PDA

View Full Version : Just got back from Chick-Fil-A



Abbey Marie
08-01-2012, 12:57 PM
At our local mall, where I bought two meals. Lines were out the door of the restaurant. And just about everyone in the food court was eating it.

Just to sure, I asked at the register if it was normally this busy, and the kid said "No".

I plan to get dinner there, too.

:dance: :clap: :2up: :salute:

jimnyc
08-01-2012, 01:02 PM
I've gotten TONS of emails about going there, and there are groups on Facebook in the hundreds of thousands supporting them. I don't think a few baseless complaints about Cathy is hurting them. :)

fj1200
08-01-2012, 01:20 PM
There is to be a same sex kiss fest at the local CFA today I think.

I wonder if any of the chicks will be hot.

jimnyc
08-01-2012, 01:23 PM
There is to be a same sex kiss fest at the local CFA today I think.

I wonder if any of the chicks will be hot.

That's different, of course, but only if they are hot. :lol:

Abbey Marie
08-01-2012, 01:27 PM
There is to be a same sex kiss fest at the local CFA today I think.

I wonder if any of the chicks will be hot.

Yeah, good luck with the lame protest. This appears to be a juggernaut.

fj1200
08-01-2012, 01:27 PM
That's different, of course, but only if they are hot. :lol:

My mistake, it's Friday. That'll give Jeff plenty of time to get down here and take some pics for you.

So if I go on Friday, without the S-S kissing of course, and spend some money who would I be supporting? Hmmm.

jimnyc
08-01-2012, 01:39 PM
My mistake, it's Friday. That'll give Jeff plenty of time to get down here and take some pics for you.

So if I go on Friday, without the S-S kissing of course, and spend some money who would I be supporting? Hmmm.

I'd support both, grab a few delicious chicken sandwiches and then go outside an applaud the hotties putting on a show! :laugh:

aboutime
08-01-2012, 02:37 PM
Looks like the intent of all of the protesters has backfired....again.

Chick-Fil-A is happily serving a growing number of new customers.

Look at this thread. Chick-Fil-A is getting millions of dollars worth of FREE Advertising.

Bet they are happily turning-in the NIGHT DEPOSITS to show how Effective that BOYCOTT was.

jimnyc
08-01-2012, 02:44 PM
Congressman Jeff Duncan from South Carolina, as posted on his Facebook page:


Bought Chick-fil-A for the office this afternoon. Supporting the First Amendment never tasted so good.

http://i.imgur.com/6NKyE.jpg?1

jimnyc
08-01-2012, 02:46 PM
LOL, another good photo.

http://i.imgur.com/st3Y8.jpg

aboutime
08-01-2012, 02:49 PM
LOL, another good photo.

http://i.imgur.com/st3Y8.jpg

And this one too jimnyc....3791

Little-Acorn
08-01-2012, 02:51 PM
At least, I tried.

Today was the day the gay advocate fanatics had named for a "boycott" of Chick-Fil-A, after its owner admitted he supported traditional marriage.

There are three Chick-Fil-A's in San Diego, or that's how many that came up on Google. Two of them north of where I work, one southwest. Went to the northernmost one since it's right off a freeway.

From what I could see from my car, the place was standing room only inside. And there was a line of at least 50 people out the door and extending down the block. Parking lot was FULL, and there were at least 20 cars out the driveway and along the lane where I was.

My lunch break isn't that long, so I regretfully left.

Out of curiosity, I dropped by the less-northern one. Found the same scene - it was jammed, with a long line out the door and cars lining up on the street to turn in to the parking lot.

The gay advocate fanatics wanted to display just what people feel about the CFA owner's statement that he supports the Biblical version of marriage.

Mission accomplished, I'd say.

Abbey Marie
08-01-2012, 02:51 PM
LOL, another good photo.

http://i.imgur.com/st3Y8.jpg

Looks exactly like the one I went to. And my husband went to one in downtown Philly that had lines out the door. I heard a radio caller say he couldn't even get in to three in his area as the drive thru lines were too long.

Now the question is, how will the networks handle the story? I predict they will downplay it, and do equal time on some very small gay protests to make it seem like both sides are equally turning out.

logroller
08-01-2012, 02:52 PM
At our local mall, where I bought two meals. Lines were out the door of the restaurant. And just about everyone in the food court was eating it.

