With all the anger and advertiser boycotts directed at Laura Ingraham over her tweet about Marjory Stoneman Douglas HS student activist David Hogg, we do wonder if CNN’s Joan Walsh will face anywhere near the same level of vitriol over this nasty response to fellow student Kyle Kashuv. And by “we do wonder” we really mean, “Of course not! Joan will get a pass!”:
Wow @KyleKashuv are you really policing who "likes" tweets from a grieving Parkland father who lost his daughter? Good luck handling your stress, Kyle. https://t.co/9wKoS0oYam
— Joan Walsh (@joanwalsh) April 1, 2018
Walsh was responding to this tweet from Kashuv where he called out the CNN contributor for liking a tweet from an exchange with a father of a murdered MSDHS student:
Just so everyone knows, @CNN would NEVER take a side. @joanwalsh pic.twitter.com/BN6qgYYPyG
— Kyle Kashuv (@KyleKashuv) April 1, 2018
Let’s see if Walsh apologizes, but we won’t hold our breath:
This is as inappropriate as every other person piling in on Hogg and the other kids. Adults: do not get into this with kids. https://t.co/XCjdfLI2ld
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) April 1, 2018
I mean, the precedent is set with Laura Ingraham.
Either Joan Walsh is punished here or the MSM is irredeemably biased. There is no middle ground. https://t.co/dZTaS58TwC
— Nathan Wurtzel (@NathanWurtzel) April 1, 2018
HOLD THE PHONE, JOAN. Are you criticizing a Pakland student?! How dare you punch down & attack a grieving child. Everything he says is gospel. Why do you hate traumatized kids?!
Play by your network's own rules, ma'am. https://t.co/d4GlyQgJSe
— Liz Wheeler (@Liz_Wheeler) April 1, 2018
Joan, how dare you attack the traumatized child. Didn’t you know that’s not allowed? https://t.co/yDk2qftp7P
— Jay Caruso (@JayCaruso) April 1, 2018
.@CNN correspondent @joanwalsh is attacking #Parkland survivor @KyleKashuv.
Time to turn up the heat on CNN’s sponsors. https://t.co/F5f7JlzdUA
— John Cardillo (@johncardillo) April 1, 2018
Stop attacking @KyleKashuv, Joan. https://t.co/qTKKBtSJwA
— Ben (@BenHowe) April 1, 2018
Kashuv had an additional encounter with a CNN employee over the weekend as well. Anisa Husain, the producer who cancelled on Kashuv last week, reportedly took her account private after a back-and-forth with the teen:
And the producer that canceled my CNN appearance because her feelings were hurt just blocked me and went private ? pic.twitter.com/I1rPQg1EqQ
— Kyle Kashuv (@KyleKashuv) April 1, 2018
CNN, you have some explaining to do:
https://twitter.com/RobProvince/status/980577078025310209
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