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Jewelry Store Closes to "Mourn" Tuesday's Presidential Election Outcome
WDBJ7 ^ | November 7, 2012 | Elizabeth Harrington

Posted on 11/08/2012 4:30:33 AM PST by sevinufnine

The six signs posted on Lyons Jewelers in Bedford got everyone's attention on Wednesday.

"There's one saying shame on USA and Virginia. Oh my God."

The signs explained why Lyons Jewelers was not open. The largest sign told people it was closed to "Mourn the loss of the America that our forefathers endowed to us."

Another sign said "The president seeks my demise."

A friend of the owner, R.T. Lyons, tell us "He done it to show that he didn't agree and didn't like what happened."

Many people we spoke with were very upset by the signs.

"I don't think it's right," says Eggleston. "It's very childish," said Joseph Bede.

One customer posted a sign telling the owner he lost that person's business. Another customer says she won't be back either.

After 13 years as a loyal customer, Willie Thornhill says she's done.

Thornhill says, "I think this is no place to have signs in your window if you expect to do business in Bedford. I will not be a customer again with this company."

But some people agreed with the owner.

"I think it speaks the truth," Amanda Gordon proclaims.

James Higginbotham agrees with Gordon and the store owner. "He's right. The small businesses I look for them to be closing."

>>> The owner's friend says employees were given the day off with pay.

(Excerpt) Read more at wdbj7.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Politics/Elections; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: bedford; election; mourn; va; virginia
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Many people we spoke with were very upset by the signs.

"I don't think it's right," says Eggleston. "It's very childish," said Joseph Bede.

One customer posted a sign telling the owner he lost that person's business. Another customer says she won't be back either.

After 13 years as a loyal customer, Willie Thornhill says she's done.

Thornhill says, "I think this is no place to have signs in your window if you expect to do business in Bedford. I will not be a customer again with this company."

But some people agreed with the owner.

"I think it speaks the truth," Amanda Gordon proclaims.

James Higginbotham agrees with Gordon and the store owner. "He's right. The small businesses....I look for them to be closing."

1 posted on 11/08/2012 4:30:42 AM PST by sevinufnine
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To: sevinufnine

As a South-Western Virginian...I hope the good people in Bedford will give this business owner the same show of support we gave the bakery (Crum and Get It) when he wouldn’t allow Biden a photo op at his store over here in Radford.


2 posted on 11/08/2012 4:33:15 AM PST by sevinufnine (Sevin - "If we do not fight when we know we can win, we'll have to fight when we know we will lose")
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To: sevinufnine

My brother-in-law owns a small construction business here in Indiana and he’s already laying people off because he will not be able to afford Obama care. Another man I know who owns a restaurant and hotel in Illinois interrupted a vacation to begin selling the hotel due to Obama care. He had run the numbers and knew he could not survive as a result.


3 posted on 11/08/2012 4:35:54 AM PST by Frapster (There you go again...)
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To: sevinufnine

Those ignorant Obama supporters won’t give this man their business anymore because they don’t agree with his politics as a conservative. Yet the store owner was willing to continue to server them whether they supported the socialist loser or not. So, who is full of prejudice in this situation? Could this be an example of why we have so much trouble in Washington proving which side holds the gridlock on so many problems?


4 posted on 11/08/2012 4:35:57 AM PST by sevinufnine (Sevin - "If we do not fight when we know we can win, we'll have to fight when we know we will lose")
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To: sevinufnine

So many voted, so many mourn yet the other guy won. Something smells real fishy here.


5 posted on 11/08/2012 4:35:59 AM PST by tsowellfan
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To: sevinufnine
"I don't think it's right," says Eggleston. "It's very childish," said Joseph Bede.

Oh how precious! One of the little babies that voted for the Nanny state to take care of him is complaining about childishness.

6 posted on 11/08/2012 4:39:32 AM PST by AmericaUnited
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To: Frapster

My husband owns a small construction business too....meaning he’s the only one left doing small jobs. We let our 4 framers go not long after Obama was elected 1st time because housing market was dead in our area.

Now, we have found he has to purchase worker’s compensation insurance although he has no employees and we are covered by personal insurance if he’s hurt! Can you imagine?!! Otherwise he is “unemployable” as a sub-contractor now in Virginia.

It’s insanity. No different than forcing someone to buy car insurance who doesn’t own one “in CASE they buy a car in the future”.

So he had to fork out $1200 for the last quarter of the year just to work...and that’s close to 2 WEEKS pay for him right now.

I mourned America all day yesterday and probably will the rest of my life.


7 posted on 11/08/2012 4:40:10 AM PST by sevinufnine (Sevin - "If we do not fight when we know we can win, we'll have to fight when we know we will lose")
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Bedford, Virginia.....isn’t that where the first wave of soldiers who landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day were from?? Didn’t they experience like 90% casualty rate???

i think they have as much right to express their dissatisfaction as say, cindy sheehan....


