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Man calls yellow ribbons 'offensive'
WorldNetDaily.com ^ | Wednesday, April 2, 2003

Posted on 04/02/2003 12:21:16 AM PST by JohnHuang2

A disgruntled California man has demanded the mayor of Burlingame remove the many yellow ribbons displayed on a major retail thoroughfare and to apologize to "any person who may have been offended by his illegal actions," reports the San Mateo Daily Journal.

Mayor Mike Coffey had decided the city would not enforce an ordinance against private displays on public property when a woman asked if she could put ribbons on Burlingame Avenue. Now that nearly every tree and lamppost has a yellow ribbon, Seth Yatovitz, a resident of Palo Alto, wants the city to take them down, calling them "offensive ribbons."


Yellow ribbons spark debate (photo: Michelle Durand, San Mateo Daily Journal)

According to the paper, Coffey couldn't imagine anyone complaining about the town's residents showing support for U.S. troops in Iraq.

"Clearly there are many laws on our books that are enforced when called to our attention, but we don't have the resources to enforce all the laws we have until somebody brings it up," City Manager Jim Nantell told the Daily Journal.

Even though Yatovitz is not a resident of Burlingame, he has the right to object, said Nantell.

In his complaint to the city, Yatovitz mentioned his belief that the soldiers involved in the Iraq theater are actually criminals.

"I find the yellow ribbons on city property offensive to my senses, as they are posted in support of violators of international law. I do support our troops that are not involved in illegal activity," Yatovitz wrote to the council.

If his demand is not heeded, according to the report, Yatovitz will begin a boycott of Burlingame businesses and possibly file a lawsuit.

"I'm trying to put pressure on the city targeting their tax base. It's not aimed at the businesses and I have no animosity towards the businesses," Yatovitz said.

Some businesspeople will not tolerate the city removing the ribbons.

"We are at war and somebody wants to remove the ribbon? I think it's over my dead body if he wants to remove it," said Ashok Patel, owner of the Burlingame Smoke Shop, according to the report.

As WorldNetDaily reported, the Fieldsboro, N.J., borough council recently voted to ban yellow ribbons from public property after a businessowner placed a ribbon on the official borough welcome sign and one nearby.

The Burlingame City Council will take up the issue at Monday's council meeting.


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1 posted on 04/02/2003 12:21:16 AM PST by JohnHuang2
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To: JohnHuang2
Thousand Oaks, California had this issue come up. Some lady there had done the same thing. The city took every ribbon down. "PECKERHEADS!"
2 posted on 04/02/2003 12:23:16 AM PST by DoughtyOne
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To: DoughtyOne
It would be amazing to me if Burlingame refused to fold on this issue, and actually kept the ribbons up. Burlingame is on the Peninsula just south of San Francisco.
3 posted on 04/02/2003 12:26:06 AM PST by xm177e2 (Stalinists, Maoists, Ba'athists, Pacifists: Why are they always on the same side?)
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To: DoughtyOne
Unbelievable!
4 posted on 04/02/2003 12:26:45 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (Nuke Saddam and his Baby Milk Factories!!)
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To: DoughtyOne
Give me one GOOD reason that we shouldn`t have a long hunting season on lawyers with a very liberal bag limit.
5 posted on 04/02/2003 12:27:14 AM PST by bybybill (first the public employees, next the fish and, finally, the children)
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To: JohnHuang2; DoughtyOne
Local Palo Alto video producer...


Seth Yatovitz, who works for Peninsula TV in San Carlos, said he has used marijuana under a doctor’s recommendation to treat epilepsy since Prop 215 passed. "It has changed my life. I went from disability to working." He said.

Yatovitz said he is advocating photo identification cards that would alert law enforcement officers to legitimate users of medical marijuana."



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6 posted on 04/02/2003 12:29:50 AM PST by kcvl
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To: xm177e2
They're always on one side, because those titles you mentioned were only secondary to them. They are all marxist/socialist/anti-US revolutionaries first last and always.
7 posted on 04/02/2003 12:31:08 AM PST by DoughtyOne
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To: xm177e2
I agree with your assessment too BTW.
8 posted on 04/02/2003 12:31:37 AM PST by DoughtyOne
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
I think FoxNews would find these cities worthy of outing for these anti-troop activities.
9 posted on 04/02/2003 12:32:27 AM PST by DoughtyOne
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To: JohnHuang2
do web search ( Google, Yahoo) for this guy. He's been a loon for a LONG time. Seems he's always at council meetings comp;laining about one thing or another, mostly leftist/sicialist/enviro stuff.

I'd post a couple of excerpts but Seth ain't worth it.

prisoner6

10 posted on 04/02/2003 12:34:24 AM PST by prisoner6 ( Right Wing Nuts hold the country together as the loose screws of the left fall out!)
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To: bybybill
Well, this guy is a private individual who doesn't even live in the town. That's your source of trouble. I'm betting this idiot has only been in country for a couple of years and hates the US. I think that's rather obvious. The question for me is, why the hell are we allowing so many USA hating a--hol-s to move here?
11 posted on 04/02/2003 12:34:55 AM PST by DoughtyOne
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To: kcvl
Wonderful...
12 posted on 04/02/2003 12:36:23 AM PST by DoughtyOne
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To: prisoner6
Seth Yatovitz, who works for Peninsula TV in San Carlos, said he has used marijuana under a doctor’s recommendation to treat epilepsy since Prop 215 passed. "It has changed my life. I went from disability to working." He said.
13 posted on 04/02/2003 12:36:49 AM PST by kcvl
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To: DoughtyOne
Resident alleges Brown Act violation — law could be on co-op board’s side

Resident Seth Yatovits hoped to express his concerns about a proposed building site to the Silicon Valley Community Communications board at its special meeting on March 13, but members of the Cable Co-op toldspeak on the subject. Yatovitz claimed that the board violated the Brown Act by denying him an opportunity to address the location issue at the special meeting.
14 posted on 04/02/2003 12:39:27 AM PST by kcvl
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To: JohnHuang2
We are at war and somebody wants to remove the ribbon? I think it's over my dead body if he wants to remove it," said Ashok Patel, owner of the Burlingame Smoke Shop, according to the report.

now there's a TRUE american. way to go!

15 posted on 04/02/2003 12:39:49 AM PST by Nayt2 (this must be new)
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To: JohnHuang2
Seth Yatovits needs to be beaten until he bleeds within an inch of his pathetic life.
16 posted on 04/02/2003 12:47:04 AM PST by zarf (Republicans for Sharpton 2004)
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To: kcvl
Thanks. I'm running out of steam so I'll see you all tomorrow. Good night.
17 posted on 04/02/2003 12:58:39 AM PST by DoughtyOne
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To: JohnHuang2
I think we need a rather burly vet to find this guy and kick his ass.
18 posted on 04/02/2003 1:10:53 AM PST by Joe Boucher
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To: JohnHuang2
seems this jackass has been busy
19 posted on 04/02/2003 1:13:57 AM PST by Texas_Jarhead
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To: JohnHuang2
Take Down the ribbons, then paint everything you can with yellow stripes--just like the ribbons. Screw 'em. It is a lot harder to remove the paint job.

You can't get a yellow piece of ribbon in my town--sold out.

20 posted on 04/02/2003 1:17:48 AM PST by Smokin' Joe
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