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Laura Ingraham returns following boycott, says liberals 'cutting off free speech'
ABC News ^ | 04/10/2018 | Mark Osborne

Posted on 04/10/2018 8:13:04 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

Fox News host Laura Ingraham returned to her show Monday night following a week vacation in the middle of a mass exodus of the program's advertisers over controversial remarks she made about a Parkland shooting survivor. Ingraham focused on freedom of speech in her first show back, and attacked the left's alleged stifling of conservative voices.

Ingraham was returning to her show after announcing on March 30 she would be out the following week for an Easter break to spend time with her children. The announcement came at the end of a week in which more than a dozen sponsors of her show pulled advertising over her criticism of Parkland shooting survivor and gun control advocate David Hogg.

The Fox News host had taken to Twitter in late March to mock the 17-year-old for getting turned down for admission by multiple colleges. Hogg responded on Twitter by urging his followers to petition advertisers to pull ads from her show.

Ingraham did not mention Hogg by name in Monday's show. She apologized to Hogg on March 29, saying it was "in the spirit of Holy Week," but the student said he did not accept her apology.

Instead, Ingraham focused on the left as a whole on Monday and announced a new segment called "Defending the First," a recurring feature which she said will "expose the enemies of the First Amendment, of free expression, and every thought, while showcasing those brave voices making a difference."

"If you have been subjected to threats or intimidation because of your speech, I want to know about it," Ingraham said. "Tweet me, because without free speech and a free conscience, we are not truly a free people."

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: boycott; lauraingraham

1 posted on 04/10/2018 8:13:05 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

The left has been actively attempting a takeover of speech for decades. We’re starting to see their fruit of their labor.


2 posted on 04/10/2018 8:14:13 AM PDT by rarestia (Repeal the 17th Amendment and ratify Article the First to give the power back to the people!)
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To: SeekAndFind

Her opening monologue last night was strong, and it was encouraging to see her go on the offensive.


3 posted on 04/10/2018 8:15:26 AM PDT by BlueStateRightist (Government is best which governs least.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Maybe Laura Ingraham an sue David Hogg and sue the advertisers that left her show and force them to buy ad spots on her show.


4 posted on 04/10/2018 8:15:36 AM PDT by Blue House Sue
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To: SeekAndFind

You’d be a little bit more convincing on that point if you had not apologized to Doofus Boy, Laura.


5 posted on 04/10/2018 8:19:26 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Buckeye McFrog

She tried to be gracious. Never be gracious to Nazi thugs like Hoggy.


6 posted on 04/10/2018 8:21:02 AM PDT by fieldmarshaldj ("It's Slappin' Time !")
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To: SeekAndFind
She was amazing last night. I have to admit I thought she'd ignore the subject altogether (after being told to by Fox News, of course), but she came out swinging.


7 posted on 04/10/2018 8:21:23 AM PDT by Cinnamontea
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To: fieldmarshaldj

What she has to apologize to God means most. I fail to see how a Christian society can exist without Christianity.


8 posted on 04/10/2018 8:26:48 AM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Tryin' hard to win the No-Bull Prize.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Of course they want to end free speech, what right do slaves have to contradict their masters.


9 posted on 04/10/2018 9:15:54 AM PDT by Retvet (Retvet)
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To: BlueStateRightist
"Her opening monologue last night was strong, and it was encouraging to see her go on the offensive."

I agree, but I wish she had mentioned the double standard that applied regarding her and Jimmy Kimmel, with Jimmy Kimmel apparently getting off without even a slap on the wrist after multiple gay slurs - including some that were on-air - whereas she lost most of her sponsors for calling someone a "whiner."

The loss of sponsorship was evident, as she only had about four or five minutes of commercials in the whole hour. "My Pillow" was one that stuck with her.
10 posted on 04/10/2018 9:29:29 AM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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"Tweet me, because without free speech and a free conscience, we are not truly a free people."

No, don't "tweet me" - find an alternative social media conduit that isn't intrinsically evil like Twit is.

11 posted on 04/10/2018 10:08:37 AM PDT by rockrr ( Everything is different now...)
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To: SeekAndFind

What the left seemingly always forget is that any Boycott is a two way street. Company A wants to boycott her show, well, I can Boycott that Company. And where I can, I do.


12 posted on 04/10/2018 11:08:57 AM PDT by Howindependent (A Liberal has no concept of reality.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Irony’s lost on Ingraham. She let a 17 year old punk kid run her off the tube for a week.


13 posted on 04/10/2018 11:17:25 AM PDT by jmacusa ("Made it Ma, top of the world!'')
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To: SeekAndFind

Hopefully she not run away again when a child says Boo.


14 posted on 04/10/2018 12:45:56 PM PDT by minnesota_bound
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