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 ...
Christian derangement syndrome on display; looks like the “kiss-in” was a dismal failure compared to Chick-fil-A Day. You notice the only hate on display nowadays is from the homosexual lobby and their silly liberal friends.
Sorry to hijack your conversation. I will not vote for Romney. I will probably write in Palin. I would prefer Obama win and the Tea Party capture the Senate. That will insure a trial of Obama on impeachment charges. For the sake of our country liberalism must be destroyed. Romney only postpones that eventuality.
If the homos had shut down Chik-fil-A this same reporter would have been ecstatic that it worked, and written a story on how 'activism' was so wonderful
(On Wednesday, Chick-fil-A restaurants around the country turned into mob scenes,)
I SAW NO MOB SCENES AND I WAS AT A CHICK-FIL-A!
(The company says it was their best sales day ever.)
THAT IS VERY LIKELY THE WORLDS BIGGEST UNDERSTATEMENT.
(Because this controversy has hurt, not helped, the cause of gay marriage. And it is largely Menino’s fault.)
WHILE IT DID NOT HELP WHAT HURTS HOMOSEXUAL MARRIAGE THE MOST IS HOMOSEXUAL ACTIVISM
(Chick-fil-A no longer has to answer for its CEOs’ position on gay marriage.)
IT NEVER HAD TO. THIS ISSUE WAS FLAMED BY THE MEDIA IN THEIR ATTEMPT TO PUSH THE HOMOSEXUAL AGENDA. THE COMPANY COULD AS EASILY SAID PISS OFF.........
No one on this thread is qualified to to interpret maymenina's remarcations subjeck withou he ceive Howie Carr Screw '0' Execution Sefticate.
For all you people know, Maymeninoff was pusilating that the chikens use inna Chickalay are queer an he doan wan'em bost.
So back offa Mayameninit.
Get the people on this anti-boston thread ping
Nonsense! Typical leftist drivel, coming from the Boston Globe. The only people outraged by Mr. Cathy's remarks were the leftists who would never go to a CFA to begin with, and they worked themselves into a lather over the nerve of a Christian to say he believes in the traditional definition of marriage. They're an echo chamber, and it's reminiscent of the story of how some leftist journalist couldn't believe that President Reagan had won by a landslide, because "he didn't know anyone who voted for Reagan!"
Mark
“I would prefer Obama win and the Tea Party capture the Senate. That will insure a trial of Obama on impeachment charges.”
RIIIIIIIGHT.
Earth to Louis Foxwell ... return to base.
Any other fantasies you’d like to share with us?
Yes. The same one that drove Nixon from office.
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