Posted on 07/25/2012 3:32:49 PM PDT by scottjewell
[A] Chicago official has pledged to block the fast-food chain from opening in his district amid a heated national debate over the place of the gay marriage debate in corporate America.
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The company’s offense? President Dan Cathy’s comments . . . that he is “guilty as charged” of defining marriage [traditionally]. In other words, he’s not in favor of gay marriage.
“If you are discriminating . . . I don't want you in the 1st Ward," Moreno told the Tribune . . . “Because of this man’s ignorance, I will now be denying Chick-fil-A’s permit to open a restaurant in the 1stWard.”
He also added that Cathy’s comments were “bigoted, homophobic.”
Chicago’s mayor, Rahm Emanuel, followed suit with his own statement: "Chick-fil-A values are not Chicago values. They disrespect our fellow neighbors and residents. This would be a bad investment, since it would be empty."
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Last week, Chick-fil-A issued a statement saying it would “leave leave the policy debate over same-sex marriage to the government and political arena." The company added that it has always aimed to “treat every person with honor, dignity and respect -- regardless of their belief, race, creed, sexual orientation or gender.”
The reaction has been intense:
Boston Mayor Thomas Menino told the Boston Herald that he no longer wanted Chick-fil-A in his city.
Muppets creator Jim Henson Co. backed out of a partnership with the chain to make kids meals toys.
Protestors are planning to congregate outside locations tonight; participating same-sex couples will publicly embrace.
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Meanwhile, Gizmodo claims Chick-fil-A created a fake Facebook account to raise sympathy on social media. . .
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Well, that is to their credit, then!
This queer thing is telling us that the US has a cancer, and it is metastizing.
We will be supporting Chick Filet and skip the others.
Love it.
Had Chick-Fil-A Monday and today. The soup and salad combo is really good too. Let the people decide.
Yes, the Mayor’s letter struck me as un-American, chilling, Nazi-like. I would sue if someone hit me with a letter like that, when I had said absolutely NOTHING to warrant or provoke such a grisly attack.
Ugh, so do I.
Twenty cars in the drive-thru tonight... They got to me in five minutes and got the order perfect.
The place rocks.
Rahm is the Chief Savage in charge of stirring up mayhem in Chicago with his neo-Nazi anti-gun laws.
Hey, Rahm, how many kids have you killed today?
So this crap is not discrimination against traditional moral values? This is ok but the traditional values has become discriminatory and undesirable. Screw these bastards and the queer whore they rode in on.
Ha!
It is ABSOLUTELY discriminatory against traditional and Christian values. There simply is no other way to interpret it.
Menino’s non-support of gay marriage 10 years ago screamed discrimination toward all minorities. Good people should march on city hall with ch**ken br*th wat** ba**oons to defend the honor of minorities till Menino repents of his past betrayal of minorities everywhere in Boston.
They have two locations in MA. Simply shut them down overnight, bulldoze the buildings so they can not easily be re-rented and post a banner saying “Massachusetts doesn’t support our 1st Amendment rights, we won’t support them with jobs and tax dollars.”
I agree, now that this whole thing has escalated, Obama should have to go public with a statement. I think it would do him a world of good if he stood up for CFA.
Thank God for that.
I have NEVER eaten at Chick-fil-a....the store is in the mall, and I normally don’t go there.
Well..I’ve looked at their website menu; and, in a few short minutes, I will be giving them a try. I hope their business goes up.
Bill Ayers - the domestic terrorist - helped with 'reform' for Chicago's schools... Close to 300 people have been murdered so far THIS YEAR in Chicago. The town is known for corruption... politicians, police, etc... HELL NO Chicago doesn't have Chick-fil-A values...
I can’t dine there as the nearest one to Toronto is in OH, so on August 1 I’ll show my support by buying one of their T-shirts online.
The fact that I am less likely to encounter trannies, dikes, & sweet boys will improve my appetite!
I don’t do fast food, but we had CFA for dinner tonight. I was actually impressed with the flavor of the chicken “burger”.
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