Just to sure, I asked at the register if it was normally this busy, and the kid said "No".

I plan to get dinner there, too.

:dance: :clap: :2up: :salute:
Did your meal include breasts?

jimnyc
08-01-2012, 02:52 PM
http://www.debatepolicy.com/showthread.php?t=36328

jimnyc
08-01-2012, 02:53 PM
Did your meal include breasts?

Did someone mention boobies in here? :salute:

aboutime
08-01-2012, 02:55 PM
Did someone mention boobies in here? :salute:


Shucks. Did I miss that part? If so. I'll take TWO!

Abbey Marie
08-01-2012, 02:56 PM
http://www.debatepolicy.com/showthread.php?t=36328

Merged...

aboutime
08-01-2012, 02:59 PM
Looks exactly like the one I went to. And my husband went to one in downtown Philly that had lines out the door. I heard a radio caller say he couldn't even get in to three in his area as the drive thru lines were too long.

Now the question is, how will the networks handle the story? I predict they will downplay it, and do equal time on some very small gay protests to make it seem like both sides are equally turning out.


Abbey. Locally. It will probably be handled as expected. But otherwise. Don't make any bets on it. Reporting such things would be a hazard to their GAY/LESBIAN supporters who would drop them, and maybe...even threaten to BOYCOTT the stations too!

Abbey Marie
08-01-2012, 03:00 PM
Did your meal include breasts?

I have often found that when men don't like the way a conversation is going, they try to deflect by mentioning something sexual to throw the woman off balance. Do you not like the success of the Chick-Fil-A anti-protest, log?



Jim gets a special dispensation as he has proved over and over that his obsession is the real deal. :laugh:

logroller
08-01-2012, 03:01 PM
Did someone mention boobies in here? :salute:
No. Breasts. Although, that makes me wonder about my affinity for nuggets.:gay::laugh:

jimnyc
08-01-2012, 03:03 PM
No. Breasts. Although, that makes me wonder about my affinity for nuggets.:gay::laugh:

Breasts, boobies, there's a difference? Although my wife does get mad and says I am childish when I call hers boobies, and corrects me as if I committed a crime!

Oh, and thanks, I never thought of that before, seriously, and now will never eat a McNugget again!

logroller
08-01-2012, 03:09 PM
I have often found that when men don't like the way a conversation is going, they try to deflect by mentioning something sexual to throw the woman off balance. Do you not like the success of the Chick-Fil-A anti-protest, log?



Jim gets a special dispensation as he has proved over and over that his obsession is the real deal. :laugh:
Dont really care; other people's marriage and their eating out doesnt affect me; so I kid. Yeesh, lighten up will ya?:2up:

logroller
08-01-2012, 03:11 PM
Breasts, boobies, there's a difference? Although my wife does get mad and says I am childish when I call hers boobies, and corrects me as if I committed a crime!

Oh, and thanks, I never thought of that before, seriously, and now will never eat a McNugget again!
Dude, seriously; if you can see how mcnuggets are made and still order them, I think a little innuendo can be overcum. :laugh:

jimnyc
08-01-2012, 03:12 PM
Dont really care; other people's marriage and their eating out doesnt affect me; so I kid. Yeesh, lighten up will ya?:2up:

I know you're trying to drag me into a comment on this one, and I'm going to ignore it, fucker! :slap:

cadet
08-01-2012, 03:21 PM
I don't know if i've ever been to a chick-fil-a...
I'm gonna have to look around for one now. :salute:

Abbey Marie
08-01-2012, 03:34 PM
As predicted, you would think from this article that it is business as usual at Chick-Fil-A today, and that both sides are equally supported:

ATLANTA (AP) - August 1, 2012 (WPVI) -- Chick-fil-A supporters are eating at the chicken chain's restaurants as the company continues to be criticized for an executive taking a public position against same-sex marriage.

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, a Baptist minister, declared Wednesday "Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day."

A spokeswoman for the Rev. Billy Graham says the 93-year-old evangelist ate a Chick-fil-A lunch, including a chicken sandwich and waffle fries, at his North Carolina home.
Related Content

Chick-fil-A president Dan Cathy told the Baptist Press last month that the Atlanta-based company was "guilty as charged" for backing "the biblical definition of a family." Gay rights groups and others answered with calls for boycotts.

