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http://www.addictinginfo.org/2011/07/06/teacott-works/
July 6, 2011
By Matthew Desmond
Champions of the Tea Party and Libertarians like Ron Paul and Rand Paul tout the merits of the ‘free market’. A portion of what they believe regarding the free market is that businesses should be allowed to refuse service to anyone, even if it’s racially motivated, and that if enough people are offended people will boycott the business until they either change their policies or go out of business. How would they feel if those same principles were applied to a business, because of the fact that it hosts and sponsors a tea party group?
That’s exactly what happened in Tampa, Florida. The website Teacott.com, which lists businesses that cater to, sponsor, or provide services to tea party events, recently listed the ‘Vista Inn & Suites’ on their website when they found out the hotel was hosting meetings for, and sponsoring, the ‘Tampa 912′ group, a local tea party faction.
Vista Inn & Suites responded promptly, stating that they do “not endorse any political causes and [maintain] a neutral stance”. Shortly after the ended their sponsorship of the ‘Tampa 912′ group, and cancelled all future meetings at their hotel.
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