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Has anyone freeped Olive Garden Yet?
The Drudge Report ^ | Oct 12, 2011 | As seen on Drudge

Posted on 10/12/2011 12:10:04 PM PDT by austinaero

Olive Garden Denies Local Kiwanis Group the right to fly the American flag during pledge of allegiance


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KEYWORDS: americanflag; bandafriesmoochelle; chickenwings4moo; flagdisplay; olivegarden
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Apparently the Olive Garden in Oxford, Alabama, refused the request of the local Kiwanis Club to fly the flag during one of their meetings at Olive Garden. The Orlando-based parent company Darden industries made a statement that included this quote: ""To be fair to everyone and avoid disrupting the dining experience for all other guests, they're unable to accommodate flags or banners of any type in the dining room," according to the statement.

You can read more: http://www.cbs12.com/articles/garden-4735966-flag-olive.html#ixzz1ab0WPReP

1 posted on 10/12/2011 12:10:07 PM PDT by austinaero
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To: austinaero

Olive Garden is working with Michelle Obama to “right” the wrongs of their food as well.

I’ve found my crockpot and everything that I can eat at Olive Garden can be made cheaper and better at home.


2 posted on 10/12/2011 12:12:53 PM PDT by netmilsmom (Happiness is a choice)
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To: austinaero

better chain option:

try Buca

http://www.bucadibeppo.com/


3 posted on 10/12/2011 12:14:06 PM PDT by WOBBLY BOB (See ya later, debt inflator ! Gone in 4 (2012))
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To: austinaero

Sent them an email. Also included a french fry nazi comment. Plenty of other places to eat around here.


4 posted on 10/12/2011 12:14:11 PM PDT by usafretired
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To: netmilsmom

You got that right!


5 posted on 10/12/2011 12:14:36 PM PDT by austinaero ((More Bark, Less Wag))
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To: austinaero

I sent an email earlier today:

Subject: Flag?

FROM: PDMiller
TO: hschauer@darden.com

So the US Flag is a disruption to other diners? Well, count on it not disrupting me as I will never set foot in another Olive Garden again.

PDMiller


6 posted on 10/12/2011 12:15:34 PM PDT by PDMiller
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To: austinaero

I found the phone number of the next phone call I intend to me:

Darden Restaurants
1000 Darden Center Dr. Phone: 407-245-4000
Orlando, FL Fax: 407-245-5389
32837

Website with contact info also:
http://www.darden.com/about/contact_us.asp


7 posted on 10/12/2011 12:17:38 PM PDT by austinaero ((More Bark, Less Wag))
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To: austinaero

Loss-Cot them.


8 posted on 10/12/2011 12:20:14 PM PDT by GraceG
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"To be fair to everyone and avoid disrupting the dining experience for all other guests, they're unable to accommodate flags or banners of any type in the dining room,"

Their restaurant, their rules. Don't necessarily agree with them, but they are absolutely in their rights to say you can't have flags or banners in their facility.

9 posted on 10/12/2011 12:20:15 PM PDT by Anitius Severinus Boethius
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To: netmilsmom

You are right about Olive Garden.

Disney is (ugh) in bed with her too.

These businesses which whore for the regime need to lose some 30% - 40% of their trade. To hell with nanny state syndicalism and corporatism.


10 posted on 10/12/2011 12:23:38 PM PDT by Psalm 144 (Voodoo Republicans: Don't read their lips - watch their hands.)
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To: Anitius Severinus Boethius

I totally understand the “rights” angle. I don’t care if it’s legal, it’s still wrong (as are so many things legal).


11 posted on 10/12/2011 12:24:40 PM PDT by austinaero ((More Bark, Less Wag))
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Though, come to think of it, I suspect there is at least one Italian flag in there somewhere.


12 posted on 10/12/2011 12:25:24 PM PDT by austinaero ((More Bark, Less Wag))
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To: Anitius Severinus Boethius

They can have their rules, but not my patronage.


13 posted on 10/12/2011 12:25:32 PM PDT by ADSUM (Democracy works when citizens get involved and keep government honest.)
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To: austinaero
Here's a good place to tell them.

http://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/OliveGarden?sk=wall

14 posted on 10/12/2011 12:26:10 PM PDT by Wilderness Conservative
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To: Anitius Severinus Boethius
And I am free not to eat at any Darden Restaurants.
15 posted on 10/12/2011 12:26:10 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open ( <o> ---)
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I haven’t been to Olive Garden since they went all PC and took veal off their menu.


16 posted on 10/12/2011 12:26:47 PM PDT by SoJoCo
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To: austinaero

Never went to that artificial Italian restaurnat....Never will....


17 posted on 10/12/2011 12:27:03 PM PDT by geege
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Darden Restaurants (Olive Garden, Red Lobster, Bahama Breeze, & Capital Grille), has committed the following mortal sins:

1. They are large donors to Planned Parenthood
2. They received an exemption to Obamacare
3. They removed French fries from their menu in an effort to model Moochelle’s fitness plan. What a laugh.

And now, this nonsense about the flag. They can rot. I’ll go without before I set foot in one of their slop holes again.


18 posted on 10/12/2011 12:27:19 PM PDT by surroundedbyblue (Live the message of Fatima - pray & do penance!)
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To: austinaero

Eat at Carrabbas, the food is much better and they support Operation Freedom, which provides a taste of home to our men and women serving in harm’s way.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/OSI-Restaurant-Partners-prnews-1274668828.html?x=0


19 posted on 10/12/2011 12:27:19 PM PDT by kalee (The offenses we give, we write in the dust; Those we take, we engrave in marble. J Huett 1658)
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To: Anitius Severinus Boethius
Their restaurant, their rules. Don't necessarily agree with them, but they are absolutely in their rights to say you can't have flags or banners in their facility.

I didn't see any posts declaring that Olive Garden was breaking any laws by banning flags of any type in their restaurants. However, what I do see, and wholeheartedly agree with, are posts declaring that Olive Garden restaurants are now officially off the list of places where some FReepers will spend their money. I'm one of those folks. In an era where many national chain restaurants are going bankrupt as the Obama economy squeezes us dry and eating out is becoming an unaffordable luxury, Olive Garden's hyper-sensitive corporate owners may regret their decision to ban the display of an American flag in their mediocre restaurants. We have plenty of other choices - which is what I love about the free market.

20 posted on 10/12/2011 12:28:22 PM PDT by Jim Scott
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