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Outside the Red Hen, fire and ire on social media come to life
WP ^ | June 26 at 8:47 PM | Gregory S. Schneider

Posted on 06/26/2018 7:33:18 PM PDT by conservative98

Four days after the owner of the Red Hen restaurant stirred national debate by asking White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders to leave her establishment, all the fire and ire of social media was made flesh at the corners of Washington and Randolph streets.

The quaint red restaurant, its dirty green awnings made famous by a disapproving tweet Monday from President Trump, was scheduled to open for dinner service at 5 p.m. Protesters began showing up around 3.

At first, it was just two guys holding Trump banners, a Confederate flag and a Corey Stewart for U.S. Senate sign. Standing in a steady rain, mobbed by three or four TV crews who had been stationed across from the darkened restaurant since morning, the pair said they were there to call for civility.

“Just to let these people know that we don’t appreciate their communism and their kicking out our public servant,” said Chris Wayne, 35, of Monterey

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: 2018election; 2020election; coreystewart; districtofcolumbia; election2018; election2020; huckabee; mediawingofthednc; merylstreep; partisanmediashills; presstitutes; redhen; sarahhuckabeesanders; sarahsanders; smearmachine; stephaniewilkinson; trump; twitter; virginia; washingtoncompost; washingtonpost
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To: TChad

But her feelings are valid. Facts be damned.


41 posted on 06/26/2018 8:27:43 PM PDT by gundog (Hail to the Chief, bitches.)
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To: Impala64ssa

42 posted on 06/26/2018 8:29:20 PM PDT by RightGeek (FUBO and the donkey you rode in on)
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To: conservative98

One report stated that this restaurant has only about 30 seats. Even if there is a 3 x turnover, that is only 90 meals an evening.

I would think that the costs of doing business in that prt of the country makes this a very narrow-margin profit.

Losing ANY evenings of service could bankrupt it. Good.


43 posted on 06/26/2018 8:29:35 PM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: Liz

Do you think it’s big enough?


44 posted on 06/26/2018 8:30:40 PM PDT by null and void (Social justice warriors, killing the trees that produce the fruits of liberty.)
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To: Impala64ssa

Not open, confirmed...

“several groups demonstrated against it around 5 p.m. Tuesday, its first scheduled opening since it became a national cause. But the restaurant did not open Tuesday evening.”


45 posted on 06/26/2018 8:31:02 PM PDT by conservative98
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To: conservative98

When said that this would destroy the business, the employee responded: “My boss, the owner, kicked her out, not me. … Best publicity we could hope to have thank you very much.” “”

Apparently another snowflake that doesn’t understand the difference between ‘good publicity’ & the death knell of your job circling the drain.

Another useful idiot.


46 posted on 06/26/2018 8:31:16 PM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: MaxistheBest
It costs money to keep a place closed as well.
Again, just like my Dad's wholesale frozen foods business. Had to keep the freezers running at the proper temp 24/7 The electric bills from Con Ed were YYUUGE, even back in those days.
47 posted on 06/26/2018 8:34:13 PM PDT by Impala64ssa (Islamophobic? NO! IslamABHORic)
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To: Captain Peter Blood

I looked at GoFundMe-

https://www.gofundme.com/support-red-hen-restaurant-owner

I love how the supporters are outed with the amount of their donations.

I wonder how much the wackos are being paid to protest the gays and try to make us look bad.


48 posted on 06/26/2018 8:35:18 PM PDT by pops88
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To: ridesthemiles

Perhaps a couple weeks with no pay will adjust his attitude?

How many minimum wage workers do you know with that much of a buffer in their bank account?


49 posted on 06/26/2018 8:36:11 PM PDT by null and void (Social justice warriors, killing the trees that produce the fruits of liberty.)
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To: gundog
But her feelings are valid. Facts be damned.


50 posted on 06/26/2018 8:40:13 PM PDT by TChad
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To: chief lee runamok

The awnings and paint are hideous. They also need to do some weeding.


51 posted on 06/26/2018 8:49:30 PM PDT by conservative98
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To: DoughtyOne

Stephanie Wilkinson choked on her own chicken bone.


52 posted on 06/26/2018 8:51:34 PM PDT by HotHunt
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To: conservative98


53 posted on 06/26/2018 9:10:38 PM PDT by Vlad The Inhaler ("Liberalism is the philosophy of sniveling brats." — P.J. O’Rourke)
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To: conservative98

My favorite quote: ““This feels like a moment in our democracy when people have to make uncomfortable actions and decisions to uphold their morals,” Wilkinson said.

You can bet this woman was in favor of forcing Christian bakers, photographers, and caterers to affirm Gayity. I mean, those CHRISIANS are big meanies and don’t deserve their rights, aftr all.

It’s like Orwell said...”All people are created equal. It’s just that some are more equal than others.”


54 posted on 06/26/2018 9:24:41 PM PDT by 50sDad (A Liberal prevents me from telling you anything here)
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To: bryan999

Often, you can read full comPost articles just by opening an incognito tab.


55 posted on 06/26/2018 9:26:35 PM PDT by RocketMan1 (Privileged White Gun Toting Cracker)
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To: conservative98

Looks like their chickens are coming home to roost.


56 posted on 06/26/2018 9:40:31 PM PDT by Gator113 ( ~~Trump 2020~~ There needs to be a quieting of the screaming lambs.)
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To: Maris Crane
NAME ONE RIGHT THAT IS ADVERSELY AFFECTED.

In my experience, if they have a response, what they state is not a right. They will say something about Obamacare, free housing, welfare, clean water or global warming. None of these are rights. They do not know what constitutes a right.

A fundamental right, when exercised can not obligate someone else to do or not do something. Healthcare is not a right. Housing is not a right. Even free food is not a right.

57 posted on 06/26/2018 9:47:29 PM PDT by super7man (Madam Defarge, knitting, knitting, always knitting)
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To: Liz

I see they altered the address to 666. I just checked thinking that was not correct. It isn’t of course.


58 posted on 06/26/2018 10:11:18 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: conservative98; SkyPilot; Roman_War_Criminal; null and void; metmom; Mom MD; SVTCobra03; ...

Regardless, the liberals are not going to like any anti-gay preaching. That will set their hair on fire (cough).


59 posted on 06/26/2018 10:14:07 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: Blue House Sue
It does not sound as if they are staying on topic.

Looking at their photos I thought they may be Leftists pretending to be crazy and pretending to be part of some group on the right. Trying to reinforce false stereotypes is something they do all the time.

60 posted on 06/26/2018 10:19:10 PM PDT by OldMissileer (Atlas, Titan, Minuteman, PK. Winners of the Cold War)
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