8 posted on 11/08/2012 4:42:11 AM PST by God luvs America (63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
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To: sevinufnine

When people have less money, jeweltry is one of those things that you can do without. These people that won’t support this guy’s business were never his cutomers in the first place.


9 posted on 11/08/2012 4:42:36 AM PST by caver (Obama: Home of the Whopper)
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"It's very childish," said Joseph Bede.

Probably an Obama voter, who focuses on Big Bird. For those customers who won't be back, it is likely that this business will not stay in business anyway due to economy and 0care regulations, so their arguments show their stupidity. I'm so sorry for this business owner who obviously cares about his employees.

10 posted on 11/08/2012 4:43:50 AM PST by PuzzledInTX
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To: tsowellfan

“So many voted, so many mourn yet the other guy won. Something smells real fishy here.”

That smell would be the Obama supporters....legal and illegally here in our land.


11 posted on 11/08/2012 4:44:13 AM PST by sevinufnine (Sevin - "If we do not fight when we know we can win, we'll have to fight when we know we will lose")
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We, bought another business, on Nov,1st. It allowed us to expand and serve larger companies and corporations, most of our clientele had been small business.

None of us thought when we bought it that obama would win. Now it seems that this may become the balk of our business, it may have saved us because so many of our long time customers will not survive the next few years. A lot of people have congratulating us on this and we are proud of being able to do it. Yet there is still a bad taste in our mouths knowing so many of our friends and long time customers will not be as fortunate.

12 posted on 11/08/2012 4:45:15 AM PST by Kakaze (I want The Republic back !)
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To: sevinufnine

I have personally sworn to not support any business or person whatsoever that endorsed or voted for Obama.

I will ask the store owner. I will ask the potential or existing client or customer. If they voted to destroy my country then I will cut them out of my life.


13 posted on 11/08/2012 4:45:36 AM PST by AmericaUnited
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To: God luvs America

“Bedford, Virginia.....isn’t that where the first wave of soldiers who landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day were from?? Didn’t they experience like 90% casualty rate???”

yes...that is the same Bedford, VA. Not the same Bedford anymore I’m sorry to say....but clearly a few left with honor like this business owner.


14 posted on 11/08/2012 4:46:26 AM PST by sevinufnine (Sevin - "If we do not fight when we know we can win, we'll have to fight when we know we will lose")
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“Yet the store owner was willing to continue to server them whether they supported the socialist loser or not.”

Well he was profiting from it.


15 posted on 11/08/2012 4:49:41 AM PST by snarkybob (')
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To: AmericaUnited
I don't have Facebook....but if I did, I would certainly hit the "like" button on your comment.

We are still reeling...but are coming to decisions like yours. We can do this.

16 posted on 11/08/2012 4:49:41 AM PST by ZinGirl (kids in college....can't afford a tagline right now)
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To: AmericaUnited
"I don't think it's right," says Eggleston. "It's very childish," said Joseph Bede.

Oh how precious! One of the little babies that voted for the Nanny state to take care of him is complaining about childishness.

Oh the irony! :)

17 posted on 11/08/2012 4:51:36 AM PST by Conservative_Jedi (Give me Liberty or give me Death!!)
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To: snarkybob

““Yet the store owner was willing to continue to server them whether they supported the socialist loser or not.”...Well he was profiting from it.

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Yes he was...but that wasn’t the point of that post. Do you remember that the Obama thugs threatened to “riot” and “burn down these cities” of their great leader lost? What does the conservative side do? They protest basically in SILENCE...the do NOT DESTROY OTHER’S PROPERTY...but basically take the hit themselves in their show of unhappiness. Quite a huge difference. Wish you could see it.


18 posted on 11/08/2012 4:52:55 AM PST by sevinufnine (Sevin - "If we do not fight when we know we can win, we'll have to fight when we know we will lose")
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To: sevinufnine

I don’t believe the bs that people were upset. People should be upset with how Warren, McCaskell and others were elected. They should ask how Obama became President in the first place. He came out of nowhere with no id and very little known history. He has never won an election fairly only with fraud. They should ask why the GOP entered into an under the table agreement to re elect him. They should ask how is Valerie Jarrett involved and Is she Obama’s Hiss? Obama should nor be allowed to take his second term until this fraud is investigated. They should ask which big money people helped him. Hitler didn’t come to power by himself. The big banks like Rothschild helped him. Even parts of the Royal Family. I wonder who in America helped Hitler. Hitler was an uneducated house painter. I suspect Obama is worse.


19 posted on 11/08/2012 4:58:52 AM PST by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
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To: sevinufnine

“Quite a huge difference. Wish you could see it.”

I think it wasn’t the smartest move for his business.
Seems to be lashing out emotionally and now it may hurt his business.
Might have been a better idea to keep his work and his private politics separated.


20 posted on 11/08/2012 5:10:24 AM PST by snarkybob (')
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