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Gay activists counter Chick-fil-A with Starbucks appreciation day [Yawn!]
The Los Angeles Times ^ | August 6, 2012 | Tiffany Hsu

Posted on 08/06/2012 11:14:09 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Gay marriage activists are planning to swarm Starbucks on Tuesday in an attempt to counter the record sales from last week’s Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day.

The chicken chain enjoyed a surge of support during the Wednesday event, dreamed up by former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee after Chick-fil-A President Dan Cathy went on the record backing the “biblical definition of the family unit.”

A follow-up protest from Chick-fil-A critics on Friday, which was dubbed Same Sex Kiss Day, was more subdued.

Advocates for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights are trying again Tuesday with National Marriage Equality Day, initiated by Equally Wed, a lesbian and gay wedding magazine. So far, nearly 28,000 people have signed up to attend.

The event was originally called National Starbucks Appreciation Day in honor of the coffee giant, which recently threw its support behind efforts to make gay marriage legal.

But several other holidays exist with the same name, including one created by gun rights groups. Starbucks’ corporate offices had nothing to do with those events nor with Tuesday’s planned gatherings....

(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Food
KEYWORDS: chickfila; foodfight; fundingtheleft; gaymarriage; homosexualagenda; homosexualmarriage; samesexmarriage; starbucks
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To: jrg

Or......wait for it..... Perhaps a CFA coffee...? Would be hilarious if CFA’s coffee sales spike....

Our CFA actually offers FREE coffee from like 5 to 8 am or something...


61 posted on 08/06/2012 3:54:21 PM PDT by DrewsMum
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Does this mean that now the “99%ers” now LOVE big business? My, what a wishy-washy, swishy-swashy, fairy footed crowd they are.


62 posted on 08/06/2012 5:14:03 PM PDT by lefty-lie-spy (Stay metal. For the Horde \m/("_")\m/ - via iPhone from Tokyo.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Why would they pick Starbucks ?


63 posted on 08/07/2012 3:30:44 AM PDT by Orlando
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Do they expect NORMAL people to protest Starbucks? LMAO


64 posted on 08/07/2012 3:48:55 AM PDT by MaxMax
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The left can’t seem to decide whether they love or hate Starbucks. First it was trendy, then it was an evil symbol of global capitalism and now it’s ok again?


65 posted on 08/07/2012 5:46:35 AM PDT by ArcadeQuarters (I'm anti-socialism because I'm anti-slavery.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Whenever i am somewhat forced to get coffee at a starbucks I insist on ordering a “small” coffee. Don’t want a large or tall coffee. They don’t know how to react. :-). The place is a rip off and I don’t like pissing money away on coffee.


66 posted on 08/07/2012 10:32:17 AM PDT by plain talk
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It is there day today . Is there any media coverage ?
look at the long lines here.
http://www.rswre.com/portfolio/starbucks_convchatttn4.jpg
lol...


67 posted on 08/07/2012 10:53:49 AM PDT by Orlando
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To: Orlando

There’s more to this ...
http://standyourground.com/forums/index.php?topic=23080.0


68 posted on 08/07/2012 4:44:04 PM PDT by Orlando
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