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The Tale Of The (Little) Red Hen: Do We Reap What We Sow?

David Goehring
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Today, we have no guests. Just a conversation between you and Colin about Stephanie Wilkinson's request that Sarah Huckabee Sanders leave the Red Hen restaurant Friday night. Wilkinson owns the Red Hen, where Sanders and her party were dining Friday night.

The exchange was polite. Wilkinson asked Sanders to leave. Sanders agreed to go. Wilkinson welcomed the others in the Sanders party of eight to stay. They all chose to go and offered to pay for the food and drink they consumed. Wilkinson refused any money. 

Last week, patrons at two separate Mexican restaurantsyelled at Trump Administration officials Kirstjen Nielsen and Stephen Miller until they left.  Also last week, police had to escort Florida GOP Attorney General Pam Bondi away from the movie she came to attend.  

The exclusions from one side aren't about political affiliation any more than refusing to bake a cake for a gay couple on the "other" side are about religious freedom. So, what is it about and where does it end? More importantly, how will it ever end if we refuse to talk to one another? 

Is the recent public shaming of Republicans karma for an administration that excludes "others" or a deeper descent into incivility from which none of us can return? 

Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter. 

Betsy started as an intern at WNPR in 2011 after earning a Master's Degree in American and Museum Studies from Trinity College. She served as the Senior Producer for 'The Colin McEnroe Show' for several years before stepping down in 2021 and returning to her previous career as a registered nurse. She still produces shows with Colin and the team when her schedule allows.

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