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meegbear

(25,438 posts)
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 07:15 AM Apr 2015

The Rude Pundit - Racist Idiot Loses His Business Because He's a Racist Idiot

Jim Boggess is a motherfucking idiot. About as stupid as a shithead can be. Boggess owns - no, wait...owned a deli in Flemington, New Jersey. He obviously gets his political views shoved down his throat and up his ass in a Chinese fingercuffs fucking by Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity, with internet rage mavens jacking off on him as he is thrusted back and forth between talk radio and Fox "news." So he decided, as any good business owner would, to put his opinions on race right on the front of his place, Jimbo's Deli on Main Street.

How startlingly, breathtakingly, mouth-droolingly dumb is Jim Boggess? This fucking dumb:



And you'll never guess what Boggess said to explain his sign. No, really, go ahead and guess. Did he just say, "Ah, fuck it. I hate coloreds and immigrants"? Did he say, "Black History Month is bullshit"? No, of course not. Because contemporary racists aren't honest about their racism. He said, "No matter what you are -- Muslim, Jewish, black, white, gay, straight -- you should be proud of what you are. I shouldn't have to feel bad about being white."

When he was called on it by a biracial customer and eventually took the sign down, Boggess said, really, "I never meant it to be a black/white thing. I only meant it to be a white thing." The deli man also made reference to a website for White History Month, which is supposedly going on now. A Facebook page for the celebration is a charming mix of anti-Obama shit and, strangely, a whole bunch of stuff on how blacks in Africa are mean to white people.

And now Boggess has gone out of business, closed the deli, and is begging for money on Go Fund Me, perhaps hoping for a little of that homophobic green that let Memories Pizza's owners in Indiana make sacks of coin. Says Boggess, who has earned $20 as of today, "I don't think I deserve this just because I wanted to be proud of being white and be able to celebrate my heritage like everyone else does." Self-awareness is obviously not Jimbo's strong suit.

Boggess should become an example in colleges about how capitalism operates: if you offend everyone except a narrow bunch of fucknuts, the market will wipe you off the map. And if you gamble your business on the stupidity people forward you or post on your Facebook wall, you reap what you have sown.

http://rudepundit.blogspot.com/2015/04/racist-idiot-loses-his-business-because.html

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The Rude Pundit - Racist Idiot Loses His Business Because He's a Racist Idiot (Original Post) meegbear Apr 2015 OP
If he had put up a "Celebrate your black heritage" sign in Feb and the his sign in March LiberalArkie Apr 2015 #1
Nice try, pal... Good luck with your $20. Helen Borg Apr 2015 #2
Here in town JustAnotherGen Apr 2015 #3
See not every Happy Ending dtory ends with ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2015 #4
I'm going to post Rude Pundit's blog post JustAnotherGen Apr 2015 #6
I adore the Rude Pundit malaise Apr 2015 #11
Looks like he's been in the work force for a good 20-30 years notadmblnd Apr 2015 #5
The dumb fuck's biggest mistake was appologizing for the sign. Hoppy Apr 2015 #7
He's not dumb. Quite the opposite. TekGryphon Apr 2015 #8
Not So Sure Tek ProfessorGAC Apr 2015 #10
OT: He looks like Jerry Lee Lewis Tom Ripley Apr 2015 #9
I was thinking Butthead (as in Beavis and...). nt Buns_of_Fire Apr 2015 #17
So this is the newest game the rightwing grifters play. Too bad he's a little late KittyWampus Apr 2015 #12
Well now he's up to $215 JustAnotherGen Apr 2015 #15
so it sounds like you have a ring side seat. Props to you & your neighbors KittyWampus Apr 2015 #21
Muslim, Jewish, black, white, gay, straight -- you should be proud of what you are. AlbertCat Apr 2015 #13
+1 nt arely staircase Apr 2015 #29
That intro paragraph is one for the ages. Buzz Clik Apr 2015 #14
I know we are too noble here to make fun of looks libodem Apr 2015 #16
I believe "peckerwood" is the word that comes to mind Tom Ripley Apr 2015 #19
Yep! libodem Apr 2015 #20
Oh, I wish I could take credit for that one Tom Ripley Apr 2015 #23
That's a good name for the guy who fucked the tree, too. Arugula Latte Apr 2015 #22
I really did laugh out loud Tom Ripley Apr 2015 #24
... Arugula Latte Apr 2015 #25
kick samsingh Apr 2015 #18
HA!!!!!!! wendylaroux Apr 2015 #26
He will have to relocate to a red state teabagger town. AlinPA Apr 2015 #27
can he be reported for a fraudulent page? JustAnotherGen Apr 2015 #28
K&R! Way to go, Rude! nt Enthusiast Apr 2015 #30
Update on Jimbo's Deli JustAnotherGen Apr 2015 #31

LiberalArkie

(15,716 posts)
1. If he had put up a "Celebrate your black heritage" sign in Feb and the his sign in March
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 07:40 AM
Apr 2015

he would have probably had booming business.

JustAnotherGen

(31,828 posts)
3. Here in town
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 08:19 AM
Apr 2015

We are all thinking Bhakti was the first person to give $5! As my neighbor across the street said when we were at the bagel shop down the street from Jimbob's place this morning getting our coffee (down the street har har har) -

We should all go tape pennies on his window!

In the meantime - if anyone wants to come on out and do that -

Cocco's Cafe has some of the best coffee and gelato in NJ.
http://coccoscafe.com/


Sage just had a grand re-opening - they are owned by the same team as Attachments - it's a really cool and unique women focused store.
http://attachmentsnj.com/


And there's BYOB at 55 Main.
http://www.55main.com/

And the best thing is - this guy - came right out against the stupid.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/main-st-bagel-flemington

My husband walks down and brings us breakfast back every Saturday morning. Nice guy, immaculate location, and he couldn't believe what he saw.

