Tell Us About Your May Day Boycott
Today is the day for the big boycott! Let us know how this is impacting your area! As of 9:45 a.m., the rallies hadn’t started…but let me know what you are seeing and I will post national links.
Consider it a live blogging session!
UPDATES:
From Alyssa in MN
Workers, students join immigrant day boycott
Immigrant students didn’t show up at school, restaurants and factories were closed for lack of workers, but much of life went on normally as the national “Day Without Immigrants” protest was observed across Minnesota.
From Michelle Malkin:
NJ Attorney General Zulima Farber supports Illegal Alien strike day.So does NY Attorney General Eliot Spitzer. Hans at CEI’s Open Market reports:
Yet, amazingly, New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer is threatening New York businesses that require their employees to show up for their scheduled shifts today, arguing that they generally cannot discipline those who boycott their jobs because attending rallies for illegal aliens is “protected” activity under federal labor law.
Picture 1 From San Fran
Picture 2 From San Fran
Picture 3 From San Fran
May 1, 2006 - 07:56 AM on May 1st, 2006
Here is what I am doing to participate in the boycott.
1. I saved all my vendor orders from last week to place TODAY.
2. I will go shopping after work today (need some clothes)
3. I will note any business that I see closed today and NEVER PATRONIZE THEM.
Nice going, criminals and SF..way to help your country.
May 1, 2006 - 08:02 AM on May 1st, 2006
I am working TWO jobs today. If I see any businesses closed for the boycott, I am boycotting them PERMANENTLY!
May 1, 2006 - 08:45 AM on May 1st, 2006
Boycott Updates
I don’t have the ability to go check out the boycotts (the military can be pretty demanding about work), so I’d like all bloggers who has boycott stories to send me a trackback, and I’ll post up a link to
May 1, 2006 - 09:08 AM on May 1st, 2006
I got a good question for you..
If these illegal aliens (mexicans..let’s be honest here) are so damn hard working….why don’t they work hard in Mexico and make it not such a shithole that people are running from???? hmmm????
May 1, 2006 - 09:09 AM on May 1st, 2006
“Nice going, criminals and SF..way to help your country.”
Come on, you guys are witnessing history here, try and keep an open mind!
Besides, this whole thing could fizzle – I think they might have hyped it up too much.
SF Libs donut shop was closed this morning…off to a rocky start!
May 1, 2006 - 09:13 AM on May 1st, 2006
“If these illegal aliens (mexicans..let’s be honest here) are so damn hard working:.why don’t they work hard in Mexico and make it not such a shithole that people are running from????”
You know the answer, Mike.
It’s not something the average citizen really has a lot of control over down there.
And besides, it’s simple economics. Low wages there, high wages here…it’s a given that people will risk death for a chance chance at such “wealth”.
And not all of them are Mexicans. I have a close family member who is an illegal, and they are eastern european.
May 1, 2006 - 09:14 AM on May 1st, 2006
4- I know you are busy, but I think your area will be the hardest hit, if it goes off as planned. Can you just give us updates as you see fit? I know the day started bad, but if you could I would appreciate it!
May 1, 2006 - 09:19 AM on May 1st, 2006
5- They have no problem organizing here, why not at home?Enough with the excuses. The truth of the matter is, that given the choice, these people would rather stay in Mexico if they had an economy to work for.
I have a close family member who is an illegal, and they are eastern european. – do you think we think that is any more acceptable than the illegal Mexican?
May 1, 2006 - 09:23 AM on May 1st, 2006
Immigration Protest Round-Up
Today I’m going to be blogging almost exclusively about immigration topics as a counter to the “Day Without Immigrants” boycott. So I decided to do an blog round-up to track as much as possible being written across the blogosphere.
Blogs comment…
May 1, 2006 - 09:23 AM on May 1st, 2006
SF, do you eat Indian??? there is a really good little Indian Buffet somewhere around russian hill…maybe powell? I forget, but it was awesome.
of course they are not ALL mexicans, mostly though…. will the illegal alien gang members be taking the day off from peddling dope, running whores and killing people???
May 1, 2006 - 09:32 AM on May 1st, 2006
No prob Peejz, I’ll try and post today on the issue when I can…
“The truth of the matter is, that given the choice, these people would rather stay in Mexico if they had an economy to work for.”
Probably. And there is something to be said about our American freedoms in general, but you are probably right, without the wage thing the migration would be a heckava lot less than it is now.
Regarding my Eastern European “illegal” family member, yes, I think she is probably more accepted into her community and neighborhood because she is white skinned, and doesn’t blare tejano music…sad but true.
May 1, 2006 - 09:36 AM on May 1st, 2006
Thanks for doing that! And I would like all to do it as well. BonBon and Mike are in cities that should see some results, or not! SO PLEASE KEEP US UPDATED!
May 1, 2006 - 09:42 AM on May 1st, 2006
Will do Peejz.. I’ll keep you posted on the Philly File!
I have to give you a little anecdote though..I went to the Ringling Bros. Circus on Friday (I know, it’s corny, but my girlfriend likes that shit). And they opened the show the national anthem. Clearly the crowd was quite diverse, and there were many mexicans and african-americans sitting near us.
As the woman began singing, all of the caucasians and their children, and all the Mexicans within my view, stood, removed their hats and showed respect.
The African americans right in front of me, a group of maybe 50…did not stand, continued screaming, throwing food on the ground and just generally paid no attention whatsoever.
I was pissed off to the point of being physically ill.
May 1, 2006 - 10:05 AM on May 1st, 2006
I always hate to bring race into anything, because that’s what racists do…. but I have to tell you what I saw…in other words, even illegal aliens stand for our national anthem, while some others refuse to.
