{"id":1807869,"date":"2023-01-17T06:49:53","date_gmt":"2023-01-17T11:49:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1807869"},"modified":"2023-01-17T06:51:09","modified_gmt":"2023-01-17T11:51:09","slug":"public-outrage-ensues-among-hysterical-libs-after-christian-business-donates-pizza-party-to-police-department","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/public-outrage-ensues-among-hysterical-libs-after-christian-business-donates-pizza-party-to-police-department\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Outrage Ensues Among Hysterical Libs After Christian Business Donates Pizza Party to Police Department"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpublic-outrage-ensues-among-hysterical-libs-after-christian-business-donates-pizza-party-to-police-department%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1807869&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2baf894f-22f6-4264-a009-b2d34c02c12f-1110x740-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>No good deed goes unpunished. Patriot Mobile, a conservative Christian-owned cellphone company, must think this way today. To show its appreciation and support, the company hosted a pizza party at Grapevine (TX), Police Department. Nice gesture, right? Not according to some community members.<\/p>\n<p>Drama ensued <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GrapevinePolice\/posts\/pfbid02hfhCMqrqHf2ENLXHQ7BiV1kNgi27qCWHZfvExSHCeYUozueNs5B42ZwE42zyavRJl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on Facebook<\/a>. Patriot Mobile was thanked by the police department for their gift. The pizza was not delivered directly to the police station. Instead, the gift certificate for a pizza party delivery was made by employees of the cellphone company. <\/p>\n<p>This was a brief post that got to the point. <\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Our sincere gratitude to Patriot Mobile. We are grateful for their encouragement and support. They presented us with a certificate to hold a pizza party for all of our employees. We were grateful to be able to enjoy a relaxing and fun meal as a group.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>What\u2019s not to like? The Facebook post was met with a scathing response from some people. Patriot Mobile, which is Christian-owned, became politically active. Its PAC is credited in helping Tarrant County become a successful county. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/politics\/2023\/01\/16\/gift-from-far-right-patriot-mobile-to-grapevine-police-sparks-backlash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">suburban school board races<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Patriot Mobile \u2014 which describes itself as \u201cAmerica\u2019s only Christian conservative wireless provider\u201d \u2014 has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to promote like-minded candidates in recent Tarrant County suburban school board races.<\/p>\n<p>Last spring, the company\u2019s political action committee sent thousands of political mailers accusing sitting school board members of endangering students with critical race theory and other \u201cwoke\u201d Ideas regarding gender and race<\/p>\n<p>All 11 candidates backed by Patriot Mobile won their races across four school districts: Grapevine-Colleyville, Southlake, Keller and Mansfield.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we lose Tarrant County, we lose Texas,\u201d Jenny Story, Patriot Mobile\u2019s chief operating officer, told The New York Times. \u201cIf we lose Texas, we lose the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The race for school board seats is hot right now. Tarrant County, Texas (Fort Worth and the surrounding areas), is a conservative area in Texas. It\u2019s easy to believe that a conservative company would support school board candidates who were of an anti-woke agenda for school curriculums. The wokesters even went so far to accuse police officers of accepting a bribe. <\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThis is what accepting a bribe looks like.\u201d<br \/>\u201cI\u2019m sure Patriot Mobile will be expecting \u201csomething\u201d in return.\u201d<br \/>\u201cI don\u2019t think this is a good idea to take gifts from a fascist political organization like this.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The picture is clear. Conservatives are fascists. Same old, same old. <\/p>\n<p>Instead of ordering pizza, the police department decided instead to gift the gift voucher to a group in dire need. The police department also posted a Facebook post. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GrapevinePolice\/posts\/pfbid02hfhCMqrqHf2ENLXHQ7BiV1kNgi27qCWHZfvExSHCeYUozueNs5B42ZwE42zyavRJl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">explain its decision<\/a>. <\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>A message to the community<br \/>One thing we most value about our Community is its willingness to share their concerns and voice them even when it may prove difficult. Our community deserves to be heard. We want you to know that we listen.<br \/>We accepted a food donation from an area business this week and shared a thanks on social media. This isn&#8217;t unusual, because our community is generous and we want them to know that and thank them. We do not question a donor\u2019s beliefs, we simply express our gratitude. This case however brought out deep emotions.<br \/>Dignity is one of our core values. It enables us to recognize the intrinsic worth of each person and makes it possible for us to treat them in a way that reflects that truth. It&#8217;s about respecting ALL. It is about building trust and legitimacy by having and wanting to have good relationships with all of our community members. We want to make sure that you know that we did not intend to cause distrust by our actions. We will reevaluate how donations are received in the future and will be open and transparent in our approach.<br \/>We are donating the food because we believe in sharing what we have and will donate it to those who really need it. We hope that this experience will bring us something positive. That means we are going to donate to a worthy cause.<br \/>We are grateful to everyone who shared their opinions and for giving us the opportunity to reflect on the situation. We are not merely giving you words today \u2013 we are working to make a lasting change in how we operate so we can move forward together. We are all part of a great community.<br \/>We will always do our best to protect all members of the community.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This is a very sad state of affairs. It\u2019s pizza. It\u2019s a lunch or dinner with work colleagues. First responders receive food gifts from locals all the time. I lived in a neighbourhood that offered food gifts. \u2018adopted\u2019 There is a fire station right outside the subdivision. Residents took it in turns to deliver treats and cook meals once per month to firefighters. They were grateful and it built community relationships. <\/p>\n<p>Some thought the gift of food was harmless. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/politics\/2023\/01\/16\/gift-from-far-right-patriot-mobile-to-grapevine-police-sparks-backlash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">became angry<\/a> It was taken by the police department.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Still, some said Grapevine police should have accepted the pizza and that an organization\u2019s politics should not matter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPretty gutless,\u201d One person wrote. \u201cHow sad that a simple act of kindness becomes so misconstrued.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Damned if they do, damned if they don\u2019t. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No good deed goes unpunished. Patriot Mobile, a conservative Christian-owned cellphone company, must think this way today. To show its appreciation and support, the company hosted a pizza party at Grapevine (TX), Police Department. Nice gesture, right? Not according to some community members. Drama ensued on Facebook. 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