Gays boycott Chick-fil-a, Miracle rebound for economy

[Hollywood]

To prove that this is not a free speech issue ask yourself this. If the CEO of Chick-fil-a came out in support of NAMBLA (North American Man-Boy Love Association) and monetarily supported NAMBLA's cause would the Huckabee and the people eating at Chick-fil-a today hold another Chick-fil-a Appreciation Day to support the company?

Is that a serious question?

It is a serious question to people that think this is a free speech issue. It is not. It is a content issue. Nobody has challenged his free speech. Period.

[AR]

Anyone boycotting Chick Fil-A over this should take the time to find out where there are Muslim owned businesses and do the same. Christians are too easy a target.

[JRNYMAN]

The closest one to me shares a parking lot with an In-and-Out Burger (which has a line of cars wrapped around the building and woven through the parking lot at lunch and dinner times every day as it is...). Those 2 restaurants are built on the perimeter of a Wal-Mart, Staples, Home Depot, PetSmart Super Center - which is the destination point of the offramp exiting a very busy freeway.
Now, absorb all of that and arrange it in your mind's eye and add to it a line of cars lined up on the freeway for 3 freakin' miles waiting just to exit the freeway to then wind their way through the maze just to get parked and THEN stand in line!!!!
I LOVE Chik Fil A - their nuggets are hands down the best - but holy shit! I've got shit to do.... I can't imagine participating in that melee just to get a chix sandwich and show my support! There's a point where you've just got to draw a line in the sand between supporting them and wasting valuable time.

In other words, you're gonna eat where you want to eat and not pay attention to the politics, nor judge your favorite band by who they sleep by. In our daily trek, not one iota of this shit matters to most of us. The CEO of Burger King could come out in the parking lot dressed up like a flaming tinker bell and I'm still gonna eat my Double Whopper With Cheese!

LMFAO! Ever the linguist Steve.
Speaking of BK.... their new sweet potato fries are pritttty damned tastee!!

[AR]

Rosanne Barr showed a great display of tolerance and sensitivity on the subject.



What a pig.

[Navarro]

Rosanne Barr showed a great display of tolerance and sensitivity on the subject.



What a pig.

Fuck you Roseanne! I don't care about people's sexuality or who they have sex with, but
-chic a fila is almost always a great fast food experience and run by nice people.
-why do gays have to push their agenda on people who aren't interested. I don't want watch anyone, gay or straight make out while I eat! Plus, it is just fucking wrong to make out around innocent kids.

[AR]

So now there is going to be a kiss protest at Chick-Fil-A on Friday?

Cool, I'm going as Ace Frehley!

[Gin and Tonic Sky]

I'll never eat at Chick-fil-a again. Not because of their donations but because to give that company money is to give it to a political cause - which is something I simply do not do.

You may want to consider not eating out at fast food establishments/restaurants and buying certain brands/products, etc. Chick-fil-a is by no means the only corporation that "gives to a political cause."

I always thought it was silly to boycott products. I buy Ben and Jerry's ice cream even though I think their lefty ideas are frickin wacky. I ve bought John Cougar Mellencamp and Springsteen albums even though no way do I buy into what I see as their silly political views. Their products provide value to me.

Personally, on the marriage issue, I dont think the government should be involved in marriage at all - no licenses , no blood tests, no need for a certificate, no deciding what marriage is and who can do it. That puts me at odds with folks both sides of this issue , but I wouldn't boycott Chick Fil A or the owner of the Muppets (clearly on the other side.)

The owner of chick fil-a has a right to state his views, those who dislike them have a right to boycott his products, and those who support what the owner thinks has a right to go there and try to support his products . The only people in this whole situation who are doing something reprehensible are the three mayors who are using their position to attack a private business that is odious.

The other thing I can be sure of - if I wanted a bit of chicken yesterday, I would have hit KFC or Popeyes for no other reason that I dont stand in lines with an empty stomach. Plus the Colonel was a genius, he'd have never get caught up in this controversy!

[RyanHippFTW]

I'm not trying to offend anyone. But I have a question for those of you who are pro-gay rights...

I saw a post or two saying that the guy that own C-F-A donates money to anti-gay "hate" groups. I have no idea what groups those are. And I have no idea if people in those anti-gay groups "hate" anyone or not?

My question is this, if someone is opposed to gay-marriage and opposes homosexuality, does that automatically make them a hateful person in your opinion?

Heresies.

[AR]

I'll never eat at Chick-fil-a again. Not because of their donations but because to give that company money is to give it to a political cause - which is something I simply do not do.

You may want to consider not eating out at fast food establishments/restaurants and buying certain brands/products, etc. Chick-fil-a is by no means the only corporation that "gives to a political cause."

I always thought it was silly to boycott products. I buy Ben and Jerry's ice cream even though I think their lefty ideas are frickin wacky. I ve bought John Cougar Mellencamp and Springsteen albums even though no way do I buy into what I see as their silly political views. Their products provide value to me.

Personally, on the marriage issue, I dont think the government should be involved in marriage at all - no licenses , no blood tests, no need for a certificate, no deciding what marriage is and who can do it. That puts me at odds with folks both sides of this issue , but I wouldn't boycott Chick Fil A or the owner of the Muppets (clearly on the other side.)

The owner of chick fil-a has a right to state his views, those who dislike them have a right to boycott his products, and those who support what the owner thinks has a right to go there and try to support his products . The only people in this whole situation who are doing something reprehensible are the three mayors who are using their position to attack a private business that is odious.

The other thing I can be sure of - if I wanted a bit of chicken yesterday, I would have hit KFC or Popeyes for no other reason that I dont stand in lines with an empty stomach. Plus the Colonel was a genius, he'd have never get caught up in this controversy!

