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OrangeTV: The racist links are still up over there. I’m about to compose an email to the editor letting him know this is unacceptable how embarrassing those comment sections are for our town and requesting that something is done immediately to make the racist/homophobic posts stop and/or go away. I suggest others take a few minutes and do the same.
Question: What are you waiting for?
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PatrickH on March 18 at 6:57 p.m.
Sent a letter of to Mr. Patrick, our ad rep, and Mr. Hagadone a few minutes ago, and tomorrow we are posting the following sign in the cafe: “Due to recent racist comments posted on the CDA Press’ website we are asking our customers to boycott the Press until Mr. Patrick removes the comments and issues an apology. If you have a copy of the Press with you we will gladly replace it with a current issue of the Spokesman Review or USAToday.”
Cindy_H on March 18 at 7:09 p.m.
PatrickH: You are one cool dude. I sure would like to know the name of your cafe so that I could patronize it when I’m over your way.
zelda on March 18 at 7:40 p.m.
Good for you, PatrickH. The Fortune 500 company I once worked for pulled out of Spokane because they couldn’t recruit or keep workers in this mono-browed, knuckle-dragger area.
PatrickH on March 18 at 8:13 p.m.
I appreciate both of your kind comments, I hesitate to say what cafe I own here, only because I don’t want to seem like I am doing this to promote my business, but it will become very apparent over the next few days, as I do intend to continue to push this issue. I am born and raised in North Idaho and was raised to believe that sometimes you have to choice to vocally fight for what you believe in. I feel that this is one of those times. The Press’ actions, or lack their of, are casting a dark shadow on our region and I believe that I need to stand up and curse the darkness they are spreading. Free speech, debate, even snarky comments are part of what makes this country, and this region great, but racism, regardless of the justification for its existence must be stood up to and struck down where ever it appears, and I intend to do that. Our region is far to good to allow a few to paint us this way.
Stickman on March 18 at 8:42 p.m.
Patrick: I love the comments.
Sisyphus on March 19 at 6:46 a.m.
You go PatrickH. When I find out what cafe you have I’ll be damned sure to help you out. I’ll get my note to the enablers out today. They love me over there.