They taste like chicken!
Posted on 07/31/2012 6:47:40 PM PDT by Kaslin
Edited on 08/01/2012 11:03:38 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
The manufactured controversy over Chick-Fil-A won’t be dying down anytime soon, if media figures get their way.
Chick-Fil-A President Dan Cathy stated that he was “guilty as charged” when it came to supporting the traditional family, and commented on a radio show that “I think we are inviting God’s judgment on our nation when we shake our fist at him and say: You know, ‘We know better than you as to what constitutes a marriage.’”
That’s tantamount to heresy in Hollywood and in New York and D.C. newsrooms. The media have proven themselves in the tank for same sex marriage, and Chick-Fil-A is learning what it means to cross them.
Media Join Fight Against Chick-Fil-A
On July 19, CNN reporter Alison Kosik acknowledged that efforts to boycott Chick-Fil-A are not new, noting that: “It’s not the first time that people have called for a boycott of the restaurant chain.” Lately, however, media outlets have deployed their resources to help the left destroy the Christian chicken chain.
MSNBC host Thomas Roberts declared that any supporter of gay marriage eating at Chick-Fil-A was a “Chicken-eating Judas.” Dean Reynolds, reporting for CBS ‘This Morning’ on July 27, declared on air, “At Chick-Fil-A, the menu offers up sandwiches, nuggets, and strips, but to critics these days, it also includes a side order of bigotry.” ABC also played up the Chick-Fil-A controversy.
San Francisco outlet SFist even linked the sudden death of Chick-Fil-A’s PR head Donald Perry to the fanatical Westboro Baptist Church, including the phrase “God Hates Flacks” in a headline.
Politicians supporting Chick-Fil-A also faced the media’s wrath and mockery. CNN, introducing a segment showing Sarah Palin eating at Chick-Fil-A, played the song “Stupid Girls.” (A CNN spokesman claimed the song choice was unintentional.) Gawker’s Rich Juzwiak whipped himself into a frenzy over Sarah Palin’s visit to the chicken chain, snarling: “On Friday, Sarah Palin tweeted/Facebooked a picture of herself and her husband in a Chick-Fil-A looking so fucking happy. They're way happier than the oldest gay couple in America on their wedding day. Sarah and Todd are beaming hateful joy. It's really visceral.”
Descent into Lunacy
Comedy outlets couldn’t resist poking fun at Chick-Fil-A. Jon Stewart made light of the incident on the July 23 Daily Show, snarking: “Wow, open your eyes owner of Chick-Fil-A,” he said. “You are being such an asshole that even Boston won’t tolerate you.” The Onion published a satirical article about a Chick-Fil-A holding a press conference introducing a new ‘homophobic sandwich’ called the “Queer-Hatin’ Cordon Bleu.”
But several media stories and celebrity responses to the Chick-Fil-A were so bizarre they only looked like comedy.
Unhinged comedienne Roseanne Barr launched anatomically incorrect, expletive-laden broadsides against Chick-Fil-A, ranting: “Suck my dick chick filet nazi f---ing pricks” and “Giving urkds Cancer from processed fast food is child abuse.”
The Huffington Post also displayed similarly warped judgment regarding the chicken chain. Dominick Scudera wrote an unfunny satire piece displaying his breathtaking ignorance of the Bible, obliviously concluding his piece: “And I thank the Lord that I live in a country where fast food is a place of judgment and where chicken sandwiches bring me closer to the Almighty God.”
The Huffington Post also featured Mark Pettit’s self-righteous five-step plan to stop Chick-Fil-A’s “public relations nightmare.” The self-proclaimed “crisis communications expert” lectured the company: “Going forward no ‘anti’ anything groups (as in anti-gay marriage) should receive funds from the company. Not one cent. Not one chicken biscuit.” Instead, he advised the company to donate up to $5 million to build a National Center for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta.
So, in Petitt’s mind, the heads of Chick-Fil-A need to explicitly reject the Biblical principles that the company was built upon and alienate the customers who support traditional marriage in order to resolve the crisis. Perhaps the “crisis” expert should check Facebook. Former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee called for ‘Chick-Fil-A Appreciation Day’ on Wednesday, Aug. 1. As of this writing, over 500,000 people have pledged to visit a Chick-Fil-A that day.
Even Huckabee’s rally in support of the chicken chain drew bizarre media criticism. Washington Post opinion columnist Dana Milbank criticized Huckabee for the move, opining: “His defense of the fast-food restaurant will make Chick-Fil-A a fat target in the culture wars and will further divide Americans.” Milbank conveniently ignores all the vitriol spewed at the company by the left – and the fact that liberal politicians have been gunning for the company, as well.
Free Speech for Me, but …
A host of liberal local politicians have railed against Chick-Fil-A, and a few have even threatened to block the restaurant from expanding into their area.
