Comments on: An update on The Blue Star Deli…

By: BobF

BobF — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 16:19:57 +0000

Reading this was the first I’ve ever head of Blue Star Deli or any of his problems. But, reading his email I’ve come up with this conclusion. Correct me if I’m wrong.

a. Deli owner takes stand against illegal immigration
b. Deli owner accepts radio shows against illegal immigration in hopes of free advertisement.
c. Illegal immigrants and their supporters upset at Deli owner and boycott deli.
d. Local American citizens don’t have kahnoas to go against illegal immigrants; abandon deli
f. Bloggers and radio stations nationwide hear of problem. Blog and talk about deli owners problems, soliciting support.
g. People from around country send money to help out.
i. Business continues to drop. Money stops coming in from unknown supporters. Deli closes doors.
j. Deli owner blames people that tried to help saying “Yall helped to put me out of business. I should have known you wouldnâ€™t keep up the push to support us thru all of this. But I just knew yall would do it. Boy was I wrong. Well Thanks everyone”.
k. Deli owner now has to get job to pay bills, just like the rest of us.

By: Bloviating Zeppelin

Bloviating Zeppelin — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 19:20:48 +0000

You know, Fred, you say that’s cold — but if Dave DID do something like that and couch it in terms that were phrased “against” the US, just as Ranando writes, I hate to say it, but I bet he’d get some of his clientele back. In any event, I find it dispiriting to read his e-mail knowing the climate of the small business world in general. Restaurants and small food businesses are THE most difficult businesses to make successful. They can be killed by simple local word of mouth, much less a nationwide push. I find his overall attitude less than expected. He made the decisions, not me, not you. And this coupled with the fact that I too sent him a check, for $100, from my personal account. It’s a helluva commentary on the power behind ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION but to be expected in our entitlement-driven country. I just never thought it’d happen in Texas.

By: TexasFred

TexasFred — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 18:24:30 +0000

Bruce, I ain’t heard the Fat Lady sing…

By: Bruce

Bruce — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 18:18:53 +0000

Buck up, Fred – I had 2 heart attacks at age 35 (in one week), emergency triple bypass at age 49, and another heart attack at 51. I’m now 61.

It ain’t over by a long shot, and your wife has the right attitude:)

By: jo

jo — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 17:52:00 +0000

Wow…just wow !

By: TexasFred

TexasFred — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 16:29:40 +0000

Damn Ranando, that’s COLD man, way cold…

By: Ranando

Ranando — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 16:25:14 +0000

He could always re-open a Mexican Restaurant that caters to Illegals. He could have items on the menu like:

The Bush Burritto.
Cheney Chili.
Haliburton Jalapeno.
Mad Dash Hash Taco.
Over the fence fish taco.

Just to name a few.

By: TexasFred

TexasFred — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 15:49:31 +0000

Ranando Says:
September 25th, 2007 at 10:35 am
When one door closes another door opens.

That has been my wife’s favorite saying for years, and she had to say it to me quite a few times after I had the 2nd heart attack and heart surgery, that one cost me the business I had been 5 years in building and we had to redirect our lives and efforts, but ya know, I never blamed anyone, I didn’t go on a site and cry about it, I didn’t sue the doctor that did the 2nd heart surgery because it didn’t ‘take’, it’s just a part of life and the hand we’re dealt, and you play the cards, and if you don’t have the guts to get up when life knocks you down, and go for it again, have the decency to keep your mouth shut and take your crybaby bullshit elsewhere…

Sorry Dave, but after I, and quite a few others took our time and gave our money to help you, I take this as a personal insult, if you’re not man enough to stand up and say “I messed up and made a bad decision”, a decision that you yourself said was motivated by a desire for FREE advertising, well, anyway, stand up and take it like a man, it wasn’t the fault of ANY of the radio hosts, you let them in, they didn’t force you, and in your little tirade blasting everyone you never once said a word acknowledging the efforts of the blog world that came to your defense…

Bad form Dave, very bad form…

By: Ranando

Ranando — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 15:35:46 +0000

When one door closes another door opens.

He needs to stop crying and do something to save his business, no one lost his business but him.

Whoa is me doesn’t work in my world, there are opportunities here that he needs to get his hands around and change his situation.

I wish him only the best but he needs to change his world and stop waiting for others to do it for him.

By: Samantha West

Samantha West — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 14:43:06 +0000

Buck up Dave and learn your lesson. Politics and business do not mix. I don’t really care if you don’t like it, it’s a fact. Too many of us have been in business for ourselves…me since 1987 and have learned the lesson.

I give a ton of money to Texas republicans every year, it’s in the public record. I DO NOT ever discuss it with my clients and most of them don’t search the internet looking for my political contributions.

Wise up and get off rear-end and start over. You’re not the first person to fall and make a mistake. There is no shame in making mistakes, only shame in not learning from them and getting back up and starting again.

Sam
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