Comments on: Rudy Visits Controversial Cheesesteak Shop

At Geno's Steaks, Sign Went Up Reading "This Is America. When Ordering Please Speak English."

[ov442]

Eggy1620 and hungry1968, about the SS#s, they are also often using a different name with your # when they are filling out forms. Which leads to some level of confusing and possibly serious credit damage as well as mixups. What if they get your name and # and some of their debts find your address and start sending you bills for things you didnt buy?
i think it should be the #1 concern about illegals.

[briannorwood]

Rudy Giuliani is a disgusting panderer and flip-flopping moron.

[ov442]

I think its kinda dumb actually.
Philadelphia relishes in the enormous amount of Tourism they get. Tourists from other countries that dont speak English flock there all the time. If they hear about this awesome famous cheesesteak place to visit for a great taste of Philly, and they walk in there and see this sign, often they can read english but not speak so much, they may walk out.
I guess if you dont want tourists in a large tourist destination from other countries, then its a choice, but hey im sure they do fine with just the regulars.

[hungry1968]

It is not possible to collect social security benefits if you do not pay into your own SS account. That leads me to my second point. If some illegal worker wants to use my SS # to get a job and pay payroll taxes into my SS account, then I welcome it.
Posted by eggy1620 at 09:01 AM : Oct 02, 2007


And a credit card and car loan?

[hungry1968]

"This is America, not some third world entity that you Lefties and Neo-Fascists with your appeasing terrorists and open borders rhetoric want - at least it still is."
Posted by Draftreid at 08:49 AM : Oct 02, 2007


Why do you neo-con idiots keep blaming the left for doing the right thing? If George Bush had his way, we wouldn''t have a border with Mexico - he would build several illegal alien superhighways.

If you remember, which apparently you don''t, the AMNESTY BILL was Bush''s baby and he lobbied both the Senate and Congress very, very hard to get the AMNESTY BILL passed. Then when the DEMOCRATIC controlled Congress killed the AMNESTY BILL, Bush nearly broke down crying because the AMNESTY BILL didn''t get passed into law.

Thank God for the left leaning Congress and Senate to kill the AMNESTY BILL!!!

[eggy1620]

%u201C. . .sucking up social security the DON''''T pay into. . .%u201D Posted by nukeem123

It is not possible to collect social security benefits if you do not pay into your own SS account. That leads me to my second point. If some illegal worker wants to use my SS # to get a job and pay payroll taxes into my SS account, then I welcome it.

[shingles1]

I can''t tell if Giuliani''s pandering or flip flopping here...or both. Take a look at his record in NYC - "More Ted Kennedy than Main Street America".

On the bright side though, since his latest wife Judith was there with him in person, he didn''t have to interrupt a speech to answer her phone call...like he''s done OVER 40 times. For more on this see John Fund''s Op Ed in yesterday''s Wall St. Journal.

[nukeem123]

SFTOAD,

If you don''''t like their requirement that people order in English, tough.

This is America, not some third world entity that you Lefties and Neo-Fascists with your appeasing terrorists and open borders rhetoric want - at least it still is. Get used to it.

Try living in Mexico - legally or otherwise. If you try to retire there, as some friends of my folks did, the Mexican government will tell you you can''''t own the land. Better yet, sneak across the border and see what happens there.

Geno''''s is doing the right thing - and good for Giuliani for patronizing them. When you decide to condem the hypocrite Boy Obama for calling Abraham Lincoln a "Racist" then gratefully and gleefully accepting dinner invitations from his good buddy, Grand Kleagle Byrd, then you have the right to spew about Rudy. Till then, It''''s our country - you speak English here, or get out.

Posted by Draftreid

AMEN BRO! I''m with ya!

[nukeem123]

Hey SFTodd,

Get a life. This is america, and we speak EEEENGLISH here guy. If your ILLEGAL CRIMINAL immigrant buddies want to come here....the smallest bit of brainpower should tell you that they should probably learn to speak OUR language first. My ancestors learned english and came here legally 5 generations ago...there is no reason why today''s immigrant pool cannot do the same.