Opponents of Cathy's stance have planned "Kiss Mor Chiks" for Friday, asking people of the same sex to show up at Chick-fil-A locations and kiss each other.

Associated Press

jimnyc
08-01-2012, 03:45 PM
Here's a picture from a Chik-Fil-A in Ocala, or at least from above! This is from their own FB page, taken by a local aviation:

http://i.imgur.com/TCa7t.jpg?1

jimnyc
08-01-2012, 03:46 PM
Shoot, I made the image smaller and it's hard to see the massive amount of traffic, here's the original with a better sight:

http://i.imgur.com/TCa7t.jpg

aboutime
08-01-2012, 03:58 PM
As predicted, you would think from this article that it is business as usual at Chick-Fil-A today, and that both sides are equally supported:

As long as they show up. Let them kiss whoever they want. But they must make a purchase or they should be arrested at the Manager's request.

jimnyc
08-01-2012, 04:01 PM
Irony. This is so damn awesome that this company is reaping the rewards today for the hatred from the left! I hope the kids working there get bonuses for today's hard work too!

Little-Acorn
08-01-2012, 04:35 PM
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57484784-503544/conservatives-not-shy-about-flocking-to-chick-fil-a/

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/08/01/chick-fil-appreciation-day-brings-out-supporters-more-protestors/

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/therootdc/post/chick-fil-a-day-state-power-run-amok/2012/08/01/gJQACTnXPX_blog.html

LOUISVILLE, KY: http://www.wdrb.com/story/19169333/big-turnout-for-chic-fil-a-after-stand-against-gay-marriage

MARTINSBURG, WV: http://www.journal-news.net/page/content.detail/id/582561/Bomb-threat-called-in-to-Chick-fil-A-in-Martinsburg.html?nav=5006

SAN FRANCISCO, CA: http://www.sfgate.com/default/article/Customers-jam-pack-Chick-fil-A-on-appreciation-3754817.php

CLARKSBURG, WV: http://www.wboy.com/story/19169864/chick-fil-a-supporters-pack-restaurants

HUNTSVILLE, AL: http://www.waff.com/story/19169250/customers-line-up-for-chick-fil-a-appreciation-day

ATLANTA, GA: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gkQWLVLekTgs-SeJbm7kxu95nmYg?docId=8b5be2811c814e9fa32812a77212 8e3c

RICHMOND, VA: http://www.nbc12.com/story/19169342/chick-fil-a-appreciation-day-sees-massive-turnout

LOS ANGELES, CA: http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-chick-fil-a-20120801,0,2278818.story

SOUTHPORT, IN: http://www.wishtv.com/dpp/news/local/marion_county/customers-converge-on-southport-chick-fil-a

Kathianne
08-01-2012, 04:53 PM
Looks exactly like the one I went to. And my husband went to one in downtown Philly that had lines out the door. I heard a radio caller say he couldn't even get in to three in his area as the drive thru lines were too long.

Now the question is, how will the networks handle the story? I predict they will downplay it, and do equal time on some very small gay protests to make it seem like both sides are equally turning out.

Of course I found FOX (http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/08/01/chick-fil-appreciation-day-brings-out-supporters-more-protestors/) at the top of my search, but in the same grouping found, WaPo, (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/under-god/post/bone-to-pick-with-chick-fil-a/2012/08/01/gJQAZD2uPX_blog.html) CNN, (I bolded the cities and states):

http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/01/us/chick-fil-a-appreciation/index.html


...Lines snaked around a Chick-fil-A in Dallas, CNN affiliate WFAA reported. Patrons packed a Chick-fil-A in Smyrna, Georgia. A food court with a Chick-fil-A was flooded in Laurel, Mississippi.


On Facebook, fans posted photos of themselves holding bags emblazoned with the restaurant chain's bright red logo.


Edwin Guzman told CNN's iReport (http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-823367) that he wanted about 30 minutes for his lunch at a "crazy packed" Chick-fil-A in Clarksville, Tennessee.


"It's really hard to find people or leaders that stand for something good and stay firm," he said of the restaurant chain.


