Activists Criticize Hyatt Hotel Chain

SF Gate.com & AP ^ | February 24, 2006 | MATTHEW BARAKAT

[FerdieMurphy]

McLean, Va. (AP) -- The Hyatt hotel chain has come under fire for agreeing to host a conference this weekend sponsored by a white supremacist group.

[FerdieMurphy]

"When blacks are left entirely to their own devices, Western civilization — any kind of civilization — disappears."

Must be referring to Zimbabwe.

[desertlily]

If it had been a Hamas group, no one would say a word.

[Eighth Street]

We're letting people know that Hyatt is supporting these people," student activist Tariq Khan said.

He's probably a Muslim, which more than likely would make him a Muslim supremacist.

Someone should ask him if he supports Shariah Law (codified Islamic supremacy) implementation.

[TexasCajun]

The conference in the Washington suburb of Herndon is sponsored by the Oakton, Va.-based New Century Foundation, whose leader says the white race is losing its identity in the United States because of multiculturalism and immigration.

But let's have a whole month named "Black History Month" and have a racist and bigoted "Congressional Black Caucus" as a legitimate organization of congress.

[Eighth Street]

If it had been anything but a white group, no one would have said a word.

[TexasCajun]

Has there ever been a "Great Negroid Society" on the planet, any time or any place in the history of the world?

[Casloy]

Hyatt should not be in the business of refusing rooms to anyone who is not engaged in criminal activity. Last I heard, being a white supremacist, no matter how stupid it might be, is not against the law.

[son of caesar]

If it had been any group other than whites, the govt would have paid for the entire cost of the conference, travel for the esteemed delegates, food, sex, etc etc etc.

[goldstategop]

Hyatt doesn't want to make waves. Its the cowards' way out though.

(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")

[Eighth Street]

Why is it cowardly?

[boojumsnark]

Has there ever been a "Great Negroid Society" on the planet, any time or any place in the history of the world?

The Egyptians were, at least, Africans. They enslaved some of my ancestors and made them build pyramids.

[MineralMan]

Interestingly enough, a couple of months ago, there was a thread here on some hotel that was hosting a convention of "swingers." Lots of angry posts about that one.

[Maceman]

Has there ever been a "Great Negroid Society" on the planet, any time or any place in the history of the world?

Well, everybody knowa Cleopatra was black, just like Jesus.

[Eighth Street]

And they were calling for a boycott?

I don't think so.

[MineralMan]

"And they were calling for a boycott?

I don't think so."

Actually, they were calling for a boycott. Several posters said they'd never stay in that chain again.

[Eighth Street]

Sure of course.

And, calling for a boycott is much different than saying "I won't stay in this hotel again."

[MineralMan]

OK. Here's a thread where there was a call for a boycott of a hotel because it had let some "communist" group book a banquet room. Don't kid yourself. It happens here as well as on the other side:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1489489/posts

[MineralMan]

Here's another thread, where the Southern Baptists were calling for the boycott of the Howard Johnson chain, because one of the hotels booked some sort of sex thing into their hotel.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/660090/posts

[Eighth Street]

Wow a whopping 29 posts, most of them not calling for a boycott...

You're going to have to do much better than that.

And for the record, being the germophobe that I am, I wouldn't want to stay in a room where I knew the previous occupants were engaging in bizarre sex acts.