Palm Beach restaurant owner posts KKK notes election night

[SoCalNative]

The white co-owner of a Palm Beach restaurant told her black employees they'd be fired if they voted for Barack Obama, and on the night of Obama's victory, she wrote "KKK" on their timecards and in notes she posted in the back of the restaurant.

"I wrote KKK all over. It was ridiculous and stupid," said Patricia Gatti, who co-owns 264 The Grill, a casual dining spot on South County Road. "I think I got crazy with FOX News, watching too much FOX News.

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/localnews/content/local_news/epaper/2008/11/06/bino_1107.html?imw=Y

[niyad]

1. she still HAS any employees?

[amdezurik]

5. employee's with lawyers one hopes...

[gizmo1979]

16. She still has customers?

[cali]

2. too late, racist piece of shit.

Fuck you bitch. Hope your shit establishment is boycotted to its demise.

[pretzel4gore]

3. now now, don't forget yer a liberal

just lay down so mr pig can wipe his feet. That's the ticket...

[amdezurik]

18. she did at least ID the source of her insanity

FAUX un-newz

[rcrush]

4. Thats a great endorsement of Fox News

Watch Fox News! You'll hate ni@@ers to!

[d_b]

9. haha

[d_b]

6. jesus christ...

[Sebastian Doyle]

7. "I think I got crazy with FOX News"

Yeah, it has that effect on people. Including the ones who work for the network. But that's no excuse for promoting the god damned KLAN, you silly racist bitch. :grr:

[pretzel4gore]

21. Tim McVeigh was inspired by hate radio...

after the OK City bombing, you shoulda seen the media hurry to condemn Tim, who, told about the facts by Unibomber Ted Kosynski, realized he had been used. The greasy reactionary rightwingers still erupt into hate everytime McVeigh's name is mentioned (because Tim actually listened to/believed them) all those years ago!

[Turbineguy]

8. That's what happens when you watch Fox News

(note: "too much" is left out. Just channel surfing past it is too much)

[swishyfeet]

10. No, it's okay - it was her Italian upbringing that caused her to do it.

Maybe we can start loading up GDP with Italian hate?

:shrug:

[NorthernSpy]

11. Her (black!) business partner must have the patience of a saint...

Gatti shares ownership of the restaurant with her black business partner and chef, Avery Watson.

(...)

Del Aguila said that when she or others complained to Gatti's business partner, Watson, he would just shrug his shoulders and say that's the way she is.

"I've known her for 30-something years," Watson said. "Her Italian upbringing causes her to flip."

(...)

Watson, Gatti's black co-owner, was working the lunch shift in the restaurant kitchen this afternoon. He took a long view of the turmoil that a black presidential candidate has caused in his Palm Beach restaurant.

"I'm sure there will be a lot of craziness like this until everything smooths over," Watson said. "It's just one of those things that's going to happen."

Uh-oh -- sounds like Watson is one of those angry black men the freepers warned us about.


:sarcasm:

[MidwestTransplant]

12. What a moron. The woman is Italian and likely Catholic. The KKK loves her too. Idiot.

[Berry Cool]

20. Not all Italians are Catholic.

And as one of them, I'd just like to say...that's one lame excuse for flipping out.

This Italian voted for Obama.

[bobd0]

13. Sounds to me like she created a hostile work environment.

And I hope she pays DEARLY for it. :)

[bobd0]

14. You have to go to the link and read the rest of this. It's just unbelievable.

These people need to hire an attorney and go for this asshole's jugular.

[goforit]

15. Sounds like her restaurant will be closing SOON.

[onethatcares]

17. can you spell "hostile workplace lawsuit"?

She wrote on time cards too.:wtf: This excuse for a woman couldn't find her ass with two hands. Crazy, she'll know how crazy she is after she's in receivership and her working life is over. Damn, I ought sue her just because.

[Bluebear]

19. "I think I got crazy with FOX News, watching too much FOX News."

Realizing the problem is the first step.

But the racism was there, FOX just played off it.