posting this as it has just been published in another local newspaper. hope Drudge would pick this up.
and this ‘group of f’n Musies is staying at the local Holiday Inn Express in Lake Wales, so i’ve been told.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3004729/posts
Would he support a veteran's right to free speech...or stand with the muslims?
No Kevin you boob, its like wearing a 'not a Patriot' tatoo in Qatar.
In the US we're supposed to have freedom of speech, idiot.
Were they offended to be in the presence of someone who defiantly knows what KUFIR means? Or did they just want non-muslims out of their presence?
THEY use the word. How the hell are THEY offended?
Well, we have that Right, here.
I reckon a nice cross would accomplish the same thing.
Too many dhimmis, not enough time to educate them all.
I actually emailed this company after reading Eddie’s post a week or two ago. Here’s the trail (sorry for the length-it covers three emails)
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I heard how your company asked a veteran to cover up a tattoo that was in arabic because it offended some of your customers from Qatar.
Shame on you! Your customers from Qatar are not required to look at anyone’s tattoos. You place the value of business and the dollar over a wounded veteran.
I’ll send my family to skydive at your company when the women there are wearing Burkas. How’s that? Women who do not wear burkas are offensive to look at.
You should be incredibly humiliated. Your web page would be a great place to place an apology to that veteran, in bold letters, at the top. Until then, I will join him in the effort to point out your unbelievably heinous and unpatriotic behavior.
You guys can keep kissing the arab butt.
*************Here is the response I got from Betty Hill*****
Good Evening,
It gives me a heavy heart to ever think that anyone that knows us would think we would be disrespectful to anyone from any country. This is a neutral place for all walks of the world to come to and enjoy. You may have not heard the complete story.
Yesterday afternoon we had an issue with a tattoo and the Qatar General bought it to our attention and that it was very offensive to him and to the other Qatar’s that were here. So manifest said she would ask Eddie to come talk to me about it. I asked Eddie if he had something to wear to cover it up while he was here and he said he did not, I said maybe a piece of tape or a little duct would work. Then he proceeded to say well maybe I will go over to Tampa Bay or somewhere to jump and I said then that was your choice to leave. He left my office and nothing else was said until we start getting slanderous phone calls and the facebook and social media began. He was never asked to leave. He volunteered to leave on his own. Betty
*****my follow up email to Betty********
Sorry Betty. You still don’t get it. Which one of those customers has proven they are willing to fight for your freedom and right to do business? You spit on that veteran. Of course he wanted to leave. Instead of telling your friends from Qatar to ignore the tattoo because this is a free country and perhaps they should concentrate on the jump at hand,,you did indeed disrespect that veteran. It is what you did. It is something you should not be proud of. Where has there been any slander? He is reporting the situation as you are reporting it. Asking a veteran to cover up a tattoo that no one is forced to look at is ridiculous. He is the one who should be offended and he was. Why did you not push back against the other customers? That makes no sense, well to some of us anyway. I suspect Eddie will continue to repeat his story to anyone who will listen. He has a lot of sympathy. We don’t live in Qatar. We live in the USA. To most there is no mystery about where the loyalty lies. I dare say there are more veterans who are customers than customers from Qatar. However, it is clear you and your business have made your choice. It is a sad choice indeed. Perhaps Qatar is a place you should consider relocating to. Clearly you respect people from that region much more than a US combat veteran.
I am sorry to not hear one regret about the situation. Hopefully you will have more Qatar customers in your future. I suspect the customers who are veterans will go elsewhere,,which will probably suit you just fine.
So sad.
Question: What were a group of Qatari “policemen” doing here in Florida,anyway? Gonna take some jumbo jet flying & skydiving lessons?
That story sounds like one we remember from Sep 11, 2001.
After reading more accounts as to what happened, I’d say both sides behaved OK. More controversy is unnecessary.
Florida Skydiving Center made an appropriate business decision. She talked to the vet in private and only asked he cover the tattoo, he said no and left. The business decided to serve a group of customers v. one customer. The customer had other places available for the same service & left quietly.
Skydiving co.s should be wary of dodgy looking possible terrorists, but these from Qatar were vetted. The business could have offered the vet a discount if he covered the tattoo.
I had a tattoo ready to go that said “Jesus Bless America” in Arabic (I didn’t want “Allah” written on me, so I went straight to Jesus rather than “God”).
I should dig that up and get it done.
And a photographer or baker who refuses to give service to a same sex couple is roasted over a spit.
This has nothing to do with fairness. Everything to do with eliminating normal people.