We don't say 'thank God for South Carolina' nearly enough (Joey Kennedy)

al.com blog post ^ | Jan 9, 2013 | Joey Kennedy | jkennedy@al.com

[alancarp]

There is a Mexican restaurant that outfits its workers in racist, anti-immigrant T-shirts. Thank God this restaurant is in South Carolina, not Alabama. We don't need another hit to our already battered reputation.

Taco Cid, located in West Columbia, S.C., is now selling the T-shirts that depict "How to catch an illegal immigrant" and a drawing of the old-style box traps using a couple of tacos as bait.

The restaurant's owner, Leanne Snelgrove, in a television interview, is so unaware and disconnected that she argues there is nothing racist or hateful about the T-shirt. A company statement posted on its website says: "Our t-shirts were created as a witty and comical statement regarding ILLEGAL immigrants. There are NO racial nor hate remarks towards any specific ethnic group."

[alancarp]

This is yet another incident in which a liberal writer doesn't understand the definition of the term "racism", doesn't compute the costs of illegal immigration, and - above all - doesn't know how to laugh when presented with something that's actually funny.

Here's the picture of the T-Shirt involved:

The author's main point? Other than bashing this store - and all of South Carolina by extension - he's happy that THIS TIME it's that state embarrassing itself over the issue of illegal immigration response and not Alabama. Interesting that the entire state is responsible in his eyes... almost ironic. He thinks the entire problem (of "undocumented immigrants") is overblown and a new positive contribution to the economy.

Wake up and smell the coffee, Joe... oh wait... we can't afford the morning coffee anymore since illegals are costing us so much money. Every. Day.

[109ACS]

Wear one of these the next time you go into a Mexican restaurant. Don't expect good service.

[NRA1995]

Wear one of these the next time you go into a Mexican restaurant. Don't expect good service.

Just about every restaurant now has Mexican busboys, etc. Wear it anywhere!

[NRA1995]

The writer of the article can just cry me a river.

[ontap]

To be perfectly logical the tacos should be replaced with a welfare ATM card!!

[LauraJean]

Not illegal but if it’s a good taco might catch me.:)

[alancarp]

I admit I’m with you on that!

[elcid1970]

So....only Mexicans can enjoy tacos?

Yes, the T-shirt is in bad taste. Let market forces sort things out. I’ve lived in South Carolina 40 years and we are not racists! Race relations are far better here than in Chicago.

Oh - speak a little Spanish & it will work wonders.

[upchuck]

I did a South Carolina ping to a similar article yesterday and it posted three times. Wonder how many times this reply will post?

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[upchuck]

I did a South Carolina ping to a similar article yesterday and it posted three times. Wonder how many times this reply will post?

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[upchuck]

I did a South Carolina ping to a similar article yesterday and it posted three times. Wonder how many times this reply will post?

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[upchuck]

Wow, three times again. I’m just so lucky.

[BamaDi]

This particular idiot writer is why I’ve now cancelled my subscription to the Mobile Press-Register....everything he writes is so negative about AL I just got sick of it. Heck, he even complained about the YouTube that was going around where the son gave his father tickets to the BCS game and the father started crying.....said it was an embarassment to Alabama.....embarassment to AL? Everyone I know, regardless of where they live, thought it was a really neat thing for that son to do and loved the YouTube.

[onedoug]

[Slings and Arrows]

What a sitzpinkler.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Simple. The author wants to build up his cred with the big league MSM so they'll eventually hire him. He can then have by every article he writes about Bama and the South a blurb about he's the expert in all things about the area.

[wardaddy]

If that writer is so ashamed of Alabama he should get the f troop out

[LauraJean]

Actually I thought the t-shirt was funny.

Never thought that South Carolinians were racist. Biggest racists that I know are liberals.

And yes a little Spanish can go a long way.