Fox News host Laura Ingraham returned to the airwaves on Monday night, but her show featured far fewer advertisers and opened with a 10-minute monologue on the “Stalinist” left. There was no apology.
In her primetime cable news slot she railed against the left for “squelching” free speech, and warned of the “perilous road that we’re on.”
“The left’s propaganda shaped a new generation of young adults, who then parroted all that malarkey about the ‘patriarchy,’ and then they came up with their own new phrases like ‘micro-aggressions’ and ‘safe spaces’ and ‘white privilege,'” Ingraham claimed. “Today, left-wing activists use these terms as bludgeons to intimidate those who disagree with them from entering the dialogue at all.”
She continued, “Their efforts are Stalinist, pure and simple.”
Ingraham, however, did not make a single mention to her viewers about why several advertisers fled her show “The Ingraham Angle” in the first place, or why many called on companies to boycott it.
Last week Ingraham publicly criticized high school senior David Hogg, who recently survived a school shooting, after he was rejected from certain universities. As a result, numerous companies pulled advertisements from her broadcast.
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.) https://t.co/wflA4hWHXY
— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) March 28, 2018
She offered a public apology of sorts, which, evidently, was short-lived.
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…(1/2)
— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) March 29, 2018
… 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. WATCH: https://t.co/5wcd00wWpd (2/2)
— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) March 29, 2018
But Ingraham was left with fewer advertisements than usual, during her Monday night broadcast, as she continued to feel the consequences of the boycott, CNN reported.
She went on to claim that the left wants to silence free speech and said they have a “desperate desire to stop debate by branding your opponent unacceptable and driving him or her from the public square.”
“So for all their talk of inclusion, the left doesn’t invite more voices to enter the public discussion,” Ingraham said. “Instead, they drive out any dissenting voice and police the dogma of their own creation.”
On the defensive, she continued, “There is a contraction of free speech all around us, and few seem to even notice.”
“Many of you have become accustomed to editing yourselves — let’s face it,” she added. “Expressing views that just five or 10 years ago were considered mainstream can now get you fired. It can cause to you lose a promotion, or you could be branded a hater, or, yes, you can get boycotted.”
The controversy has sparked another debate about free speech, and many were quick to point out that Ingraham has played the victim, as if her ability to speak in a public domain had been stripped from her, which has never been the case.
.@IngrahamAngle please point me to the part of the constitution that entitles you to advertisement for your show. https://t.co/ErFqMC7VfY
— Sam Bova (@sam_bova) April 10, 2018
.@IngrahamAngle good to see you took your first day back to resume incessantly vilifying those who oppose your bullying tactics. ('Holy Week' seems so long ago.)
Good people are not having your nonsense, Laura—and it's not oppression.
It's asking you to be human.
Try.
— John Pavlovitz (@johnpavlovitz) April 10, 2018
Who are Laura Ingraham’s remaining major sponsors you need to contact? @ameriprise@Arbys@carsdotcom@ChoiceHotels@DIRECTV@dish@Duracell
@esurance@Ford@GEICO@Gillette@IBM@KAYAK@LincolnMotorCo@LQ@Nutrisystem@safelite@SandalsResorts@subaru_usa@USAA#FireIngraham— Scott Dworkin (@funder) April 10, 2018
Last night Laura Ingraham attacked Parkland survivor David Hogg again by saying the ad boycott “efforts are Stalinist, pure and simple."
Stalin was responsible for 20-25 million deaths. If you still sponsor her, you’re supporting this disgusting & pathetic attack. #FireIngraham
— Scott Dworkin (@funder) April 10, 2018
Hey Laura @IngrahamAngle! Didn’t conservatives and country radio stations boycott the @dixiechicks over their criticism of President George W. Bush? Asking for a friend. https://t.co/Co6wKNUjKI
— rolandsmartin (@rolandsmartin) April 10, 2018
Hey @IngrahamAngle, boycotts are American. It was used to end segregated busing in 1955-56. MLK and SCLC frequently used it. In fact, MLK specifically spoke of boycotts on April 3, 1968. YOU. ARE. WRONG. AGAIN. https://t.co/Co6wKNUjKI
— rolandsmartin (@rolandsmartin) April 10, 2018
