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GOP Should Invite Chick-fil-A President Dan Cathy to Address Convention
Conservative HQ | 8/1/12 | Richard A. Viguerie

Posted on 08/03/2012 12:34:51 PM PDT by xzins

Today is Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day, and who better to make the case for traditional values at the Republican National Convention than Chick-fil-A President Dan Cathy, a man who lives them in his business and personal life and who has paid a heavy price for publicly saying so?

Mr. Cathy learned the hard way what President Obama meant when he said that this election is a choice between two different visions for the country -- and by saying publicly he supports the biblical definition of the family, Cathy put himself at odds with President Obama and his Democratic Party allies on an important part of their vision -- legalizing same-sex marriage.

President Obama has chosen to make this election a fight between those who want to overturn traditional Judeo-Christian culture, by sanctioning same-sex marriage and other policies that erode the traditional family, and those who believe that Judeo-Christian culture and the traditional family are society’s most important building blocks and the foundations of American exceptionalism.

Republicans should oblige President Obama’s desire to make same-sex marriage a central issue in the November election, and campaign unequivocally as the party of the traditional values Dan Cathy stood for when he said, “Guilty as charged” when asked about his company’s support for the traditional family.

The state-sponsored terrorism by Democratic elected officials against Mr. Cathy and his business began almost as soon as his “Guilty as charged” remark found its way to the internet.

Democrat elected officials including Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino, San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee, Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, DC Mayor Vincent Gray -- and others -- have threatened to block Chick-fil-A from opening in those cities because the company’s President, Mr. Cathy, was unabashed in expressing his Christian faith.

To express your opposition to the persecution of Chick-fil-A and Dan Cathy by these Democratic officials, click (below at post 1) to sign our petition.

This state-sponsored terrorism by Democrats is exactly the kind of religious test for access to political power and commercial success our forefathers fled from when they came to the New World – which is why the Framers of the Constitution made it illegal.

It took real courage for Chick-fil-A President Dan Cathy -- whose fast food restaurants are already famous for their policy of being closed on Sunday -- to say that his company is in "support of the traditional family."

This is exactly the kind of courageous stand for traditional Judeo-Christian values that the Republican Party and its candidates should make every day – and who better than Dan Cathy to come to the Republican National Convention in Tampa in order to show the GOP how do that?

In the wake of the anti-Christian attacks on Dan Cathy, and Chick-fil-A, FOX News commentator Mike Huckabee organized today -- August 1 -- as "Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day." We plan to enjoy a great Chick-fil-A meal today, but we don’t think conservatives can just grab a sandwich and go home this election.

We need someone to step forward at the Republican Convention to say these biblical values are the values we stand for everyday and these are the values upon which we will campaign and govern. If you agree that the Republican Party should run on the kind of values Dan Cathy expressed, then please sign our petition urging Governor Romney and Republican National Committee Chairman Priebus to invite Mr. Cathy to speak at the Republican National Convention.


TOPICS: Editorial; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 2012rncconvention; cathy; christianvote; elections; entrepreneur; firstamendment; gope
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LINK: please sign (the) petition urging Governor Romney and Republican National Committee Chairman Priebus to invite Mr. Cathy to speak at the Republican National Convention.
1 posted on 08/03/2012 12:34:59 PM PDT by xzins
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To: wagglebee; P-Marlowe; cripplecreek; cva66snipe; Elvina; Finny; greyfoxx39; Hilda; kabar; ...

Ping


2 posted on 08/03/2012 12:42:26 PM PDT by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! Those who truly support our troops pray for their victory!)
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To: xzins

Absolutely!


3 posted on 08/03/2012 12:43:54 PM PDT by ryan71
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To: xzins

They won’t. They’ve got a problem because Mitt’s big money man owns wedding chapels that perform gay “marriages”.


4 posted on 08/03/2012 12:48:43 PM PDT by cripplecreek (What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
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To: ryan71
Another thread had an article about how Amtrak (your Gov't owned and funded railway) is promoting "Ride with Pride" for homosexuals

https://www.amtrakridewithpride.com

Beyond even this though - Note how this Amtrak site provides links to far left editorials and websites. Again, this is a Gov't owned, taxpayer funded railroad.

