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In reply to the discussion: The Red Hen Restaurant In Lexington, Virginia Was Forced To Close After Protests And Threats [View all]gratuitous
(82,849 posts)Nobody anywhere would have known a thing about this, except Sarah had to send out her passive-aggressive tweet, vindicating herself and trashing the restaurant. Oh, and using her official government account to broadcast her shining virtue, knowing that the flying monkey brigade would be mobilized and the Red Hen would get paid back for the insult to her august personage.
Sure enough, her boss weighed in on twitter, using the account he uses for official government business, transferring the abysmal health code record of his own restaurants to Red Hen. No further impetus was needed, and the flying monkey swung into action, targeting not only the Red Hen in Alexandria (since Sarah helpfully identified them in the original butthurt tweet), but restaurants that had the name Red Hen in other states and even one in Canada.
As swift as Sanders and Trump were to jump on Red Hen, we haven't heard a peep from either of them scolding their flying monkeys for their bad behavior. Similarly, the usual gaggle of pitty-pats and schoolmarms have been silent on this as well. Apparently picketing throwing chicken shit at a restaurant is not considered "uncivil" by any of these people.
Sanders and Trump both made their tweets knowing full well what would follow. The message to the American people couldn't be clearer: Don't dissent. Don't oppose the administration. The administration will pay you back and more for any disrespect you show. The media will be silent at best, and will pile on for any reason at all. And you'd better change that look of disgust on your face for one of fawning and obsequious admiration right now, mister!