Hogg Makes More Demands From Publix – Will They Cave AGAIN?

As I mentioned a few days ago, Publix yielded to Hogg’s little temper tantrum.

I was disappointed (as was Hannah, who adores the place.)

Anywaaayyyy… Lil’ Hogg wasn’t satisfied JUST telling Publix who they COULDN’T donate to.

Now he feels the need to tell Publix who they MUST give their money to.

Yeeeeah, it’s not gonna work like that, Hoggy boy.

According to BPR:

Having succeeded in bullying the Publix supermarket chain into suspending making political contributions, Parkland, Florida, student David Hogg was looking to use his media-infused star power to continue shaking down the company down for money.

It would appear that Hogg doesn’t mind if Publix makes political donations, as long as the money goes to causes he approves of, but the Florida-based grocer that came under intense fire last week for not having a backbone in the face of the student’s campaign of intimidation appears to have finally stiffened its resolve.

Hogg demanded $1 million from Publix in the early going last week to support the Stoneman Douglas Victims fund.

I call on @Publix to donate double the money they gave to Putman to the Stoneman Douglas Victims fund, $1,000,000. And never support an A rated NRA politician again.

— David Hogg (@davidhogg111) May 24, 2018

He revisited that demand Tuesday, although he discounted the shake down fee to $670,000 — in relation to how much money Publix contributed to NRA-supporting hometown candidate for governor Adam Putnam.

Best thing for me to see on graduation is $670,000 out of @adamputnam campaign and into the MSD victims fund.

— David Hogg (@davidhogg111) May 29, 2018

Earlier in the day, the 18-year-old high school student — he does still attend school, right? — requested a meeting via Twitter with the head of the employee-owned $34 billion dollar enterprise.

To Todd Jones, CEO of @Publix Thank you for hearing the voices of young ppl working to end gun violence. We have one request: A face-to-face meeting. We need business leadership to join the effort to end the carnage.

Let’s lead by example together.

— David Hogg (@davidhogg111) May 29, 2018

I’m sorry, but who does this punk think he is?

He might have gone through something most don’t…

But at the end of the day, he’s just an entitled 18-year-old high schooler. What authority does he have?

And why have people yielded to this supposed authority?

The request to meet prompted a reply from Fred Guttenberg, the father of Parkland shooting victim Jaime Guttenberg, who had some bad news.

(Guttenberg dismissed the fact that Hogg’s antics were the cause of his discontent.)

In a series of tweets, the father explained that he spoke with Publix CEO Todd Jones, only to come away “extremely annoyed.”

“He had the gall to say to me that because the die in made this so political that he would not be able to come down here to meet with the Parkland kids and families and that Publix would not be making any donation to the victims fund,” he tweeted.

Here is my follow up to everything that happened with Publix. I am extremely annoyed at @Publix now and the CEO Todd Jones. On Wednesday May 16th I called his office and left a message wanting to talk to him about the donation to Adam Putnam. At that time, news of the donation

— Fred Guttenberg (@fred_guttenberg) May 29, 2018

was first breaking. I never heard back. Last week on Thursday morning, the day of the die in, I left another message and this time I did hear back. I explained to him how unfortunate it was that he did not call back the week before as he had the chance to do something proactive.

— Fred Guttenberg (@fred_guttenberg) May 29, 2018

When I finally had the chance to speak with him on Thursday, I asked him for two things. One was to come to Parkland and to visit with the families who have been affected by this violence. He had explained to me that morning the change in Publix policy and I asked him to come

— Fred Guttenberg (@fred_guttenberg) May 29, 2018

explain that in person and to hear from us why we are concerned about the donations to Putnam. I also let him know that most other large Florida based companies had donated to the victims fund but Publix had not and perhaps Publix could make a donation to offset what they gave to

— Fred Guttenberg (@fred_guttenberg) May 29, 2018

Putnam. He said he would get back to me on both items. When I did not hear back, I called again today and we did speak. He had the gall to say to me that because the die in made this so political that he would not be able to come down here to meet with the Parkland kids and

— Fred Guttenberg (@fred_guttenberg) May 29, 2018

families, as a reminder we are customers, and that Publix would not be making any donation to the victims fund. That is the right of Publix to make a decision like that, but I also have the right to call it out. To be clear, this became political because of the donation to

— Fred Guttenberg (@fred_guttenberg) May 29, 2018

Putnam and the lack of response from Publix until there was an outcry. The victims in Parkland did not make this political.

— Fred Guttenberg (@fred_guttenberg) May 29, 2018

While Hogg’s attack on the Publix brand stopped the company from making political donations, the misguided “protest” may have have done more harm than good for the true victims of the school shooting.

Exactly. I feel for the father who lost his daughter – but he needs to realize that David Hogg’s attention-hungry antics are truly harming any case for support.

I mean…

.@Publix I’m shaking in my boots awaiting your DM.

— David Hogg (@davidhogg111) May 25, 2018

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— David Hogg (@davidhogg111) May 27, 2018

As a company, would YOU want to do something that came off as bending the knee to THIS?