May 1, 2006 - 10:21 AM on May 1st, 2006
A little after 9am here in SF and the festivities have begun.
I went out onto the street to see what all the noise was about, and there was a group of about 100 or so protesters (honestly, most of them were “hip” urban city kids, not many ethnic faces in this small crowd) riding their bikes in circles in the street, blocking traffic, banging on pots and pans, some street theater and lots of signs saying things like “support communities, not borders” – “no human being is illegal” and the like.
Looks like this is the warm up for the bigger event this afternoon.
These kind of urban youth protesters that I saw are the same ones who protest the War and everything else under the sun here in SF. I should know, I’m usually one of them!
(not today, SF Lib in his suit and tie…don’t think I’d fit in :wink
So far, no big immigrant groups in the street – mostly young 20 somethings. But, give it time; it’s not even 9:30am here…
May 1, 2006 - 10:22 AM on May 1st, 2006
so, in other words, these “protests” are just an excuse of SF stoners, bike messengers, white guilt liberals and hippies to get out and party?
sounds about right.
May 1, 2006 - 10:30 AM on May 1st, 2006
Well Mike, I reckon this is just the begining…
As I was typing, I heard chanting and banging, looked out my office window 17 floors down in the streets – protesters (maybe 100 or so – mostly the bike messenger hip kid crowd) were out in the streets walking, blocking traffic…
cops on either side walking with them, keeping an eye on the group…
lot’s of signs and banners…
I think there are several “bubbles” of groups in the streets waiting to join up with the main march this afternoon. That’s my take on it so far, here is SF.
May 1, 2006 - 10:37 AM on May 1st, 2006
10–In all fairness, they may have been Jehovah’s Witnesses. JW’s do not stand for the pledge of allegiance or the national anthem. HOWEVER, they are supposed to sit quietly and respectfully, so who knows. I don’t disrespect those people for not standing, but I do disrespect them for talking and screaming.
May 1, 2006 - 10:37 AM on May 1st, 2006
several hundred people are marching in Camden….probably a good thing, since the days festivities may put a dent in the city’s horrific murder rate.
Philadelphia Catholics are apparently showing solidarity..they are in as big a need as the democrats, apparently.
No major impact at Atlantic City casinos…..
Dick Cheney is in town, at an event at the World Affairs Council… no protests, no problems.
in other words, all is quiet in the People’s Republic of Philadelphia, the corrupt mayor and his minions continue to piss our money down the drain, “urban” minorities continue to rape, rob and murder at will…
another day in paradise.
May 1, 2006 - 10:40 AM on May 1st, 2006
Regarding your circus experience (BTW – not to sound preachy, but circuses treat their animals very poorly, especially Ringling bros.)…
There is no excuse for the behavior you saw. Some individuals (I don’t think race has anything to do with it) are raised differently from you and me, and may not have had someone in their lives like you and I have to tell them what is proper and right when the anthem comes on, or even other things like “don’t yell” – “sit down in your seat” and the like.
Believe me, I see it EVERYDAY on the bus. You just need to look at the individuals, not the group, and say to yourself “they just weren’t raised like I was”…and move on.
May 1, 2006 - 10:41 AM on May 1st, 2006
16. Alyssa, that’s horseshit.
I go to canada a lot, when they play “Oh Canada” I friggin’ stand and show respect.
May 1, 2006 - 10:43 AM on May 1st, 2006
18.
I agree, there were some animal rights protestors there, and I felt pretty shitty…..those elephants DO NOT look happy.
however, there are really not that many animals in it anymore, the few horses there sure looked better off than the sadsacks hauling around tourists in Old City philadelphia, and the dogs are in heaven jumping and catching shit.
but you are right, I did feel bad for those elephants.
regarding the disrespect shown toward our national anthem, country, myself and every other veteran who has fought for this country..there is no excuse, I don’t care how they were raised…they weren’t fucking raised on Pluto.
May 1, 2006 - 10:52 AM on May 1st, 2006
It is just about 1:00 est, so I think things are beginning to kick off!
May 1, 2006 - 11:00 AM on May 1st, 2006
you mean the illegals and the maggot-infested hippies that support them are just now waking up?
May 1, 2006 - 11:04 AM on May 1st, 2006
Not horsecrap, as you so eloquently put it. It’s against their religion to stand, but they also must show respect. Obviously those people were not showing respect, and it was in extremely poor taste of them to do so.
Great, you stand up in Canada. It’s not against your religion, though. I personally think it’s in poor taste to call someone else’s religious beliefs horsecrap, whether you agree with it or not.
May 1, 2006 - 11:15 AM on May 1st, 2006
( see aztlan ) not human or civil rights but enemies of freedoms rights, “we have no laws”, only the “law of force” and control, that is what the rally or walkout is all about.
each person that is doing a walkout! is on the side of bin laden and the drug dealers of the third world, what will you do?…one word, NOTHING!…SOMEDAY WE WILL ALL PAY FOR DOING NOTHING.
edited. I have Fox News on and saw no talking animals. Fred, at times, talking to you seems as if I am communicating with a biblical animal
May 1, 2006 - 11:19 AM on May 1st, 2006
MIKE KILO, THE PEOPLE OF MEXICO AND THE THIRD WORLD DO NOT KNOW WHAT REAL WORK IS, S.F I LOVE YOU, OPEN YOUR EYES, THIS RALLY IS WHAT HITLER DID TO GET POWER, DON’T BE A NEW JEW.
May 1, 2006 - 11:21 AM on May 1st, 2006
23. Are you INSANE????
What do religious beliefs have to do with COMMON HUMAN COURTESY?
