
Ingraham had cited a story that was published in The Daily Wire, which stated that David "revealed on Tuesday (March 27th) that four universities rejected his application."
David Hogg is one of the inspirational and articulate students from Stoneman Douglas High who has become a prominent voice in spearheading a movement across America for improved gun control laws in the aftermath of the massacre at his school. He is one of twenty founding members of the gun control advocacy group, Never Again MSD. As I have written in other columns since the carnage in Parkland...students such as David...embody "wisdom far beyond their years." David and his friends have joined together...and continue to stand together in an uplifting exhibition of solidarity. So how could anyone be anything other than proud and impressed with this young man and his dedicated and patriotic teenage partners? David Hogg - and many other students from across America - deserve to be admired and respected...not criticized. 
But rather than praising David Hogg - and other students like him - for being champions...following a tragedy that killed fourteen of his schoolmates and three faculty members...Laura Ingraham decided to use her on-air microphone as a vehicle for her venom. Instead of offering applause and credit, she stooped to the lowest of the low to viciously taunt a teenager about being rejected by certain colleges. To disparage David and belittle his grades is unconscionable... so, therefore...to call Ingraham contemptible...would be an understatement.
The above being said...David wasn't going to sink to Ingraham's despicable depths by offending her on a personal level. His teenage intelligence ranks over and above hers...despite the fact that she's a Dartmouth College graduate with a University of Virginia law degree. David knows that the best way to take on someone like Ingraham is through her pocketbook. So he responded to her with the following tweet. "Soooo @IngrahamAngle what are your biggest advertisers...Asking for a friend. #BoycottIngramAdverts"
A few minutes later, David tweeted..."Pick a number 1 - 12 contact the company next to that #
Top Laura Ingraham Advertisers
1. @sleepnumber
2. @ATT
3. Nutrish
4. @Allstate & @esurance
5. @Bayer
6. @RocketMortgage Mortgage
7. @LibertyMutual
8. @Arbys
9. @TripAdvisor
10. @Nestle
11. @hulu
12. @Wayfair
Speaking the language of the almighty buck is all that was necessary for Ingraham - on Thursday, March 29th - to react with an apology...if you can call it that...which she attempted to do with two tweets...but that are combined below.
"Any student should be proud of a 4.2 GPA - incl. @DavidHogg111. On reflection, in the spirit of Holy Week, I apologize for any upset or hurt my tweet caused him or any of the brave victims of Parkland. For the record, I believe my show was the first to feature David...immediately after that horrific shooting and even noted how 'poised' he was given the tragedy. As always, he's welcome to return to the show anytime for a productive discussion."
Laura Ingraham would have never issued any form of an apology without her sponsors telling her to take a hike. Only nationwide pressure forced Ingraham's statement...in which she never used the words...I'm sorry.
Nutrish - which is television personality Rachael Ray's brand of dog and cat foods - tweeted on March 29th..."We are in the process of removing our ads from Laura Ingraham's program. The comments she has made are not consistent with how we feel people should be treated."
The Daily Beast reports that Wayfair has announced..."As a company, we support open dialogue and debate on issues. However, the decision of an adult to personally criticize a high school student who has lost his classmates in an unspeakable tragedy is not consistent with our values. We do not plan to continue advertising on this particular program."
And a third company - TripAdvisor - included as part of their statement... "TripAdvisor believes strongly in the values of our company. We do not, however, condone the inappropriate comments made by this broadcaster. In our view, these statements focused on a high school student and cross the line of decency."
Two other advertisers on David's list - Hulu and Nestle - also pulled their spots from Ingraham's programs on March 29th. Nestle says it has "no plans to buy ads on the show in the future." And Hulu tweeted..."We are no longer advertising on Laura Ingraham's show and are monitoring all of our ad placements carefully." On Friday, March 30th, Liberty Mutual - also on David's list - announced it was taking off their commercials too from the conservative commentator's broadcasts.
Of the twelve companies that David Hogg listed in his tweet, six - at the time this column is being published - have decided they no longer want to have anything to do with Ingraham's programs. In addition...six other businesses - not included on David's list - have also severed ties from the shows. Johnson & Johnson says their company has "pulled our advertising from Ms. Ingraham's show." And Expedia told CNBC that it "no longer advertises on this show. We have pulled the advertising." The other four companies that have abandoned the Ingraham ship are Office Depot, Jenny Craig, Jos. A. Bank and Stitch Fix...bringing the total to twelve advertisers who have decided not to sponsor Laura Ingraham's programs.
David told The New York Times that he is glad that some companies won't be sponsoring Laura Ingraham's shows anymore. But he has labeled his efforts "just the beginning." David wants all of Ingraham's advertisers to cancel their sponsorship. When that happens..."we can show that if you continue to bully the students that survived a mass murder, there's going to be consequences." And David told CNN's Alisyn Camerota..."All we're trying to do here is save lives."
David Hogg has more than 682-thousand followers on Twitter. I hope each one contacts all of Laura Ingraham's advertisers and expresses their thoughts of disgust about her detestable language, along with a recommendation that each company remove their commercials from Ingraham's shows. I further request that all my readers act in the same manner. And if any business doesn't comply...that they should expect boycotts of their products and/or services. As to the twelve companies that have already pulled their advertising from Ingraham's broadcasts... kudos and a standing ovation.
