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Obama's EEOC Goes After Coffee Chain For Hiring Too Many Attractive Women
Boston Herald ^ | May 25, 2012 | Michael Graham

Posted on 05/25/2012 5:52:26 AM PDT by suspects

Some advice to the folks at Marylou’s coffee chain, now under investigation by the EEOC, on how to fight back:

Start laughing.

Back during the Clinton years the EEOC went after Hooters for its alleged hiring bias (we all remember how hard Bill Clinton was on women . . . uh, let me re-phrase that). Hooters refused to hire men to wear the infamous “orange short-shorts and white tank-top” ensemble. The EEOC spent four years pressuring them to hire male waiters, which would have ruined the Hooters concept.

Hooters tried reasoning and logic. As one would expect when dealing with bureaucrats, they failed miserably. So Hooters turned to anther weapon: mockery.

They put up billboards showing what a hairy, beer-bellied guy would actually look like in Hooters garb. They took out newspaper ads showing a bearded guy in a blonde wig and Hooters T-shirt saying “Come on, Washington. Get a grip.”

It worked. The EEOC stayed just as stupid — still insisting that Hooters was doing something wrong — but it became clear that if they kept pushing the stupidity, Congress might step up and take away some of their power. So the EEOC “quietly ended its investigation,” according to the Los Angeles Times.

Today, dimwit EEOC attorneys in yet another Democratic administration are at it again — this time in Massachusetts. As the Herald reported yesterday, the EEOC “has been quietly probing Marylou’s’ hiring practices for nearly a year . . . grilling the 29-store chain’s pink-clad clerks about their co-workers’ gender, age, race and body type, according to the company.”

Let’s get something on the record. Yes, Marylou’s “discriminates.” Every employer “discriminates.” If they didn’t, I’d be working as a Chippendales dancer.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Massachusetts
KEYWORDS: eeoc; hooters; obama; women

1 posted on 05/25/2012 5:52:39 AM PDT by suspects
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To: suspects

And if they hired only African Americans would the Obama administration be investigating them for discrimination?


2 posted on 05/25/2012 6:12:24 AM PDT by pieceofthepuzzle
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To: suspects
Every employer “discriminates.” If they didn’t, I’d be working as a Chippendales dancer.

LOL! That's always been my dream job. The ladies would throw money at me to put my clothes back on and get off the stage.

3 posted on 05/25/2012 6:13:19 AM PDT by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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To: suspects

How about Cowgirls Espresso in the Seattle area. My wife and I were headed to the antique stores one Sunday and needed coffee. We couldn’t find any starbucks but there was this espresso stand so we drove up. We had no idea.

Man, was that awkward.

http://www.google.com/search?q=cowgirls+espresso&hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&hs=Wpa&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&prmd=imvns&source=lnms&tbm=isch&ei=OoW_T7-NF6Wq2gWY8_G5Cg&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&cd=2&ved=0CFAQ_AUoAQ&biw=1173&bih=791


4 posted on 05/25/2012 6:13:52 AM PDT by cuban leaf (Were doomed! Details at eleven.)
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The ladies would throw money at me to put my clothes back on and get off the stage.

First out loud laugh of the day! Thanks!!!!

5 posted on 05/25/2012 6:14:59 AM PDT by exit82 (Democrats are the enemies of freedom. Be Andrew Breitbart.)
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To: suspects

This means we’re paying people in Washington to decide who’s ugly and who’s pretty.


6 posted on 05/25/2012 6:18:14 AM PDT by tacticalogic ("Oh, bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
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To: Vigilanteman
Every employer “discriminates.” If they didn’t, I’d be working as a Chippendales dancer.

SNL did a skit with Patrick Swayze and Chris Farley trying out for a job with Chippendales.

I picked one from the beginning of the skit because the ones later with less clothing are just too disturbing.

7 posted on 05/25/2012 6:23:40 AM PDT by KarlInOhio (You only have three billion heartbeats in a lifetime.How many does the government claim as its own?)
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To: tacticalogic
This means we’re paying people in Washington to decide who’s ugly and who’s pretty.

Ooo, there are probably a lot of IRS style forms and calculations to go with it. I would just hate to be audited.

Government bureaucrat: You rated yourself an eight? Damn, you're ugly. Three at the best, and that's only in dim light after a few beers.

8 posted on 05/25/2012 6:26:20 AM PDT by KarlInOhio (You only have three billion heartbeats in a lifetime.How many does the government claim as its own?)
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To: suspects

Fantastic advertising for this place!


9 posted on 05/25/2012 6:30:20 AM PDT by Wyatt's Torch (I can explain it to you. I can't understand it for you.)
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To: suspects

TTIWWP


10 posted on 05/25/2012 6:31:01 AM PDT by Beagle8U (Free Republic -- One stop shopping ....... It's the Conservative Super WalMart for news .)
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To: Beagle8U

YSIB, WWP (you said it brother, we want pictures)


11 posted on 05/25/2012 6:48:43 AM PDT by muir_redwoods (I like Obamacare because Granny signed the will and I need the cash)
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To: suspects

Didn’t the EEOC want to go after Hooters, too, for only hiring female waitresses?


12 posted on 05/25/2012 6:50:33 AM PDT by Little Ray (FOR the best Conservative in the Primary; AGAINST Obama in the General.)
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To: cuban leaf

My wife and I arrived, by car, to the outskirts of Quebec starving. Fortunately for me, it was she who pointed out what was called a cafe with signs indicating burgers and ribs etc. We got to the door before I spotted the stage, in use, and several near naked girls waiting to go on.

My wife decided maybe McDonalds would do for lunch.


13 posted on 05/25/2012 6:56:16 AM PDT by muir_redwoods (I like Obamacare because Granny signed the will and I need the cash)
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To: suspects

Limbaugh Undeniable Truths of Life proven again....

“Feminism was established so as to allow unattractive women easier access to the mainstream of American life.”


14 posted on 05/25/2012 7:45:42 AM PDT by jakerobins
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