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June 13, 2006
More Anti-"English Only" Baloney
Posted by Dave Blount at June 13, 2006 10:14 AM
Earlier Moonbattery reported on Joey Vento, the owner of Geno's Steaks in Philadelphia, who was bold enough to put up a small sign requesting that his patrons try to order in English.
His audacity is not going unpunished by the self-righteous brownshirts of political correctness. Rachel Lawton, acting executive director of the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations, has announced the opening of a case against Geno's Steaks, intoning:
The complaint will say that the sign discourages patronage by non-English speakers because of their national origin and/or ancestry.
The charge is obviously absurd. Vento's own grandparents are immigrants from Sicily. No one has been denied service. As Vento points out, "If you don't speak English, the sign means nothing."
But with the standard liberal tactic of sending out squads of lawyers, activists, and/or bureaucrats to attack anyone not on board with their ideology, it doesn't matter if their case has merit. It just matters that they can make your life an expensive hell until you submit.
To his immense credit, Vento's not backing down:
I don't see why I should have to. It's freedom of speech.
As usual, the PC enforcers attempting to take away that freedom are also attempting to position themselves as the victims. Roberto Santiago, executive director of Philly's Council of Spanish Speaking Organizations, whimpers that he has received "hate" emails as a result of his crusade against Geno's Steaks.
"This is dividing the nation," Santiago had the chutzpah to complain.
Hello, Santiago: it's Joey Vento who doesn't want the nation divided by pernicious balkanizing moonbats like you.
Hat tip: William
