A local bookstore owner in Richmond, VA is feeling the wrath of liberal anger today all because Steve Bannon decided to shop in his store.
According to the Richmond Times-Dispatch, the former White House aide was shopping in Black Swan Books when another patron came called him a “piece of trash.” Nick Cooke, who owns the store, then reportedly asked the woman to leave, which she refused. He then called the police which now has libs, especially former Hillary Clinton hack Philippe Reines up in arms:
This seems objectively worse than anything Huckabee Sanders did to the Red Hen. pic.twitter.com/kmeclmfCgb
— Alex Griswold (@HashtagGriswold) July 8, 2018
Yes, Reinnes doxxed a bookstore owner and is encouraging his Twitter followers to harass him because of this:
doxing people and encouraging mobs by publishing their contact info is so time consuming. could we not just move to a national system of mandatory pain collars, which can be activated by collective twitter activity ? https://t.co/hWbPVU5CHn
— Jonathan Kay (@jonkay) July 8, 2018
This is bullying by Reines. Leave our local bookstore alone. What is wrong with you? https://t.co/WhQko0mBM3
— Mickey White (@BiasedGirl) July 8, 2018
Cooke defended his actions, calling the bookstore a “place for the fair exchange of ideas, and the practice of tolerance”:
He said that bookstores are a place for the fair exchange of ideas, and the practice of tolerance. Apparently, that's not really what the left wants anymore.#Fascists https://t.co/OxISiFJVNK
— Emily Zanotti (@emzanotti) July 8, 2018
And conservatives in the area are stepping up to support this small business:
"We are a bookshop. Bookshops are all about ideas and tolerating different opinions and not about verbally assaulting somebody, which is what was happening.” – owner of Black Swan Books.
I’ve bought from them before. Will be making a few more purchases soon. https://t.co/oMOWTp6wqY
— Cam Edwards (@CamEdwards) July 8, 2018
Unfortunately, Reines is not the only liberal angry at Cooke and trying to destroy his business:
A woman peacefully confronted Steve Bannon at Black Swan Books in Richmond, Virginia. The owner of the store called the cops on her. Siding with a white supremacist like Bannon is a terrible business model. I predict Black Swan Books will be out of business soon.
— Palmer Report (@PalmerReport) July 8, 2018
Can't wait for Black Swan Books to close its doors once and for all. https://t.co/BRqPktmXnU
— Pedro Andrade (@pedroandradetv) July 8, 2018
https://twitter.com/tonyposnanski/status/1015987973907730433
Retweeted Caroline O. (@RVAwonk):
Black Swan Books was one of my favorite local, independent bookstores … until they defended Steve Bannon and turned the store into a safe space for white nationalists. Bad move, Black Swan. You are now blacklisted. pic.twitter.com/yv40qv7GRm
— Bill Sienkiewicz (@sinKEVitch) July 8, 2018
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