Dan Crenshaw Gives Perfect Challenge To "SNL" After They Mock His War Wound
http://www.dailywire.com/news/37977/watch-dan-crenshaw-gives-perfect-challenge-snl-paul-bois
Republican Texas congressional candidate Dan Crenshaw either has a tremendous amount of class or a tremendous PR team because the war veteran's response to "Saturday Night Live" mocking his lost eye over the weekend has been tremendously classy. Rather than demand a "hollow apology" from the sketch comedy show, Crenshaw has politely asked that "Saturday Night Live" donate a healthy sum of money to veterans' causes. ...
Crenshaw's comments were consistent with his stance throughout Sunday. In his first reaction to the insult, the veteran focused on other veterans rather than himself. "Good rule in life: I try hard not to offend; I try harder not to be offended," he tweeted. "That being said, I hope @nbcsnl recognizes that vets don't deserve to see their wounds used as punchlines for bad jokes." ...
Over the weekend, SNL's "Weekend Update" invited on cast member Pete Davidson to provide his comedic insight on the candidates for the upcoming midterms. When war veteran Dan Crenshaw came up, Davidson mocked the GOP candidate's missing eye, which he lost to an IED blast while serving in Afghanistan.
"You may be surprised to hear he's a congressional candidate for Texas and not a hitman in a porno movie," Davidson said as he held back his laughter on Saturday night. "Sorry, I know he lost his eye in war or whatever."
Outrage immediately erupted on social media, with conservatives calling for Davidson and "Saturday Night Live" to apologize.
Speaking to Alisyn Camerota of CNN on Monday, Crenshaw said that "Saturday Night Live" did more than just insult him but other veterans as well. Without getting worked up or using the moment to play up righteous indignation, he said that "SNL" (and NBC) can make amends by helping out veterans.
"I do not demand an apology. He probably should apologize, but I don't want some hollow apology," Crenshaw told Camerota. "I think what him and maybe the producers at SNL should do is pool their money together - let's throw a figure out there, a million dollars - and let's donate that to a series of veteran's nonprofits."
NBC Reporter Condemns SNL Joke, Thanks GOP Vet For His Service. Leftists AREN'T Pleased.
http://www.dailywire.com/news/37981/nbc-reporter-condemns-snl-joke-thanks-gop-vet-his-emily-zanotti
NBC reporter Kasie Hunt learned the hard way Sunday that leftists aren't willing to give a GOP Congressional candidate the benefit of a compliment, even when that candidate is unfairly maligned.
Saturday night, SNL cast-member Pete Davidson poked fun at Republican Congressional hopeful Dan Crenshaw, mocking Crenshaw for wearing an eye patch designed to hide a wound he received from an IED while serving with the U.S. military in Afghanistan.
Crenshaw responded to the joke by saying he could certainly handle a few harsh words about his accessory, and cautioned Americans not to give in to "apology culture." But reporters and fellow Republicans who've interacted with Crenshaw - including Hunt - were quick to offer their own kind words for the former Navy SEAL.
Hunt noted that she'd interviewed Crenshaw and that she admired him for his service. She said nothing of Davidson's joke, but suggested that we need "more" people like Crenshaw in Congress, regardless of party affiliation.
Kasie Hunt:
I interviewed @DanCrenshawTX for a piece on vets running. I enjoyed our conversation - and as an American I am incredibly grateful for his service and his sacrifice. Our country is better off with more people like him in Congress, party aside.
That, the Left determined, was not acceptable. Twitter users tore into Hunt, accusing Hunt of "outing" herself as a Republican and "endorsing" Crenshaw, and calling Crenshaw "dangerous" and "hate-filled."
A number of Twitter users called for Hunt to be fired, apparently for the crime of saying something genuinely nice about a person they disagree with politically. ...
The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. ~ D.H. Lawrence
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