NONE of these four businesses could!



And I'd like to thank the Rude Pundit for this blog post. There are really good people in our village - it's just jimbob isn't one of them. I've given you a few good ones - especially the Main Street Bagel guy. Brown faces, Jewish and Muslim hearts, etc. etc. - we are ALL welcome in his place for a cup of coffee and sandwich.

Now Bhakti Curtis - gotta give him a track back and link -
http://bhakti-fit.com/

He's a goodie! One guy stood up and said - this is wrong. It's Bhakti. And he even had it in him to shake hands and make nice after the sign came down.

 

1StrongBlackMan

(31,849 posts)
4. See not every Happy Ending dtory ends with ...
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 08:20 AM
Apr 2015

"and they lived happily ever after" ... sometimes they end, "and the idiot went out of business."

By the way ... Let's congratulate DUer JustAnotherGeneration in working to teach this guy a lesson in capitalism and making this happy ending happen.

notadmblnd

(23,720 posts)
5. Looks like he's been in the work force for a good 20-30 years
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 08:23 AM
Apr 2015

Hopes he's been a good little republican and built himself a nice little nest egg. I think he's gonna need it.

 

Hoppy

(3,595 posts)
7. The dumb fuck's biggest mistake was appologizing for the sign.
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 08:51 AM
Apr 2015

If he had positioned his gofund campaign wwanting support white rights or some similar shit, he would be a millionaire today.

Instead, he pissed off everybody, racist and non-racist alike.


Based on my reasoning, I can't figure where the $20.00 came from.

TekGryphon

(430 posts)
8. He's not dumb. Quite the opposite.
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 08:52 AM
Apr 2015

1. Do something to defend his "imperiled" white/straight/Christian status.
2. Wait until people call him out.
3. Shut down his business.
4. Beg the conservative bubble for help.

Dude is hoping for a ride on the money train and I, for one, wish him the best.

Every dime stupid fucking conservatives hand these charlatans is one less dime they can afford to give to their favorite knuckle-dragging candidate.

ProfessorGAC

(65,060 posts)
10. Not So Sure Tek
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 08:57 AM
Apr 2015

Racism is more stealth than that. In the hyperconservative circles, it's still ok to be openly loathesome of GLBT folks.

But, racism (while more pernicious) is stealthier. So, giving him money on GoFundMe is a little tougher than to those buffoons in Indiana. Being proud to be a racist doesn't go over well, even among most republicans. Doesn't mean they're not racist. Only that they do it behind closed doors, not out in public.

I don't think this guy is going to get the payday of the pizza dopes.

 

KittyWampus

(55,894 posts)
12. So this is the newest game the rightwing grifters play. Too bad he's a little late
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 09:01 AM
Apr 2015

and didn't pull it off.

Here's three tiny violins.

JustAnotherGen

(31,828 posts)
15. Well now he's up to $215
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 09:40 AM
Apr 2015

My husband just got back to the house from going to the post office (walks by Jimbob's place) - and he's 'shuttered up' today but Main Street Bagel and Cocco's are HOPPING!

 

AlbertCat

(17,505 posts)
13. Muslim, Jewish, black, white, gay, straight -- you should be proud of what you are.
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 09:09 AM
Apr 2015

Uh....


If that's what you meant.... perhaps that's what the sign shoulda said.


Y'Think?

 

Buzz Clik

(38,437 posts)
14. That intro paragraph is one for the ages.
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 09:35 AM
Apr 2015

The article -- meh. Another racist idiot finds his place in society.

 

Tom Ripley

(4,945 posts)
23. Oh, I wish I could take credit for that one
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 12:48 PM
Apr 2015

It is a brilliant construction made by African Americans in the antebellum south.

JustAnotherGen

(31,828 posts)
28. can he be reported for a fraudulent page?
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 07:43 PM
Apr 2015

We just came back from getting a Gelato on Main Street - and talk of the toen is that on a local radio station they are saying he owes $126 K. So one of my neighbors makes a good point . . . in one month? No way. That's many many months.

Do you guys think if we flooded GFM with complaints they would take it down? People in this town?

Reality - our neighbor two doors down was like - nobody wants to be seen in there. The borough has a nice blend of people and no one wanted to offend their neighbors - so no one went.

JustAnotherGen

(31,828 posts)
31. Update on Jimbo's Deli
Mon Apr 20, 2015, 09:20 AM
Apr 2015

This was posted in Flemington United and Flemington Forwards Groups on Facebook:


24 mins •

Jimbo's Deli Update.

From a VERY RELIABLE source, I heard the following background information regarding "Jimbo's Deli":

* He never actually filed the proper paperwork with which to start a business, such as obtaining a Tax ID Certificate.

* Because of that, he is being investigated by the division of taxation for sales tax fraud. He was charging sales tax and pocketing the money. They are seeking 9 months worth of back sales tax.

* His electric service had been shut off at least once prior to the sign incident for a couple of days. He left food in the refrigerators and then simply let it get cool again without throwing it out and obtaining fresh.

* He improperly disposed of cooking grease in a storm drain behind the shop instead of having it collected and processed by a licensed hauler. When a passerby informed him that the storm drain leads to our streams and rivers, he replied that he didn't care that it wasn't his problem anymore.

* He has stiffed vendors and suppliers.

* He has done these types of things previously in other "business ventures".



meegbear - can you help get this information out? He is basically making appeals on Go Fund me for unlawful behavior.

And the storm drain really pisses me off because there was a massive renovation of the system last spring to prevent homes on the lower streets in town (Flemington is very very hilly with big dips) from flooding.
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