By R.C.
"'CONSTANT BULLYING': Writer/Editor Quits New York Times, Rips Rag: If You ‘Speak Your Mind … You’ll Be Hung Out to Dry’"
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/07/constant-bullying-writer-editor-quits-new-york-times-rips-rag-speak-mind-hung-dry/
R.C.: Hysterical!
I worked with a guy years ago whose first cousin is Terry Box.
https://garagesoftexas.com/the-retiring-terry-boxis-not-retiring/
Terry was an automotive editor of the Dallas Morning News.
My buddy Dave said that Terry could not wait till he retired from The Dallas Morning News.
Apparently, Terry was one of the few conservatives at the News, and he had to stifle himself, in order to keep his job.
So, the story of the New York Times writer who resigned should not be earth-shattering to those of us with pulses.
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LEGENDARY "PRONTO PUPS" HOT DOG STAND IN GRAND HAVEN,RECEIVES PLENTY OF SUPPORT AFTER OWNER'S ANTI-BLM POST
By Anya van Wagtendonk | avanwagtendonk@mlive.com
GRAND HAVEN, MI - A controversial social media post authored by the owner of a popular waterfront snack shack did not appear to slow business the day after the tirade generated strong online comments.
Carl Nelson, who co-owns Pronto Pups, was doling out his popular deep fried hot dogs beginning at 11 a.m. to customers who seemed largely unaware that, the evening before, a wide-ranging rant posted to the business’ Facebook page had attracted both angry denouncements and sworn support on social media.
But some had come out on purpose: to support a local business, Nelson specifically, or the notion that he had the right to express his opinions.
Nelson’s post, which he later said was intended for his personal Facebook page, decried the COVID-19 pandemic as nothing more than a cold, and seemingly called for armed resistance to government efforts to quell its spread.
He also denounced the Black Lives Matter movement, saying he would like to paint the words “White lives matter” down a nearby street, compared journalists to Adolf Hitler, and seemed to claim he saw a presumed-murdered Muskegon woman at his business.
After the post began receiving hundreds of comments on Monday evening, the business’ page was briefly deactivated, before being reactivated, with an apology post from Nelson.
Nelson declined to speak to MLive on Tuesday.
By noon on Tuesday, the line had swelled to about 30 people, painting a familiar scene along the edge of the Grand River, with children running about clutching their snacks and cups of soda, families biking by, and construction workers on a lunch break. Nelson joked with customers, bringing up the controversy only when asked.
The main indication that things were different were the presence of news cameras, and two young women on motor scooters, who passed by twice, shouting that the business was racist.
Many in the line told MLive that they had not heard about the social media post.
RELATED: Pronto Pups owner issues social media rant against coronavirus masks and Black Lives Matter
Although Nelson’s post had begun by expressing frustration about wearing a mask while working over hot oil, both he and a coworker wore masks as they worked
Two mothers from West Olive, children in tow, said they only learned about it while in line, adding that they’d tried to talk to Nelson, hoping for an explanation. Instead, they said, he defended his words.
“He wasn’t ambivalent” about what he’d written, one woman said.
The women declined to share their names, saying they did not want to be associated with the business. They would not return, they added, even though their children love to eat Pronto Pups. One added that, “if we’re voting with our dollars,” she would rather spend money somewhere that supports racial justice.
Several people said they were longtime customers, and had come out to support the shop.
“I’ve known Carl all my life,” said Dan Ellis, of Grand Haven. “He’s like me; I speak my mind.”
A man who gave his name as Todd, but declined to share his last name, said he’d driven in from Hudsonville to support a small business owner’s right to express himself.
“I think it’s terrible that a business owner can’t speak his mind without being threatened,” he said.
GRA:Grand Haven is one of the most gorgeous beach cities around.I spent many a summer there in the 70s and 80s."Pronto Pups" are dogs dipped in hot grease--I never liked them--but the business has been around for decades and is quite famous in West Michigan.
So far,many whites coming out to support Carl Nelson.SJWs will be out to close him up or destroy the little shack business.I'll keep you updated if such a vendetta occurs.
--GRA
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