Chick-fil-A fans flock to Dallas restaurants to show support for stance on marriage

Dallasnews ^ | August 1, 2012 | Talia Richman

[NYer]

The crowd was friendly and cheerful. Many comments were heard throughout the crowd about how bad Zero was going down if the turnout on Nov 6th was anywhere close to what CFA was getting today.

Your comment mirrors what Rush Limbaugh said on today's program. While sifting through hundreds of listener email messages, he suggested today's turnout in support of CAF represents a microcosm of what we can expect at the polls in November.

[4Liberty]

Here's my sign. We staged a rally this morning at the Northridge CA "Chick-fil-A." Notice on my sign. I point out that Free Speech is a right, and the Right to boycott and shop elsewhere is your economic freedom as well. Many news media outlets were there. They interviewed us. We emphasized Chicago move to perhaps pull licenses from Chick-fil-A restaurants -- was anti-free speech and anti-free enterprise. Our Rights include the right to 'annoying' opinions and to 'annoying' business owners, as long as these activities are peaceful. Shop there, don't shop there - it's your choice. It's called the 13th Amendment: you are FREE to start your own crummy business, express your views, lose money if people don't like it. Free enterprise. All in all it was a fruitful event, I think the media "got it" (the philosophy behind our rights to free speech, economic freedom & free enterprise).

[dancusa]

Lester Maddox. A Democrat chicken restaurant owner.

[Spktyr]

Or just disgusted by the media. Were I a mall owner, I would bar all media from the premises every day.

[GeronL]

a few media outlets will “get it”, Shep Smith on Fox News apparently called it the National Day of Intolerance... so not a lot of them will admit it.

[Osage Orange]

Great post!!

[mware]

I’ll be very disappointed if Old Shep is not required to apologize for his on the air comment. A two week break from Fox News would be even better.

[PAR35]

Pick it out, Rick it up.

[BobL]

“Fortunately, Dewhurst got his head handed to him...”

You’re stealing my terms, pal. But that’s ok, the more the better - and don’t forget, Governor Perry also found his head being handed to him - and not just over Dewhurst.

[5thGenTexan]

UPDATE: The Chick-fil-A on US380 in McKinney, TX sold out and had to close at around 6:00PM.

Since the stores knew in advance and had prepared for a big day, I would call that a buycott success!!!

[bonfire]

Yay for McKinney! Hubby was supposed to get lunch there but haven’t heard as he’s on a plane.

[combat_boots]

Have just learned from a friend who went for food at CFA I went to earlier has run out of food.