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Virginia restaurant that kicked out Sarah Sanders reopens
The Hill ^ | 07/06/18 | John Bowden

Posted on 07/06/2018 7:28:35 AM PDT by yesthatjallen

The Virginia restaurant that made national headlines after its owner asked White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders to leave reopened on Thursday night after being closed for two weeks due to protests.

The Red Hen reopened in Lexington, Va., as dozens of protesters lined up across the street, USA Today reported.

"This'll be closed within a year!" one man shouted, according to the newspaper.

The restaurant represents a battleground between supporters of the president and those who support the owner's actions, and both protesters and supporters have flocked to The Red Hen in recent days, some hoping for a reservation at the establishment that said "no" to the White House.

"I thought it was very brave what the owner did," said Don Mandelkorn, who told USA Today that he had hoped to eat at the Red Hen on his way back home to Vermont. "We wanted to support the actions she took."

The incident prompted a debate over civility in politics and arguments over whether it is appropriate to confront public officials while they are dining out.

Some linked Sanders's treatment over her actions in the White House to African-Americans denied service due to their race during the civil rights movement.

"What happened to that lady — and I mean lady — should never happen to any human being," Butch Barley, a protester from Concord, Va., told the paper. "You can only take so much, and I’ve gotten to that point. You back up, you back up, you back up, eventually you’re against a wall."

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: deadhen; redhen; sarahsanders
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To: exDemMom
I do not typically wear political messages in my clothing, but I am thinking that maybe it is time to start wearing MAGA logos

Next time I am on Martha's Vineyard I will proudly wear by MAGA hat in a Chilmark country store just to p off the people there.

21 posted on 07/06/2018 8:07:22 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: Yo-Yo
I'm thinking The Red Hen needs to meet the Blues Brothers.

Related image

 

22 posted on 07/06/2018 8:10:00 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd (Roy Moore for the Supreme Court of the USA!)
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To: 1Old Pro

Wear a MAGA hat and a T-shirt supporting a liberal group like The Sierra Club.

Heads will explode.


23 posted on 07/06/2018 8:11:30 AM PDT by AppyPappy (Don't mistake your dorm political discussions with the desires of the nation)
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To: Responsibility2nd
I'm thinking The Red Hen needs to meet the Blues Brothers.

I hope conservatives "invade" the premises and make their lives miserable just as they do unto others. I'm pleased there are protesters outside, now they should go inside and order water and just sit there.

24 posted on 07/06/2018 8:13:03 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: BatGuano
liberal socialist commie bastards

There is nothing liberal about this Bolshie.

25 posted on 07/06/2018 8:14:02 AM PDT by AndyJackson
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To: yesthatjallen

True. There is no debate. The liberals think it’s fine that Sarah Sanders got kicked out.

The liberal late night comedians, all had fun with this, at Sarah’s expense.

Can you imagine the reaction, if Valerie Jarrett or any other Obamabot, had been refused service in a public accomodation????


26 posted on 07/06/2018 8:19:02 AM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: Mears

I’ve heard Vermont is one of the whitest, least diverse states in the union.

Or least diverse in terms of population/ethnicity, not diverse in terms of political/social opinions.


27 posted on 07/06/2018 8:20:14 AM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: yesthatjallen

It would be interesting to see what they would do, if you go in there, and identify yourself as a Trump supporter, a conservative. After all that’s happened, would they still evict you?


28 posted on 07/06/2018 8:21:49 AM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: Mears
To me the best way to get even-——is WAIT.

Revenge is a dish best served cold?

29 posted on 07/06/2018 8:25:05 AM PDT by Yo-Yo (Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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To: Dilbert San Diego

“I’ve heard Vermont is one of the whitest, least diverse states in the union.”


Absolutely,the top of the list.

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30 posted on 07/06/2018 8:26:30 AM PDT by Mears
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To: jeffc

Of course not. That would be racist. /s


31 posted on 07/06/2018 8:27:12 AM PDT by Campion
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To: Yo-Yo

Yep.

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32 posted on 07/06/2018 8:27:18 AM PDT by Mears
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To: Dilbert San Diego

Can you imagine the reaction, if Valerie Jarrett or any other Obamabot, had been refused service in a public accomodation????


I can easily imagine the reaction. In fact we’ve had a recent example of the reaction: RACISM!!! RACISM!!! RACISM!!!


33 posted on 07/06/2018 8:27:31 AM PDT by hanamizu
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To: yesthatjallen
Go there and order the least expensive meal and take hours to finish.

I'd worry about what the gay chefs and waiters put in my meal. Alternately, you can just loiter outside in a MAGA hat and give hostile stares to anybody walking in.

34 posted on 07/06/2018 8:31:47 AM PDT by PapaBear3625 (Go go Godzilla)
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To: PapaBear3625
Go there and order the least expensive meal and take hours to finish. I'd worry about what the gay chefs and waiters put in my meal.

A Third option is to go in and dine and just complain about everything from start to finish, send food back, demand better service, then they'll think you are one of them.

35 posted on 07/06/2018 8:34:34 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: Responsibility2nd

“How much for the children?”


36 posted on 07/06/2018 8:36:07 AM PDT by vette6387
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To: Responsibility2nd

I will probably be a little more creative. I’ll make my own MAGA themed clothing.


37 posted on 07/06/2018 8:43:13 AM PDT by exDemMom (Current visual of the hole the US continues to dig itself into: http://www.usdebtclock.org/)
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To: yesthatjallen

I’ll have some dry white toast.


38 posted on 07/06/2018 8:49:22 AM PDT by wally_bert (Just call me Angelo or babe.)
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To: vette6387

4 fried chickens and a coke.


39 posted on 07/06/2018 8:50:28 AM PDT by wally_bert (Just call me Angelo or babe.)
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To: AppyPappy
Wear a MAGA hat and a T-shirt supporting a liberal group like The Sierra Club.

Makes perfect sense to me. I'd just tell them that a Great America does a lot better job of protecting the environment than a economically sick America.

It is true.

40 posted on 07/06/2018 9:00:04 AM PDT by Vigilanteman (ObaMao: Fake America, Fake Messiah, Fake Black man. How many fakes can you fit into one Zer0?)
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