In Barboursville, West Virginia, Brett Walker said, "the scene at Chick-fil-A seemed like a massive silent protest."

Walker told iReport (http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-823318)he chose to eat at the restaurant Wednesday "in support of free speech" and waited 40 minutes to receive his order.


A police officer directed traffic as cars jammed the area, and employees walked car to car in the drive-thru line to take orders, he said.


Roger Cates told iReport (http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-823392) he had lunch at Chick-fil-A in Owensboro, Kentucky, and planned to return with his family for dinner. Political leaders who have criticized the chain, like the mayors of Boston and Chicago, are hypocritical, he said.


"I think it is ironic that the so-called forces of tolerance and inclusion are calling for the exclusion of Chick-fil-A from cities simply because of the beliefs of their chairman. ... People that disagree with me have a right to their opinion, and I have a right to mine," he said.


In Oklahoma, Tim Tibbles told iReport that many braved hot weather to show their support for the restaurant.

"It's 109 degrees here, and people have been standing outside for well over an hour. Nobody is complaining or talking about the controversy. They're showing quiet support," he said...

gabosaurus
08-01-2012, 05:16 PM
So you people are willing to submit yourself to bad fast food in order to show your support for a cause?

Not that I disagree. But if Taco Bell announced it was supporting gun control, gay marriage and womens rights, I still wouldn't go there. Because bad food would still be bad food.

Nukeman
08-01-2012, 05:19 PM
So you people are willing to submit yourself to bad fast food in order to show your support for a cause?

Not that I disagree. But if Taco Bell announced it was supporting gun control, gay marriage and womens rights, I still wouldn't go there. Because bad food would still be bad food.Are you seriously comparing CFA to Taco hell?!?!?!? No way are they even in the same category!! Its funny how the gays want EVERYONE to accept them for who they are yet they REFUSE to accept Mr. Cathy for who he is and what he stands for.

You can't have it both ways either you're tolerant of all views or your a hypocrite!!!!

Roo
08-01-2012, 05:23 PM
I miss In and Out Burgers

gabosaurus
08-01-2012, 05:34 PM
Mr. Cathy is well known for his Christian views. Chick Fil A has been always been closed on Sundays. CFA is selective about where it places its locations. Morality is even part of their job interviews, from what I understand. So their opposition of gay marriage should have been a surprise to just about everyone.
I don't dislike Mr. Cathy or his views at all. I dislike his chain's food, which is pretty awful.

I feel sorry for anyone who doesn't get to eat at In-N-Out Burger or Carl's Jr. on a regular basis.

logroller
08-01-2012, 05:49 PM
So you people are willing to submit yourself to bad fast food in order to show your support for a cause?

Not that I disagree. But if Taco Bell announced it was supporting gun control, gay marriage and womens rights, I still wouldn't go there. Because bad food would still be bad food.
Taco bell is pretty gross, but when I'm drunk I lose my inhibitions.

jimnyc
08-01-2012, 06:25 PM
Are you seriously comparing CFA to Taco hell?!?!?!? No way are they even in the same category!! Its funny how the gays want EVERYONE to accept them for who they are yet they REFUSE to accept Mr. Cathy for who he is and what he stands for.

You can't have it both ways either you're tolerant of all views or your a hypocrite!!!!

What so many continue to overlook as well, is that he never outright condemned homosexuality. He simply spoke for "traditional family". Some may say it's the same, but it's not as if Cathy went out of his way to condemn or talk trash about gays or gay marriage.

Trigg
08-01-2012, 06:34 PM
Now this is interresting.


Following Chick fil A's CEO Dan Cathy's support of traditional marriage, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, and San Francisco liberal politicians spoke out against the food chain and threatened to block Chick fil A from opening any business or further businesses in their cities.


Chicago's Moreno now wants Chick fil A to put into writing that it “won’t support any groups with a political agenda, including those with an anti-gay marriage stance” before he’ll consider allowing zoning rights to a Chick fil A restaurant in his ward.


"Chick-fil-A may have a pretty good case under the First Amendment if the city uses their religious or political beliefs as a basis for denying a business license or ability to do business in the city. That is the kind of thing that happens in fascist states," said Hans von Spakovsky, a Heritage Foundation senior legal fellow (http://www.heritage.org/about/staff/v/hans-von-spakovsky) and former Justice Department attorney to the assistant attorney general for civil rights.

