Posted on 12/11/2004 2:54:35 PM PST by NormsRevenge
LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) - A Democratic city councilman is demanding that a baker remove photos of President Bush from his stand in Lancaster's farmers market, saying the city needs a "healing period" following the bitterly contested election.
City Councilman Nelson Polite asked baker David Stoltzfus last month to remove the pictures. When Stoltzfus refused, Polite threatened to try to enact a city ordinance that would ban all political material from public places.
"I just feel that since it was a close election and the city's so divided, that we should have a healing period," Polite told the New Era of Lancaster on Friday.
Republican Mayor Charlie Smithgall said potential visitors have told him they will skip the old city in the heart of Amish country because of Polite's statements.
"They're saying, 'What kind of crazy people live in Lancaster? We're never coming to Lancaster,'" Smithgall said Friday.
Stoltzfus, 54, of Lititz, and his wife opened the Upper Crust Bakery stand in March 2003. A Bush photo is attached to the stand portico and a photo of the president and first lady Laura Bush sits on a shelf.
The baker said he is enjoying the attention, and other standholders have shown their support by putting up photos of the president.
"It's fun," Stoltzfus said Friday. "Even the Democrats come to me and tell me, 'Don't take that picture down.'"
What's lurking on your City Council? lol
Rat censorship is still censorship.
Nelson ought to get more in touch with his last name. And STFU while he's at it.
In the interest of a "healing period", that dope Polite's divisive tactics have become national news and reopened old wounds.
A Polite way of saying STFU needs to be found for folks like the Councilman. ;-)
We will just have to heal thru the laughter, I guess. LOL
Then, when asked what he thought would be an appropriate length for a healing period, Polite responded, "Oh, I don't know, maybe four years."
Unreal.
Please don't show support for your President, because it might hurt someone's feelings.
Barf!
"...other standholders have shown their support by putting up photos of the president."
Way to go!
"the city needs a "healing period" following the bitterly contested election"
That's pathetic. Losers still so sore that they can't look at a pic of W?
"The baker said he is enjoying the attention, and other standholders have shown their support by putting up photos of the president."
That "Polite" city councilman is the one with the healing problem. Get a grip dude. The dem hatefest is eating them alive.
I heard that John Edwards is looking for new work.
Well, it does look as though he's united the entire remainder of the population against his stance, so I guess that's something....
Mr. Nelson M. Polite
politesr14@aol.com
540 North Street
Lancaster, PA 17602
(717) 392-4655
(717) 392-3434 (Fax)
It is pathetic. I don't see it as a big deal, even if the guy wanted to put up a picture of Kerry and Terayza. (Of course, that would mean that Kerry would have won.)
And in the interests of "healing," Mr. Polite wants to abolish freedom of speech?
Brilliant, and par for the course for a Democratic official. If they hound him out of Pennsylvania, he should come to Washington State. He'd fit in well with our Democrats.
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