How brazen it is. Government agencies are no longer even bothering with the pretense of political neutrality. They are openly political, and have declared war on conservatives.

5 posted on 08/03/2012 12:50:13 PM PDT by PGR88
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A most excellent idea! They’ll have their usual vile and repugnant worms invited to speak at their convention. Clinton, Warren, Sodom, Gommorah...That’s who represents them the best. I think Dan Cathy is a perfect rep. For 1st amendment purposes especially.


6 posted on 08/03/2012 12:51:42 PM PDT by albie
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To: xzins

At the very least they should be serving their sandwiches at the convention.


7 posted on 08/03/2012 1:02:57 PM PDT by Trapped Behind Enemy Lines
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To: albie

Mittens Romney won’t show up if Dan Cathy does!


8 posted on 08/03/2012 1:04:12 PM PDT by Theodore R. (Past is prologue: The American people again let us down in this election cycle.)
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RE :" GOP Should Invite Chick-fil-A President Dan Cathy to Address Convention "

Usually these type of ideas sound dumb to me but I really like this one.

This would enthuse conservatives and set the libs heads on fire.

9 posted on 08/03/2012 1:04:42 PM PDT by sickoflibs (Romney is still a liberal. Just watch him. (Obama-ney Care ))
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To: xzins

Obama ought to invite Cathy and the mayor of Boston to the White House together for a Pepsi/Coke.


10 posted on 08/03/2012 1:05:54 PM PDT by Ecliptic (.)
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To: xzins

Absolutely! I'd like to see him appear arm in arm with Sarah and Todd Palin. But, I don't count on the GOPe, with Romney leading the gambit, being able to swallow their pride for that event.


11 posted on 08/03/2012 1:13:35 PM PDT by so_real ( "The Congress of the United States recommends and approves the Holy Bible for use in all schools.")
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To: xzins

Good idea. yes. (too bad Romney has to be the candidate, though)


12 posted on 08/03/2012 1:25:41 PM PDT by scottjewell
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To: xzins

Never happen at milt’s convention.
milt won’t go anywhere near an issue like CFA.


13 posted on 08/03/2012 1:32:19 PM PDT by rhinohunter (DraftWalkerNow)
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To: xzins

I agree. This guy has done more to display the disparity between conservatives and liberals than any RINO in recent history. He should be considered for the VP slot. He certainly has more balls than Romney!


14 posted on 08/03/2012 1:36:55 PM PDT by New Jersey Realist (America: home of the free because of the brave)
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To: Ecliptic

Clever! Just like the Obama beer summit. Wow! Mittens has no courage. This election has been handed to him on a silver platter and I’ll wager he has no clue. Let’s hope his staff can do their job.


15 posted on 08/03/2012 1:39:53 PM PDT by New Jersey Realist (America: home of the free because of the brave)
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” This would enthuse conservatives and set the libs heads on fire. “

I’m 100% with you on this!


16 posted on 08/03/2012 1:43:49 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (God, family, country, mom, apple pie, the girl next door and a Ford F250 to pull my boat.)
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To: xzins

I fully agree with this.


17 posted on 08/03/2012 1:45:25 PM PDT by wastedyears ("God? I didn't know he was signed onto the system.")
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To: xzins
Too controversial. They'll bring in someone more mainstream, like Keith Olbermann. </sarc>
18 posted on 08/03/2012 1:55:45 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows (You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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Absolutely not!
I sincerely believe Mr Cathy was just honestly answering a question with actually a very sensible and normal answer that started this entire issue.
His company and the workers have weathered a storm and in many ways benefitted from it all to this point. I don’t think Mr Cathy made his comment as a prelude to entering into a political debate. He should be left alone to run his business and not be used as a prop for the RNC..............


19 posted on 08/03/2012 2:02:43 PM PDT by SECURE AMERICA (Where can I sign up for the New American Revolution and the Crusades 2012?)
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