Social Media Abuzz Over Dissing Of Sara Huckabee Sanders

'86' restaurant lingo for service refused

Social media were buzzing with fallout Sunday from Sarah Huckabee Sanders' unceremonious eviction from a Virginia restaurant as the contentious debate over "zero tolerance" immigration policy spills into the everyday lives of the people who promote it.

The Facebook page for the Red Hen in Lexington was awash with commentary, much of it bitterly criticizing owner Stephanie Wilinson's decision Friday night to boot the White House press secretary from the premises in the rustic community almost 200 miles southwest of Washington.

Red Hen owner Stephanie Wilkinson

"Showing the true love and tolerance of the Left," commented Rick Elliott. "May you become a center of a physical disease to match your moral rot."

Derek Lauer was a bit more analytical. He suggested that the eviction was a "lost opportunity" for honest discourse on a contentious issue.

"When one refuses to listen to the other side they become ignorant to learning and refuse to become well rounded," Lauer posted. "They could have invited her to tell her side of the story and she could have listened to their concerns. Lost opportunity."

Some people posted support for the restaurant, however. John Helfrich cited a recent Supreme Court ruling in favor of a Colorado baker who refused to bake a wedding cake for a gay couple.

"If it's OK for a baker to refuse service to LGBTQ because of their sexual identification, then why shouldn't it be OK for a restaurant to refuse service because of their political identification?" Helfrich said in his post.

If you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen #RedHenLexVA

Your decision to ban @PressSec from your restaurant, forcing you to deactivate Facebook, shutdown your website, disconnect phones won't save your business, we deplorables will make sure of it. #BoycottRedHen pic.twitter.com/UrsQIkjhCv

— Christie (@ChristieC733) June 24, 2018