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samplegirl

(11,500 posts)
Sat Apr 24, 2021, 08:07 AM Apr 2021

This is what you call a eye sore


https://i.postimg.cc/hjrvyNkT/CFABDCDF-C9-A3-48-A1-A




I must sound like a broken record by now. But this is our town in N.E. Ohio where this piece of shit restaurant has backed the far right for years.
In the midst of trying to change our State park to being renamed trump from freshman Rep. Loychik
we have to look at this eye sore in the middle of town each day!!!
Not to mention the Fuck Biden flags... where’s all those community church people?🤷🏻‍♀️

Trashville 44410
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This is what you call a eye sore (Original Post) samplegirl Apr 2021 OP
perfect example of a shithole Celerity Apr 2021 #1
Perhaps they should be reported for violating state law ... eppur_se_muova Apr 2021 #2
They've been reported samplegirl Apr 2021 #3
Then why did they make the damn law. Right wing flag desecration is legal I guess Walleye Apr 2021 #5
Absolutely. So is left wing flag desecration. mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2021 #10
They were grandstanding. NT mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2021 #11
I live in northwest Ohio and we have lots of blueinredohio Apr 2021 #27
The Supreme Court has already neutered flag laws PJMcK Apr 2021 #7
In the majority, the one and only Antonin Scalia. NT mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2021 #9
I guess they don't need any stinking constitution🤬 Walleye Apr 2021 #15
One challenge from the ACLU, and that law would be declared unconstitutional. mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2021 #8
Sure, but it might be fun to make them go to court to fight against the law ... eppur_se_muova Apr 2021 #24
Did the fuck Biden folks return the checks? malaise Apr 2021 #4
😂 IrishAfricanAmerican Apr 2021 #28
Ha malaise Apr 2021 #31
Sorry. I know the area, my sister lives in Newton Falls captain queeg Apr 2021 #6
Never been there, and likely never will! Buckeye_Democrat Apr 2021 #12
Just sickening. Diamond_Dog Apr 2021 #13
The trash don't even have a license plate! samplegirl Apr 2021 #21
Yeah they pray and support samplegirl Apr 2021 #22
So true. Diamond_Dog Apr 2021 #26
OMG Diamond_Dog Apr 2021 #25
Here's some truth in advertising... Kid Berwyn Apr 2021 #14
Protect and shred is right there...shoulda got to work on that shi... MiHale Apr 2021 #16
I looked really hard! BradBo Apr 2021 #17
Back the Blue? paleotn Apr 2021 #18
Inside the diner having Diet Coke and freedom fries. nt woodsprite Apr 2021 #19
Trumble County OH Botany Apr 2021 #20
It's so depressing samplegirl Apr 2021 #39
Sounds like you could write the book. JohnnyRingo Apr 2021 #43
Sadly men in that plant, around OH, and around America bought into the Hillary is a threat to my .. Botany Apr 2021 #46
I hope they're getting ready to put them on the shredding truck in the background. George II Apr 2021 #23
I want our flag back! Martin Eden Apr 2021 #29
Was driving from western NY through PA to back home Thursday PM and Friday morning lonely bird Apr 2021 #34
I've seen that around Chambersburg, PA... Pond Bank, to be specific. SMC22307 Apr 2021 #41
They've been flying them upside down. JohnnyRingo Apr 2021 #36
A rich prick in Cortland samplegirl Apr 2021 #49
I think these people are operatives paid by leftover T$ump campaign funds bucolic_frolic Apr 2021 #30
That may be possible in some instances lonely bird Apr 2021 #35
Ah, rural NE Ohio...loaded with RW shitheads lonely bird Apr 2021 #32
More like a greatest hits album than a broken record JohnnyRingo Apr 2021 #33
This message was self-deleted by its author samplegirl Apr 2021 #37
I see you've been busy today. JohnnyRingo Apr 2021 #44
This message was self-deleted by its author samplegirl Apr 2021 #38
Wait, that's not TN? piddyprints Apr 2021 #40
Appropriate to see a Project Shred truck in the background. Pepsidog Apr 2021 #42
Recommended. H2O Man Apr 2021 #45
Lost a lot on property value samplegirl Apr 2021 #50
Most of the Trump cult H2O Man Apr 2021 #52
A common sight in many red counties dalton99a Apr 2021 #47
Deep down they want a helping hand, they just don't want the 'others' to have one. Baked Potato Apr 2021 #48
Trump's not-so-swift boat voters for truth Blue Owl Apr 2021 #51

eppur_se_muova

(36,289 posts)
2. Perhaps they should be reported for violating state law ...
Sat Apr 24, 2021, 08:15 AM
Apr 2021
The State of Ohio makes it a misdemeanor of the second degree for anyone to purposely deface, damage or physically mistreat the U.S. flag or the Ohio state flag. [Ohio Rev. Code Ann. Sec. 2927.11]


Writing 'Trump' across our country's flag is a defacement of the highest order.

samplegirl

(11,500 posts)
3. They've been reported
Sat Apr 24, 2021, 08:21 AM
Apr 2021

I didn’t think they could fly Fuck Biden signs but they do.
Police dept. told me freedom of speech!

mahatmakanejeeves

(57,600 posts)
10. Absolutely. So is left wing flag desecration.
Sat Apr 24, 2021, 08:44 AM
Apr 2021

It's their flag; they can do anything they want with it.

blueinredohio

(6,797 posts)
27. I live in northwest Ohio and we have lots of
Sat Apr 24, 2021, 10:09 AM
Apr 2021

Fuck Biden and Impeach Biden flags. Its not as bad as that restaurant but it pisses you off when you drive past it every day.

