Day: May 8, 2015

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Racism

Colorado BBQ Restaurant is Having a “White Appreciation Day” – Video

“White Appreciation Day” began as a joke among the staff of the Colorado barbecue restaurant, Rubbin’ Buttz.

But owner Edgar Antillon told television station KUSA he decided to follow through with the idea and mark a day where white customers could enjoy a 10 percent discount.

“We have a whole month for Black History Month, we have a whole month for Hispanic Heritage Month, so we figured the least we could do was offer one day to appreciate white Americans,” Antillon told KUSA. The station said the owner is Hispanic and that his parents were from Mexico.

“White Appreciation Day, June 11,” a sign read outside the shop in footage shot by the station. “Because all Americans should be celebrated.”

Jennifer McPherson of the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies told KUSA that anyone who felt discriminated against by the discount for white people would have recourse to file a complaint.

Rubbin’ Buttz has apparently already taken heat for the day, and addressed it on the restaurant’s Facebook page on Friday.

“Although we’ve had overwhelming support for it, there are a few who are filled with hate and/or misunderstanding,” the post read. “People full of hate and negativity want your attention, don’t give it to them.”

“Stay happy!” it added.

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h/t TPM

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Politics unemployment rate

More Jobs Created, Unemployment rate at 5.4% – Republicans, they Mad

A new jobs report for April and more evidence that the policies of president Obama are working.

As per this new report, there have been over 12.3 million private sector jobs added to the economy since this president took office, and April marked the 62nd straight month of positive jobs growth, adding 223,000 jobs. And the unemployment rate is reflecting all this positive growth, falling to 5.4% – the lowest since May of 2008.

Republicans can’t be too happy. They have sat on their hands for Obama’s entire presidency, hoping to make his presidency fail. But give them time, they’ll figure out a way to see this positive information as negative.

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failure George Bush jeb bush Politics

OMG – Jeb Bush Says George Bush is His Top Foreign Policy Adviser – #Insanity

Here we go again. Another unwanted and unnecessary trip down Bush lane. Do we really want George Bush advising anyone on foreign policies? What is he advising Jeb on, telling him what not to do?

Bush cited his brother, former President George W. Bush, as one of his main advisers on the Middle East in a private meeting in Manhattan on Tuesday, according to three people who attended the off-the-record event.

The comment came as a shock to some who were in the room because Jeb, a likely presidential contender, has taken pains to publicly distance himself from his brother and his controversial policies, particularly in that area of the world.

In a national security speech in February, Bush said, “I am my own man,” and he has insisted he would develop his own policies on foreign affairs if he decides to run for president.

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