Deplorable Redneck
2018-07-03 10:18:05 UTC
Since the current press secretary was asked to leave a
Lexington, Virginia restaurant because of her work for the Trump
administration, the United States has found itself in the grips
of a moral dilemma. And this dilemma has unintended
consequences. Multiple reports indicate that not only is the Red
Hen facing backlash for asking Sarah Huckabee Sanders to leave,
but the wrong Red Hens are, too. They're facing threats, fake
orders, and fake dinner reservations.
The controversy stems from a tweet Sanders sent over the
weekend. Her words ignited an unexpected controversy that has
divided not only Republicans and Democrats, but also Democrats
among each other.
I was told by the owner of Red Hen in Lexington, VA to leave
because I work for @POTUS and I politely left. Her actions say
far more about her than about me. I always do my best to treat
people, including those I disagree with, respectfully and will
continue to do so.
At the heart of the issue is whether or nor civility comes
before protest. In other words, Trump opponents seem unable to
decide whether or not it is morally just to protest individual
Trump officials when they are doing things that aren't, at face
value, political.
Many of the president's supporters, however, seem to have a
clear stance on the issue, which led to hundreds of threats
directed at restaurants which did not, in fact, ask Sanders to
leave the premises.
Josh Dawsey
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@jdawsey1
Angry people attacking the *wrong* Red Hen restaurant in a
*different* state somehow feels perfect for 2018.
12:39 PM - Jun 25, 2018
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Mike Friedman, the co-owner of one Red Hen, an unaffiliated
restaurant located in Washington, D.C., told The Washingtonian
that his establishment began receiving an inundation of
comments, reviews, and threats the morning that Sanders tweeted
about having been asked to leave.
According to The Washingtonian, the two restaurants had been
mixed up before in the past, but never in such a vitriolic way.
However, the D.C. eatery wasn't the only unsuspecting, similarly-
named restaurant to suddenly find itself the target of abuse.
Another Red Hen restaurant, this one even further away,
reportedly faced similar misdirected backlash in the aftermath
of the press secretary's tweet.
"They were threatening, absolutely hateful, some really angry
people," Shelly Deproto, owner of an Old Saybrook, Connecticut
Red Hen told local news outlet, The Day. "It was nasty. They
said were going to get you."
Her story was similar to Friedman's. As she told The Day, her
restaurant was quite suddenly inundated with fake reservations,
countless phone calls, and negative Yelp reviews following
reports of Sanders's experience.
"This has gone beyond freedom of speech," Deproto said. "This is
causing real damage."
Deproto also said that she has been trying to correct some of
the damage done on websites that host reviews, though so far she
has only been partially successful.
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Schooley
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@Rschooley
They're writing reviews for the wrong Red Hen.
10:23 AM - Jun 23, 2018
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The Sanders incident is part of a larger conversation taking
place in the United States, and it concerns whether or not there
is such a thing as an inappropriate time to protest government
officials. It's being fueled not only by individual incidents,
but by encouragement from some political leaders. Over the
weekend, for example, Rep. Maxine Waters encouraged citizens to
personally confront Trump officials, wherever they may happen to
be.
"You push back on them and you tell them they're not welcome
anymore, anywhere," she said. She elaborated:
For these members of his cabinet who remain and try to defend
him they're not going to be able to go to a restaurant, they're
not going to be able to stop at a gas station, they're not going
to be able to shop at a department store, the people are going
to turn on them, they're going to protest, they're going to
absolutely harass them until they decide that they're going to
tell the president, "No, I can't hang with you. This is wrong
this is unconscionable and we can't keep doing this to children."
Waters was referring to the Trump administration's "zero-
tolerance" immigration policy which resulted in thousands of
children being taken away from their families. Her remarks
provoked outrage from Republicans, some Democrats, and even
Trump himself.
It's a divisive issue with no clear resolution in sight. And for
owners of restaurants named the Red Hen, it's causing quite the
commotion.
https://www.bustle.com/p/sarah-sanders-red-hen-restaurant-
incident-is-having-unexpected-ripple-effect-9578967
Solve the problem. Take the left wing bitch who started it all
out.