PJMcK

(22,048 posts)
7. The Supreme Court has already neutered flag laws
Sat Apr 24, 2021, 08:40 AM
Apr 2021

In Texas vs. Johnson, SCOTUS ruled that desecrating the U.S. Flag was protected free speech under the First Amendment. Therefore, any similar state laws would also be unconstitutional.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_v._Johnson

eppur_se_muova

(36,289 posts)
24. Sure, but it might be fun to make them go to court to fight against the law ...
Sat Apr 24, 2021, 10:06 AM
Apr 2021

... that was surely forced through by Reich-wing Uglicans like themselves.

On second thought, they're insensate to irony. Wasted effort.

captain queeg

(10,242 posts)
6. Sorry. I know the area, my sister lives in Newton Falls
Sat Apr 24, 2021, 08:37 AM
Apr 2021

She says it’s a real trump loving area. She can’t stand it and her son is a real trumper but she ignores it since her oldest daughter died of cancer a couple years ago. She doesn’t want to lose her son too.

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,856 posts)
12. Never been there, and likely never will!
Sat Apr 24, 2021, 08:49 AM
Apr 2021

Uh oh! Their white people are losing ground there!


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton_Falls,_Ohio

2000 census:
The racial makeup of the city was 98.10% White, 0.38% African American, 0.42% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.24% from other races, and 0.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.64% of the population.

2010 census:
The racial makeup of the village was 97.6% White, 0.8% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.1% of the population.

Diamond_Dog

(32,057 posts)
13. Just sickening.
Sat Apr 24, 2021, 08:52 AM
Apr 2021

This area is a laughing stock full of Trump idiots.

You are right samplegirl about the Fuck Biden signs, not one church or religious organization speaks out against this utter profanity and filth. It’s appalling.

“Back the Blue” — yeah those terrorists defacing our Capitol beat cops over the head with American flags. They are too stupid to realize how stupid and lawless they are!

Botany

(70,581 posts)
20. Trumble County OH
Sat Apr 24, 2021, 09:54 AM
Apr 2021

Where democrats saved their auto plant but Trump's stupid ass trade war helped to shut it down.

Where some of the very same autoworkers (white males mostly) whose plant was saved by President
Obama went and voted for the man who challenged if he was really an American.

Where the n****r word is used freely but they love their Cleveland Browns and Ohio State Buckeyes
(except those that are Steeler fans) and they see no conflict in the 2 thought patterns.

Where republican and big businesses closed down and or moved their jobs out of the country and many
still vote republican.

Where in 2004 you had more absentee votes then absentee ballots mailed out.

Where you can buy a house for $5,000.

Where Trump wouldn't let its citizens onto his golf courses or into his country clubs except to get them to work
for him but not pay them.

Where old school Italian Mafia is still a part of the culture. Or used to be.

Where for the past 2.5 generations racism, ignorance, right wing "pastors, "and 24/7 hate talk radio/TV/internet/social
media has cooked many minds to the point that death alone can cure them of stupidity.

But one thing to watch for as Joe and Kamala lift America back up and stop the pandemic some (not all) and will
see the light and vote blue. Your "friends" @ the restaurant are beyond help.

JohnnyRingo

(18,641 posts)
43. Sounds like you could write the book.
Sat Apr 24, 2021, 11:12 AM
Apr 2021

I know, I was at a couple Obama re-election rallies in Lordstown where hundreds of union autoworkers wore shirts with his image that said "He had our backs, now we've got his", referring to the bailout. By the end of his term there were whispers that GM may relocate the sprawling plant.

Then Trump came to town and famously told those union worker to vote for him and to not sell their homes because he was going to force GM and others to build here. And with that, the Trump curse was cast. Within a year, they were building those Cruzes in Mexico.

It puzzles me that most of those blue collar workers seem to still be under the Svengali President's hypnotic spell.

Botany

(70,581 posts)
46. Sadly men in that plant, around OH, and around America bought into the Hillary is a threat to my ..
Sat Apr 24, 2021, 11:29 AM
Apr 2021

... manhood because she is a d**e bitch w/a liberal agenda that must be stopped bullshit. And they
voted against their own best interests and voted for Trump in #s that were big enough so that Russia
could steal the election for Trump. Never forget that Trump also scratches their racist/sexist/anti-
education and science itch and to them that feels damn good.

