Boycott worked

[Sam McGee]

I live in a rural VA county with only a few cafes or restaurants. Except for one excellent mainly seafood place (that's open only three nights a week and you can't get out of there for under $80), all are mom-and-pop greasy spoons.

A guy who owns a restaurant in Richmond recently re-opened a place that closed five years ago. Initial reports were that the food and service were okay, which is not bad for our rural area.

HOWEVER -- several local Democrats reported the three TV sets in the place are on Fox 14/7 and the owner refuses to change them. Six weeks ago, a couple of our Democratic Party ladies (both in their late 70's) visited, ordered, and sweetly asked if the owner would change the channel, or, turn it down. He raised almighty hell with them, went off on them about "you damn liberals," told them it's his TV and he'll do was he damn well pleases.

We Democrats decided to boycott him.

He closed yesterday.

I hate to put someone out of business, but, goddam it, it's time these assholes learned a few lessons.

[Wounded Bear]

1. Go Virginia!

[TheBlackAdder]

32. I live in a Dem area, a nice pizza place does the same. The owner doesn't know why business is slow.

While their pizza is good, it sucks to hear the evening FOX screwballs shout over the tables.

We haven't been there in two years.

[cstanleytech]

36. Write an anonymous note explaining the problem and telling them (politely) that is the reason why

you and others refuse to come in and then politely suggest he consider alternatives even if its just sports.

[TheBlackAdder]

38. I mentioned it to him, at the register. I just said, "Fuck it!" There's plenty of Dem shops to visit

[cstanleytech]

52. It might sink in better if its a letter though as it shows you are really willing to

put some time into it where as a complaint during business hours can be shrugged off especially if he is distracted at the time with something else he is dealing with and is not paying as much attention as he should.

[Mariana]

68. Why do someone like that a favor?

Let his business continue to suffer. As the poster says, there are plenty of other places to visit, where the proprietors probably don't swear at the customers.

[cstanleytech]

74. Maybe because most of us are better than them?

[Mariana]

75. That has already been demonstrated, most likely.

I suspect the poster did not swear at the proprietor.

[magicarpet]

2. The (magic) invisible hand of the free market place...

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..... some times slaps your right in the face.

Good going Demo Gals.

[Achilleaze]

6. The Aeternal metaphysical market majix of republican demigod, Saint Adam Smith

[JawJaw]

63. The customer is always right, right? lol

[pandr32]

77. +1

[Cha]

3. Damn.. that guy was adamant! I was thinking

you were going to say that he stopped playing fux sux! But, Noooo.. he had to close his restaurant instead.

He's way deep into it.

Good on you Dems, Sam

[brush]

31. I didn't gather he wanted to close. He's not just an adamant, repug a-hole, but also a piss poor...

businessman who ran off customers.

But he damned sure showed those ladies.

[Cha]

45. Right, brush! I didn't mean he

literally wanted to close his restaurant.. just the actions he chose left the Dems no choice.

unreal! "Let's see.. my business or fox propaganda blaring in at customers. I chose fox!"

[brush]

48. Yeah, Cha. IMO repugs are by definition not the sharpest knives in the drawer.

[Cha]

51. You got 'em there.. years

of brainwashing from fux and their ilk have seen to that.

smh

[Glamrock]

4. And now

he can watch whatever he damn well pleases at home.

[Kirk Lover]

5. What a foolish "buisness" man. The customer is always right, even when you think they are wrong.

He earned this closing of his restaurant. He can blame and thank his own damn self.

[barbtries]

8. but he won't

it'll always be those damn libruls' fault.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

15. He wasn't running a restaurant; he was running a propaganda outlet. That part failed too. . . nt

[appalachiablue]

41. Righto. Bye, bye Mr. Fox & Food. What a hardcore fool.

Good for Virginia Democrats!

[jayschool2013]

7. You could have really pissed him off

and asked if any of his menu items could be prepared as vegan entrees. That really sets off people.