Not to mention that…thanks to that flag, and anthem, and the boys who have fought and died, people have religious freedom here.
a little courtesy to show some appreciation for that might be in order, don’t you think?
Or maybe you’d like to go form some new nation…jehovastan.
May 1, 2006 - 11:22 AM on May 1st, 2006
22- As opposed to an old Jew Fred? Lay off the drugs and drink!:roll:
May 1, 2006 - 11:24 AM on May 1st, 2006
23- JH’s can and do collect social welfare benefits…and keep in mind..MICHAEL JACKSON is one!:wink:
May 1, 2006 - 11:34 AM on May 1st, 2006
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Oh, I get it.. so, in other words, it’s ok to have the United States of America protect you and your family, offer you benefits, etc, but you can’t stand for 3 minutes out of respect….that’s some religion.
as far as I’m concerned, that would be my test for citizenship..everytime I saw some dickhead sitting, talking, horsing around during the national anthem, I’d fucking deport them.
May 1, 2006 - 11:39 AM on May 1st, 2006
23–No, I am not insane.
I was just talking about a religion that I am not a part of. Religion and common human courtesy do not intertwine. I don’t know what religion, if any, you are part of. But I doubt that if you were in the presence of JW’s, that you would practice what they believe. I have a feeling that you would sit quietly because you do not believe what they do. i.e., sitting quietly and respectfully, without participating.
Back to the thread….I have yet to see any demonstrations here in Minneapolis, but Peejz, I will definitely post here when I do.
May 1, 2006 - 11:44 AM on May 1st, 2006
I haven’t seen anything out of the ordinary here.
May 1, 2006 - 12:09 PM on May 1st, 2006
23–One more thing, just so you understand why they do not stand or partake in the pledge of allegiance or the national anthem, it is because they interpret all pledges of allegiance to national emblems as idolatry. Make fun of it all you want, but right or wrong, it is their belief. And as long as it is not violence, I would rather see someone adhere to their beliefs than give in and participate just because they’re ridiculed for not doing so.
May 1, 2006 - 12:14 PM on May 1st, 2006
it’s not about ridicule, violence or idolatry…..it’s a show of respect for all that this country does for you….YES, EVEN FOR THEM.
As I said, it that’s too much…… off to Jehovastan with you.
May 1, 2006 - 12:19 PM on May 1st, 2006
The more you try to justify assinine behaviour as a function of religious beliefs, the more you convince me that adherence to any organized religion IS a mental illness.
May 1, 2006 - 12:19 PM on May 1st, 2006
Please.
Do you disrespect all beliefs that differ from your own? Unlike some posters on this site, I do not consider what I say to be all-encompassing gospel.
May 1, 2006 - 12:21 PM on May 1st, 2006
Im not planning any boycot after all those who are taking place in this boycott are in this country illegaly so their boycott is illegal:mad:
May 1, 2006 - 12:22 PM on May 1st, 2006
Mike, I am not religious, and I am assuming you are not, either. I personally do not believe in any organized religion, especially religions founded by one person. I think JW’s are the least respected religion. But hey, if someone wants to practice it…who I am to judge them?
May 1, 2006 - 12:23 PM on May 1st, 2006
Snowy, there are many people participating in the boycott that were born here and that came here legally. Yes, many will be illegal, but not all.
May 1, 2006 - 12:32 PM on May 1st, 2006
No, I am not religious.
My religion involves the way I treat my fellow man….. and when my fellow man has provided me the freedom and opportunity to live in the greatest country on earth, when my fellow man has bled and died for my freedom, I stand and show respect.
and yes..I have complete disdain..nay, disgust for those who don’t.
May 1, 2006 - 12:40 PM on May 1st, 2006
Yeah, not all marching are migrants or immigrants…SF Liberal will probably jump in the march later today, and my family has been here for over 100 years.
This is to show support for all that these workers do for us in the US.
These people get verbally spit on and are often dehumanized, but they are here for their families and to make a better living.
May 1, 2006 - 12:46 PM on May 1st, 2006
what exactly do these “workers” (criminals) “do for us in the US.”
besides….
1. taking jobs from young people, unskilled americans
2. utilizing costly services, including police, fire and emergency
3. not pay taxes, as most are payed illegally under the table.
4. send money back to mexico
now, tell me again….what is it that these “workers” do for “us in the US”?
May 1, 2006 - 12:47 PM on May 1st, 2006
You have your religion, they have theirs. As you have disgust for them, I’m positive that some people would have disgust for you and your views. Does that make you less of a person? It goes both ways.
That’s why I believe it’s dangerous for a single person to behave as if their words are to be believed as gospel, finite, etc.
May 1, 2006 - 12:49 PM on May 1st, 2006
you say they do the jobs americans wont? I say BULLSHIT….I can stand at the save-a-lot and watch hundreds of able bodied (actually, obese in many cases) welfare fuckos loading up their carts with ring dings, ho-hos and strawberry soda and using my money to pay for it…. in MY america, these fucks would be clearing the tables, cleaning the hotel rooms and picking the lettuce…and those “hard-working Mexicans” would be back in Mexico, working hard to make that shithole a place that people aren’t lighting themselves on fire to get away from.
May 1, 2006 - 12:51 PM on May 1st, 2006
Alyssa, are you retarded? slow?
WHAT DOES BEING A DISRESPECTFUL ASS HAVE TO DO WITH RELIGION?
May 1, 2006 - 12:54 PM on May 1st, 2006
Mike, they do plenty for us.
For starters, they work at jobs that pay them super low wages.
How would YOU like to work long hours and get paid diddly-squat for it? You probably wouldn’t…
And I think we have a problem with our American youth and unskilled workers, they aren’t lining up in droves to work the low wage jobs these migrants are doing.