David tweeted on March 29th - after Ingraham's apology - that he would only accept it "if you denounce the way your network has treated my friends and I in this fight."
David Hogg is considering to major in journalism or political science when he gets to college. The four schools that turned him down are the University of California - Los Angeles...the University of California - San Diego...the University of California - Santa Barbara...and the University of California - Irvine. However, David has been accepted by California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo...California State University - San Marcos...and Florida Atlantic University. He has reportedly not yet decided where he will attend.
His grade point average, student ranking and SAT scores aside - all of which are pretty damn good - David Hogg has proven to anyone with any integrity - across America and around the world - that he is one hell of a "kid." And that no matter what career path he chooses after college, I can assure you this is one young man who is going to be successful.
And that's The Controversy for today.
I'm Gary B. Duglin.
"We'll talk again."
The above being said...David wasn't going to sink to Ingraham's despicable depths by offending her on a personal level. His teenage intelligence ranks over and above hers...despite the fact that she's a Dartmouth College graduate with a University of Virginia law degree. David knows that the best way to take on someone like Ingraham is through her pocketbook. So he responded to her with the following tweet. "Soooo @IngrahamAngle what are your biggest advertisers...Asking for a friend. #BoycottIngramAdverts"
A few minutes later, David tweeted..."Pick a number 1 - 12 contact the company next to that #
Top Laura Ingraham Advertisers
1. @sleepnumber
2. @ATT
3. Nutrish
4. @Allstate & @esurance
5. @Bayer
6. @RocketMortgage Mortgage
7. @LibertyMutual
8. @Arbys
9. @TripAdvisor
10. @Nestle
11. @hulu
12. @Wayfair
Speaking the language of the almighty buck is all that was necessary for Ingraham - on Thursday, March 29th - to react with an apology...if you can call it that...which she attempted to do with two tweets...but that are combined below.
"Any student should be proud of a 4.2 GPA - incl. @DavidHogg111. On reflection, in the spirit of Holy Week, I apologize for any upset or hurt my tweet caused him or any of the brave victims of Parkland. For the record, I believe my show was the first to feature David...immediately after that horrific shooting and even noted how 'poised' he was given the tragedy. As always, he's welcome to return to the show anytime for a productive discussion."
Laura Ingraham would have never issued any form of an apology without her sponsors telling her to take a hike. Only nationwide pressure forced Ingraham's statement...in which she never used the words...I'm sorry.
Nutrish - which is television personality Rachael Ray's brand of dog and cat foods - tweeted on March 29th..."We are in the process of removing our ads from Laura Ingraham's program. The comments she has made are not consistent with how we feel people should be treated."
The Daily Beast reports that Wayfair has announced..."As a company, we support open dialogue and debate on issues. However, the decision of an adult to personally criticize a high school student who has lost his classmates in an unspeakable tragedy is not consistent with our values. We do not plan to continue advertising on this particular program."
And a third company - TripAdvisor - included as part of their statement... "TripAdvisor believes strongly in the values of our company. We do not, however, condone the inappropriate comments made by this broadcaster. In our view, these statements focused on a high school student and cross the line of decency."
Two other advertisers on David's list - Hulu and Nestle - also pulled their spots from Ingraham's programs on March 29th. Nestle says it has "no plans to buy ads on the show in the future." And Hulu tweeted..."We are no longer advertising on Laura Ingraham's show and are monitoring all of our ad placements carefully." On Friday, March 30th, Liberty Mutual - also on David's list - announced it was taking off their commercials too from the conservative commentator's broadcasts.
Of the twelve companies that David Hogg listed in his tweet, six - at the time this column is being published - have decided they no longer want to have anything to do with Ingraham's programs. In addition...six other businesses - not included on David's list - have also severed ties from the shows. Johnson & Johnson says their company has "pulled our advertising from Ms. Ingraham's show." And Expedia told CNBC that it "no longer advertises on this show. We have pulled the advertising." The other four companies that have abandoned the Ingraham ship are Office Depot, Jenny Craig, Jos. A. Bank and Stitch Fix...bringing the total to twelve advertisers who have decided not to sponsor Laura Ingraham's programs.
David Hogg has more than 682-thousand followers on Twitter. I hope each one contacts all of Laura Ingraham's advertisers and expresses their thoughts of disgust about her detestable language, along with a recommendation that each company remove their commercials from Ingraham's shows. I further request that all my readers act in the same manner. And if any business doesn't comply...that they should expect boycotts of their products and/or services. As to the twelve companies that have already pulled their advertising from Ingraham's broadcasts... kudos and a standing ovation.
David tweeted on March 29th - after Ingraham's apology - that he would only accept it "if you denounce the way your network has treated my friends and I in this fight."
David Hogg is considering to major in journalism or political science when he gets to college. The four schools that turned him down are the University of California - Los Angeles...the University of California - San Diego...the University of California - Santa Barbara...and the University of California - Irvine. However, David has been accepted by California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo...California State University - San Marcos...and Florida Atlantic University. He has reportedly not yet decided where he will attend.
And that's The Controversy for today.
I'm Gary B. Duglin.
"We'll talk again."
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