According to the Boston Herald, Mayor Thomas Menino of Boston warned Chick-Fil-A "if they need licenses in the city, it will be very difficult -- unless they open up their policies." Menino later backtracked on his comments, but his comments reflect a desire among some politicians to use the power of the state to implement discrimination against Christian companies.
Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel told the Chicago Sun-Times about his opposition to Chick-Fil-A expansion in Chicago: “Chick-Fil-A’s values are not Chicago values. They’re not respectful of our residents, our neighbors and our family members. If you’re going be part of the Chicagocommunity, you should reflect Chicago values.” Ironically, Emanuel invited anti-Semitic Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan to the city, perhaps as an expression of Chicago values.
San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee even threatened the restaurant chain to stay away from San Francisco in speech reminiscent of a gangster, tweeting: “Closest Chick-Fil-A to San Francisco is 40 miles away & I strongly recommend that they not try to come any closer.”
In Washington, D.C., Mayor Vincent Gray called it “hate chicken” and said he’d oppose the company if it wanted to expand in D.C. (Chick-Fil-A has no such plans.)
City mayors were not the only local politicians to declare war on Chick-Fil-A. Chicago Alderman Joe Moreno has declared his intention to deny Chick-Fil-A building permits in his ward. Philadelphia Councilman Jim Kenney also told Cathy to “take a hike, and take your intolerance with you."
New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn expressed her desire to remove Chick-Fil-A from the New York University campus. In a letter addressed to NYU President John Sexton, she demanded: "Let me be clear, I do not want establishments in my city that hold such discriminatory views. We are a city that believes our diversity is our greatest strength and we will fight anything and anyone that runs counter to that."
Even reliably liberal columnists and broadcasters blasted these politicians’ ‘moral stands.’ Salon’s Glenn Greenwald declared these moves to be “dangerous attacks on free speech.” Huffington Post contributor Tracy Baim asserted that we all have a “right to be stupid and offensive.” Whoopi Goldberg criticized the effort to punish Chick-Fil-A on “The View,” declaring. “If you don’t like what they’re doing, don’t go. But don’t step on their right – anybody’s right – to have an opinion. This is still America.”
Not if Lee Fang of far-left magazine The Nation has his way. He took Greenwald and other Chick-fil-A defending liberals to task, saying their defense unwittingly defends “corporate personhood.”
Sacred Cows
The media rabidly defend any sacred cow of the left, such as Planned Parenthood or gay marriage, and will not tolerate any voices to the contrary. New York Times columnist Ross Douthat pointed out the view of the left: “If you want to fine Catholic hospitals for following Catholic teaching, or prevent Jewish parents from circumcising their sons, or ban Chick-Fil-A in Boston, then don’t tell religious people that you respect our freedoms. Say what you really think: that the exercise of our religion threatens all that’s good and decent, and that you’re going to use the levers of power to bend us to your will.”
It is difficult to disagree with Douthat’s assessment – for the media and for certain liberal politicians, religious freedom is trumped by the newfound freedom to marry. And they will brook no dissent, bashing any organization which disagrees with their views.
Ryan Robertson contributed to this report.
Abosuletly Brilliant
Thank you
gotta wonder
Great point
Wasn’t Clinton backed by Tyson, the Chicken magnate?
Just sayin......
This could all be a weird fund raising strategy,
Buy more chicken, support Tyson, they backed Dems before (could back Obama now)
Okay, I will turn off the Twilght Zone and go to bed now.
But before I do.........
Where does Chic-fil-a buy their Chicken?
Don’t know, does anyone else?
Hope I am wrong, but nothing would shock me anymore.
(I am out of tin foil, see ya later)
I think this one is a big flop for the media and organized left because Americans see the issue for what it is.
It's not about gay marriage, it's about the right to believe what one believes, and say so. As far as I know, there are zero substantiated claims of discrimination against gays at Chik-Fil-A, either in service or hiring. They're a good company with a good product, and their Christian values contribute a lot to that.
My closest Chick Fil A is over 400 miles away. If I had the extra funds, I would send them a check just to show them my support.
Boise is nice this time of year...
so I think I may have found a more insidious agenda:
“In his 28 years of running the company, Don Tyson often found himself skating on the fine edge of illegality. In the 1990s, he raised eyebrows by advising Hillary Clinton on her cattle investments and donating $29,000 donation to Bill Clinton’s election fund. Once the Clintons got into the White House, however, Tyson really got in trouble for his disturbingly close relationship with Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy, the Cabinet member with the most regulatory power over his company. In addition to giving Espy free plane rides, hotel rooms and football tickets, he also contributed $60,000 to help pay off the campaign debt of Espy’s brother Henry, who launched an unsuccessful campaign for Congress. The resulting scandal led to Espy’s resignation and a $6 million fine for Tyson.”