I would think that no matter where you fall as far as gay marriage laws, this should concern you. Chicago and other cities are trying to use religious and political beliefs to block a business.

Kathianne
08-01-2012, 06:51 PM
Mr. Cathy is well known for his Christian views. Chick Fil A has been always been closed on Sundays. CFA is selective about where it places its locations. Morality is even part of their job interviews, from what I understand. Yet they seem to have more than a few, 'out of the closet' gays working for them. Indeed, have been quoted in interviews today, admitting to be open about sexuality, employed by Chick-Fil-A and disheartened by the turnout.
So their opposition of gay marriage should have been a surprise to just about everyone.
I don't dislike Mr. Cathy or his views at all. I dislike his chain's food, which is pretty awful. and literally thousands disagree with you. Personally I had a sandwich, wasn't impressed. Thought it too expensive for what I got. Chose the nuggets by suggestion from a friend, delicious and more affordable. The ice cream rocks and is cheap.

I feel sorry for anyone who doesn't get to eat at In-N-Out Burger or Carl's Jr. on a regular basis.[/QUOTE]

I'm sure they'll get here eventually they all do. ;)

Kathianne
08-01-2012, 06:53 PM
Now this is interresting.







I would think that no matter where you fall as far as gay marriage laws, this should concern you. Chicago and other cities are trying to use religious and political beliefs to block a business.

Do you have links for the first two posts? I'm sorta lost here. (May well be my fault, working from bottom up.

Kathianne
08-01-2012, 06:54 PM
What so many continue to overlook as well, is that he never outright condemned homosexuality. He simply spoke for "traditional family". Some may say it's the same, but it's not as if Cathy went out of his way to condemn or talk trash about gays or gay marriage.

That is the 'big issue' in my mind. Why aren't the MSM outlets finding/reporting the letters to editor on 'corrections?' I sometimes wonder at those that ignore what is reported.

Trigg
08-01-2012, 06:58 PM
Do you have links for the first two posts? I'm sorta lost here. (May well be my fault, working from bottom up.

sorry forgot the link


http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/watercooler/2012/aug/1/picket-chicago-gop-file-human-rights-complaint-aga/

sundaydriver
08-01-2012, 07:52 PM
My first thought upon learning of the sudden death of the VP for advertisment of Chic fil A last week was that he stroked out for not thinking of this media blitz with the sure to follow increase in business himself himself.

SassyLady
08-01-2012, 08:52 PM
My first thought upon learning of the sudden death of the VP for advertisment of Chic fil A last week was that he stroked out for not thinking of this media blitz with the sure to follow increase in business himself himself.

He engineered it from the other side with a little help, I'm sure.

fj1200
08-02-2012, 02:53 PM
I dislike his chain's food, which is pretty awful.

:facepalm99:

jimnyc
08-02-2012, 07:45 PM
I don't think the looney idiots who called for a boycott of the chain expected such great results....


Chick-Fil-A Sets 1-Day Sales Record Amid Flap

Chick-fil-A set a one-day sales record on Wednesday amid an ongoing controversy over a company executive's public stance against same-sex marriage, company officials said Thursday.

The Atlanta-based company confirmed in a statement that the sales record was broken Wednesday after it was declared "Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day" by former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, a Baptist minister and Fox News talk-show host.

Chick-fil-A vice president Steve Robinson said the company won't release sales figures for Wednesday. Customers lined up outside restaurants and the Rev. Billy Graham, the 93-year-old evangelist, dined on a Chick-fil-A lunch on the record-setting day.

"We are very grateful and humbled by the incredible turnout of loyal Chick-fil-A customers on August 1 at Chick-fil-A restaurants around the country," Robinson in the statement.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/chick-fil-sets-day-sales-record-amid-flap-16917838#.UBsehaMWpqA

Abbey Marie
08-02-2012, 07:47 PM
Bet they're being humble about it, but really broke the record 100 times over. :clap:

cadet
08-02-2012, 08:33 PM
As long as they show up. Let them kiss whoever they want. But they must make a purchase or they should be arrested at the Manager's request.

This might not be in the spirit, but can i go and watch the girls? :dev3:
Maybe i'll bring my gf, and laugh as the crowd gives us bad looks.