Lexington, Virginia restaurant because of her work for the Trump
administration, the United States has found itself in the grips
of a moral dilemma. And this dilemma has unintended
consequences. Multiple reports indicate that not only is the Red
Hen facing backlash for asking Sarah Huckabee Sanders to leave,
but the wrong Red Hens are, too. They're facing threats, fake
orders, and fake dinner reservations.
The controversy stems from a tweet Sanders sent over the
weekend. Her words ignited an unexpected controversy that has
divided not only Republicans and Democrats, but also Democrats
among each other.
I was told by the owner of Red Hen in Lexington, VA to leave
because I work for @POTUS and I politely left. Her actions say
far more about her than about me. I always do my best to treat
people, including those I disagree with, respectfully and will
continue to do so.
At the heart of the issue is whether or nor civility comes
before protest. In other words, Trump opponents seem unable to
decide whether or not it is morally just to protest individual
Trump officials when they are doing things that aren't, at face
value, political.
Many of the president's supporters, however, seem to have a
clear stance on the issue, which led to hundreds of threats
directed at restaurants which did not, in fact, ask Sanders to
leave the premises.
Josh Dawsey
?
@jdawsey1
Angry people attacking the *wrong* Red Hen restaurant in a
*different* state somehow feels perfect for 2018.
12:39 PM - Jun 25, 2018
1,472
319 people are talking about this
Twitter Ads info and privacy
Mike Friedman, the co-owner of one Red Hen, an unaffiliated
restaurant located in Washington, D.C., told The Washingtonian
that his establishment began receiving an inundation of
comments, reviews, and threats the morning that Sanders tweeted
about having been asked to leave.
According to The Washingtonian, the two restaurants had been
mixed up before in the past, but never in such a vitriolic way.
However, the D.C. eatery wasn't the only unsuspecting, similarly-
named restaurant to suddenly find itself the target of abuse.
Another Red Hen restaurant, this one even further away,
reportedly faced similar misdirected backlash in the aftermath
of the press secretary's tweet.
"They were threatening, absolutely hateful, some really angry
people," Shelly Deproto, owner of an Old Saybrook, Connecticut
Red Hen told local news outlet, The Day. "It was nasty. They
said were going to get you."
Her story was similar to Friedman's. As she told The Day, her
restaurant was quite suddenly inundated with fake reservations,
countless phone calls, and negative Yelp reviews following
reports of Sanders's experience.
"This has gone beyond freedom of speech," Deproto said. "This is
causing real damage."
Deproto also said that she has been trying to correct some of
the damage done on websites that host reviews, though so far she
has only been partially successful.
View image on Twitter
View image on Twitter
Schooley
?
@Rschooley
They're writing reviews for the wrong Red Hen.
10:23 AM - Jun 23, 2018
298
165 people are talking about this
Twitter Ads info and privacy
The Sanders incident is part of a larger conversation taking
place in the United States, and it concerns whether or not there
is such a thing as an inappropriate time to protest government
officials. It's being fueled not only by individual incidents,
but by encouragement from some political leaders. Over the
weekend, for example, Rep. Maxine Waters encouraged citizens to
personally confront Trump officials, wherever they may happen to
be.
"You push back on them and you tell them they're not welcome
anymore, anywhere," she said. She elaborated:
For these members of his cabinet who remain and try to defend
him they're not going to be able to go to a restaurant, they're
not going to be able to stop at a gas station, they're not going
to be able to shop at a department store, the people are going
to turn on them, they're going to protest, they're going to
absolutely harass them until they decide that they're going to
tell the president, "No, I can't hang with you. This is wrong
this is unconscionable and we can't keep doing this to children."
Waters was referring to the Trump administration's "zero-
tolerance" immigration policy which resulted in thousands of
children being taken away from their families. Her remarks
provoked outrage from Republicans, some Democrats, and even
Trump himself.
It's a divisive issue with no clear resolution in sight. And for
owners of restaurants named the Red Hen, it's causing quite the
commotion.
https://www.bustle.com/p/sarah-sanders-red-hen-restaurant-
incident-is-having-unexpected-ripple-effect-9578967
Solve the problem. Take the left wing bitch who started it all
out.