I can’t imagine scores of high-school drop-outs working the fields, can you?
Please.
Who could YOU think of paying $6 an hour to take care of your two kids while you’re at work?
Many of these people have superior work ethics that you just can’t find anymore with our unskilled and our drop-outs. You’re dreaming if you think those bums would do the work, do a great job, and not complain about the low pay.
May 1, 2006 - 12:56 PM on May 1st, 2006
You’d be surprised how hard people will be willing to work when forced with…starvation…homelessness…
May 1, 2006 - 12:57 PM on May 1st, 2006
Mike, I have tried to have a civilized discussion with you, and you resort to calling me retarded and slow. Please refer to Peejz’s previous post.
Give me a break.
May 1, 2006 - 12:57 PM on May 1st, 2006
Take away that free ring ding / ho-hos money and see what kind of fire it lights under their lazy asses.
May 1, 2006 - 12:58 PM on May 1st, 2006
Civilized maybe, but you make no sense, you keep tying being a respectful citizen and good neighbor up with some wacky notion of religion.
May 1, 2006 - 01:00 PM on May 1st, 2006
face it, there is nothing you can say that is going to make me believe that sitting, screaming, laughing, talking, throwing garbage on the ground is acceptible behaviour during our country’s national anthem.
May 1, 2006 - 01:01 PM on May 1st, 2006
Just because you don’t agree with what I am saying doesn’t mean it doesn’t make sense. I can disagree with you without resorting to childish name-calling. Maybe you can do the same…:!:
Please stop assuming that anything you say is the finite word on the subject. I’m done talking about this with you, as you have shown you clearly do not listen to different points of view. You can listen without agreeing, you know.
May 1, 2006 - 01:03 PM on May 1st, 2006
maybe it dosen’t bother you..maybe you never served your country, maybe you don’t appreciate those who have, maybe you think jehovah’s witnesses don’t have to show any kind of decency or appreciation..I don’t know.
May 1, 2006 - 01:05 PM on May 1st, 2006
Oh believe me, I know my word isn’t the finite word on the subject…
I’ll put my opinion out there and see what people think.
EVERYONE… PLEASE GIVE ME YOUR INPUT ON THE FOLLOWING:
Is sitting, screaming, laughing, talking, throwing garbage on the ground acceptible behaviour during our country’s national anthem?
May 1, 2006 - 01:08 PM on May 1st, 2006
45–I never said their behavior was acceptable. Please refer to my #15 post, where I said, “I don’t disrespect those people for not standing, but I do disrespect them for talking and screaming.”
And my #20 post where I said, “Obviously those people were not showing respect, and it was in extremely poor taste of them to do so.”
I also never said they don’t have to show respect, I said quite the opposite, in fact:
It’s against their religion to stand, but they also must show respect
HOWEVER, they are supposed to sit quietly and respectfully…
Please pertain to what I’ve said when you’re speculating on the subject, and you won’t say thing that are obviously false about my beliefs.
May 1, 2006 - 01:10 PM on May 1st, 2006
Putting your opinion out there and seeing what people think is quite different from calling people names when they dare to disagree with you.
May 1, 2006 - 01:12 PM on May 1st, 2006
Mike, if I remember correctly, your family came from France, right? What year did they come? Were you born here? I’m just curious since you write behaviour, not behavior.
May 1, 2006 - 01:19 PM on May 1st, 2006
I was born here, my grandparents came from Alsace… I get wacky like that sometimes, since I speak Chinese, French, German and English..I have a lot of weird influences in my speech, writing and behaviour.
May 1, 2006 - 01:32 PM on May 1st, 2006
Interesting. My ancestors also came from another country, yet both my spoken and written language are consistent. I am also fluent in ASL, but fortunately I do not speak in the syntax of sign language. That would definitely confuse people.
What other influences do you mean?
May 1, 2006 - 01:43 PM on May 1st, 2006
I just mean that sometimes I do things that are very “american”..sometimes I spell words like colour, and use european slang, I also exhibit a lot of asian and buddhist tendencies, etc… a real hodge podge.
for example.. I eat european style, meaning always holding the knife and fork (whereas most americans cut with the knife, put it down and change the fork to eat)
I also exhibit chinese influence in situations of compliments, etc.. for example.. I play guitar in a band, and if someone approaches me after a gig and says, “Hey man, you were really great, your a good guitar player”
the american response is.. “oh, yeah, thanks man.. ”
they chinese response is.. “no, I messed up this part, I should practice more”
I know it’s usually ritualist and phoney, but it’s also a sign of humility and respect, and there is NOTHING more disgusting than arrogance…and unfortunately all too many Americans are arrogant..and annoying.
May 1, 2006 - 01:53 PM on May 1st, 2006
40-And I think we have a problem with our American youth and unskilled workers, they aren’t lining up in droves to work the low wage jobs these migrants are doing.
I can’t imagine scores of high-school drop-outs working the fields, can you? SF please stop perpetuating this outright lie. If we were talking about jobs that are stictly in the fields, you may have a leg to stand on, but as it is, the jobs that we are talking about are: lawn services, domestic help, construction, and hotel services. These employers are being enabled by law enforcement to break the law. These were jobs that Americans had prior to illegals taking them. Just look at the Katrina cleanup. The blacks in the NOLA area were making $15.00/Hr + until the illegals arrived and the Americans were let go! So don’t make it sound like they won’t do them, they are being taken from them!
May 1, 2006 - 01:54 PM on May 1st, 2006
I eat the same way. It takes too much time to switch hands with every bite.
I agree with you that many people don’t show proper respect afforded in certain circumstances. Unfortunately, not all people have the same definition of respect, and that’s where everything falls apart.
