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Lexington-area tourism group beefs up marketing in wake of RED Hen controversy
The Roanoke Times ^ | Sept 3 2018 | Alison Graham

Posted on 09/03/2018 4:21:17 AM PDT by Drango

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Using TAX dollars to repair the bigotry, error and poor judgement of one restaurant.

Reporters email is at top of the article. I sent her and the tourist board an email that I would never sent foot in Lexington till the RED Hen was gone.

1 posted on 09/03/2018 4:21:17 AM PDT by Drango
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To: Drango

#GetWokeGoBroke


2 posted on 09/03/2018 4:22:48 AM PDT by IllumiNaughtyByNature (HTTP 500 - Internal Server Error)
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To: Drango

Anyone familiar with Lexington know if they are red or blue?


3 posted on 09/03/2018 4:25:05 AM PDT by Wilderness Conservative (Nature is the ultimate conservative.)
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So the “Red Hen” laid a big, fat, egg in Lexington...well, that goes with liberalism.


4 posted on 09/03/2018 4:26:35 AM PDT by FrankR (IF it wasn't for the "F-word", and it's deritiives, the left would have no message at all.)
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Call the RED Hen (540) 464-4401 tomorrow. (closed today). From their Yelp reservation page:

Please Note: We will charge your credit card $45 per person. The total amount will be subtracted from your final bill when you dine with us. If you cancel more than 72 hours before your reservation, you will be fully refunded. Thanks for your understanding.

5 posted on 09/03/2018 4:26:39 AM PDT by Drango (A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
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The responses will help indicate where marketing money should be spent and what kind of messages need to be sent out, Williams said.

“We would certainly try to portray ourselves as a friendly, welcoming place,” she said. “And focus our marketing toward accomplishing that goal.”

Welcoming, unless you’re a Trump supporter.


6 posted on 09/03/2018 4:28:45 AM PDT by Flick Lives
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Leave negative reviews on TripAdvisor and Yelp.


7 posted on 09/03/2018 4:30:34 AM PDT by Drango (A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
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So others are paying for the sins of the Red Hen; so typical of the Left. The Red Hen is still in business, and and well booked from what I have read elsewhere. More work to be done.


8 posted on 09/03/2018 4:32:33 AM PDT by Truth29
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It’s a beautiful area but what else do you do but visit Washington & Lee, drop a penny on Traveller’s grave and visit the military academy? Sounds like this kind of activity is something conservatives would do more than left wingers. But I may be wrong.


9 posted on 09/03/2018 4:33:36 AM PDT by miss marmelstein
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You can see how many “open” tables hey have by going to their Yelp reservation system:

https://www.yelp.com/reservations/the-red-hen-lexington-3


10 posted on 09/03/2018 4:35:48 AM PDT by Drango (A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
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Ignore Red Hen. Visit Jackson’s home.
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11 posted on 09/03/2018 4:37:07 AM PDT by Theophilus (Repent)
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12 posted on 09/03/2018 4:40:16 AM PDT by Drango (A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
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I have a feeling this may be a bleed over effect related to Washington & Lee University. As with most universities, W&L seems to be suffering from an internal coup by leftist academics. Sooner rather than later, they’re going to start demanding that R. E. Lee be wiped from memory. They’re already demanding that Lee Chapel be renamed.

Visit Lexington and stay at the Robert E. Lee Hotel. That’ll show them.

http://roberteleehotel.com


13 posted on 09/03/2018 4:41:06 AM PDT by Locomotive Breath
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As soon as the Red Hen is boarded up.....a surge of tourism will commence.


14 posted on 09/03/2018 4:45:36 AM PDT by Liz ( Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use.)
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It’s almost as if actions have consequences or something.


15 posted on 09/03/2018 4:46:04 AM PDT by Drango (A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
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Who knew?


16 posted on 09/03/2018 4:47:27 AM PDT by Liz ( Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use.)
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I wish some enterprising journo would ask the people who own The Red Hen is the biz is receiving any outside financial assistance to stay afloat. If someone is funneling money to the restaurant, it would interesting to know who, how much, and why.


17 posted on 09/03/2018 4:52:19 AM PDT by mewzilla (Has the FBI been spying on members of Congress?)
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To: Locomotive Breath

Duncan Richer, the spouse with the pink vagina hat in #12, teaches “ethics” at VMI:

https://vmi.academia.edu/DuncanRichter/CurriculumVitae


18 posted on 09/03/2018 4:57:21 AM PDT by Drango (A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
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To: Wilderness Conservative

Lexington is a college town so it’s filled with lefties. The area is fairly conservative and we actually considered moving there a few years back too..


19 posted on 09/03/2018 4:59:24 AM PDT by newnhdad (Our new motto: USA, it was fun while it lasted.)
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To: Presbyterian Reporter

FYI


20 posted on 09/03/2018 5:07:28 AM PDT by Drango (A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
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