Pro-Bush pizza shop given some heat to go (IT'S FREEPIN' TIME TO GET INVOLVED!)

The Boston Globe Online ^ | July 24, 2004 | Heather Allen

[Luis Gonzalez]

A 24-foot-long ''Go Bush" banner hanging on a pizza shop across from the FleetCenter has drawn plenty of attention amid preparations for the Democratic National Convention this week. But yesterday, a city inspector stopped by and slapped Halftime Pizza with a citation for hanging an unlicensed banner.

[Luis Gonzalez]

Boston Code Violations
617-636-5300

Permits and Plans
617-635-5312

Code Enforcement
617-635-4896

Mayor's Office Hotline-24 hrs
617-635-4500

[Redcoat LI]

Due to public pressure,or more accurately,public exposure,The City of Boston has rescinded his fine.

I'll let everyone know if there will be a fund set up to pay for damage to his restaurant.

[Aquinasfan]

In the Boston media the sign is described as the "Go Bush" banner, not the "Say, DNC, thanks for nothing! Go Bush!"

I love it. With no news to report, this guy is making quite a splash. It's well worth whatever fine he has to pay.

[Taquito]

I agree also. There are way more important things to worry about.

[Luis Gonzalez]

Halftime Pizza
115 Causeway St
Boston, MA 02114
(617) 720-4578

[tallhappy]

Do you think that is how Uncle Sam acts?

No.

You denigrate the US as much as any of the corrupt Boston officials with graphics such as this and give conservatives a bad name.

You make us look like hypocrite low life.

You may well be that, but most of us are not.

I know publicity whores do not understand decorum or the drawbacks of self-serving sensationalism.

[Luis Gonzalez]

hehehehe....

[zeaal]

Watched on C-SPAN as the owner of this establishment was interviewed. He declared he IS a Bush Man.

How about all of us that are not in the Boston area do a distance FREEP by "ordering" a pizza from this guy (not to be delivered of course) and send him $10.00 (or whatever) to help him cover this week's closing?

[Luis Gonzalez]

Read the thread, you're the lone dissenter, and your opinion has a whole lot to do with your feelings about me, than about the sign.

[Coroner]

Although i often disagree with Luis about our muslim problem. I thought that was a pretty cool graphic, kinda reminds me of those old T-shirts saying Hey Iran and showed Mickey mouse giving the finger!!!

[SandRat]

I forgot myself and thought like conservative judge instead of a RDDB ACLU Charter Member Judge.

Collecting the photogs and the info would still be of use though getting it to BillO'. I know most people here are not exactly hard fans of his but he has covered this and would love to chew on (embarrass) the Mayor with all the extra photos of signs with no citation.

[FormerACLUmember]

"Free Speech" is only for the evil rat party and its LiberalNazi enforcers.

The rest of us get "campaign reform" blocks on political speech, proposed laws to selectively silence conservative talk show hosts on Armed Forces Radio, and citations from Boston democrat toilet licking Gestapo.

[Rome2000]

The quadrennial gathering of communists, perverts, imbeciles, and thieves is going to cost this guy a weeks business.

So much for the party of the "working man".

[ER_in_OC,CA]

You do realize that your complaint against a person's complaint of the Uncle Sam graphic makes your claim self-refuting right?

To make it simpler, I could say "We have bigger problems facing us than to worry about someone worried about a cartoon image of Uncle Sam..."

Oh, and I'm not complaining...just being a pest about logical fallacies. And, it's true, we DO have bigger problems facing us than my chiding you about your logical misstep in your post chastising another posters post worrying about a post depicting Uncle Sam using a vulgar hand gesture. Post haste!

[Jackknife]

*** Hey man.

Knock off the obscene graphics.

Don't insult the USA like this. It is not appropriate. ***


.....Lighten up, Francis.......

[Luis Gonzalez]

Hell...there's someone on this thread trying to crush MY free speech rights!

[Admin Moderator]

I know publicity whores do not understand decorum or the drawbacks of self-serving sensationalism.

Knock it off.

[Redbob]

Well, la-di-effing-da, somebody's got some delicate sensibilities!

[Nataku X]

Yep... there's no such thing as negative publicity... this guy will bring in far most post-convention than he would've during the convention.

[JayNorth]

got to stop dropping my r's

Well, this is a Taxachusetts story. They "pawk their caw in Hawvahd yawd" all they time there.