Posted on 06/23/2009 2:49:12 PM PDT by fiodora
Opps, my mistake for not reading the last paragraph on their donations before I posted.
I am going to have to look for one near me.....I live in the boonies so that might be a little difficult. Haven’t heard of any yet.
I live in the North Atlanta suburbs. And, even in the 10 years I've lived there, I've seen the erosion of Republican support because of the New England/New York transplants moving to escape their formerly oppressive tax systems, only to vote in overly burdensome taxes in Georgia's Fulton and Gwinnet counties.
I saw more Obama signs in my neighborhood than McCain.
Restoring America Conference - North Atlanta
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Google on something to the effect of “Mel Simon political contributions”. The guy is a very heavy Democrat hitter. The only nominal Republican he ever contributes to is Rino Dick Lugar.
Hmmmm . . . 20,000 people next door to the mall on a scorching July day? How many people do you think are going to stop in at that desolate mall to get drinks, a hat, lunch, a snack, a children’s toy to keep them occupied, then browse to avoid the heat for a while, buying something they never intended to?
Apparently, the Simon Group does not want a massive group of potential cusomers next door.
If I were a merchant who rented space there, I’d be ballistic.
Yes, the further North you went, the more Obama signs you saw. Most don’t want to be associated with the hicks that they imagine all of us are.
I will never understand why they move to escape taxes only to vote higher taxes in where they move.
Sometimes I wish we never got the Olympics.
Hey don’t they own the Indiana Pacers??? Look where they are in the standings!!
WAKE UP PEOPLE! The tea parties, the original ones, were ILLEGAL.
The Constitution guarantees the right to gather and petition the government. Kowtowing to little Hitlers like this is not a fitting response for an organization that aims to reclaim America.
It’s going to take a LOT MORE disobedience to “laws” then just showing up in a park somewhere to throw the evil leftist scum off our backs and regain our freedom and liberty.
MAN UP, PEOPLE!
This is purely unscientific, but I've noticed that the transplants from the Midwest (of which, I am one) tend to be more conservative, church-going Republicans. But, the most rabidly supportive of Dems and Obama seem to all hail from the NY/NE area, at least in my neighborhood.
We had a dinner party a few months ago, and one of the more vocal Obama supporters was railing about how "hillbilly" the GOP had become etc etc. Then, after I asked him why he moved to Georgia if he couldn't stand the "hillbillies", he said because the New York taxes were killing him. The irony was lost on him.
Well, they don't own car dealerships anymore. Obama took them away, and gave it all to his friends.
And let's not forget those illegal foreign donations he received and the information they refused to give the FCC.
A strange story:
1. What agreements did the organizers have that made them think everything was arranged?
2. On what date did they think they had definite agreements to use the location?
3. What time lapse before this cancellation?
4. Seems if they ever had an agreement, this late cancellation would not be possible.
Strange to have the location for a fairly major event cancelled only ten or so days before the event.
Time for conservatives to make more use of the boycott.
Technically, the way I read it, his property is NOT being used. He is objecting to a use on property where he has a shared easement right.
He's on strong footing, but he's also being a dink, and it's worth pointing out he is controlling a space that is not exclusively his to control. It's a quasi-public space.
the event was on private property [not Simon's], the mall was able to assert authority on the matter due to reciprocal property easement agreements.
>>>> Technically, the way I read it, his property is NOT being used. <<<<<
Whatever rights he has are sufficient to stop the event.
Yep! What would a_hole sharpton do in a case like this?
Do it!
Is there an echo in here? I said basically that - he's on strong [legal] footing. My subsequent point was that it's worth pointing out he's controlling SHARED space, not HIS space; and one of the other owners of the SHARED space "granted permission" (that wasn't theirs to grant).
My objection was to the shorthand, "it's his property."
I heard that all the monkey houses in zoos were to be closed until further notice — is that true or just a rumor?
*swipe!*
I think people who care should let Simon Group know their feelings by avoiding their malls for a while. In Atlanta they own Town Center Mall, Phipps Plaza, Lenox Mall, Gwinnett Place Mall, Mall of Georgia, Discover Mills, and Northlake Mall.
I will be avoiding these places for some time. I like Perimeter Mall better anyway.
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