[LiberalLovinLug]

9. Nice!

[Aristus]

10. Good riddance.

Now he can stay home, watch Fox all day, and complain about liberals are ruining everything. I'll bet his food was shitty, too.

[BigmanPigman]

11. FUCKIN A!!!!

I bet more places would realize that people do NOT want to watch propaganda BS is more people spoke up. I usually see CNN on the TV's around me but if I saw Fux Ruse I would say something and be ready to walk out, especially if it was an establishment where food is served (I would puke if I had to watch that shit while eating) or had to stay and be subjected to that torture for any length of time (like over 45 seconds).

[Vinca]

12. All they understand is money. Good job.

[Beartracks]

44. Ha ha! Apparently HE didn't! n/t

[OMGWTF]

13. Here's the Short List of Koch Brothers' Products to Boycott -- Use It and Share It

KOCH BROTHERS PRODUCTS TO BOYCOTT:

American Greetings Cards
Angel Soft toilet paper
Brawny paper towels
Dixie plates, bowls, napkins and cups
Mardi Gras napkins and towels
Quilted Northern toilet paper
Soft ‘n Gentle toilet paper
Sparkle napkins
Vanity fair napkins
Zee napkins
Georgia-Pacific paper products and envelopes
Lycra
Stainmaster Carpet

[More_Cowbell]

14. You can remember "Georgia Pacific" and get a lot of the paper products...

I try to remember all of the brands, but some days it's just easier to look for GP on the back of products.

There's also at least one app to help (Buycott), but I haven't used it.

[Heartstrings]

72. Kimberly Clark isn't "owned" buy the Koch's

I realize they're getting flak lately for using the trump tax laws to their advantage....no reason to boycott them tho, imo.

[appalachiablue]

42. Thanks much!

[3catwoman3]

56. The only one that is tough to avoid...

...is Lycra. It is DuPont's brand name version of Spandex, according to online info. Spandex is in almost everything these days. It would be tough to buy a bra, hosiery, bathing suits, or work out clothes without Spandex.

[certainot]

71. RW radio can be destroyed before the elections or sooner thanks to artificial intelligence

the cost of a good transcription of an hour of talk radio just got cheaper and faster by an order of magnitude - down to $5/hr at sonix.ai.

it won't take many hours before advertisers and ad agencies realize their biz names and contact info is right their in text next to the calls for firing robert mueller, global arming denial, attacks on colin kaepernick, etc.

[smirkymonkey]

16. Good for you and your local Democrats!

Hit them in the wallet! That's the only thing they understand.

[ProudLib72]

17. I would have ordered the Mueller sandwich because it's full of nutritious goodness

The tRumpburger is just two scoops of lard between buns that are dyed orange.

[Honeycombe8]

18. Way to go! Leave it on Fox for some...and leave it on MSNBC for others.

Unless he intends for his cafe to be mind altering propaganda, which is entirely possible.

[volstork]

19. Well done. They ALL need to be put out of business

They ALL need to be put out of business.

[geretogo]

20. Shut the Fascists down , on radio , on TV , in the privatize schools , in the churches , any place

these termites exist . Boycott them to extinction .

[Corvo Bianco]

21. Fudge yeah!

[BobTheSubgenius]

22. Good!

I'm not one for over-punishing a small business so that they end up out of business, but everyone is entitled to vote with their wallets and feet. The vote went against him, mostly because he was a nasty-tempered troglodyte.

Who needs to be served by THAT, when so many better options are generally available. Don't feel bad about it at all!

[Liberal In Texas]

23. Hope he's happy sitting in his dark restaurant watching his TVs. n/t

[erronis]

24. Any chance you are near Winchester, VA? "Deer Hunting With Jesus" country?

That area is might f'd up as far as some very backwoods types that glory in being 'ginst everything.