When I see someone like those people that were talking, screaming etc, I absolutely think they’re being disrespectful. And although I disagree with them and the way they handled themselves in that situation, it doesn’t make me hate them. They’ll eventually learn, but you know what? They’re not going to become more respectful of other people just because someone hates them for their actions. In my experience, people learn more when taught, not chastised.
May 1, 2006 - 02:00 PM on May 1st, 2006
Unfortunately, those people won’t learn. They are taught from day one that America is not for them, dosen’t want them, is set up against them, enslaved them, etc.
And the ironic part of that is…the ones who are telling them that are the ones who benefit most from keeping them like that………liberals and black race hustlers.
It cannot be a coincidence that I could literally see hundreds of people near me, and EVERY white, asian, other person was standing in respect, and virtually EVERY black was sitting, screaming, throwing food, etc.
it’s a sad state of affairs.
May 1, 2006 - 02:03 PM on May 1st, 2006
27- Thanks for the update Zelda!:smile:
May 1, 2006 - 02:05 PM on May 1st, 2006
63. She’s busy with the pipe….
May 1, 2006 - 02:05 PM on May 1st, 2006
Nothing exciting here in Minneapolis.
May 1, 2006 - 02:06 PM on May 1st, 2006
Update:
Downtown SF is virtually shut down. There are probably over 100,000 people in the march that I just witnessed.
It just kept going and going and going and going…
I had an excellent high point to view from (on top of the big wheels of a parked city cherry-picker)…the signs, the chants, the white t-shirts, the old people, the young people, the colors…
WOW.
I stood for almost an hour and watched them all walk by…
I’m seriously moved by the amount of people. I’ve been to huge concerts, I’ve been to large war protests, and NOTHING I’ve ever seen comes close….
I took some pics on my camera phone, whats the rule for posting pics here?
May 1, 2006 - 02:11 PM on May 1st, 2006
so, in other words, the stench of urine in downtown SF should be even more pungent than normally?
May 1, 2006 - 02:20 PM on May 1st, 2006
61- SF- I sent you an email to the address you registered with. Let me know if you didn’t get it.
May 1, 2006 - 02:38 PM on May 1st, 2006
My brother works downtown, just a few blocks from where I live. He told me he went to Chipotle for lunch, and they were closed. I’m a very curious person, so I called to see if there would be a recording of any sort explaining why they were closed. Someone answered, and here is our conversation:
Me: I was just calling to see if you were open today.
Chipotle: No, we’re actually closed.
Me: Oh, because of the protests?
C: Yeah, we’re closed because our employees wanted to participate.
Me: OK. I’m just wondering, did you close because they all called in, or did you tell them you would close to support them and give them the day off to participate?
C: We’re supporting our employees decision to participate. We’re getting a lot of phone calls, so check the Strib* tomorrow and there might be a story or something.
Me: OK, thanks.
* Star Tribune
May 1, 2006 - 02:41 PM on May 1st, 2006
Alyssa – Awesome. I encourage you to show support to that establishment by dining there in the future.
Maybe even ask to see a manager and tell him/her you support them and what they did. (!)
It helps.
May 1, 2006 - 02:44 PM on May 1st, 2006
SF Lib has “Si Se Puede – Si Se Puede” running around and around his head…:!:
I have never seen so many people out in the streets.
May 1, 2006 - 02:44 PM on May 1st, 2006
and thanks for announcing the name of the restaurant so that the rest of us know where to NEVER eat again.
May 1, 2006 - 02:48 PM on May 1st, 2006
That’s Chipotle folks…do not give those criminal coddling a-holes one thin dime of your money.
May 1, 2006 - 02:48 PM on May 1st, 2006
Mike, you are in a sour mood today, no?
May 1, 2006 - 02:54 PM on May 1st, 2006
Mike- if it makes you feel any better, the last time I gave them business was 2 weeks ago in the greater Chicago area. I had to dump my neices mud-butt diaper in their bathroom and disenfect myself!:razz:
May 1, 2006 - 02:56 PM on May 1st, 2006
EEW!
May 1, 2006 - 02:58 PM on May 1st, 2006
no, not really… just a little irritated…”Looks like someone’s got a case of the mondays”
I feel a little like Peter man.
May 1, 2006 - 03:02 PM on May 1st, 2006
I’m boycotting the boycotters by going out and buying things and going to work and not going to any rallies.
May 1, 2006 - 03:03 PM on May 1st, 2006
71- How can anything that beautiful make such an awful stench and mess!
May 1, 2006 - 03:04 PM on May 1st, 2006
“Looks like someone’s got a case of the mondays”
LOL….
“No. No, man. Sh*t, no, man. I believe you’d get your ass kicked sayin’ something like that, man.”
May 1, 2006 - 03:11 PM on May 1st, 2006
Good for you Victoria.
Although I gotta admit, all these protesters seem to be doing just fine without any of your help.
May 1, 2006 - 03:14 PM on May 1st, 2006
65 and 68: I know you won’t like this MIke, but I will still eat there in the future. I don’t think that not having the occasional burrito is going to send any messages. There are also businesses that were forced to closed today, not to support the rallies, but because so many people called in. Chipotle is one of those businesses, as other locations in Minneapolis are open. Does that mean I can’t patronize Chipotle as a whole? I don’t think so.
May 1, 2006 - 03:16 PM on May 1st, 2006
I say support them, help them make up the lost revenue by going there soon and by telling your friends and family to go there soon, also.
May 1, 2006 - 03:20 PM on May 1st, 2006
Most of my family consists of liberals. Myself, I lean more to the conservative side, even though I do have some liberal views. Most of my friends are liberals. Given that SF Lib, my friends and family will already be doing that.
