Posted on 08/06/2012 12:39:12 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
On Wednesday, Chick-fil-A restaurants around the country turned into mob scenes, as customers turned out for what Mike Huckabee termed “Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day.” The company says it was their best sales day ever. At some locations, customers waited in line for hours for food.
I hope Tom Menino is happy. Because this controversy has hurt, not helped, the cause of gay marriage. And it is largely Menino’s fault.
A couple of weeks ago, the company was desperate to get out of the spotlight. CEO Dan Cathy’s remarks against gay marriage had sparked consumer outrage and threatened to damage the company’s brand.
But then came Menino — and after him, a parade of other municipal officials — threatening to punish Chick-fil-A for the comments of its CEO and the political activities of its owners. Express policy views we disagree with? We’ll block you from doing business in our city.
Under pressure, Menino walked back his comments, saying he can’t actually keep Chick-fil-A out of Boston. Chicago Alderman Joe Moreno hasn’t been so circumspect, as he continues to make demands about what the company must do before he’ll allow them a permit to build in his ward.
Chick-fil-A no longer has to answer for its CEOs’ position on gay marriage.
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, Washington Mayor Vincent Gray, and New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn also added their unhelpful voices to the chorus. Gray took to Twitter to say that “#hatechicken” should stay out of the District of Columbia. In doing so, these city officials changed the subject, and not in a good way for advocates of gay marriage. Chick-fil-A no longer has to answer for its CEO’s position on gay marriage and its owners’ support of organizations that oppose gay rights...
(Excerpt) Read more at bostonglobe.com ...
DON'T JUST STAND THERE EATING A
LUSCIOUS DELUXE CHICK-Fil-A SANDWICH.
DO SOMETHING.
OUR NEXT MOVE: We demand Chick-Fil- A stores be opened in those areas that vocally oppose them.
AND in our own locations, we call local govt to demand Chick-Fil-A stores be opened as a sign that we affirm free speech---(AND love their sandwiches).
Might also suggest that the lack of Chick-Fil-A stores might even be construed as a denial of our consitutional rights (/snick).
No way Ohaha's gonna touch that issue.
Mmmmmmm.....remember the goofy, dorky look Obama had on his face after he came out for SSM....knowing his sucking up to gays had shot Romney's numbers into the stratosphere? That was a memorable Ohaha campaign flop....one of Team Ohaha's many flops.
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Walking it back.
"Duh, when I said I was for same sex marriage,
I certainly did not mean SSM for humans."
Washington’s Gray is having enough trouble staying out of jail for his corruption, Maybe he should just keep his mouth shut.
Get it yet lib lurkers? Ring ring, this is you're wake up call. The only intolerance, hate, and discrimination here is all coming from the allegedly "enlightened" left. You guys have become a sick caricature of that which you supposedly fight against.
Its Iced Tea...no milk...
Its not a hot cuppa...
Mayor Thomas (ANYTHING FOR A VOTE) Menino, hater of Christians, morality, modesty, and lover of indecency, immorality and sodomy. One thing I do thank Menino for is he is bringing the Lord one step closer to the Second Coming.
with the left I have just relied on the old tried and true——ya can’t cure stupid
I love all of the photos of Mitt Romney eating the Chik-fil-A sandwiches. Oh, you haven’t seen any? Well neither has anyone else. PLEASE tell me there is SOME way we can avoid nominating him at the convention.
The difference betweent the left and right is you don’t see any mayors on the right trying to prevent Target or General Mills,etc from being in “their” city.
See who’s “tolerant” ?
To a member of the news media, a Democrat or a Democrat voter, a Communist the truth means nothing. They merely ignore it and continue with their lies. Only their fellow fools believe them, but their numbers are many.
I don't think he's simple. A quick search produced a number of common sense articles on economics.
Barro's misapplication of "bullies" to the free market Chick-Fil-A and not the abusers of political power leans toward the rest of your phrase.
Conservaterian, Romney WILL be nominated at the republican convention and Obama WILL be nominated at the democratic convention.
A question for you. Which of the two will you vote for in November?
Heh, heh, heh——maybe Mitty prefers eating “fudge.”
Its Chicago. Like Africa, but the machetes are more subtle.
While in line at CFA, Wednesday, I made the point that
“I hope there’s this much passion and turnout in November!”
I said it more than once, hoping to have the attention of varying crowds as the line snaked around the building.
Each time I received multiple, positive replies.
Keep in mind, the CFA lines weren’t “Republican lines”.
And then, after ‘gay marriage is the norm everywhere’, we can move on to sanctioned bigamy, marrying animals, small children, etc., etc. Just prove how totally idiotic we can be!
And then, after ‘gay marriage is the norm everywhere’, we can move on to sanctioned bigamy, marrying animals, small children, etc., etc. Just prove how totally idiotic we can be!
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