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Radford business owner declines Joe Biden's request to stop in store - wdbj7.com
Hmmmm, I have mixed feelings about this. I understand and appreciate the man's point, but I think he missed an opportunity to demonstrate Obama is wrong. It's very likely there would have been a quote from him in the papers, and he could have talked about how hard he worked to make this business what it is.
RADFORD, Va.—
Would you say no to the Vice President?
One New River Valley business owner turned Vice President Joe Biden down.
This might happen more than you think from both political parties, most businesses just don't talk about it. The owner of "Crumb and Get It" - did.
Chris McMurray's bakery has been open only since May, barely three months.
Wednesday morning, advance teams for Vice President Joe Biden walked in.
"I approached her she said Joe Biden is coming to town today," McMurray said.
"Crumb and Get It" is a mom and pop store. Literally. Chris and his wife Kelly run the place and need all the business they can get.
McMurray said the Vice President's entourage got to the point and made its pitch.
"She said they have selected 'Crumb and Get It" to be his stop on his way to Blacksburg and was wondering if that was ok."
Here's the part that might make other business owners crazy.
"This is an opportunity of a lifetime but essentially I said 'No offense to you or the campaign but I just decline you guys coming in here. At that time she said 'Are you sure? There's going to be a lot of press, a lot of activity,’" McMurray said.
"Very simply, ‘you didn't build that’” McMurray said. “Speaking of small businesses and entrepreneurs all across this country and actually last night my wife was up all night. No sleep, she's worked a full 24 hours."
When "Crumb and Get It" said 'no', “River City Grill,” just around the corner, said 'yes' and has the pictures to prove it, and didn't care about the politics.
Hmmmm, I have mixed feelings about this. I understand and appreciate the man's point, but I think he missed an opportunity to demonstrate Obama is wrong. It's very likely there would have been a quote from him in the papers, and he could have talked about how hard he worked to make this business what it is.