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(Think Progress) Hero Not news: Iraqi immigrants open restaurant in Mass. News: Vandal throws a rock through the window to drive them out. Hero: Veterans show solidarity by organizing a mass patronage of restaurant   (thinkprogress.org) divider line 83
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Grand_Moff_Joseph [TotalFark]
2012-01-12 02:10:38 PM
Nice move by the veterans. +10
 
DammitIForgotMyLogin [TotalFark]
2012-01-12 02:19:36 PM
Oh, a big +1
 
walkerhound
2012-01-12 02:23:57 PM
Real veterans would've taken a piss on the restaurant's owner after shooting him dead, who are these panzies?
 
ginandbacon [TotalFark]
2012-01-12 02:32:16 PM
Love this!
 
SphericalTime [TotalFark]
2012-01-12 02:46:16 PM
This is just a liberal lie from that partisan rag ThinkProgress.org. Obviously they're trying to drive a wedge between Real Americans and the troops . . . but it's not going to work!
 
Code_Archeologist [TotalFark]
2012-01-12 02:56:05 PM
I would say something snarky... but my eyes appear to have spring a leak for some reason.
 
Jackson Herring [TotalFark]
2012-01-12 03:00:43 PM
Code_Archeologist: I would say something snarky... but my eyes appear to have spring a leak for some reason.

It's all this dust in the air...
 
baka-san [TotalFark]
2012-01-12 03:20:16 PM
Good on them.
 
mrshowrules [TotalFark]
2012-01-12 03:21:58 PM
Where's the "Catch you off guard and make you a little emotional" tag?
 
djkutch [TotalFark]
2012-01-12 03:25:32 PM
Christian tolerance for Muslims. This is new?
 
Corvus
2012-01-12 03:26:07 PM
Good job vets!!
 
whidbey
2012-01-12 03:27:12 PM
Nope. No racism in this country anymore. Isolated incident, amirite?
 
KiplingKat872
2012-01-12 03:28:08 PM
One of those little events that gives you some faith in this coutnry again.

/damn this dust.
 
skyotter
2012-01-12 03:30:05 PM
Jackson Herring: Code_Archeologist: I would say something snarky... but my eyes appear to have spring a leak for some reason.

It's all this dust in the air...

i thought someone was slicing onions.

/+eleventygillion
 
Lost Thought 00
2012-01-12 03:30:12 PM
I'll bet they are secretly spying on us for Iran, just waiting for a nuclear engineer to get tempted by the smell of their falafel.
 
That Masked Man
2012-01-12 03:30:14 PM
This vet would gladly patronize that place, I bet the chai is deliciously real. In fact, I'm not too far from the Lowell area..
 
gimmegimme
2012-01-12 03:30:19 PM
Hmm...all of the posters so far seem to be commie libs. What will the Fox News spin on the story be?
 
Coelacanth
2012-01-12 03:31:39 PM
They have take-out?
 
Devolving_Spud
2012-01-12 03:34:08 PM
gimmegimme: Hmm...all of the posters so far seem to be commie libs. What will the Fox News spin on the story be?

Massachusetts harbors al Quaida sleeper cell? I'm not saying they are, I'm just asking questions.

Dust in my eye prevents further snark.
 
mrshowrules [TotalFark]
2012-01-12 03:34:24 PM
whidbey: Nope. No racism in this country anymore. Isolated incident, amirite?

Well technically TFA indicates that the motivation behind the thrown rock was unknown. The important this is that is what if felt like to the owners and why what the veterans are doing is so cool.
 
optional
2012-01-12 03:34:47 PM
America! fark yeah!

/not being sarcastic
//really awesome on the veterans' part
 
NullReferenceException
2012-01-12 03:34:52 PM
gimmegimme: Hmm...all of the posters so far seem to be commie libs. What will the Fox News spin on the story be?

"Retired, Vietnam era hippie rallies support for possible terrorist money laundering front!"

/or something along those lines
 
beta_plus
2012-01-12 03:34:55 PM
whidbey: Nope. No racism in this country anymore. Isolated incident, amirite?

It's a work in progress.

barackobamabiography.org
 
StrangeQ
2012-01-12 03:35:12 PM
KiplingKat872: One of those little events that gives you some faith in this coutnry again.

/damn this dust.

This.

Of course, then three links down we have people trying to reinstate DADT. I want to believe the good guys will win out eventually, but sometimes it's difficult.
 
whidbey
2012-01-12 03:35:43 PM
gimmegimme: Hmm...all of the posters so far seem to be commie libs. What will the Fox News spin on the story be?

Let's bomb Iran, Or Even Better, Let Israel Do It.
 
Philip Francis Queeg
2012-01-12 03:36:09 PM
gimmegimme: Hmm...all of the posters so far seem to be commie libs. What will the Fox News spin on the story be?

"Terrorist hideout identified by Patriot with a rock. Heroic Vets begin surveillance. Why is Obama soft on Terror?"
 
whidbey
2012-01-12 03:37:04 PM
mrshowrules: whidbey: Nope. No racism in this country anymore. Isolated incident, amirite?

Well technically TFA indicates that the motivation behind the thrown rock was unknown. The important this is that is what if felt like to the owners and why what the veterans are doing is so cool.

I'm totally behind what the vets are doing. I'm also pretty damn sure about the motivation of the unnamed rock-thrower.
 
The Why Not Guy [TotalFark]
2012-01-12 03:40:23 PM
It's wonderful to be reminded that there are still plenty of people who get what America is all about, even if they're not the ones making the most noise. Bravo, veterans! I'm going to call the restaurant and have them serve a round on me.
 