This store owner is doing all he can within his power to send a message. And the message is clear to most...since YOU don''t get it-here it is: We are tired of illegal criminals coming to this country illegally and committing crimes, spreading their nasty diseases, sucking up social security the DON''T pay into, getting free medical care at taxpayer expense and free government housing and not paying taxes...And that''s just the start of it.

The mine field idea is good...SHOOT TO KILL IS BETTER!

[draftreid]

SFTOAD,

If you don''t like their requirement that people order in English, tough.

This is America, not some third world entity that you Lefties and Neo-Fascists with your appeasing terrorists and open borders rhetoric want - at least it still is. Get used to it.

Try living in Mexico - legally or otherwise. If you try to retire there, as some friends of my folks did, the Mexican government will tell you you can''t own the land. Better yet, sneak across the border and see what happens there.

Geno''s is doing the right thing - and good for Giuliani for patronizing them. When you decide to condem the hypocrite Boy Obama for calling Abraham Lincoln a "Racist" then gratefully and gleefully accepting dinner invitations from his good buddy, Grand Kleagle Byrd, then you have the right to spew about Rudy. Till then, It''s our country - you speak English here, or get out.

[dante805]

Only controversial because some Liberal said it was. Speaking Fluent English should be a requirement for Citizenship. That way anyone who can''t speak it gets deported. What easier way could there be? Go Rudy the ONLY candidate that can win a few Blue States from HITLARY. ABC -Anyone But Clinton, But Not Obama

[realpatriot1]

SFTodd,

I hear what you''re saying, good point. They certainly could''ve been more tactful and said something like, " We can only respond to orders in English."

Rudy is certainly pandering his butt off to every reactionary sentiment he can from the Confederate flag wavers to changing his stance on assault weapons for the NRA.

[sftodd]

Puke. This ain''t news. This is biased and subjective propaganda. Hypocrisy reigns in the news mafia.
Posted by dutchfarmer at 11:45 PM : Oct 01, 2007

Dutchfarmer -- please enlighten those of us who can''t understand your obscure logic. This ain''t Fox News, so I can''t tell who the media is trashing here.

[dutchfarmer]

Puke. This ain''t news. This is biased and subjective propaganda. Hypocrisy reigns in the news mafia.

[sftodd]

I don''''t blame Geno''''s for not having bilingual staff to cater to non-English speaking customers; it''''s a matter of practicality.
Posted by realpatriot1 at 10:45 PM : Oct 01, 2007

It''s not that they don''t have bilingual staff -- the problem is their arrogant hate-filled "This is America" attitude. I''ve never encountered such a hateful attitude at a restaurant in France, Italy, Spain, etc. and I don''t speak the language in any of those places, but when they don''t speak English, we muddle through it -- there''s no excuse for treating a restaurant patron so rudely. Guiliani is obviously just another David Duke.

[realpatriot1]

I don''t generally think too much of people who make the argument that immigrants should learn the language or go home because usually the same people oppose ESL programs and any means for immigrants to learn the language. Hatred and intolerance of immigrants should itself not be tolerated in a nation of immigrants.

However, I don''t expect every business to be able to cater to the non-English speaking public. People who come here without proficiency in English should be provided with opportunities to learn but until they do they will be limited in their opportunities.

I don''t blame Geno''s for not having bilingual staff to cater to non-English speaking customers; it''s a matter of practicality.

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[sftodd]

By the way, Draftreid -- your grammar really needs improvement. Were you born in the U.S.? I could understand if English were your second langauge, but if you were born here, you should learn the language or shut up. :-)

[sftodd]

Wow -- more unapologetic hate-mongering from republicans. Shouldn''t a president avoid this kind of endorsement of mean-spiritedness, or is it okay for our president to tell entire segments of our country that "we don''t like your type"?

[draftreid]

I only wish all of the Wal-marts and other similiar shops in this country would do the same.

This is America - speak our language, learn it, or go home.