Freeman's dining area is okay, but have you seen the kitchen?
Posted on 11/19/2004 2:32:58 PM PST by conserv13
Edited on 11/22/2004 4:12:18 PM PST by Jim Robinson. [history]
...Freemans tuesday night the 16th of nov. the bush twins along with 2 massive secret service men tried to have dinner they were told by the maitre 'd that they were full and would be for the next 4 years upon hearing the entire restaurant cheered and did a round of shots it was amazing!!! [Ed: We're hearing that this is actually true.]...
Admin Note:
Received forwarded message from info@freemansrestaurant.com 11/22/2004
Regarding the Internet rumors, no member of Freeman's staff made any derogatory or discriminating comments towards Jenna or Barbara Bush. We are a non-partisan establishment and pride ourselves on having a diverse clientele. The Bush twins or any member of the first family are welcome to join us for dinner anytime.
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Isn't this a violation of the 1964 Civil Rights Act (Sec. 201(a) ), which outlawed discrimination in public accommodations? Granted, this law specifies "race, color, religion, or national origin" as being the grounds upon which discrimination is excluded, but isn't one of the claims of the Dems in the Blue States that we voted the way we did in the Red States because we're a bunch of religious fanatics?????
Or, is Freeman's a private club where membership is required and this act doesn't apply?
Translates to BS.
CTA: "We Are Now 73% Urine-Free!"
By: Frank Williams
Chicago Transit Authority President Frank Kreusi announced at a press conference yesterday that the CTA's five-year-old "Project No More Pee Pee" continues to be a success. He released statistics which showed that 2002 is on pace to become the lowest urine-filled for the CTA.
"Thanks to the diligent work of our customer service agents, janitorial staff and members of the Pee Moppers Union, local 314; The CTA is on track to being 73% Urine-free for 2002," Kreusi announced, "Despite the fact that the CTA does not operate any public washrooms, we are seeing a decline in instances where our facilities are 'christened' by the riding public-especially those with very weak bladders."
Project No More Pee Pee began in 1998 after a special report by the Mayor's office concluded that in 1997, 95% of CTA facilities were saturated with urine. The project was an immediate success when the percentage dropped to 45% after just one year. Transit advocates credit that drop to the installation of "Pee Buckets" in the cab of every train and the Transit Workers Union's perk of free "Depends" for its members. CTA officials point to their $4 million advertising campaign entitled, "CTA: Take It, Don't Whiz On It." Last year, the CTA was judged to be 31% urine-soaked (69% urine-free).
Critics of the CTA point out that since last year, several other CTA facilities have been added to the study-including the Transit Workers Union meeting hall, All CTA offices at the Merchandise Mart and Frank Kreusi's personal residence. Chicago Transit Board Chairman Valerie Jarrett dismissed those claims, pointing out that on a same-facilities basis, the urine-free number was actually lower (71%) and that those added facilities were now included due to an oversight in 1997.
Mayor Daley praised the CTA for it's diligence and promised not to cut the City of Chicago's annual $3 million in support of the CTA. That would mean that 2003 will be the 15th straight year that the City of Chicago has funded the CTA with a generous $3 million while CTA fares have increased 50% in the same span.
Perhaps four solid weeks of people doing nothing but taking up seats and ordering water will teach 'em a lesson.
The restaurant refused to serve them, saying 'we are full...for the next 4 years'. When other diners in the restaurant heard about the incident, they cheered and toasted.
Freeman's dining area is okay, but have you seen the kitchen?
It's a downtown hipster place.
Now I am even more proud of The University of Oklahoma and University of Nebraska fans that booed Tom Brokaw last Saturday night when it was announced he was at the game! It truly was priceless!
Imagine he can get a table at this restaurant with no problem!
oops, I was wrong
http://newyork.citysearch.com/profile/41451747
The uber-hip nosh on affordable old-country Americana at this discreet alleyway eatery.
The Scene
Down a dark, shadowy alley just off Bowery, the handsome, scruffy-faced men and understatedly glamorous women of the Lower East Side gather to drink wine, crowding around antique wood tables. Worn plank floors and painted cement walls fit with moose, elk and other assorted taxidermy, giving the place a quirky edge, as do the tattoed, waifish servers who are also professional and expedient.
Yes, if it can be proven that the restruant was NOT full, and if they want to get lawyers involved...
Apocryphal...
Some disreputable types could make certain their reservations book was full for the next four years, then not show up for dinner...
The Scene
Down a dark, shadowy alley just off Bowery, the handsome, scruffy-faced men and understatedly glamorous women of the Lower East Side gather to drink wine, crowding around antique wood tables. Worn plank floors and painted cement walls fit with moose, elk and other assorted taxidermy, giving the place a quirky edge, as do the tattoed, waifish servers who are also professional and expedient...
Translation: hedge fund managers with their secretary girlfriends, ad agency account execs who need to be on the "cutting edge," and wall street bond brokers who feel they should be hipper than they actually are...
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