Posted on 03/30/2018 8:51:15 PM PDT by Impala64ssa
As we reported earlier Thursday, teen demagogue David Hogg has called on his supporters to boycott and pressure companies that advertise on Laura Ingraham’s program in retaliation for her statement regarding news that he has been rejected by four colleges. Here is my response to young Mr. Hogg
David,
I understand how you must feel after losing 17 of your classmates. As a 10-year veteran of the United States Marine Corps, I know what it’s like to lose comrades and friends in a senseless act of bloody violence. David,
I understand how you must feel after losing 17 of your classmates. As a 10-year veteran of the United States Marine Corps, I know what it’s like to lose comrades and friends in a senseless act of bloody violence.
We all deal with our losses in various ways. Some of us do so quietly, while others comfort themselves with prayer, confident that the day will come when we’ll all be reunited. You, however, chose to become a public spectacle.
Since the Parkland shooting, the country has watched as you and some of your fellow students chose to smear millions of law-abiding gun owners and NRA members, accusing them of having blood on their hands. We watched as you accused lawmakers of being child murderers.
We watched as you engaged in profane attacks against gun owners and even your own parents.
We watched as you spread lies and misinformation about the NRA, falsely claiming the organization is out to sell guns and make money while cheering the deaths of children.
We watched as you bragged about hanging up on the Trump White House and we all watched as you falsely claimed the NRA is trying to turn the United States into a dictatorship.
Now you’re upset because Laura Ingraham tweeted something about you being rejected from four colleges and are demanding her advertisers face boycott unless they drop her.
Let’s get something straight — YOU chose to become a public figure and YOU chose to use your First Amendment free speech right to express yourself and call for restrictions on a fundamental constitutional right. And YOU chose to let the world know that you were rejected by those colleges. No one forced you to do that — you did it all by yourself.
Now you’re mad because someone dared to respond.
Guess what, sports fans? When you choose to become a public figure, you open yourself up to criticism. That’s the way it is. You don’t get a pass from criticism despite what some at CNN might think.
What makes it worse is this tweet, which has been pinned to the top of your Twitter feed for some time:
"Can we please not debate this as Democrats and Republicans but discuss this as Americans? In the comments if you see someone you dissagree with do not attack each other talk to one another, this applies to me too. WE MUST WORK TOGETHER TO SAVE OUR FUTURE."
This certainly doesn’t line up with your own actions before and since this tweet. In fact, your actions and statements since this tweet have exposed you as a rank hypocrite.
Here’s the bottom line — If you’re going to be a public figure you need to put on your big boy pants and grow up. You can’t trash and lie about millions of Americans and expect no backlash whatsoever. That’s not the real world.
So either grow up and deal with the criticism like an adult or do us all a favor and shut up.
The little wormy soy-boy would never join the Marine Corps, but what fun the DI’s would have with this little wimp.
Semper Fidelis.
Parents are probably getting money and gifts from those behind this transparent garbage. The big money behind this is what keeps it hot. This deranged kid is going to be in a world of hurt when it crashes down.
Shave his head and send him to the Island.
That should give him some perspective.
The parents may have little to no control over this little puke for a variety of reasons that they are not accountable for.
For one public education brainwashing. TV brainwashing. Peer pressure. Genetic factors. Maybe a nurse dropped him on his head when he was born.
or
They could be directly responsible. They could be just like him.
If the kid is still a minor (which he claims to be) do the parents NOT have control over him other than his 1st amendment rights?
It certainly would be a real shame if his parents (believed to be government employees) begin to have “problems” at work which could effect their longevity as “employed”?
Should of wrote about the shooter being BULLIED in school and no one did a damn thing about it.
I’m in a Twitter battle right now with a friend of mine. He was best man at my wedding 32 years ago and has gotten pretty loopy.
He thinks Ingraham was wrong to simply repeat what Hog had said himself. I replied that the kid willingly stepped into the arena. He can’t throw obnoxious punches then retreat to his safe space because he’s only 17. The world doesn’t work that way. I just sent him this article.
He is nothing more than a foul mouth punk made famous by coaches and money from the Soros groups.
Once again, a member of the military has the perfect commentary to a situation. Highest respect to those who serve and have a deeper understanding of what it means to be an American.
Kudos to the Marine letter but I would have preferred the last word to be STFU instead of shut up but’s that’s me.
Semper Fi!
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