[3Hotdogs]

25. Maybe offer to set up a Gofundme page for him. The yahoos who contribute to him

might not have money to give to the next Repub campaign or TeeVee preacher.

[MaryMagdaline]

26. How can anyone eat and watch Fox News?

Actually I wish they would ban all news in restaurants and doctors offices.

[Beartracks]

47. Lately I see med news and info in waiting rooms. n/t

[ehrnst]

27. His choice. Sounds like maybe he was headed for a crash, but will blame it on the boycott, I'm sure.

I'm betting his personality had put people off for awhile.

Don't beat yourself over it. Boycotts are a tool of the market, and he put himself out there.

[crazycatlady]

28. This is why when I ask about the TV

I ask them to change it to something that's not news.

I've taken to changing it to ESPN. Most people don't complain about that.

[DFW]

29. I grew in Virginia for a while

My part of Virginia used to be like that when I was a kid.

No longer. If you try having a place with Fox Noise on now, you'd by out of business by the next weekend. We went from being "way the hell out there in Falls Church" to being "the thickly settled Washington suburb of Falls Church."

[DFW]

57. Somehow, we always managed not to be gobbled up

Probably initially too small to bother and then too big to digest.

[DFW]

64. Don't I know it!

When I was little, across from Bailey's Crossroads, there was a small airport with single engine planes and no paved landing strip. It was where civilization as we knew it ended. Now look at the place! Apartment complexes and shopping malls. When I was growing up there was no such thing as a shopping mall. Tyson's Corner was the first, and it was a revolutionary concept at the time.

[calimary]

30. Sounds like the restaurant at the Camarillo Airport.

I asked them if they could please change the channel on the big flat screen TV at the front of the restaurant that was tuned to Pox Noise. The waitress told me the owner decreed that it never be touched - and left on Pox Noise at all times.

We don't go back there anymore. Unfortunately, more than just us are needed.

[grantcart]

54. You can complain to the airport authority that grants the lease

And mention that a group is go funding a lawyer to complain that a private contractor is using a public facility to propagate hate speech and racist propoganda.

[lindysalsagal]

33. They LOOOVE capitalism, until it bites them in the pocketbook...

He can open a waffle house.

[Ferrets are Cool]

34. Your post made me happy!!

[Cryptoad]

35. Way to go!!!!

I know im not the sharpest tool in the shed maybe why I can't understand a biz model that pisses off half your customers from the get-go! ............

[Upthevibe]

37. That's just f'in' stupid...

of that guy.....

[NNadir]

39. My ex-Physician played Fox News in his waiting room, and gave right wing lectures to me.

It's why he's my ex-physician.

[cagefreesoylentgreen]

70. So did my neurologist

The nurse at reception changed it when I complained but when she started whining that Fox News was too liberal for her, I decided I would be better off with another doctor.

[Blue_true]

73. I noticed that the dental office that I go to never have the

tv to anything but general interest stuff, at also has magazines of all types, but never ones like soldier of fortune or stuff like that. The staff is diverse, some christians, some Muslims, some apparently not religious. Busy office with diverse clients.

[Dem2]

40. Well done

I boycott any business that promoted Trump and those that show Fox "news". I am vocal about it to those who I know might be sympathetic. Glad to see that those with hate in their hearts for liberals may also not receive profits from them.

[D_Master81]

46. Guy's a moron....

and not just b/c of his political beliefs. I personally never will talk or question a customer's religion or politics. Once in awhile when I'm at someone's place working they will end up talking politics and whatever they believe I will act like I agree w/ them if I need to. Once had a guy telling me how he could see Trump going down as 1 of if not the best President ever. It took everything within me to bite my tongue, but it's always been my rule, you dont argue with customers b/c I'd rather continue to take their money then try to debate them, especially since they're not going to listen.

And side note, I always find it funny how these hardcore conservatives feel its their duty to take on the world and they have a pompous attitude about "you liberals" when its not like they want to see an opposing view themselves. Just run your restaurant and make money, its not your job to convince people to become conservative.

