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Anti-racist barbecuers take back Oakland’s communal backyard at Lake Merritt
San Francisco Chronicle ^ | May 20, 2018 | Jonathan Kauffman

Posted on 05/21/2018 4:36:55 PM PDT by artichokegrower

By 11:30 a.m. Sunday, a meaty, righteous aroma wafted up from hundreds of grills set up around the northeastern shore of Lake Merritt. Oakland barbecue stalwart Everett & Jones was flipping yard-long racks of ribs to give away. Vendors of skateboard decks airbrushed with the greats of African American history set up next to political organizers calling out for registered voters. BBQ’n While Black was barely getting started.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; US: California
KEYWORDS: bbqnwhileblack; blackkk; california; jonathankauffman; lakemerritt; oakland; racistcookout; sanfrancisco
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To: Regulator

definitely James Polk


By far, IMHO, the most underrated American President. Added Texas, Oregon Country and Mexican Cession to the US. Did it all in one 4-year term.


21 posted on 05/21/2018 5:24:49 PM PDT by hanamizu
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To: artichokegrower

B.S. This is a busy body wench who brought this upon herself.


22 posted on 05/21/2018 5:25:32 PM PDT by Lx (Do you like it? Do you like it, Scott? I call it, "Mr. & Mrs. Tenorman Chili.")
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To: ifinnegan

Interesting how you support the local and now national harassment of this woman or is it something you would like to participate in?


23 posted on 05/21/2018 5:27:21 PM PDT by artichokegrower
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To: ifinnegan

I thought she was pretty pathetic. She acted much like a sovereign citizen, but towards the people having the BBQ. People gonna clutching pearls though.


24 posted on 05/21/2018 5:31:29 PM PDT by patro
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To: artichokegrower

Thanks for confirming your support of the liberal left fascism.

They want to destroy every aspect of American culture and barbecuing in the park with family, friends and neighbors is as American as it gets.

These leftist fascists come in and take over and outlaw it and outlaw fires in the fireplace.

You can go with the fascists, if you want.

I’m with barbecuing Americans.


25 posted on 05/21/2018 5:34:55 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: artichokegrower
Becky's grandparents were all born in Mexico.

Becky is sad.

Poor Becky.

26 posted on 05/21/2018 5:36:40 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: artichokegrower

What should happen is a whole load of redneck Trump supporting bikers should go and have a huge barbecue their with their fellow BBQ-loving Americans.


27 posted on 05/21/2018 5:39:14 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: ifinnegan

“You can go with the fascists, if you want.”

“I’m with barbecuing Americans.”

I’ll have to taste the ribs to decide, but I’m pretty sure I’ll side with the barbecuers.


28 posted on 05/21/2018 5:43:46 PM PDT by Blue House Sue
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To: Blue House Sue

:)

Probably good.


29 posted on 05/21/2018 5:45:40 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: Blue House Sue; All

Anti-BBQ laws are Anti-American!
No charcoal burning? No wood burning? Ridiculous.
These are as basic to survival as you can get.
As long as someone isn’t being a fire-risk in a dry zone, it should be OK.

I like the idea of having a mass BBQ everytime some town tries to outlaw them.


30 posted on 05/21/2018 5:53:39 PM PDT by TianaHighrider (Speak the TRUTH and SHAME the devil! * Fight SPEECH/MIND control *)
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To: texas booster
From one article that I glanced out, the whiner is involved in academic eco/AGW/etc.

One legitimate justification was that there's no place to safely dispose of the coals, so people were dumping them haphazardly, and kids were stepping on the ashed-over, but still blisteringly hot coals.

31 posted on 05/21/2018 5:55:59 PM PDT by Calvin Locke
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To: Calvin Locke
I still am not sure if she is the standard ecowhiner/AGW/SJW type, or one of the “rich” kids from the condos across the street.

Either way there are no winners.

32 posted on 05/21/2018 6:02:01 PM PDT by texas booster (Join FreeRepublic's Folding@Home team (Team # 36120) Cure Alzheimer's!)
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To: texas booster

Good back story on this place, thanks for posting the link.


33 posted on 05/21/2018 6:02:28 PM PDT by mac_truck (aide toi et dieu t'aidera)
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To: artichokegrower

Fire season might have a lot to do with a ban on charcoal grills at that park.


34 posted on 05/21/2018 6:14:45 PM PDT by lastchance (Credo.)
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To: ifinnegan

You folks of the Caucasian persuasion want to go to downtown Oakland and bar-b-que with the local bros? Let me know if you can how that turned out. I don’t know this woman from Adam or Eve in her case but when the local BLM group and Saturday Night Live cast gang up on her I gotta take a look and if necessary defend. Don’t like to see a woman singled out for abuse but that’s just the way I am.


35 posted on 05/21/2018 6:26:14 PM PDT by artichokegrower
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To: ifinnegan
You side with the Eco fascists I see.

No, I side with law and order. How many, and which, laws do you think can be ignored by pulling the race card?

I don't live there - is the law silly and overly burdensome? Is it selectively enforced, or disregarded, based on ethnic criteria?

I like good BBQ, but not civil disobedience.

36 posted on 05/21/2018 6:27:52 PM PDT by ZOOKER (Until further notice the /s is implied...)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Watch the original video and you’ll see that is the EXACT way it happened.


37 posted on 05/21/2018 6:34:57 PM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: artichokegrower

“I don’t know this woman from Adam or Eve”

Yes you do.

Psycho leftist.


38 posted on 05/21/2018 6:43:54 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: artichokegrower

You side with leftist fascists because they’re white?


39 posted on 05/21/2018 6:46:21 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: artichokegrower; Honorary Serb

Wonderful way to celebrate Ramadan!

Hope it was tender pulled pork.


40 posted on 05/21/2018 7:21:16 PM PDT by lightman (ANTIFA is full of Bolshevik.)
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