[Cletus.D.Yokel]

I read that line and started chuckling. It was an obvious fabrication during a pre-freudenscade build-up. Then I saw this one:

This is a lesson in how not to build/maintain your brand and how you should tell your CEO to shut the hell up.

And realized how hilarious it is to watch the Ant Farm! CFA is privately held by the Cathy family of which Dan Cathy is the patriarch. It would be difficult for Dan to discipline Dan for saying, on behalf of Dan, what Dan believes.

[Charles Henrickson]

CFA is privately held by the Cathy family of which Dan Cathy is the patriarch.

The patriarch of Chick-fil-A is Truett Cathy. His son, Dan Cathy, is the CEO. To use an analogy, Truett is "the old man," and Dan "runs the store" < /pawnstars>.

But your basic point is right.