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kskiska Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-26-07 12:06 PM
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Anti-Illegal activist deli in Farmer's Branch, TX, loses 50% of business in backlash
I heard about this on the Mike Gallagher radio show

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Dave Mooney, owner of the Blue Star Deli in Farmers Branch, Texas, is feeling the backlash of his support of Farmers Branch. Dave has been in the forefront of support, opening up his cafe for all types of activities to support Farmers Branch and what that city has tried to do to stop the harm illegal immigration is doing.

News has surfaced from Halliburton employees that a boycott has been called by the Hispanic and pro-illegal employees. Although, Dave didn’t have a contract for business lunches, he did receive orders to provide business lunches from time to time. These orders have now stopped. Also, it is being reported that Hispanic radio stations are broadcasting a boycott of the Blue Star.

Dave is experiencing a 50% decrease in sales receipts due to this boycott and has now taken a second job. The call is out for all of us do what we can to help Dave. If you are in the area, stop by and have one of Dave’s good hamburgers, tell others about the Blue Star Deli.

Call KSKY radio’s Mike Gallagher, KLIF’s Jeff Bolton and John David Wells, all who have had broadcasts at the Blue Star Deli, to ask their listening audience to support Dave. Let’s all do what we can to keep Dave in business.

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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-26-07 12:11 PM
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1. Market Forces. Personal Responsibility. You know. Tough titties. n/t
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blondeatlast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-26-07 12:14 PM
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4. Yep. No tears from me. nt
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damntexdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-26-07 01:04 PM
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22. Good for the pro-immigrant activists!
I don't buy ANYTHING in Farmer's Branch. But I'll be especially aware to keep away from this deli.
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HiFructosePronSyrup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-26-07 12:13 PM
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2. Well, he can always get a job as a migrant farmer.
Karma's a bitch.
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RB TexLa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-26-07 12:14 PM
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3. Couldn't be happening to a nicer guy
Edited on Thu Jul-26-07 12:16 PM by RGBolen
:puke:

I bet Gallagher is calling on whites to support his business.
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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-26-07 12:16 PM
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7. I hope nobody calls to place fake take-out or delivery orders.
I'm just sayin'.

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blondeatlast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-26-07 12:20 PM
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13. In Spanish, especially... nt
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kskiska Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-26-07 12:18 PM
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11. Gallagher said he feels sort of responsible
He was down there selling "Speak English" t-shirts. What were they thinking? Or were they? :shrug:
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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-26-07 12:22 PM
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15. Someone should sell THESE in front of his store
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moc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-26-07 12:15 PM
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5. I live in DFW metroplex.
I'm sure as hell not going to the Blue Star Deli.

Karma is a bitch. Live with it.
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CTyankee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-26-07 12:20 PM
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14. Dickey's Barbecue Pit is great. Looks like a time warp kept it at 1952.
I saw a gal there with a tee shirt that read "Trust everybody but brand your cattle".

I used to get my barbecue plate with collard greens and fried okra. Mercifully, they DO give you a choice of regular tea as opposed to sweet tea.

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blogslut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-26-07 12:16 PM
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6. News has surfaced from Halliburton employees?
WTF?
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ananda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-26-07 12:16 PM
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8. Yup. If u support hate n idiocy, support Dave.
nt
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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-26-07 12:17 PM
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9. I support his right to take such a stand. I also celebrate his downfall for doing so. n/t
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CTyankee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-26-07 12:17 PM
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10. My mother lived in Farmer's Branch, really just part of Dallas.
I know it pretty well as it is not that large an area. Since my mother's death in 2005 I haven't been back so he might have come in since then.

Farmer's Branch has a mixed group of residents, both ethnically and economically. It is also dry, altho you can get around that in local restaurants with a "membership." I fondly recall El Fenix and Dickey's Barbecue Pit for their great food.

I am a bit surprised that this guy has much of a following. There are just a lot of Mexican folk there and they are hardworking people. Anglos like myself are probably in the minority now...
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peacetalksforall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-26-07 12:19 PM
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12. I hope the lettuce, onions, and tomatoes he buys is not picked,
packed, and lifted up by illegals.
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blondeatlast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-26-07 12:32 PM
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17. He's pure as the driven snow, I'm certain. He hand picks it himself
everyday.

:sarcasm:
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blondeatlast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-26-07 12:25 PM
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16. Activist capitalism at work! They are SOLICITING DONATIONS!
Edited on Thu Jul-26-07 12:26 PM by blondeatlast
Hey, anyone else up for sending a check for .02 a piece? that should cover (well, it would acyually cost them more money...) :evilgrin:

C'mon, help a patriot out, wouldja??? :rofl:
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City Lights Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-26-07 12:39 PM
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18. And if poor Dave can't make ends meet by taking a second job, he
can do that King Hiss 'n Piss declared uniquely American thing, and get a third job.
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Freddie Stubbs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-26-07 12:42 PM
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19. A good businessman would have known how his customers would have reacted
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stirlingsliver Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-26-07 12:43 PM
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20. I Hope He Goes Out Of Business
This guy opposes treating immigrants as human beings.

Fuck him.
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Posteritatis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-26-07 12:44 PM
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21. "Pro-illegal?" Eesh. (nt)
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