tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304246250292041543.post8181349537960069855..comments2023-10-22T04:41:23.913-05:00Comments on Delta Delta Delta: How Patriotic Is Your Favorite Restaurant? Do You Care?Beth Duke, Author of Delaney's People, Don't Shoot Your Mule, It All Comes Back to You, and Tapestryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02461053485414797544noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304246250292041543.post-54691487285172281582011-10-17T22:28:08.791-05:002011-10-17T22:28:08.791-05:00Let's get this straight, Beth. We have NOT see...Let's get this straight, Beth. We have NOT seen any proof that Olive Garden does in fact have any kind of banner policy. All I've read is people have said they were told there was some such policy. Third hand rumor at best and certainly not a fact.<br />According to the press release A POLICY was misinterpreted by the local manager. Although we haven't seen the exact wording, the press release from Olive Garden was very clear on this point. The problem was at the LOCAL level and not with Olive Garden's general policy as a whole.<br /><br />John JohnsonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304246250292041543.post-44325353783538438692011-10-14T09:51:53.319-05:002011-10-14T09:51:53.319-05:00Thank you, Casey! I appreciate your readership and...Thank you, Casey! I appreciate your readership and comments.Beth Duke, Author of Delaney's People, Don't Shoot Your Mule, It All Comes Back to You, and Tapestryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02461053485414797544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304246250292041543.post-25784374042410635052011-10-14T09:42:18.056-05:002011-10-14T09:42:18.056-05:00It is not aimed at the American flag, for heaven&#...It is not aimed at the American flag, for heaven's sake. At worst, this was a miscommunication, and it has been readily addressed.<br />When we were there, I mentioned to our hostess that I had been following and commenting on the news story online. The manager joined us a few minutes later out of curiosity. No one could be more patriotic than he (a member of his family just returned from fighting overseas) or more appalled at the way his establishment was being portrayed.<br />Simply put: there was no place to put a flag or banner in a crowded restaurant. Now I am sure there will be a corner of the room dedicated to that purpose. After all this absurd publicity, I sincerely hope we won't see ten lunatic fringe groups trying to hang a banner there.Beth Duke, Author of Delaney's People, Don't Shoot Your Mule, It All Comes Back to You, and Tapestryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02461053485414797544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304246250292041543.post-88381965577062457052011-10-14T06:24:25.665-05:002011-10-14T06:24:25.665-05:00I have attended many service club meetings in my l...I have attended many service club meetings in my life, and they usually took with them an American flag (and usually a state flag) on freestanding poles. When I was in the service, between missions to Southeast Asia, I was on temporary duty in Nuremberg, Germany, in 1971. We were asked to leave one particular night club because we were in the uniform of the United States Air Force. We understood exactly why. We were in Germany and this was an anti-American establishment. I am sure the Kiwanis Club had a freestanding flag. Not being allowed to display the flag of our country is only catering to Un-American sentiment. If they have a policy against flying "any" flag or banner, just who do you think it is aimed at? <br />PapaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304246250292041543.post-44244245144608126902011-10-14T06:19:44.258-05:002011-10-14T06:19:44.258-05:00It is a weak policy at that. (I do love the way y...It is a weak policy at that. (I do love the way you write though girl!)Caseynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304246250292041543.post-63349214850214309312011-10-13T22:44:00.787-05:002011-10-13T22:44:00.787-05:00It's not like that, David. This Olive Garden h...It's not like that, David. This Olive Garden has a policy against hanging ANY banner or flag of any kind - they are not equipped to do it, and have no private meeting room.Beth Duke, Author of Delaney's People, Don't Shoot Your Mule, It All Comes Back to You, and Tapestryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02461053485414797544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304246250292041543.post-80557383698616848032011-10-13T19:39:26.637-05:002011-10-13T19:39:26.637-05:00Got to disagree with you on this one, Beth. Exactl...Got to disagree with you on this one, Beth. Exactly who did Olive Garden feel they were going to offend by displaying the American Flag?<br />PapaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com