SassyLady
08-02-2012, 08:43 PM
This might not be in the spirit, but can i go and watch the girls? :dev3:
Maybe i'll bring my gf, and laugh as the crowd gives us bad looks.

If you put a wig on I'm sure the two of you could kiss each other all day long.....so you get twice the reward...watching and participating.

Noir
08-02-2012, 08:48 PM
So am I to have it right that Americans all across the country carried out a protest by stuffing themselves with fried fast food?

SassyLady
08-02-2012, 08:49 PM
So am I to have it right that Americans all across the country carried out a protest by stuffing themselves with fried fast food?

A lot of them bought buckets and buckets of it!!!!

Kathianne
08-02-2012, 08:49 PM
So am I to have it right that Americans all across the country carried out a protest by stuffing themselves with fried fast food?

Yep, it was a 'buycott.' Quite successful too. The issue though was less LGBT, than first amendment and smaller gov't. Gee, where have I heard that before?

cadet
08-02-2012, 08:52 PM
So am I to have it right that Americans all across the country carried out a protest by stuffing themselves with fried fast food?

Despite the general knowledge, most Americans don't eat fast food twenty four seven.

I in fact don't eat fast food. Maybe once every 2 or 3 months, cause i'm in a hurry. or stuck in town all day. I've never even been to Chick-fil-a, but now i kinda want to.

My aunt seems to think all we do is eat McDonalds. I hate that crap... makes my stomach hurt.

Noir
08-02-2012, 08:59 PM
How very American...why does George Carlin have to be dead, he'd of had a field day with this =/

Kathianne
08-02-2012, 09:08 PM
Just checked out a Catholic political/philosophical site I visit now and again, I liked this:

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/standingonmyhead/2012/08/cfa-appreciation-day-the-triumph-of-the-ordinary.html


CFA Appreciation Day – The Triumph of the OrdinaryAugust 2, 2012 By Fr. Dwight Longenecker (http://www.patheos.com/blogs/standingonmyhead/author/frdwight)

The Chick-Fil-A Appreciation Day yesterday was historic. It was historic because it marks a new method of mass protest. I even hesitate to use the word ‘protest’ because it wasn’t a protest. There wasn’t any anger. There wasn’t any hate. There wasn’t any bullying. There were no unwashed crowds of unhappy people holding a sit in and causing other people stress, inconvenience and expense. There were no protest signs, no marches, no noise makers and attention grabbers. There were no revolutionary slogans, no clenched fists, no class warfare, no sullen adolescents in a stroppy mood.


The classic signs of a protest movement were absent. If they were not actually violent revolutions, the great protest movements in history have often had violent undertones. Subtle threats were made. Bullying tactics, financial and political pressure was exerted. Guns were wielded. Behind the scenes in smoke filled rooms men did deals and crossed swords to determine the future of millions. In the great revolutions hoardes of unhappy people filled the streets, rioting and on the rampage they took what they wanted, killed who they wanted and in misplaced zeal for justice overturned an established order.

Yesterday’s Chick-Fil-A Appreciation Day was the sort of ‘revolt’ this country needs, but it was even better than the non violent revolutions and peaceful protests which have changed the world because it was so ordinary. It was just plain, ordinary Americans getting in their cars and doing a plain, ordinary American thing: going out for lunch to a fast food joint. It was just plain, ordinary Americans doing something plain and ordinary, but positive and joyful and good. In buying an ordinary tasty chicken sandwich at their corner fast food emporium ordinary Americans were expressing the wish to be left alone to be ordinary Americans.


There were no protest signs (except from a few glum pro-gays who said we were eating ‘hate’ sandwiches) There were no noisy, angry scenes. Folks in the drive through lines did not honk their horns or proclaim their Christianity with bullhorns. There were no statements against homosexuals or homosexuality. (Indeed, the only statement put out by Chick-Fil-A affirmed their commitment to serve and employ all people equally without notice of race, gender, age or sexual orientation.) The brilliance of the event that it used the network of a nationwide fast food chain as the foundation for a visible, peaceful, creative nationwide statement.


