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Owner Boots O.J. Simpson From Restaurant
aol.com ^ | 5/9/2007 | BETH CAMPBELL

Posted on 05/09/2007 11:38:55 AM PDT by kellynla

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (May 9) - The owner of an upscale steakhouse in Louisville said he asked O.J. Simpson to leave his restaurant the night before the Kentucky Derby because he is sickened by the attention Simpson still attracts.

"I didn't want to serve him because of my convictions of what he's done to those families," Jeff Ruby said in a telephone interview Tuesday. "The way he continues to torture the lives of those families ... with his behavior, attitude and conduct."

Simpson, an NFL Hall of Famer and Heisman Trophy winner, was found innocent in 1995 of killing his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and Ron Goldman but was found liable in a civil trial that followed.

Ruby - who owns restaurants in Cincinnati, Louisville and Belterra, Ind. - said Simpson, who was in town for the Derby on Saturday, came in with a group of about 12 Friday night and was seated at a table in the back. A customer came up to Ruby and was "giddy" about seeing Simpson, Ruby said.

"I didn't want that experience in my restaurant," Ruby said, later adding that seeing Simpson get so much attention "makes me sick to my stomach."

He said he went to Simpson's table and said, "I'm not serving you." Ruby said when Simpson didn't respond, he repeated himself and left the room.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.aol.com ...


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To: domenad; kellynla
From another article....the RACE card right off the bat. Carlos Mencia was great last night. He basically said white people need to stop taking this race baiting crappola and that he'll say the things we're too afraid to say for us!

Simpson's attorney, Yale Galanter, said the incident was about race, and he intended to pursue the matter and possibly go after the restaurant's liquor license. "He screwed with the wrong guy, he really did," Galanter said by telephone Tuesday night. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070509/ap_en_ce/people_simpson;_ylt=AryGwOraPVNzpQ8lb_pDSvHMWM0F

21 posted on 05/09/2007 12:42:48 PM PDT by AuntB (" It takes more than walking across the border to be an American." Duncan Hunter)
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To: The Iceman Cometh

>I thought there was a legal difference.

There is, and there is a moral difference as well.


22 posted on 05/09/2007 12:46:01 PM PDT by oblomov
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To: kellynla

“We Reserve The Right To Refuse Service To Anyone.”


23 posted on 05/09/2007 12:46:23 PM PDT by Froufrou
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To: domenad

Brave man, considering there were probably knives on the table!


24 posted on 05/09/2007 12:47:43 PM PDT by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra ("Don't touch that thing")
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To: kellynla

Kudos to Jeff Ruby, clearly a man of principle. A fundamental element of private property (much eroded, I know, by Democrats) is that the property owner has the right to serve—or not serve—anyone he wishes, for any reason he wishes.


25 posted on 05/09/2007 12:48:22 PM PDT by American Quilter (You can't negotiate with people who are dedicated to your destruction.)
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To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra

Heee hee! Maybe he doubted his ability to hold onto the weapon since he didn’t have his gloves.


26 posted on 05/09/2007 12:49:50 PM PDT by domenad (In all things, in all ways, at all times, let honor guide me.)
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To: Froufrou
I'm going to be in Louisville next week, but I don't see the name of the resturant in the article.

I'm a big tipper.

27 posted on 05/09/2007 12:53:08 PM PDT by KC Burke (Men of intemperate minds can never be free...their passions forge their fetters.)
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To: kellynla; dynachrome

ping-a-ling

There’s a poll in this thread.


28 posted on 05/09/2007 12:57:55 PM PDT by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: kellynla

A business owner who has the um... wherewithal to run his business the way he sees fit. Too bad it’s now looking like he’s going to be the victim of a baseless lawsuit.


29 posted on 05/09/2007 12:59:11 PM PDT by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: TexasCajun

“It has always bothered me that the prosecutors in the murder trial never called Al Cowlings to testify about what they talked about during their Bronco ride.”

Which prosecutor are you talking about? The bimbo, or the brother....that did the bimbo?


30 posted on 05/09/2007 1:02:40 PM PDT by Roccus (We finally consign Marxism to the dustbin of history, and it turns out it’s a recycling bin.)
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To: KC Burke
Jeff Ruby, owner of the steakhouse Jeff Ruby's Louisville, asked O.J. Simpson to leave his Main Street restaurant minutes after Simpson arrived about 10:30 Friday night.

Happy to oblige! Per the Louisville Courier...enjoy your steak! ;o)
31 posted on 05/09/2007 1:02:52 PM PDT by Froufrou
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To: Froufrou; KC Burke

http://www.jeffruby.com/index.php?level2=feedback

Anyone who wants to comment, here’s the link.


32 posted on 05/09/2007 1:07:56 PM PDT by Froufrou
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To: kellynla

Where else but America can you be ruled not guilty of a crime and then have a second trial on basically the same charge and be ordered to pay for that crime you were judged not to have done?


33 posted on 05/09/2007 1:13:59 PM PDT by Ingtar (...right wing conservatives are growing tired of crawling on bloody stumps looking for scraps - JRob)
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To: kellynla

Where else but America can you be ruled not guilty of a crime and then have a second trial on basically the same charge and be ordered to pay for that crime you were judged not to have done?


34 posted on 05/09/2007 1:14:07 PM PDT by Ingtar (...right wing conservatives are growing tired of crawling on bloody stumps looking for scraps - JRob)
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To: metmom

Thanks for the ping!


35 posted on 05/09/2007 1:14:30 PM PDT by dynachrome ("Where am I? Where am I going? Why am I in a handbasket?")
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To: KC Burke

Jeff Ruby’s Louisville

http://cityguide.courier-journal.com/fe/RestaurantReviews/Profile.asp?businessid=47380


36 posted on 05/09/2007 1:17:14 PM PDT by Vn_survivor_67-68
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To: AuntB

I heard on the news that the table was later given to Michael Jordan and a party of about 16 or so. That will go a long way in his defense for not serving OJ if he turns around and serves Jordan at the same table right afterwords.


37 posted on 05/09/2007 1:18:38 PM PDT by Abathar (Proudly catching hell for posting without reading the article since 2004)
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To: kellynla

Geesh, I didn’t know this spawn of Satan was at the Derby.

Good on this guy!


38 posted on 05/09/2007 1:22:47 PM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue.)
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"Simpson's attorney, Yale Galanter, said the incident was about race, and he intended to pursue the matter and possibly go after the restaurant's liquor license. "He screwed with the wrong guy, he really did," Galanter said by telephone Tuesday night."

Ya think so, jughead?

Guess who walked in not five minutes after OJ was shown the door?

And enjoyed a fine meal with a fabulous crew?

MICHAEL JEFFREY JORDAN.

So when Ruby's attorney calls No. 23 to the witness stand...

SLAM DUNK FOR THE DEFENSE!

39 posted on 05/09/2007 1:23:45 PM PDT by StAnDeliver (Hey Yalie, the Kentucky ABC will probably give Ruby a medal for refusing the slasher. Get bent.)
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To: kellynla
"You think I can rip this steak into pieces using a butter knife? C'mon, give the Juice quality utensils."


40 posted on 05/09/2007 1:25:32 PM PDT by jdm
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