Comments on: Manager of Famed LA Restaurant Regrets Prop 8 Donation

By: Freedom Fan

Freedom Fan — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 20:14:06 +0000

Bravo, Manaen! I plan to discover this restaurant for myself as well.

By: manaen

manaen — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 10:41:53 +0000

My fiancÃ©e and I ate at El Coyote last Monday, 11/17. The place was busy and we talked with several members of the mixed hetero- and homosexual staff. They are united in supporting Marjorie.
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Marjorie sat and talked with us for about 20 minutes. Some of the things that she told us are:
> She has no ownership of El Coyote; she is an employee. (I believe this has no bearing on her right to believe, think, contribute, and vote as she will but some of her opponents have made an issue of her supposed ownership).
> The business has not and will not make any politically-oriented donations. Marjorie donated to support Prop 8 and other employees donated in opposition to Prop 8. The money the male employee in the video said would go to overthrow the voters’ will was a pool of some employees’ private donations, not the business’s money. El Coyote has/does/will make non-political humanitarian donations for counseling, welfare, etc. that include help to the homosexual community.
> One of their managers has been with the restaurant for 50 years. Other employees have been there 20 to 30 years. The staff, like the neighborhood, is sprinkled with homosexuals among the heterosexuals. Nearly 100 people depend upon El Coyote for their paychecks.
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This was good enough for my fiancÃ©e and me to return in the future. I would that we outsiders follow the staff’s example and agree to be there together in peace. I hope to see all of the posters on this thread there frequently.
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To the boycotters of El Coyote,
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Let me get this straight. Marjorie is not an owner, but one employee, of 89 employees at El Coyote, who you found to support Prop 8. This was enough for you to demonstrate, boycott, harass customers, and yell at that one employee. So the standard is that if 1/89 — 1.25% — of a business’s employees voted for Prop 8, you will do these things to that business.
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About 2/3 of Catholic voters, 70% of Black voters, and 91% of Mormon voters voted Yes on Prop 8. Each of those percentages applied to 2% exceeds your 1.25% trigger. This means if more than 2% of a business’s employees are Catholic/Black/Mormon, your standard with El Coyote calls for you to boycott and harass it.
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Are there any businesses that you can patronize? Looking at you from the other side, your stand appears to have removed you from our economy.

By: Joy McClellan

Joy McClellan — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:13:31 +0000

Continue the boycott of this right-wing Republican!! And tell your friends.

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:26:42 +0000

I think it is clear that she has no apology for what she did. Along with not eating at El Coyote, let us unite in a visual protest to make our voices heard. We should not just sit back in complacency!

PROTEST TO BOYCOTT EL COYOTE:

Thursday, November 13th @ 7:00pm
El Coyote (7312 Beverly Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90036)

Bring signs & friends!

By: Jon

Jon — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:22:36 +0000

Agreed on the food at El Coyote, Coppertop. That’s why I haven’t been in there in 15 years, that and the fact that Marix is within crawling distance of my house. Food’s not great either but margaritas are serviceable.

By: coppertop

coppertop — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:41:23 +0000

According to the donor lookup at opensecrets.org, Marjorie Christofferson — who lists “EL COYOTE RESTAURANT/RESTAURANT MAN” as her occupation — donated $1000 to George W Bush. Someone at this damage control meeting should ask if she supported GW Bush because of his anti-gay policies (Constitutional amendment banning gay marriage) or because she agreed with the rest of his destructive policies.

I don’t care what she says. El Coyote won’t be getting my business so long as it’s run by people who think homophobic discrimination should be enshrined in our state and national constitutions. The food is crap anyway. It’s only worth frequenting for the friendly atmosphere. But now I know it’s not so friendly after all.

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 06:20:14 +0000

BOYCOTT OF EL COYOTE:

Thursday, November 13th @ 7:00pm
El Coyote (7312 Beverly Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90036)

Bring signs & friends!

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Wed, 12 Nov 2008 02:19:13 +0000

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By: Melisande Rupert

Melisande Rupert — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:35:37 +0000

I’m sorry for that woman’s initial decision – but no, I won’t be eating there until Prop 8 is repealed. She needs to do more than just have folks over for dinner.

Don’t forget to boycott Lassen’s Natural Foods, if you live in their areas, too.

By: geronimo

geronimo — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:14:28 +0000

Undoing California’s Proposition 8

“How?”

“A peaceful mass uprising.”

“Based on?”

“Yes we can.”

“Starting when?”

“It’s already underway.”

“For how long?”

“Until proposition 8 is reversed.”