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Illegal? Liable for lawsuit? Stupid for certain.

kyredneck

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Maine Propane Dealership Refuses Services For Trump Voters

"A Maine propane dealership’s owner is refusing services for all Trump voters.

Michael Turner is the owner of a Skowhegan propane dealership in Somerset County, a county that overwhelmingly voted for Trump. 57.73 percent of voters supported trump in stark contrast to only 35 percent voting for Hillary Clinton.

That didn’t stop Turner from letting everyone know he wants nothing to do with anyone who doesn’t agree with him.

“Thank you for calling Turner LP gas,” Turner’s voicemail states. “If you voted for Donald Trump for president I will no longer be delivering your gas — please find someone else.”

Turner is blinded by his outrage that even though he didn’t vote for him, Trump still won the election. So blinded, in fact, that he’s just fine with losing a majority of his customers if it means he doesn’t have to take money from someone who isn’t doesn’t mirror his political opinions.

But there is something slightly more disquieting to Mr. Turner’s anti-Trump message. Maine is of course a very, very cold place during the winter, and many Mainers, especially the state’s senior citizens, often rely on fuel deliveries to survive Maine’s harsh winter months.

Average temperatures in Skowhegan during the winter months are firmly below freezing, with an average high of 31 degrees in December, 26 degrees in January, and 30 in February according to Intellicast.

To refuse to deliver gas in Maine during the winter could be for many a serious issue. Residents will have to find a local alternative or could face a literally life-threatening situation without heat.

So where is the liberal media, which normally asserts that businesses must serve everyone equally, no matter how the business owner feels?

Turner’s grinchy attitude this winter is sure to affect many people who normally rely on propane delivery for warmth. Isn’t that worthy of reporting?

Like so many liberals, Turner doesn’t want to live in a world where people disagree with him. He’d rather make his own pretend world, where everyone voted for Hillary like he did, and Hillary will be president, and nobody dares go to a private voting booth, close a curtain, and checkmark a tiny box that Turner didn’t checkmark.

To Turner’s fragile mind, surly teetering on a a tightrope of insecurity and narrow mindedness, disagreement on feelings towards just one vote is enough to drive off his responsibilities as a small business owner to serve his customers and avoid financial loss, in favor of a more comfortable infantile mentality.

One is left surprised that the man could pull his thumb out of his mouth long enough to record his angry voicemail, left for people who complimented him by choosing him over competitors for business they didn’t expect him to refuse."
 
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annsni

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I understand that he is going to be retiring soon so he doesn't care about the loss of customers - and he has a don't ask, don't tell policy. But still - this is as illegal as they say the bakery was for not baking the cake. You can't have it both ways. If one is illegal, the other is.
 

rsr

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Maybe, maybe not. State laws specify which classes are protected from discrimination. Maine, for example specifies that public accommodations (which perhaps would cover propane) may not be denied "on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, religion, ancestry or national origin ... "

Education, however, cannot be denied "on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, national origin, or race."

And the truth is, no one who wants propane and voted for Trump is bound to admit it. Cranks will be cranks.
 

Salty

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but apparently you can discriminate on the basis of political affiliation.
 

rsr

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No, not according to Maine law, if propane is considered a public accommodation.
 

777

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This guy again. I have wondered if this just isn't a big ado over nothing, because he said this right after the election only once, perhaps he was just upset. I doubt he had an exclusive contract with these customers, and I know in many rural areas there are often several propane dealers. In this case, I wonder if the owner isn't just trying to get bailed out and wants liberals to do it on gofundme.
 

JonC

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Maine Propane Dealership Refuses Services For Trump Voters

"A Maine propane dealership’s owner is refusing services for all Trump voters.

Michael Turner is the owner of a Skowhegan propane dealership in Somerset County, a county that overwhelmingly voted for Trump. 57.73 percent of voters supported trump in stark contrast to only 35 percent voting for Hillary Clinton.

That didn’t stop Turner from letting everyone know he wants nothing to do with anyone who doesn’t agree with him.

“Thank you for calling Turner LP gas,” Turner’s voicemail states. “If you voted for Donald Trump for president I will no longer be delivering your gas — please find someone else.”

Turner is blinded by his outrage that even though he didn’t vote for him, Trump still won the election. So blinded, in fact, that he’s just fine with losing a majority of his customers if it means he doesn’t have to take money from someone who isn’t doesn’t mirror his political opinions.

But there is something slightly more disquieting to Mr. Turner’s anti-Trump message. Maine is of course a very, very cold place during the winter, and many Mainers, especially the state’s senior citizens, often rely on fuel deliveries to survive Maine’s harsh winter months.

Average temperatures in Skowhegan during the winter months are firmly below freezing, with an average high of 31 degrees in December, 26 degrees in January, and 30 in February according to Intellicast.

To refuse to deliver gas in Maine during the winter could be for many a serious issue. Residents will have to find a local alternative or could face a literally life-threatening situation without heat.

So where is the liberal media, which normally asserts that businesses must serve everyone equally, no matter how the business owner feels?

Turner’s grinchy attitude this winter is sure to affect many people who normally rely on propane delivery for warmth. Isn’t that worthy of reporting?

Like so many liberals, Turner doesn’t want to live in a world where people disagree with him. He’d rather make his own pretend world, where everyone voted for Hillary like he did, and Hillary will be president, and nobody dares go to a private voting booth, close a curtain, and checkmark a tiny box that Turner didn’t checkmark.

To Turner’s fragile mind, surly teetering on a a tightrope of insecurity and narrow mindedness, disagreement on feelings towards just one vote is enough to drive off his responsibilities as a small business owner to serve his customers and avoid financial loss, in favor of a more comfortable infantile mentality.

One is left surprised that the man could pull his thumb out of his mouth long enough to record his angry voicemail, left for people who complimented him by choosing him over competitors for business they didn’t expect him to refuse."
I suspect Mr. Turner may be a member on this board. :Unsure
 

HankD

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I lived in Maine for 15 years and it does indeed get very very cold. We were in the next county over from
Turner. I remember one Christmas Day of -22 degrees. It's unlike Maine folk to do something like this.
He will probably repent and have compassion.

HankD
 
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777

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Might as well update this - guy is getting out of the business anyways, he had a couple of expired licenses and didn't know it, and he's still not taking the results of the election very well:

On Wednesday morning, Turner said he did not expect this level of reaction from people, and that he has received calls from across the United States. Despite his message, Turner said he has never actually denied anyone gas, and his intent was just to point out Trump is “unfit to be president of anything.” But still, he was surprised at the negative reaction this has generated.

“It proves my point that these people are violent and disgusting, just like their leader,” Turner said. “To them it seems like such a joke. I’m scared; I wouldn’t be surprised if I come home and my house is in flames.”

As to the issue of licensing, Turner said he had “no idea” he hadn’t been licensed in years, but said he was retiring as of Dec. 31 anyway.
http://www.centralmaine.com/2016/12...i-trump-message-is-not-licensed-to-sell-fuel/
 
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