Texas Republican Dan Crenshaw doesn’t want a “hollow apology” from Pete Davidson and Saturday Night Live for Davidson’s mocking of the Texas Republican congressional candidate November 3.
Crenshaw, a former Navy SEAL, lost an eye during his third tour in Afghanistan and wears an eye patch. Davidson, making jokes about the appearance of several GOP midterm candidates, said of a photo of Crenshaw, “You may be surprised to hear he’s a congressional candidate from Texas, and not a hit man in a porno movie.” Then he said, “I’m sorry, I know he lost his eye in war, or whatever.”
Crenshaw didn’t overreact to the insult. "I think what [Davidson] and maybe the producers at SNL should do is pool their money together, let's throw a figure out there -- a million dollars -- and we will donate that to a series of veterans nonprofits that helps veterans,” he said.
He should have mentioned the show’s national advertisers, as well. They include
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WarnerMedia
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Fox Entertainment Group
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Comcast
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Sony
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Viacom
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Starz
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Netflix
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L.L. Bean
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Olay
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Belfort Furniture
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Next Day Blinds
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Dior
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Bath Fitter
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Procter & Gamble
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Arby’s
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Capital One
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Liberty Mutual
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Hewlett Packard
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Kohl’s
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Hotwire.com
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Microsoft
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Verizon
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Amazon
These companies should consider Crenshaw’s suggestion and give generously to to veterans’ groups. It’s one thing to advertise on a partisan “comedy” show. It’s another to do business with people who laugh at wounds suffered in service to the nation.
