Bruno Serato gets backlash over Barack Obama room at Anaheim White House restaurant

Bruno Serato, the owner of the award winning Anaheim White House restaurant in southern California has received a shocking response to his decision to name one of the rooms after Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States.

Bruno, who provides free meals daily to at least 100 underprivileged children and raises millions for charitable causes, has been receiving emails attacking him for creating the Barack Obama room. Bruno has named rooms after several U.S. presidents, Republican and Democrat, and former presidents Jimmy Carter and Richard Nixon have eaten there.

Full disclosure: Bruno has been my very good friend for many years and I have visited him in California, and am well aware of his work with underprivileged children. In fact, I recall at one point in the afternoon, the truck was loaded and off Bruno and my friend American model Leighton Stultz went to deliver the meals.

One email attacking Bruno's decision said in part: "I am not an Obama supporter. I could never be, and as much as having an African American in the White House could be a good thing, having one with Marxist ideals is certainly not a good thing..."

And another: "You must be kidding. he didn't do anything yet other than weaken our internal security..."

One more: "Do not insult us with a Barack Obama room. You have no idea whether he will be a great leader or a hopeless socialist..."

Bruno, who is an immigrant to the United States from Italy, is the epitome of fulfilling the American Dream. In reponse to the attacks, he says, "I'm not a politician. I'm a restaurateur. But because I do a lot of things with a presidential theme, I put name on the room because of its history. If an African American can come from a history of slavery and go forward to be president, that shows we are moving forward."

For more information on Bruno's restaurant go to http://www.anaheimwhitehouse.com/

Here is link to Orange County Register story on this matter: http://www.ocregister.com/articles/room-obama-house-2294553-restaurant-one

Since receiving a message from Bruno last night about the attacks, the good news is that I am receiving emails from Bruno supporters and I will post some in comments. You are invited to comment too or send me an email at mj.morris@live.ca