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deminks

(11,014 posts)
Sat Mar 9, 2019, 09:06 AM Mar 2019

Kansas Republican State leadership kicked out of Topeka restaurant in drunken brawl

https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article227311739.html

A group of high-ranking Kansas Republican lawmakers and lobbyists were asked to leave a Topeka restaurant and not return after the co-owner said they “completely disrespected everyone” with loud, drunken behavior.

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According to Vandonges, Finch was served five old-fashioneds in a span of 90 minutes. Restaurant manager Cassidy Merriam said she asked the group repeatedly to lower their voices. At one point, Merriam pulled Finch into the hallway and said she wouldn’t continue serving him alcohol.

After the encounter with Finch, servers said they heard cursing at the table. One member of the party, who was not identified, entered the kitchen and began yelling at the sous chef, asking if he knew who Finch was.

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Kasie Vandonge said they’ve served members of the statehouse before, without any problem, and hoped they can avoid any similar incidents in the future.

“It was our call, and unfortunately it happened to some high ranking officials in the state,” she said. “Regardless of who the individual was, we just wanted to uphold our own policies and uphold the state of Kansas’ laws.”

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One of these was the Kansas House Speaker, one was the speaker pro tem. Two were lobbyists. Party of 12 in total. I hope they are censored at the very least, and I hope voters take note. Repukes have every right to be worried about Kansas.
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Kansas Republican State leadership kicked out of Topeka restaurant in drunken brawl (Original Post) deminks Mar 2019 OP
What a bunch of entitled Sherman A1 Mar 2019 #1
The appropriate answer to the question of knowing who Finch is TNNurse Mar 2019 #2

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)
1. What a bunch of entitled
Sat Mar 9, 2019, 09:10 AM
Mar 2019

Horse's Behinds.

They should have been tossed out on their ears for acting in such a manner.

TNNurse

(6,927 posts)
2. The appropriate answer to the question of knowing who Finch is
Sat Mar 9, 2019, 11:51 AM
Mar 2019

would be "he is a person who has had too much to drink and his behavior is unacceptable".

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