Maine propane dealer to Trump voters: ‘I will no longer be delivering your gas’

State and Capital ^ | December 16, 2016 | Michael Shepherd

[RC one]

With temperatures hovering around zero across Maine on Friday, people in Somerset County checking on propane prices may have been greeted with a political message from one dealer.

If you voted for Donald Trump for president, I will no longer be delivering your gas,” says a voicemail message at Turner LP Gas in Skowhegan. “Please find someone else.”

The company is owned by Michael Turner, who didn’t immediately respond to a message on Friday. But he could be turning away a lot of business, given that the Republican president-elect won Somerset County with 58 percent of votes.

Some cases like this have already garnered national attention after Trump’s win over Democrat Hillary Clinton, including a New Mexico marketing firm that refused to do business with Trump supporters.

We don’t know Turner, so we can’t say whether this is a joke.

The Maine Human Rights Act only bans discrimination in public accommodations on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, religion, ancestry or national origin. Some places have added political beliefs to these kinds of protections, with Washington, D.C., shielding “political affiliation” and Seattle adding “political ideology.”

So it may not be good public relations, but Turner’s move is legal.

[Boogieman]

Eff him, someone else will be happy to deliver the gas and take the profits, while his business withers away.

[Boogieman]

It should work that way, but according to federal civil rights laws and related court rulings, it doesn’t.

So, next time a homo wants something from you and you want to refuse service, take a hint from their playbook. Just ask them if they voted for Hillary, because you know 99.99% of them did. Then say “sorry, I don’t serve Hillary voters”.

You will be able to turn them away and your right to do so will be protected by law.

[ThisLittleLightofMine]

Free market will take care of him.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

Yabut, what if you’re a black/moslem/queer/woman...Trump supporter?

Isn’t that a few hate crimes?

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

If you have a contract with me you WILL be delivering me my gas.

And most people up north have a contract for delivery.

[MSF BU]

On the contrary, he has done us all a favor and identified himself as a bad American. I’d be curious about this guy’s family background, military service, etc.

[TexasRepublic]

How would he know which customers voted for Trump?

[RC one]

yard signs and bumper stickers?

[TexasRepublic]

I guess so. The creep was taking notes.

[daniel1212]

If a baker is prosecuted for refusing to bake a cake for homosexual weddings, then propane dealers should be prosecuted for refusing to service Trump voters.

Correct, but highly unlikely.

[Elsie]

we have to bake their fu**ing wedding cakes, but they can refuse to deliver heating fuel to us in the dead of winter? Someone really needs to have a talk with this fellow.

Really?

You are equating the two?

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Seems like a fella has a RIGHT to cut his business in half (more or less) if he wants.

Perhaps his Liberal/Democratic customers will turn up their thermostats higher to compensate his losses.

[central_va]

RC one is right. You are wrong.

[Elsie]

I wonder if there is an alternate company available to pick up his business?

With temperatures hovering around zero across Maine on Friday, people in Somerset County checking on propane prices may have been greeted with a political message from one dealer.

Seems like there is...

http://www.yellowpages.com/skowhegan-me/propane-natural-gas

 

 

 

Industry analysts expect 2015 to be a buyers market for consumer propane prices.  

Liquid Propane Inventory is high due to over supply because product for shale reserves  across the U.S.

 

  http://www.comparepropane.com/somerset-county-maine-propane-prices/

 

 

[Elsie]

He is declaring his policy is to discriminate against certain people because he disagrees with them.

Oh heck!

We Christians BOYCOTT stores whose policies WE don't agree with!

[Elsie]

Yard signs?

[Elsie]

How big is a “bottle”?

[Elsie]

...employs a staff of approximately 5 to 9.

Someone needs to send to his soon-to-be unemployed employees the address/phone number of the county welfare office.

[Elsie]

Oh, sorry, looked like a moose.

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The king of Poland goes hunting in the woods with one of his assistants.
And they're looking around... and suddenly on the other side of the clearing a farmer walks by.
And the king raises his rifle, and the farmer yells... ''l'm not a moose.''
The king shoots and kills the guy... and the assistant's shocked.
And he says... ''Sire, the man said, l'm not a moose.''
''Oh, says the king. l thought he said, l am a moose.''

lt's a joke.

No, l'm just trying to figure out... if l'm the king or the farmer.

You're the moose.

- l'm the moose?

- Yeah.

 Well, l appear to be the moose.

 

 

Stay 2005
 

[Elsie]

Liberals and conservatives, democrats and Republicans, we all use the same money.upon which is printed or inscribed:

In GOD we trust

Daniel 2:21
And he changes the times and the seasons: he removes kings, and sets up kings: he gives wisdom to the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:

[Elsie]

You are wrong.

About what?