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| Sign of Bush's support surfaces in Boston |
| 2004-07-23 |
| via Vikingpundit. Raj, tu3031, you gents oughtta get a slice of pie at this fine establishment. Even though he voted for George W. Bush four years ago, Mark F. Pasquale was looking forward to the Democrats coming to town, especially since the pizza shop he has run for the past 23 years is right across the street from the FleetCenter. But then the barriers started going up, the security rules kept getting changed, and he finally had enough. He's closing during the convention and leaving behind a banner in support of Bush. Good man. ''It seems like there was supposed to be a party, but it turned out to be a private party," said the 51-year-old Pasquale, who was deluged with media attention yesterday as the 24-foot-long, 4-foot-high banner draped across the building started getting noticed. ''They have 30,000 prepared meals . . . I put my food against anybody, but you can't compete against a free meal." Pasquale said he will vote for Bush again and said that if the Texan ever comes to Boston, he hopes the president makes Halftime Pizza, located at the corner of Friend and Causeway streets, one of his stops. See the sign at the link. |
| Posted by:Seafarious |
| #8 You can count on it, Seafarious! |
| Posted by: Raj 2004-07-23 2:02:31 PM |
| #7 Might as well put out a "Starbucks" sign while he's at it. The loonies are sure to destroy his business with a Bush banner above it. Hope you're insured, Mr. Pasquale! |
| Posted by: Dar 2004-07-23 10:47:42 AM |
| #6 Well, one would think that Menino would be a bit gunshy after the Police Union |
| Posted by: Trub 2004-07-23 10:04:37 AM |
| #5 Now, unlike all the celebrity bitching, this is governmental attempts to suppress free speech! THIS GUY NEEDS A GOOD, AGGRESSIVE, ATTORNEY TO RIP THE CITY A NEW ONE IN FEDERAL COURT -- pursuant to 42 USC § 1983. |
| Posted by: cingold 2004-07-23 9:30:11 AM |
| #4 Mr. Pasquale was on the radio this morning talking about it. It seems that the city is "leaning" on him now about it. He has been fined for not having a permit for the sign, and now he has been afflicted by various inspectors (building code, food, etc) and a few more fines. The morning talk hosts of the radio station seem to be planning to have a remote some time late next week to draw people back to his place after the convention to help raise money to cover the fines. |
| Posted by: Trub 2004-07-23 8:03:34 AM |
| #3 Fantastic. Too bad someone will rip it down. They are--you know--very tolerant. |
| Posted by: Dragon Fly 2004-07-23 7:01:59 AM |
| #2 Good man but a very very bad move on his part. The moonbats will probably torch the building. |
| Posted by: AzCat 2004-07-23 4:30:45 AM |
| #1 Very cool Seafarious. Ima hopn'n Boston has had enough. "I've been in this town so long, that back in the city, I've been taken for lost and gone and unkown for a long, long time." |
| Posted by: Lucky 2004-07-23 2:46:58 AM |