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No politics allowed
Posted by:
Melissa C on
October 27, 2008 at
2:33PM CST
My step-mom runs a restaurant in Stronghurst, Ill., a tiny town south of the Quad-Cities. She told me this weekend that she has put a sign on her door that reads "No Politics Allowed."
Apparently, the political discussions were getting too heated in her diner and driving away customers. She said patrons were yelling at each other, swearing and pointing fingers as they argued over who was the better presidential candidate. The final straw was when a first-time customer told her as he paid his bill that he loved the food and the prices, but he'd never be back because of the behavior of the other customers. The worst offenders have taken umbrage at the ban on political debate, saying their First Amendment rights are being trampled. But Carla refuses to budge, saying they are cutting into her bottom line. And besides, she says, nobody's going to change anyone's mind on the subject anyway. Have you heard of this happening in other restaurants or bars in the Quad-City area?
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