From what I can gather , Chick- fil-a may (not 100 % certain) buy their chicken fron Pilgrim’s Pride, a Tyson Rival, but this is hearsay, I admit, I can not prove this, as chick-fil-a does not say where their chicken comes from, but it does sound intriguing.
Rival Pilgrim’s Pride was cited by the Clinton Administration for not conforming to USDA regulations. Some suggested that they helped spread MRSA across the US. In a nutshell, Bush over -turned that Clinton Admin decision. Bush did receive donations from Pilgrim’s Pride.
Democrat leaning Tyson and the people they help put into office, are mad, so now they go after Chick-fil-a.
in an attempt to destroy it.
Maybe it is just me, I am a bit Machiavellian,
but I thought there may be more to the story than just gays in an uproar.
At least it is interesting, no?
In the future Dems might have the power to stop us from being able to worship our God, but they don't have that power yet. The MSM isn't going to overplay their hand this early in the game...
They may want it, but they'll never get it. Not even with all the force of "law" on their side.
The invisible wall they will run into by trying is no less solid or immovable for all that. My brothers know what I mean.
You are welcome! Thanks for the ping!!
Thanks, sir. :-)
They taste like chicken!
My wife can’t get in. She sent me a picture - the line is out door and the drive-thru line circles the building.
Genesis 18:20-21
20. Then the LORD said, "The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin so grievous
21. that I will go down and see if what they have done is as bad as the outcry that has reached me. If not, I will know."
Genesis 19:4-7
4. Before they had gone to bed, all the men from every part of the city of Sodom--both young and old--surrounded the house.
5. They called to Lot, "Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us so that we can have sex with them."
6. Lot went outside to meet them and shut the door behind him
7. and said, "No, my friends. Don't do this wicked thing.
Isaiah 3:9 The look on their faces testifies against them; they parade their sin like Sodom; they do not hide it. Woe to them! They have brought disaster upon themselves.
2 Peter 2:13b Their idea of pleasure is to carouse in broad daylight. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their pleasures while they feast with you.
Ezekiel 16:49-50
49. "`Now this was the sin of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed and unconcerned; they did not help the poor and needy.
50. They were haughty and did detestable things before me. Therefore I did away with them as you have seen.
1. But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them--bringing swift destruction on themselves.
2. Many will follow their shameful ways and will bring the way of truth into disrepute.
3. In their greed these teachers will exploit you with stories they have made up. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping.
4. For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but sent them to hell, putting them into gloomy dungeons to be held for judgment;
5. if he did not spare the ancient world when he brought the flood on its ungodly people, but protected Noah, a preacher of righteousness, and seven others;
6. if he condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah by burning them to ashes, and made them an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly;
7. and if he rescued Lot, a righteous man, who was distressed by the filthy lives of lawless men
8. (for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)--
9. if this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue godly men from trials and to hold the unrighteous for the day of judgment, while continuing their punishment.
10. This is especially true of those who follow the corrupt desire of the sinful nature and despise authority. Bold and arrogant, these men are not afraid to slander celestial beings;
11. yet even angels, although they are stronger and more powerful, do not bring slanderous accusations against such beings in the presence of the Lord.
12. But these men blaspheme in matters they do not understand. They are like brute beasts, creatures of instinct, born only to be caught and destroyed, and like beasts they too will perish.
13. They will be paid back with harm for the harm they have done. Their idea of pleasure is to carouse in broad daylight. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their pleasures while they feast with you.
But there IS hope!!!
1 Corinthians 6:9-11
9. Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived:
Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders
10. nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.
11. And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
If you could NOT change, you would be in most pitiful shape...
Mmmmm-mmmmmm-mmmmmm.
Forgot how tasty they are!
We will go tomorrow, Friday and Saturday, too!
“And my patronage of Chick-Fil-A continues.”
Mine, too!
Look up Tim Hawkins on You Tube. Several parodies on Chick-Fil-A.
Here is one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxwhhFoQpUw&feature=endscreen&NR=1
Look up more of his work: http://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video?p=tim+hawkins+christian+comedian
Enjoy and laugh!
Gays are 2% of the population. And gays waaaaaay outnumber the percent of people who are journalists ( much less than a hundredth of one percent.)
So, why are we afraid of them?
The MSM’s got a BIG HORN and small numbers ... fewer Americans trust them than ever before... We’ve got a win here and nothing to fear... Happens.
Enjoy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m90FsST_1p4&feature=youtu.be
Mr. hummingbird and I plan to include Chick-Fil-A once a week for a while.
Hopefully, sales for Chick-Fil-A hit the roof this week, especially on Wednesday.
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