Posted on 03/28/2015 9:00:36 AM PDT by ReformationFan
My, what a difference two and a half years and a nasty, self righteous video by a nasty, self righteous man make. In the summer of 2012, an individual who could only accept diversity, pluralism and multi culturalism as long as it agreed with his politically correct notions, posted a video of himself harassing a Chick-Fil-A order taker on Chick-Fil-A Appreciation Day. That was the day those who actually believed in diversity, pluralism and multi culturalism chose to support the fast food chain against those who disagreed with the founder who opposed gay marriage. The founder didn't say he would fire gay people or those who were involved in this type of union, merely he didn't agree with it. Hot air ensued.
Although I had never eaten at any of the chain's restaurants because as a Jew who keeps kosher (biblically mandated, rabbinically interpreted food laws) I couldn't eat their specialties, I decided to lend my support to Chick-Fil-A that day by going to the closest one and ordering a soft drink. I then wrote about my excellent kosher adventure. No I didn't video it and no, I certainly didn't bother the pleasant young man taking my small order.
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Would you hire him?
I think he paid a high price for his stupidity. More often, I see conservatives being fired from jobs or attacked mercilessly by the left. I can’t say anything anti gay at my work, I am certain I would be drummed out.
This guy was a jerk and at first I thought it was great that he was canned. Now I think that political correctness is being enforced by the private sector and it’s almost as effective as if the government was enforcing it. In the UK its against the law to OFFEND people, you actually go to jail over there if you offend a minority of any kind. The progressives are working hard to make that happen here.
This is no time to lose a good job, that’s for sure, but he has no one to blame but himself.
He could probably get a job if he packed up and went to SF. He would be considered some kind of gay hero there.
Disagree completely with his politics and he was a jerk to that girl, but his punishment has been excessive. Leave him be, let him get his life back together for his children if nothing else.
Well said. It’s important to remember that the liberals targeted Chick Fil A for demonstrations and boycotts, because the founder was opposed to homosexual marriage. The liberals would have been delighted if they could have forced the company out of business.
And against this backdrop, smarmy snarky Adam Smith decided to put his 2 cents in, and record his snarky self righteous encounter with the hired help. He expected to be a hero to all his liberal friends, by telling off the hired help and posting it on you tube for all to enjoy his lecture and great wisdom he had on the subject of homosexual marriage.
Actions have consequences. He lost a $200K per year job. Are we supposed to feel sorry for him that due to his own self importance and bad judgement, that his company terminated him? And we’re supposed to feel sorry for him that he can’t find a comparable job? Why did 20/20 give him airtime? I didn’t see the story there, but I suspect it was an attempt to garner sympathy for this poor soul, who found his life wrecked even though he’s on the liberal side of homosexual marriage.
I certainly wouldn’t have him working for me!
We used to be able to spout off without getting destroyed. Just because the dude is a moron doesn’t mean he should be impoverished.
Perhaps company after company decided they don’t want someone with such poor judgement, someone who is a loose cannon, working for them.
Remember too, he is seeking executive positions. He is not applying for jobs through the personnel department. More likely, he is having to talk to the board of directors and top management for the types of positions he is seeking. As I understand things, hiring for executive positions is much more subjective than other types of jobs. And there are often employment contracts for such jobs, in which you can be disciplined or terminated for bringing bad publicity to the company. That’s why he got fired from his job in the first place. He violated his contract.
Disagree completely with his politics and he was a jerk to that girl, but his punishment has been excessive. Leave him be, let him get his life back together for his children if nothing else.
What exactly is the punishment which is excessive? Does he have a right to a $200,000 a year job with stock options? What are we really saying here? And what of the fact that he brought all this on himself?
This wasn’t just some guy “spouting off”
He may believe he was protesting Chic fil A but actually he was harassing someone at their place of work. Plus, he was dunb enough to video tape himself doing it.
He got let go at his place of employment for good reason. At the same time made himself virtually unemployable.
He could work somewhere that doesn’t require people skills. He probably has to much “pride” to lower salary.
So not hiring someone is considered “punishment”?
He got another job but was fired from it, too. Bless his little heart. He should have kept his mouth shut. Most of the people who work there are students. None of them deserved that kind of treatment. There are plenty of other places to go. He wanted to make a scene which he did and posted it on the internet. He got what he deserved.
He wants to spout off? No, he wanted to intimidate a low level employee and he did. She was taken aback, had little to no recourse but to be victimized, since HER job was to accommodate customers and she was doing that.
And then he bragged about what he did. He bragged about intimidating that young lady, who had exactly nothing to do with the Chick Fil A administration.
He bragged about his obnoxious, demeaning behavior. Brat. I spanked my kids for bullying, WHEN THEY WERE SMALL CHILDREN. Trust me Y, he’s not the victim here.
Not only that, but he lived large enough so that when he was in the money to the tune of $200,000 a year and a million in stock options, he wouldn’t save. Too good to be frugal?? Too IM-PO’-TENT eh? And now the taxpayers have to support his family, at least for groceries.
I doubt his circumstance has anything to do with Chick-fil-A.
He seems to be a complete jerk who wasted his opportunity at leadership. If an asshat like this was around my colleagues he would have been shown the door as well.
Some people cannot live amicably in society. They are Democrats.
And he’s not impoverished because he spouted off, exactly. He’s impoverished because he showed his employer and prospective employers just what kind of creep he was.
I don’t mind if he gets a job. But I also don’t mind that he got slapped down for his mean bullying and sanctimonious (sp?) stupidity. He doesn’t have to be slapped down forever.
Disagree completely with his politics and he was a jerk to that girl, but his punishment has been excessive. Leave him be, let him get his life back together for his children if nothing else.
He exercised his right to free speech and expression. He is still subject to natural consequences for the manner in which he exercised his right to free speech. He chose to record himself verbally abusing the young lady at the window. Then he chose to release the video to the general public.
His employer determined that his behavior did not reflect well on their business. Therefore they decided to terminate his employment. Would you keep an employee who screamed vulgar obscenities at a young woman and then released it over social media?
You really ought to ask why he needs government assistance after having held such a position.
Nobody is “punishing” him. His situation, including his current financial difficulties, is a result of his own poor choices.
Seems to me he’s only trying to get C-Level jobs.
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