[Upthevibe]

61. Excellent way to handle your business, D_Master81...

It professional and appropriate. I like your attitude....

[Takket]

49. good for you!

[Mopar151]

50. If he was capable of NOT being a Richard

For 15 or 20 minutes!!!!!!! He could program local news and weather, maybe some Weather Channel, during his high turnover times, run some travel and (actual) history at slower times, when you want folks to linger a bit. But we're supposed to respect his "right" to barrage us with propaganda. I think not.

[farmbo]

53. Our local Trumpie restaurant in NE Ohio w FOX News blaring just closed too.

I hate that it closed for the sake of the wait staff, but the A’hole owner knew he was alienating half of his customer base with two TVs blasting Fox constantly, but his blind hatred of anything “ liberal” became his undoing.

And our community is better off without him.

[grantcart]

55. Odds are that he was failing anyway. You helped him shorten the agony

If he wasn't bright enough to know that when ever you go retail you have to leave your personal opinions behind then there are 25 other things (like, for say, portion control) which cause 80% of new restaurants to close within a year.

He was probably already angry at the neighborhood before the ladies showed up

[nini]

59. There was a place near me that was really nice - at first

Some guy built it and it took a couple years to finish. It was a 50's type diner and out in the parking lot with a drive up where cars could drive up with car hops like way back. That area was used for car club meetings etc.. Good food and nice staff etc..

After a while a pic of the owner with John McCain showed up on the wall behind the register. The French Fries were renamed to Freedom Fries, the waitresses uniforms changed to dresses so short they couldn't safely lean over a table. Subtle anti-union crap started.

Now I live in Maxine Waters district, heavy union and Democrat majority with lots of longshoremen who like to eat. The business dropped way off and he went out of business.

Anyone who insists on shoving their politics down their customer's throats is stupid beyond words....on many levels.

[raven mad]

60. You all just did your community a huge service.

Congrats!

[NBachers]

62. The opposite side of the coin: We shopped & spent at Dick's Sporting Goods today; I asked to speak

with the manager when we checked out. The staff looked worried, so I said, "No, it's a compliment, not a complaint." I told them we were specifically shopping at Dick's because we appreciated their new policy on guns, and their open hiring guidelines. My words were well received.

[DonaldsRump]

65. We will start boycotting too

I had never fully appreciated how complicit Fox News is on what is going in the US today until this year. I had also never fully appreciated how this horrible propaganda network has worked its way into mainstream America things like going to the doctor or to the mechanic.

Thank you for sharing. We will try our best to boycott or get the Fox News channel changed wherever we go. Will let friends and family know too!

[phylny]

66. This fellow rural-Virginian citizen applauds you! n/t

[marble falls]

67. Fox has been dead at the Temple VA for the last year.

[NCjack]

69. Business owners playing Faux Newz do so to make themselves attractive to

the right wing and not to others. I help them by saying nothing about business consequences, and I leave their store immediately because I want them to fail. They are too stupid to have a business that requires interaction with the general public.

[TwistOneUp]

76. I went to a chain fried chicken place here in SF...

And they had a huge TV set to a channel showing some televangelist doing their usual LGBT hating shtick. In San Francisco.

I haven't gone back. I hope they close. I'll spend my money elsewhere. And I'm certain I'm not alone in my feelings.

[Hulk]

78. ANYONE who plays that vulgar propaganda network in a public area...

...can go to hell. They are unworthy of respect and any pity for their own brazen stupidity.

In the future I will inquire if any news station tv is played in the hotel breakfast room, and if the answer is that disgusting, sleazy network...I’d sleep in my car before I patronize them and humiliate myself again.

There is NO excuse for such an insult to the public. Be a dumb, ignorant fuck if you want, but don’t crap on my brain.

[DawgHouse]

79. He doesnt sound like much of a businessman.

He cut off his nose to spite his face. Clueless!