Sunday 24 June 2018

Sarah Sanders shown the door

Every restaurant owner has the right to refuse entry to a customer on the following grounds: racial prejudice, sexism, and if they are fully booked...and that's about it. Sarah Huckerbee Sanders doesn't fall into any of these categories. Trump's press secretary wanted a quiet meal with her family but the staff didn't want to serve her because she works for Donald Trump. I don't suppose it's the first restaurant to turn away someone from the US gvernment, any US government, but I think it's downright rude, stupid, and very undemocratic. Sarah Sanders has a pretty rough time with the US White House press corps, and quite rightly, as she has tried to present her president's statements and tweets in a positive light. That's her job, and a lot of reporters on the White House circuit believe she does best what they say the president does best which is to lie. But that's politics, and she has survived the rough and tumble of the White House press conferences by sticking as close as she can to the prepared script in order to keep her job and serve her master. Does that give a restuarant the right to bar her and her family from enjoying a quiet night out? No, not in my view. I'm sure the restaurant will be cheered by non-Trump supporters and it might encourage other restaurants to do the same. But I think it would be a sad day if restaurant owners in America start putting up signs in their windows: "Only Trump-haters can eat here". Commercially, it would be a stupid move anyway but restaurant owners should get on with what they do best, if they are any good: cook decent food, serve it politely and create a friendly atmosphere.The Red Hen in Lexington, Virginia, where Sarah Sanders was shown the door, should apologise and offer her and her family a free meal, and get a life.

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