There was no bullying, no hateful anti-homosexual loud mouthed preachers. This grace, patience gentleness and community good humor contrasted with the ugly and spiteful comments from the ‘other side’. Nobody wished their enemies to get cancer the way ‘comedian’ Roseanne Barr proclaimed. Nobody was using back room political and financial pressure to bully the majority of Americans the way mayors of Boston, DC and Chicago were doing. For all the talk of the traditional marriage supporters being full of hate, there was not hatred apparent. It was just ordinary suburban Americans sticking up for their way of life by buying a chicken sandwich with their friends and neighbors. These were not scary people like the folks from Westboro Baptist who tote guns and hate homos. They were the folks next door.

Yesterday’s demonstration was a truly American form of revolution. Where else could it happen but the USA? Read More. (http://www.patheos.com/blogs/standingonmyhead/the-chick-fil-a-revolution)

Trigg
08-06-2012, 02:19 PM
How very American...why does George Carlin have to be dead, he'd of had a field day with this =/


yep probably would have made great comedy act.

But honestly, this has everything to do with First Amendment rights. Chicago and phillidelphia, among other cities were threatening to prevent Chick-fil-A from opening any more restaurants simply because the owner (in an interview) stated he thinks marriage should be between one woman and one man. That is the reason for the buycot


This was a ploy by the LGBT community to make a stink and it backfired.

Kathianne
08-06-2012, 02:52 PM
yep probably would have made great comedy act.

But honestly, this has everything to do with First Amendment rights. Chicago and phillidelphia, among other cities were threatening to prevent Chick-fil-A from opening any more restaurants simply because the owner (in an interview) stated he thinks marriage should be between one woman and one man. That is the reason for the buycot


This was a ploy by the LGBT community to make a stink and it backfired.

Actually he said nothing about one man and one woman. His comments were on the traditional roll of marriage and why. Nothing negative, only positive. That caused this brouhaha, and the door open on those that want free speech, regardless of beliefs.

Voted4Reagan
08-06-2012, 03:27 PM
Actually he said nothing about one man and one woman. His comments were on the traditional roll of marriage and why. Nothing negative, only positive. That caused this brouhaha, and the door open on those that want free speech, regardless of beliefs.

remember...OBAMA said MARRIAGE WAS BETWEEN A MAN AND A WOMAN....

just saying..... lol

:dance::laugh::dance:

Little-Acorn
08-06-2012, 04:10 PM
remember...OBAMA said MARRIAGE WAS BETWEEN A MAN AND A WOMAN....

just saying..... lol


That was until he found himself running short of campaign cash. So he reversed his "stand"... and the cash register filled up quickly again.


http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/05/10/the-shameful-politics-of-obama-s-gay-marriage-endorsement.html

Obama's Gay-Marriage Switch: Why Now?
by Michael Medved
May 10, 2012 1:27 PM EDT

It’s easy to explain the philosophical basis for Barack Obama’s decision to endorse same-sex marriage But it’s tough to understand the political calculation behind his timing.

Why would the beleaguered president wait till the last seven months of his term of office, and the midst of a difficult campaign for re-election, to reverse his position on a deeply polarizing social issue which, at best, divides the public down the middle?

Some observers see the new position as a desperate attempt to bring new energy and oomph to the campaign’s lagging fundraising, and sure enough the president sent out a melodramatic money-begging message (“If you agree, you can stand up with me here”) the same day he made the big announcement.

Voted4Reagan
08-06-2012, 04:23 PM
That was until he found himself running short of campaign cash. So he reversed his "stand"... and the cash register filled up quickly again.

Correct little Acorn...

but I dont think all of the lgbt community have forgiven him for his stance on DOMA and Gay Marriage.

another loss of votes for the boy president

aboutime
08-06-2012, 07:05 PM
remember...OBAMA said MARRIAGE WAS BETWEEN A MAN AND A WOMAN....

just saying..... lol

:dance::laugh::dance:


No disrespect intended to Michelle Obama. But When HE said that. He wasn't THINKING with the head most people thought he was using.

taft2012
08-06-2012, 07:31 PM
http://www.theblogmocracy.com/wp-content/uploads/ObamaandPakistanitGayBoyfriend1.jpg

taft2012
08-06-2012, 07:35 PM
http://afrocityblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/political-pictures-barack-obama-gay-vote1.jpg