Georgia Bar Mulligan's Faces Backlash From Civil Rights Group After Posting Racist Obama Sign

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Georgia Bar Mulligan's Faces Backlash From Civil Rights Group After Posting Racist Obama Sign
The Huffington Post | By Nick Wing Posted: 09/19/2012 1:18 pm Updated: 09/19/2012 1:23 pm

A civil rights group in Georgia says it will proceed with a demonstration against a bar in the state notorious for posting racially inflammatory messages on a roadside sign, even after the establishment removed its latest controversial statement.

Gerald Rose, founder of the New Order National Human Rights Organization, announced plans earlier this month to hold a sit-in at Mulligan's Food & Spirits in Marietta, Ga. in response to its decision to post a sign that read, "I heard the White House smelled like collard greens and fried chicken."

Mulligan's has since taken down the message, ReddingNewsReview.com reports, but that hasn't swayed Rose.

"I don't trust them," Rose told the outlet. "Even though they took down the sign we are still going to keep our eyes open and move forward with our protest."

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Georgia Bar Mulligan's Faces Backlash From Civil Rights Group After Posting Racist Obama Sign (Original post)	Judi Lynn	Sep 2012	OP
The stupid! It hurts!	sakabatou	Sep 2012	#1
Cobb County, Georgia -- very red, very bigoted. Sad group of souls.	Hoyt	Sep 2012	#2
Yeah ... Gen. Sherman sure left a lot to be done there.	TahitiNut	Sep 2012	#3
I don't think Sherman has much to do with Congressmen Gingrich, Gingrey, and Price's bigotry.	Hoyt	Sep 2012	#4
Cobb County = Newt Gingrich seat	Bernardo de La Paz	Sep 2012	#6
I worked in Cobb County for 13 years until 2010	RebelOne	Sep 2012	#9
One can look at the legislators elected there.	Hoyt	Sep 2012	#12
What would you know about it? You're Canadian.	friendly_iconoclast	Sep 2012	#16
Wrong again. I hope you are more perceptive when packing.	Hoyt	Sep 2012	#17
Perhaps you're not Canadian-but you're also not a part of Georgia culture, either:	friendly_iconoclast	Sep 2012	#18
My friend, you really need to work on perception -- I do not desire to be like typical Georgians.	Hoyt	Sep 2012	#19
Forget (as you call them) "typical Georgians"-what about the progressive ones?	friendly_iconoclast	Sep 2012	#23
""I heard the White House smelled like collard greens and fried chicken."	Cha	Sep 2012	#5
Just jealous they weren't invited to have some homebrew at the White House. OTOH...	freshwest	Sep 2012	#13
..	Cha	Sep 2012	#15
And I heard Mulligan's smells like	beac	Sep 2012	#7
Racism is alive and well in the South	mountain grammy	Sep 2012	#8
Do you live in the South?	RebelOne	Sep 2012	#10
not any more but I did..	mountain grammy	Sep 2012	#14
Dammit!	PD Turk	Sep 2012	#11
Paging Lester Maddox - your racist legacy pines for you	jpak	Sep 2012	#20
Exactly how Lester's resturaunt smelled. n/t	Mopar151	Sep 2012	#21
Rush is confusing his listeners	Mopar151	Sep 2012	#22
That place would be bulldozed	Shankapotomus	Sep 2012	#24

Response to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Wed Sep 19, 2012, 04:35 PM

sakabatou (29,058 posts)

Georgia Bar Mulligan's Faces Backlash From Civil Rights Group After Posting Racist Obama Sign

1. The stupid! It hurts!

2. Cobb County, Georgia -- very red, very bigoted. Sad group of souls.

3. Yeah ... Gen. Sherman sure left a lot to be done there.

4. I don't think Sherman has much to do with Congressmen Gingrich, Gingrey, and Price's bigotry.

6. Cobb County = Newt Gingrich seat

9. I worked in Cobb County for 13 years until 2010

12. One can look at the legislators elected there.

16. What would you know about it? You're Canadian.

17. Wrong again. I hope you are more perceptive when packing.

18. Perhaps you're not Canadian-but you're also not a part of Georgia culture, either:

19. My friend, you really need to work on perception -- I do not desire to be like typical Georgians.

23. Forget (as you call them) "typical Georgians"-what about the progressive ones?

5. ""I heard the White House smelled like collard greens and fried chicken."

13. Just jealous they weren't invited to have some homebrew at the White House. OTOH...

15. ..

7. And I heard Mulligan's smells like

8. Racism is alive and well in the South

10. Do you live in the South?

14. not any more but I did..

11. Dammit!

20. Paging Lester Maddox - your racist legacy pines for you

21. Exactly how Lester's resturaunt smelled. n/t

22. Rush is confusing his listeners

24. That place would be bulldozed