May 1, 2006 - 03:30 PM on May 1st, 2006
Opposite for me. (except the friend thing)
My entire family and my upbringing was conservative, with a little religious fundamentalism spice on top.
I bought it all, hook, line and sinker for years. I still own Rush Limbaugh’s first two books “They way things should be” and “See, I told you so“…
I think having those early experiences and still arguing with my far-right siblings has given me a window into both worlds that few people get to see through.
I actually can see the point of view on the right in most cases. I understand where their feelings come from. Or, at the very least, I try to understand…
May 1, 2006 - 03:45 PM on May 1st, 2006
“You should send all of the 13 million aliens home, then you take all of the welfare recipients who are taking a free check and make them do those jobs,” said Jack Culberson, a retired Army colonel who attended the Pensacola counter rally. “It’s as simple as that.”
This man, and those who would agree with him just don’t get it.
It would be physically impossible to round up and send home these 13 million people, and besides, why would we want to? Most of the workers have a superior work ethic when compared to some US citizens…
The argument that we should send them home and have the welfare folks do the low paying jobs is insane. It may sound good to some folks who say out loud, but it wouldn’t even get off the ground in real life.
May 1, 2006 - 04:22 PM on May 1st, 2006
SF Lib, I can’t enlarge pictures two and three. When I try to enlarge those two, it brings up the first picture. Can that be fixed?
May 1, 2006 - 04:53 PM on May 1st, 2006
Peejz, did you see this #82?
Both of us can only view the first pic, the other ones don’t show up…
May 1, 2006 - 04:56 PM on May 1st, 2006
“Illegal immigrants made their point Monday: Without them, Americans would pay higher prices and a lot of work wouldn’t get done. As nationwide demonstrations thinned the work force in businesses from meat-packing plants to construction sites to behind the counter at McDonald’s, economists said there can be no dispute within the context of the contentious immigration issue that the group wields significant clout in the U.S. economy.”
May 1, 2006 - 04:57 PM on May 1st, 2006
“Tyson Foods Inc., the world’s largest meat producer, shut five of nine beef plants and four of six pork plants in anticipation of widespread absences.”
May 1, 2006 - 06:48 PM on May 1st, 2006
Big flop here. Couldn’t even tell, except that the traffic was light on the roadways. If there is any connection, I wish they’d stay out every day!
But I went out today and bought all I could. All of the tools and supplies I had on my shopping list. I spent almost $12,000 today, plus filled up my gas tank!
But seeing the sea of human debris marching and shutting down other cities, like Chicago, LA, Denver etc. makes me see the need even more to enforce the laws: close the border, ship the illegals home. Now more than ever!
May 1, 2006 - 06:49 PM on May 1st, 2006
Si Se Puede!!
May 1, 2006 - 06:50 PM on May 1st, 2006
“I spent almost $12,000 today”
Yeah right.
Please.
May 1, 2006 - 06:54 PM on May 1st, 2006
Where are you, San Jose?
Looks like they had thousands of protesters.
Doesn’t seem like it was much of a flop.
May 1, 2006 - 07:02 PM on May 1st, 2006
#88: Now how would you have any way of knowing what I spent today? None, about the same as you know about most of the things you post your opinion on.
Actually, if I tallied it all up, it would be more than 12k. Because I am an entrepreneur, a businessman (that means business owner) and in the scheme of things, $12k is nothing.
I go out and create wealth, contribute to the economy. I don’t expect the Gov’t to tax someone else to provide bennies for me, like the Left does.
If watching the Commie Day Illegal marches on the news hasn’t got you overstimulated, maybe you should look up some old Abu Ghraib naked pyramid photos to look over tonight. You know, the ones that Chapatraitor Ted got wood over…
When did I say I was in San Jose? Another guess of yours gone wrong. You have yet to guess right or be right about anything from what I have seen. Let’s just say I am closer to Sacramento. I won’t say where because I don’t want to deal with Leftist/Communist stalkers.
May 1, 2006 - 07:10 PM on May 1st, 2006
“…maybe you should look up some old Abu Ghraib naked pyramid photos to look over tonight. You know, the ones that Chapatraitor Ted got wood over:”
See it’s stuff like this that gives you away, Robert. No self-respecting business man or former military officer talks this way unless there was an “accident” in the past, and if there was I aplogize for offending you.
But, come on guy. You don’t need to pretend.
You are SO easy to see through when you post childish invective, FYI.
May 1, 2006 - 07:21 PM on May 1st, 2006
You are absolutely wrong in every supposition you have made about me. One hundred percent.
Added to your wrongness percentage in the rest of your posts and opinions, I think you’re possibly batting in the high 900s for wrongness.
I can’t recall ever seeing a poster on any bulletin board, website, or blog that has been more consistently wrong.
It’s laughable and pathetic, all at the same time.
Now maybe if you would stop try to guess things about me, and undergo therapy to at least attempt to cure your case of Liberal mental illness, you could turn that record around.
It’s up to you, SFL. To rejoin the family of sane posters, or to remain isolated, laughed at, ridiculed, and repeatedly pummeled to a pulp every time you post some absurd Liberal swiss cheese position that has logic holes you could drive a truck through.
You’ll probably term this childish invective too. Maybe you want to throw in racist, too, since I did not support the Illegal/Commie day of action today? In fact, I went out and countered it, substantially.
May 1, 2006 - 07:28 PM on May 1st, 2006
“Added to your wrongness percentage in the rest of your posts and opinions, I think you’re possibly batting in the high 900s for wrongness.
I can’t recall ever seeing a poster on any bulletin board, website, or blog that has been more consistently wrong.”
You only prove me more right each time, Robert.
You know what I’m talking about.
