Food truck removed from Statehouse Market over slogan, raising free speech implications

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  1. Republicans learned all the wrong lessons from the left’s cancel culture fervor and have embraced every part of it that they claimed to be so against.

    1. There you go jumping to conclusions, how do you know it was Republican that complained?

    2. Rea, the state government executive branch is entirely controlled by elected Republicans and their non-merit appointees. This decision would have had to be initiated or approved by one of them.

    3. There’s no earthly way a (Democrat) civil service state employee puts their neck on the chopping block for this. More likely a junior Republican looking to score points in the Lt. Gov.-Preacher’s office.

  2. This is hilarious – I stood right next to the GOVERNOR when he ordered a burger from this truck several weeks ago and he didn’t say a thing. Thanked the workers for being there and said to them “these burgers look great!”

  3. This deeply embarrassing for the State. In literally no way is that an offensive slogan, and certainly not obscene!
    Obviously they can’t be barred from participating in a food truck event for this, and will easily win a lawsuit if it comes to that. But the free National News marketing is priceless!

  4. Much ado about nothing. Another double entendre’ that we all do and have done, including the entire advertising, radio, music, and tv-movie industries. Sounds like some school kids led a very sheltered life, and some statehouse person does also.

  5. The State should apologize, send flowers and welcome the food truck back with open arms. Maybe in the future these ninnies should check with The Governor before they make Indiana look silly, again.

  6. So someone in the state government took offense at slogan. To do that, they obviously had in their own mind an offensive image. Transparency demands they reveal the dirty little thought that triggered their reaction.

  7. Wonder if it was a setup. Of course you can always find someone who looks to be offended so they can feel righteous about themselves. Also if we changed everything for that one offended person, nothing would exist. Interesting the there were no records of the “complaint”.

  8. Well, it is Indiana after all. It looks like pseudo ” moral compass” will be applied until the majority say that they have had enough from the extreme right!
    In other words, “the beatings will continue until morale improves”

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