06-25-2018, 01:59 PM
(06-25-2018, 01:27 PM)GMDino Wrote: I wonder how much tread it would have gotten had Sanders not posted her her 3 million followers on her official government account?
It was already getting significant attention before Sanders' tweet. There was a Yelp war going on Friday night before she commented.
(06-25-2018, 01:31 PM)GMDino Wrote: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/08/16/virginia-bakery-owner-turns-down-biden-visit-over-didnt-build-that.html
Was there a big defense from the right about this in 2012?
No, but this was also a different situation. The owner was declining his business to host a campaign event, not just to serve Biden and his family. That incident is being thrown around a lot after this, but it is also on a different level and should not be used to draw a comparison.
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