May 1, 2006 - 08:17 PM on May 1st, 2006
A Liberal is a mind that’s been terribly wasted…
May 1, 2006 - 08:25 PM on May 1st, 2006
“You only prove me more right each time, Robert.
You know what I’m talking about.
“
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Behold the above, the last refuge of a poster that has nothing more to say, has run out of comebacks, run out of ideas. This trick, a very common one seen many times before, is the equivalent of the “I know you are-but what am I?” comeback popularized by Pee Wee Herman. It absolutely lacks substance, is hackneyed, and while still seen, is typically the last possible comeback left for the poster who has nothing left to offer on their own.
May 1, 2006 - 08:34 PM on May 1st, 2006
[...] Tell Us About Your May Day Boycott [...]
May 1, 2006 - 10:42 PM on May 1st, 2006
I am sooooo upset, and dont know who else to voice my opinion !!
Today, I watched and read of the ability of ILLEGAL people in this nation given the ‘right’ to protest against the laws of this country, that THEY have illegally come to. And watch as they wear our FLAG, and claiming that we need them- that we should not have laws to sustain our nation.
How does this happen !!! Where did we go soooo wrong- that they can have these “free rights” without legally being a part of OUR country! Would we dare to do that in their country- I think NOT. Would their goverment allow such a thing- I think NOT. We should have called out the national guard and gathered them all in and sent them HOME to their country.. and given them the opportunity to come and do it RIGHT – to come to our wonderful country “Legally”. Accept our laws and abide by them. AND learn our LANGUAGE- instead of us bowing to their needs and their language. If they really desired to be here, work in our communities, and live in our neighborhoods, and go to our schools… then they should feel the desire and want to learn our English language! We would not need to have a ‘dual’ language, so that the illegals would feel welcome! We would not have to see all our products on our country’s shelves written in both languages. Churches, businesses, schools, etc, cater to those that do want to put in the time to learn the language of the Country they desire to be a part of as a nation.
I think the walk out was good for one reason- to teach the Employers that they have done WRONG in hiring illegals, and allowed an outlet for them to come into this country. And worse to be paid in American money- so they can send it back HOME to their country to help the rest of their families to enter into our country illegally !!!!
I think the crack down should be centered not only on the borders, but these Employers that insist on hiring illegals. They KNOW what they are doing – they are breaking the laws of this nation too.
I do hope that I have gotten my feelings across. I know that this country was founded on immigrants, but those ancestors fought to make this a free nation, with rights, laws and priviledges that they have won and earned. Our country is asking only that of others who desire to be part of this nation. I do not think that it is asking to much for others around the world to abide by those laws and come to us legally and feel the freedom that only this nation offers to her citizens.
May 2, 2006 - 06:52 AM on May 2nd, 2006
SF..”Hey Peter man….watch out for the corn hole!”
..and I ask you again, if these mexicans have such an amazing work ethic, why is there country such a shit pit?
give me a fucking break.
May 2, 2006 - 06:59 AM on May 2nd, 2006
SOME IDEAS for immigration laws:
1. Only professionals or investors can immigrate, no unskilled laborers. Investors must be able to invest at least 40,000 times the daily average wage.
2. Immigrants may purchase property, but locations and availability will be limited. Oceanfront property cannot be purchased by immigrants. It is exclusively for citizens born in the country.
3. Immigrants cannot vote nor can they be elected to any public office.
4. Immigrants cannot collect any type of government assistance.
5. Immigrants cannot protest the country’s government, policies or president.
6. Immigrants cannot display a flag of a foreign country.
7. Immigrants who have illegally entered the country will be imprisoned.
Sound kind of harsh?
Well, these are laws that are currently part of the immigration laws of, you guessed it, Mexico!
May 2, 2006 - 09:54 AM on May 2nd, 2006
Here is a link from the Star Tribune about how we were affected in Minneapolis and St. Paul. There doesn’t seem to much difference, but we’re not a city like LA or SF.
I made more phone calls yesterday to find a Chipotle that was open. All of the closed Chipotle’s had the same recording on their voicemails that went something like this:
“We are closed today so that our employees can attend the rallies and show support if they wish to do so. Obviously, we would rather be open, but because we are short-staffed, we are forced to close for today. The Chipotle on St. Anthony in Minneapolis is open, and we apologize for any inconvenience.”
That is not verbatim, just how I remember it. I called the open location and asked them if the restaurants were closed because they were shortstaffed, or if they decided ahead of time to give people the day off. I was told they closed because they were short-staffed, and that it was not a corporate decision.
Looks like you can still enjoy their burritos, Mike.
May 2, 2006 - 10:00 AM on May 2nd, 2006
Never.
I will NEVER patronize them… Qdoba was open for business in Philly, that’s where I get my burritos.
we are the 4th largest city in America and the BIG turnout was a couple dozen criminals..woo hooo.
May 2, 2006 - 10:54 AM on May 2nd, 2006
Why, because they were forced to close when they didn’t want to?
May 2, 2006 - 10:59 AM on May 2nd, 2006
100- if the employees that forced them to close are illegal, who’s fault is that?
May 2, 2006 - 11:04 AM on May 2nd, 2006
I’m pretty sure they’re legal. Chipotle is a fairly large chain across the U.S. I highly doubt they participate in illegal activities.
May 2, 2006 - 11:11 AM on May 2nd, 2006
They should then fire the absentee employees, or face the boycott.
May 2, 2006 - 11:16 AM on May 2nd, 2006
102- Don’t be so surprised. They may not know they are doing it. My friend called me yesterday to tell me they had to let 3 mexicans go yesterday. The insurance Co., called to let her know that the 3 had used the same SS #. This is a small emloyer (60 people). Why the payroll service didn’t question this is beyond me, but insurance did. Her family hires all kinds of people and the starting wage is $15.00/hr with insurance after 90 days and a 401K profit sharing plan. She wasn’t seeking them, they sought her out and took advantage.
