Communist-mayor proposes cross-partisan front to emulate Tea Party

[BolivarianHero]

Apparently the same stupidity that has infected millions of Americans has spread to a leftist corner of suburban Paris:

"Jacqueline Rouillon, the Communist mayor of Saint-Ouen near Paris, said she planned to contact other mayors in towns where Quick restaurants have gone halal to see whether they can organize joint negotiations, with the goal of forcing the firm to maintain a choice."

http://www.islamophobiatoday.com/2010/10/18/france-hamburger-chains-decision-sparking-tensions-over-islam/

For some reason I can't stop laughing....RIP 1968.

I still can't believe a self-described MARXIST-LENINIST party would concern itself with the willingness of the private sector to serve non-Halal beef to non-Muslims. When my friend and I watched The Faculty last night, we had no idea that we were watching a documentary.

[muriel_volestrangler]

1. Some people disagree with the animal slaughtering method for halal meat

I agree that they should probably say "it's a private business, it's their choice, as long as the food is labelled as halal (which it will be to reassure Muslims), there's no problem", but you might say that a Communist politician would be more likely to be get involved in such things than a right wing one, on the grounds that Communists are more happy with government-set regulations (such as the methods of slaughter). The chain's decision to offer meat slaughtered in either way seems a reasonable compromise, but I see that it came after intervention by another mayor.

And no, it's not a "cross-partisan front to emulate Tea Party". It's about this issue, and she's a Communist, and we know there was a Socialist mayor in one of the towns. That makes it cross party, but it doesn't make it a Tea Party.

There is a row in Harrow in North London, where the contractor that supplies school meals uses only halal meat:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-10884787

http://www.harrowtimes.co.uk/news/8421942.Council_urges_schools_to_consider_non_Halal_option/

And notice that, in the case of the schools, the Muslim spokesmen say there should still be non-halal meat available for non-Muslims. That, of course, is a school, where there isn't a choice of going to a competitor down the street, so it's a bit different. But they do recognise that some people want meat that is non-halal.