Reagan's getting rid of the fairness doctrine has allowed many people for the past 2.5 generations to
bathed in misinformation 24/7. Even now Fox and GOP politicians are telling people not to wear masks
or they shouldn't get a C-19 vaccination.

Once my mom passes I'm getting the hell out of Ohio.

Martin Eden

(12,875 posts)
29. I want our flag back!
Sat Apr 24, 2021, 10:30 AM
Apr 2021

Once upon a time seeing the Stars & Stripes made me feel secure and proud.

Now when I see a pickup truck driving down the street flying the US flag I immediately feel revulsion, suspecting it's a Trumper whose idea of "patriotism" is poisoned by lies and a neofascist version of American "conservatism" that would make our nation's founders thrash about in their graves.

I want our flag back!!!

When I see it displayed with a Trump banner or a Confederate flag I just want to

lonely bird

(1,688 posts)
34. Was driving from western NY through PA to back home Thursday PM and Friday morning
Sat Apr 24, 2021, 10:44 AM
Apr 2021

I saw a house with the American flag flying and the confederate traitor flag on the same pole right beneath it.

Disgusting.

SMC22307

(8,090 posts)
41. I've seen that around Chambersburg, PA... Pond Bank, to be specific.
Sat Apr 24, 2021, 10:58 AM
Apr 2021

I want to get out of my car and "have a discussion" but I'd probably get shot...

JohnnyRingo

(18,641 posts)
36. They've been flying them upside down.
Sat Apr 24, 2021, 10:50 AM
Apr 2021

Even that diner in the OP had one out front until very recently, and I'm sick of it.

The police blotter had an entry every week where someone called the cops about a life & death emergency at Top Notch Diner. I know they weren't serious, but others have had it with these crybabies too.

bucolic_frolic

(43,281 posts)
30. I think these people are operatives paid by leftover T$ump campaign funds
Sat Apr 24, 2021, 10:35 AM
Apr 2021

I just can't imagine anybody getting so juiced about someone who failed to deliver anything but misery and hatred.

lonely bird

(1,688 posts)
32. Ah, rural NE Ohio...loaded with RW shitheads
Sat Apr 24, 2021, 10:42 AM
Apr 2021

Yeah, not far from me. Still Trump signs scattered around my area as well.

As for community church people? Don't look for them. Conservative religion IS conservative politics. They are one in the same.

JohnnyRingo

(18,641 posts)
33. More like a greatest hits album than a broken record
Sat Apr 24, 2021, 10:44 AM
Apr 2021

Sure, I've heard all the tracks and know them by heart, but they're solid gold.

I'm guessing the Bros have shredded theirs on the back of their truck by now. I'm confident however, that this is bootleg merch, and Trump isn't getting a dime of it.

Response to JohnnyRingo (Reply #33)

Response to JohnnyRingo (Reply #33)

piddyprints

(14,648 posts)
40. Wait, that's not TN?
Sat Apr 24, 2021, 10:57 AM
Apr 2021

Sure could be. I have been happy not to be driving around for the past year. It's depressing that they still are so brainwashed.

Wait, there's a Christian flag in that bunch? SMDH There's a new one on me. It's usually Old Glory, Stars & Bars, and Trump flags. Christians are ok with this? (Yeah, I know, the vast majority these days are hypocrites.)

H2O Man

(73,605 posts)
45. Recommended.
Sat Apr 24, 2021, 11:19 AM
Apr 2021

I live in a very rural area. But that is exactly what I see scattered along the road when I drive either way to get to civilization.

samplegirl

(11,500 posts)
50. Lost a lot on property value
Sat Apr 24, 2021, 01:41 PM
Apr 2021

during the Bush Cheney years. Lots of foreclosures and such.
This makes me beyond sad... as my house is just 5 years old. Thought I wanted to retire here.
Now I think not!
I’m so sad... so very sad. I can’t even drive into town with out passing this mess!

H2O Man

(73,605 posts)
52. Most of the Trump cult
Sat Apr 24, 2021, 02:06 PM
Apr 2021

that lives near me are friendly, though we certainly never socialize. It's funny: the guys who have hunted & fished for decades recognize the environment has changed, but they can't quite grasp concepts such as climate change. Only one family is openly hostile towards me. By chance, they live across the road, down the mountain. I continue to wave to them the few times I happen to see them, not anticipating the return waves that rarely come.

Because they have so many Trump flags etc, I have decided to plant some of my sunflowers where they can see them. While I mostly grow the more common yellow ones, which will be scattered elsewhere, I will plant three less common types in plain view -- which are red, red & white, and blue.

My house was a stage coach station right after the Revolutionary War. By the early 1800s, there was a doctor's office and the first post office located inside. There are the remains of an old blacksmith's shop at the edge of my lawn. My driveway was part of an early turnpike. I have now lived here longer than anyone else, which I alone consider an accomplishment. More, my flower and vegetable gardens are far superior to those of the Trumpsters. Another accomplishment!

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