May 2, 2006 - 11:23 AM on May 2nd, 2006
110. because they are all criminals.
May 2, 2006 - 11:35 AM on May 2nd, 2006
Did you guys see this?
There has been a Spanish version of the Star Spangled Banner longer than it has been our national anthem.
“…according to the Library of Congress, the United States Bureau of Education commissioned a Spanish-language version of “The Star Spangled Banner” en español way back in 1919.”
May 2, 2006 - 11:39 AM on May 2nd, 2006
yeah, there was also slavery before 1860, and Marijuana and Cocaine were both legal well into the 20th Century…
what’s your point?
May 2, 2006 - 11:47 AM on May 2nd, 2006
The point is that the rise of xenophobia against Mexican immigrants and migrants comes in waves, and apparently our government was progressive enough in 1919 to print Spanish-language Natty Anthems.
Do you think our government is progressive enough to print Spanish-language National Anthems TODAY?
Do you think people like you would gnash your teeth and tear at your clothes if they did???
May 2, 2006 - 11:48 AM on May 2nd, 2006
The point is, are we REGRESSING as a society with conservatives in a position of power?
May 2, 2006 - 12:01 PM on May 2nd, 2006
well, if we are, hopefully we’ll regress to the pre-1920’s era and LEGALIZE!!!
May 2, 2006 - 12:08 PM on May 2nd, 2006
MR. PRESIDENT, I’M HEADED TO MEXICO
Miki Kilo
April 1, 2006
Dear President Bush:
I’m about to plan a little trip with my family and
extended family, and I would like to ask you to assist me. I’m going to
walk across the border from the U.S. into Mexico, and I need to make a
few arrangements. I know you can help with this.
I plan to skip all the legal stuff like visas,
passports, immigration quotas and laws. I’m sure they handle those things the
same way you do here.
So, would you mind telling your buddy, President
Vicente Fox, that I’m on my way over? Please let him know that I will be
expecting the following:
1. Free medical care for my entire family.
2. English-speaking government bureaucrats for all
services I might need, whether I use them or not.
3. All government forms need to be printed in English.
4. I want my kids to be taught by English-speaking
teachers.
5. Schools need to include classes on American culture
and history.
6. I want my kids to see the American flag flying on
the top of the flag pole at their school with the Mexican flag flying
lower down.
7. Please plan to feed my kids at school for both
breakfast and lunch.
8. I will need a local Mexican driver’s license so I
can get easy access to government services.
9. I do not plan to have any car insurance, and I
won’t make any effort to learn local traffic laws.
10. In case one of the Mexican police officers does
not get the memo from Pres. Fox to leave me alone, please be sure that
all police officers speak English.
11. I plan to fly the U.S. flag from my house top, put
flag decals on my car, and have a gigantic celebration on July 4th. I
do not want any complaints or negative comments from the locals.
12. I would also like to have a nice job without
paying any taxes, and don’t enforce any labor laws or tax laws.
13. Please tell all the people in the country to be
extremely nice and never say a critical word about me, or about the
strain I might place on the economy.
I know this is an easy request because you already do
all these things for all the people who come to the U.S. from Mexico. I
am sure that Pres. Fox won’t mind returning the favor if you ask
him nicely.
Thank you so much for your kind help.
Sincerely,
Mike Kilo
Have a great one!!
May 2, 2006 - 03:08 PM on May 2nd, 2006
“well, if we are, hopefully we’ll regress to the pre-1920’s era and LEGALIZE!!!”
Seriously?
May 2, 2006 - 03:11 PM on May 2nd, 2006
“Candidate Bush Would ‘Sing The Star-Spangled Banner in Spanish’ At Hispanic Festivals “
President Bush, 4/28/06:
“I think the national anthem ought to be sung in English, and I think people who want to be a citizen of this country ought to learn English and they ought to learn to sing the national anthem in English.”
But in his book American Dynasty, Kevin Phillips notes that during Bush’s first presidential campaign, he would often sing the national anthem in Spanish. From pg. 142:
When visiting cities like Chicago, Milwaukee, or Philadelphia, in pivotal states, he would drop in at Hispanic festivals and parties, sometimes joining in singing “The Star-Spangled Banner”in Spanish, sometimes partying with a “Viva Bush”mariachi band flown in from Texas.
Hypocrite.
May 2, 2006 - 04:10 PM on May 2nd, 2006
Liberalism must NEVER be legalized!
May 2, 2006 - 08:20 PM on May 2nd, 2006
apparently our government was progressive enough in 1919 to print Spanish-language Natty Anthems.
Do you think our government is progressive enough to print Spanish-language National Anthems TODAY?
But San Fran, we no longer have Spanish speaking territories in the Phillipines and the Puerto Ricans have made it abundantly clear that they have no desire to become a state. They simply want to remain a protectorate so they can collect US benefits without paying any taxes to the US unless they happen to come to the US to work. Hence we really have no need for a Spanish version of the Star Spangled Banner anymore. Unlike 1919, we simply don’t have any Spanish speaking territories who may want to become states any longer.
As for the Boycott, while a few Mom and Pop restaurants were closed, I really appreciated being able to do my daily 200 mile drive in the substantially lighter traffic. It was also really nice when I pulled up to the drive through at Del Taco to be able to speak to someone who spoke understandable English.
May 3, 2006 - 07:28 AM on May 3rd, 2006
118. Of Course.
The war on drugs is one war we DON’T NEED TO BE FIGHTING.