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Eatery loses big bucks after refusing GOP nominee’s visit
An acclaimed Denver restaurant that told Mitt Romney to lunch elsewhere is facing some backlash.
After the GOP presidential candidate chose Chipotle for a lunch drop-by yesterday, the Mexican fast food chain got a lot of glory in the press after a Romney posing with staffers went viral. But it turns out the chain eatery was a fallback. And now the family-owned restaurant is paying a big price after a Westword blog post reported on its refusal to host the candidate.
“We lost a big order today,” Oscar Aguirre, co-owner of Rosa Linda’s, told The Daily. “Somebody called in and ordered $120 worth of food.
Later, Aguirre said, the customer called back and asked, “Aren’t you the restaurant that canceled Romney?”
He said the customer “hung-up” and canceled.
“They have a right to do so but don’t hurt us either,” Aguirre said.
fxdwg
October 4th, 2012
Tough shit, numbnuts. You made a stand, just like Crumb and Get It did when they refused a Biden event. The difference is, Crumb’s business increased and he was polite about it. You screwed yourself and now you’re whining about how “it’s not fair”. People vote with their wallets, too, douchebag. Bienvenidos a Los Estados Unidos!
Anonymous
October 4th, 2012
Yo quero Chipolte.
Brooke
October 4th, 2012
You have the right to refuse service to anyone… We have the right to refuse your services.
Now quit’cher bellyaching!
Boobie the Rocket Dog
October 4th, 2012
If he wanted to play the middle of the road, which is what it sounds like, he should have catered to the Romney team, then invited the Obama team to come by.
How you say? “Tornillo del perro “
fxdwg
October 4th, 2012
One more little thing. If this happened in Denver, a liberal owned sanctuary city, to Hispanic Mormons, how does it bode for the Obama campaign in the flyover states? Methinks something is amiss, amigos…Axelrod is preparing the Martial Law Executive Order as we speak.
Maudie N Mandeville
October 4th, 2012
‘We discussed it as a family but unfortunately we are going to have to pass.’”——Why? You mention that you need the business.
Couldn’t you have accepted and called up Obama’s team and asked him to stop by sometime, too? You mention that you need the business.
And excuse me if I find that $120 rejected order a little hard to believe. But do you usually fry up $120 phone order w/o payment? How about a $2000 order? $20,000?
And this is the only example sighted?
And “We’ve decided as a family” to decline your visit. No problemo. And I’ve decided to decline a visit to your establishment. No problemo.
It’s a great country, isn’t it?
Boobie the Rocket Dog
October 4th, 2012
OK. I take it back. They’re leftists. Here’s from their website:
“Welcome to RosaLinda’s Mexican Cafe
• Vegetarian Cuisine • Healthy Mexican Cuisine•”
Mex health food? Isn’t Mexican food gassy enough without help?
Navigator
October 4th, 2012
Unless your business is politics, don’t mix business with politics.
Boobie the Rocket Dog
October 4th, 2012
Flatulent free holy negroes. Hahahahaha!
MNHawk
October 4th, 2012
No one has stated that first eatery lost business just because the owner was polite to Obama. Just that the owner was worried that would happen. Well, no, no one will punish you for not being a dick to Obama, and just being the polite businessman.
Unlike business #2 which was a dick to Romney.
You did build that.
Stirrin the B.S.
October 4th, 2012
“….For Aguirre and his family, they want to keep their religion and their politics separate from their “amazing” chile rilleno and shredded beef….”
WTF does religion have to do with it? Answer: Nothing.
Translation: we don’t want to piss off our hispanic homies.”
Jerry Manderin
October 4th, 2012
What a cornholio.
Carlos The Jackal
October 4th, 2012
The Chipotle chain has a bad rep for employing illegals. Given that and the ridiculous amount of good mexican restaurants thawe have here, I’ve never been in one.
Boobie the Rocket Dog
October 4th, 2012
If Carlos is right, look for the Obamarrhoids to make a big stink about the relationship between Romney and Chipotle, all the while handing Motor-Voter IDs to illegals as they exit the tunnels under the border.
bob
October 4th, 2012
Landslide. I can see it now.
The question in my mind – what kind of smoldering rubble will Barry and Co. leave behind?
I’m talking economy, policy, middle east, debt…
At least with Clinton it really only required some scrubbing in the oval office… This… Could take some work.
Meshuggahboy
October 4th, 2012
Unlike Obama, Romney would have at least paid for his food.
RosalindJ
October 4th, 2012
“We could use the business, I’m not going to lie,” Aguirre told The Daily. “But at the same time, what kind of message is that going to send?”
Message received, loud and clear. Kind of late to be concerned about that now.
This is how conservatives operate: don’t want our business? Find. You won’t get it.
If it were regressives who had been turned away, there would be some kind of media melt-down and a host of code pink morons in attendance.
RosalindJ
October 4th, 2012
Find=Fine
Goldenfoxx
October 4th, 2012
@Bob: It can be fixed and it will be fixed. You’re right Romney will win in a landslide.
i don't feel tardy
October 4th, 2012
no problamos, SB’s… betcha La Raza will be MORE than happy to make it up to you. same for MALDEF
viva la Reconquista, RIGHT MOFO’s
Boobie the Rocket Dog
October 4th, 2012
@ Meshuggahboy – Mitt would whip out a ten spot, not a niqqer bankroll.
Carlos The Jackal
October 4th, 2012
http://articles.nydailynews.com/2011-02-08/news/28550637_1_chipotle-burrito-immigration-policy
Chipotle investigated by ICE, phony I-9 forms.
Stranded in Sonoma
October 4th, 2012
It’s called voting with your wallet. Something libtards don’t understand. They think you are required to spend your money where they tell you to to spend it. If you want our business, don’t piss us off.