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New Jersey gym becomes campaign rally location to keep doors open: 'Now we made it political,' owner says
Fox News ^ | August 23 2020 | Angelica Stabile

Posted on 08/23/2020 10:26:22 AM PDT by knighthawk

Atilis Gym is partnering with Republican U.S. Senate candidate Rik Mehta to continue the fight for small businesses

New Jersey’s Atilis Gym co-owners Frank Trumbetti and Ian Smith have fought to keep their doors open during the coronavirus pandemic and now, partnering with Republican U.S. Senate candidate Rick Mehta, the gym has become an official campaign rally location.

“We took a stand for our constitutional rights and for the rights of all small business owners throughout the country,” Smith told “Fox & Friends Weekend” Sunday. “And it wasn't intended to become political. We were trying to offer a solution to a problem where the government was failing, and it turned political. And that was because of Gov. Murphy's actions. So now we made it political just as much as he has.”

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: New Jersey
KEYWORDS: atilisgym; newjersey; philmurphy; reopen; rikmehta; shutdown

1 posted on 08/23/2020 10:26:22 AM PDT by knighthawk
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To: knighthawk

Excellent


2 posted on 08/23/2020 11:25:41 AM PDT by silverleaf (Great Things Never Come from Comfort Zones)
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To: knighthawk

Note to NYS small biz owners who are going bust but refuse to fight back: The Atilis gym gentlemen have given you a template. Use it, or something like it, to fight back. And do it together.

Hang together, or you’ll all hang separately.


3 posted on 08/23/2020 11:32:51 AM PDT by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds.)
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To: knighthawk

Good on them. Lots of people know the story and back them. Hopefully, this will turn the tide in that Senate race.


4 posted on 08/23/2020 12:08:07 PM PDT by Ancesthntr ("The right to buy weapons is the right to be free." A. E. van Vogt, The Weapons Shops of Isher)
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To: knighthawk

Well done. We must all fight against the death wishes of our enemies.


5 posted on 08/23/2020 1:02:40 PM PDT by Persevero (I am afraid propriety has been set at naught. - Jane Austen)
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To: knighthawk

New jersey’s government is simply the mafia anymore.

JoMa


6 posted on 08/23/2020 2:44:52 PM PDT by joma89 (Buy weapons and ammo, folks, and have the will to use them.)
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To: silverleaf

Call it a sanctuary too.
There aRe probably a couple of other things ....
Maybe said it is a safe zone for counter protesters.
Excellent for sure


7 posted on 08/23/2020 3:42:26 PM PDT by Honest Nigerian
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To: knighthawk

Frank and Ian are American heroes.


8 posted on 08/23/2020 4:48:42 PM PDT by lizma2
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To: knighthawk

brillant!


9 posted on 08/23/2020 5:38:18 PM PDT by fortheDeclaration
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