Kavanaugh and his fellow jurists overturned "Settled Law", which all of them said they wouldn't do when asked about Roe v. Wade during the confirmation process. The American people are pissed that they did this. Surely Kavanaugh and the others must have realized that overturning Roe was going to impact their lives. Personally...I hope that none of the Supreme Court Justices that overturned this law can ever enjoy a peaceful dinner in public again!! What assholes they all are!
Morton's has been flooded with phone calls and fake reservations after it said Brett Kavanaugh had a 'right' to 'eat dinner' without protestors gathering outside
Morton's says it has been swamped with fake reservations after it defended Brett Kavanaugh's "right" to "eat dinner."
Kavanaugh was dining at a DC location when demonstrators gathered outside to protest the overturn of Roe v. Wade.
The justice left out a back door, with Morton's later saying the demonstration was "void of decency."
A steakhouse chain is being flooded with phone calls and fake reservations over its defense of Associate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh's "right" to "eat dinner" at one of its restaurants, where demonstrators gathered outside to protest his support of overturning Roe v. Wade.
Morton's this week sent a memo to its restaurant managers telling them to brace for more backlash to its remarks defending the jurist, Politico reported Saturday. Kavanaugh was one of five justices who voted last month to overturn Roe, the landmark 1973 decision that legalized abortion in the United States and afforded a constitutional right to the procedure.
"Currently we are experiencing a massive wave (trending at #2 on social media now) of negative response to our comments yesterday as well as being bombarded at the local level with phone calls and fake reservations on Open Table," Scott Crain, the SVP and COO of Morton's, wrote to restaurant managers in an email obtained by Politico.
"I am making you aware of this because there is a good chance that your restaurants will also potentially have some people reaching out for comment and/or making (bogus) reservations over the next few days," Crain continued. "As I stated yesterday, our comment is always 'No Comment.' We don't respond, we don't retweet, we don't post on Instagram or Facebook, we don't do anything."
"Again, we do NOT insert our political beliefs at any time - not with an employee, not with a fellow manager, and most certainly NOT with a guest," he added in the memo.
On Wednesday night, Kavanaugh was dining at a Morton's restaurant in Washington, D.C., when protestors learned he was at the establishment. A group gathered outside the restaurant and told the manager to kick him out, and Kavanaugh left through a back door at the restaurant, Politico reported at the time.
Following the incident, a Morton's representative told Politico that the actions of the group were "void of decency."
"Honorable Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh and all of our other patrons at the restaurant were unduly harassed by unruly protestors while eating dinner at our Morton's restaurant. Politics, regardless of your side or views, should not trample the freedom at play of the right to congregate and eat dinner," the representative said.
"There is a time and place for everything. Disturbing the dinner of all of our customers was an act of selfishness and void of decency," the representative added.
In addition to the phone calls and phony reservations, the Morton's restaurant where Kavanaugh dined has seen a handful of 1-star Google reviews opposing its initial statement.
The location's Yelp page has also temporarily stopped allowing people to post customer reviews due to "increased public attention" centered on the restaurant.
Morton's did not immediately respond to a request for comment. |