RumsfeldsReplacement
2012-01-12 03:40:31 PM
Best use of the Hero tag I've seen in months. Maybe years. Bravo for finding this subby, and bravo Patrick Scanlon. The military needs more people like you.
 
gimmegimme
2012-01-12 03:40:59 PM
I think I know who can get to the bottom of what happened. She handled a similar situation a few years ago.

ecx.images-amazon.com
 
AlwaysRightBoy [TotalFark]
2012-01-12 03:41:57 PM
Truly Americans. Very good of them.
 
Mark Ratner [TotalFark]
2012-01-12 03:42:19 PM
Philip Francis Queeg: "Terrorist hideout identified by Patriot with a rock. Heroic Vets begin surveillance. Why is Obama soft on Terror?"

lol...you win this thread
 
Diogenes [TotalFark]
2012-01-12 03:42:51 PM
gimmegimme: Hmm...all of the posters so far seem to be commie libs. What will the Fox News spin on the story be?

Our military is dedicated to the protection of Iraqis, and therefore we should send them back into Iraq.
 
ablank
2012-01-12 03:43:30 PM
whidbey: mrshowrules: whidbey: Nope. No racism in this country anymore. Isolated incident, amirite?

Well technically TFA indicates that the motivation behind the thrown rock was unknown. The important this is that is what if felt like to the owners and why what the veterans are doing is so cool.

I'm totally behind what the vets are doing. I'm also pretty damn sure about the motivation of the unnamed rock-thrower.

To me it's the "20lb rock" part. I mean, if it's a rando act of vandalism by some kids, maybe the pick up some busted concrete or something and throw it to break a window. But a 20lb rock? That's not just sitting around. That takes some effort...
 
beta_plus
2012-01-12 03:44:11 PM
The Why Not Guy: It's wonderful to be reminded that there are still plenty of people who get what America is all about, even if they're not the ones making the most noise. Bravo, veterans! I'm going to call the restaurant and have them serve a round on me.

Might want to make it Orange Soda. Might be the sensitive thing to do since, you know, it being an Iraqi restaurant and all.

/knows that there are christians and jews in Iraq
//but better safe than sorry
 
quoinguy
2012-01-12 03:46:18 PM
Good for the vets and other customers. And especially GOOD for the restaurant family. Immigrants adding their cultural two-cents via awesome food is, when you really think about it, the true essence of America. Long live the melting pot!

/Fox viewer--but not a fear-monger. All entertainment outlets, including "normal" news channels, have their kooky parts.
 
MithrandirBooga
2012-01-12 03:46:26 PM
I was honestly expecting everything after "Hero Veterans show solidarity by" to be the exact opposite of what it actually said. Damn, for once I'm glad I was proven wrong.

/To be fair, it's in the north. We're sane up here.
//If it were in the south, $100 says the outcome would be 100% different.
 
madcan34
2012-01-12 03:46:44 PM
no kidding - is that what was going on?

I live about a block away from where this happened and had no idea but there were about 5 cop cars, two fire trucks and at least one paramedic van.

closed down all lanes for about an hour
 
Guidette Frankentits
2012-01-12 03:47:01 PM
I have a hard time believing that the owner wasn't behind this. Americans don't throw stones, they use asinine building codes to shut places down.
 
m2313
2012-01-12 03:48:19 PM
Guidette Frankentits: I have a hard time believing that the owner wasn't behind this. Americans don't throw stones, they use asinine building codes to shut places down.

See Occupy evictions and the "health code" excuse.
 
WhiskeySticks
2012-01-12 03:49:57 PM
It's because there's food involved. Americans love food.
 
Dumski [TotalFark]
2012-01-12 03:50:27 PM
Right. This awesomeness. FYI, I live in Canada and my son-in-law is Palestinian. He has opened a successful
restaurant in one province and is now looking for more opportunities where I live. His work ethic, commitment to a new country, heritage and love for my daughter is self evident.
He is doing exactly what the Iraqi owner is doing by creating jobs for his fellow Arabs and Canadians. He has had one incidence of racism in the town his first restaurant is in, and it wasn't from an anonymous rock thrower. It was from the local health inspector, who racked up a completely bogus report, just because my son-in-law and his partner were being successful over other established non-ethnic restaurants.

I applaud these veterans for what they have done. It should speak volumes to other citizens, or at least make them think about their views on Arabs living in North America.
 
WMCB
2012-01-12 03:52:25 PM
Is it wrong that I'm curious if it's a shawarma place? Because in that instance the rock might not have been a hate crime... just someone jonesing for delicious shawarma.

/addicted to Iraqi food
//Great job, fellow vets!
 
The Why Not Guy [TotalFark]
2012-01-12 03:57:24 PM
beta_plus: Might want to make it Orange Soda. Might be the sensitive thing to do since, you know, it being an Iraqi restaurant and all.

Maybe dessert would be the best option. Everyone loves dessert.
 
Fart_Machine
2012-01-12 04:00:27 PM
ablank: But a 20lb rock? That's not just sitting around. That takes some effort...

www.redstoneprojects.com
 
GWLush [TotalFark]
2012-01-12 04:00:31 PM
This maked me proud to be a vet.

\Also something in my eye
 
GWLush [TotalFark]
2012-01-12 04:01:18 PM
GWLush: This maked makes me proud to be a vet.

\Also something in my eye

Fixed that for me
 
whidbey
2012-01-12 04:01:59 PM
ablank: But a 20lb rock? That's not just sitting around. That takes some effort...

Not as much effort as trying to find a fiddyrock in Lowell, I would bet...
 
what_now [TotalFark]
2012-01-12 04:06:11 PM
This makes me very happy.
 
highbrow45
2012-01-12 04:06:28 PM
I hope they tipped well... wouldn't want the fark community to turn on them.
 
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