[Liam]

BTW...tolerance is NOT the same as Acceptance.

as in... you might "tolerate" knowing men stab each other in the butt.. but you won't "accept" them doing it to you...

LMAO...SOMETHING like that, I think.

[Liam]

To prove that this is not a free speech issue ask yourself this. If the CEO of Chick-fil-a came out in support of NAMBLA (North American Man-Boy Love Association) and monetarily supported NAMBLA's cause would the Huckabee and the people eating at Chick-fil-a today hold another Chick-fil-a Appreciation Day to support the company?

Is that a serious question?

What tha fuck??? I'm hoping that's NOT a serious question.

[Yoda]

I'll never eat at Chick-fil-a again. Not because of their donations but because to give that company money is to give it to a political cause - which is something I simply do not do.

You may want to consider not eating out at fast food establishments/restaurants and buying certain brands/products, etc. Chick-fil-a is by no means the only corporation that "gives to a political cause."

I always thought it was silly to boycott products. I buy Ben and Jerry's ice cream even though I think their lefty ideas are frickin wacky. I ve bought John Cougar Mellencamp and Springsteen albums even though no way do I buy into what I see as their silly political views. Their products provide value to me.

Personally, on the marriage issue, I dont think the government should be involved in marriage at all - no licenses , no blood tests, no need for a certificate, no deciding what marriage is and who can do it. That puts me at odds with folks both sides of this issue , but I wouldn't boycott Chick Fil A or the owner of the Muppets (clearly on the other side.)

The owner of chick fil-a has a right to state his views, those who dislike them have a right to boycott his products, and those who support what the owner thinks has a right to go there and try to support his products . The only people in this whole situation who are doing something reprehensible are the three mayors who are using their position to attack a private business that is odious.

The other thing I can be sure of - if I wanted a bit of chicken yesterday, I would have hit KFC or Popeyes for no other reason that I dont stand in lines with an empty stomach. Plus the Colonel was a genius, he'd have never get caught up in this controversy!

Excellent posts! Wished I had gotten to the applause gif before AR did!

[tater1977]

There will be lines of people waiting to do this again come November 6th. Of course there are many more polling places in America than the 1600 CFA's, so the lines will be shorter.

Free Chick Fil A sammies @ all voting places on Nov 6..?

[Liam]

HOLY SHIT, dude. That's AWESOME.

[Liam]

I REALLY want to see the sales numbers from yesterday.

[JRNYMAN]

I REALLY want to see the sales numbers from yesterday.

No shit!! They have to be hands-down their single largest grossing day in its history - many times over! I just read that several locations here had to close early due to running out of product, and I'm sure that was the case across the country.


I'm kinda surprised no one has brought up or touched on the fact that the company is owned by a Mormon.

[maverick218]

But it isn't a freedom of speech issue. Unless this is a protest of the Boston thing and not a protest of the protest. Fucking whatever. People do whatever you want, as long as nobody shoots me for being a queer-mo I don't care.

Actually, it IS a freedom of speech issue. Mr. Cathey voiced his PERSONAL opinion, not his company's (two separate entities). He, like any other American citizen has the right to voice their opinion (right or wrong, popular or not), but in today's culture, you are criticized if you don't fall in line with the pc movement. The liberal biased media had a knee jerk reaction because he didn't voice an opinion that matched theirs and the PC/Liberal groups in the country. If he had voiced the opposite, he would have been hailed as a "visionary" for his opinion by these same groups that are freaking out.
When Obama came out a while back and said that he supported same sex marriage I don't remember any mass demonstrations against him (where there any?)- but then again, he took the easy road in today's society. It's harder to be a Bible believing Christian in today's world (just like the Bible said it would be) and take a stand like Mr. Cathey.
Tolerance is a two way street; this issue proves that as long as you make the easy choice, you and your opinions will be tolerated, and if not, you and your opinions will not be.

[Liam]

I talked to a few people on FB yesterday around the country who said that one or more of their stores around them ran out.

[NealIsGod]

[Liam]

[Don]

The fucking bible, man. That shit would even give Tolkien a run for his money.

[brandonx76]

[The Sushi Hunter]

I'm not even sure if we've got Chick-Fil-A's in my area. I'll go to it for a week straight for my meals though for sure if we do and I'm not the type that eats this type of food either. I'll go to show my support.

It's amazing how the gays and thier sympathizers express their homosexual beliefs yet people who do not share the same beliefs are labeled as "haters" just because they believe in the opposite. That's like saying only people who believe in god can express that belief but those who don't are "haters" and can't express that belief without incurring some type of penalty. That's a fundamental characteristic of communism right there, which is you can only think or do one way, the way that the government wants to you go, but you can't think or do any other way without penalty. That is completely un-American.

What happens in my area is if you vote for or support a company, business, organization such as one that believes in the traditional marriage even if you vote in favor of the traditional marriage, the primary homosexual organizations go after your personal information such as where you live, where you work, license plate of your car(s) etc. After getting that information, they have that information published in local papers. What’s the purpose of that besides threatening and intimidating?

I have no problem with guys and gals getting married. If you want to get married, find someone of the opposite sex to get married to, simple as that. Like if you want to be a Catholic, fine, be a Catholic. If you want to be Baptist, fine, be Baptist. You want to be Buddhist, fine, be Buddhist. But if you’re a Buddhist, don't make everyone classify you as a Catholic. Same goes with marriage. If you want to get married, find someone of the opposite sex to get married to. Part of the criteria for marriage is a man and woman only. You want to hook up with the same sex, fine, get hooked up, matched, paired, spliced, mashed, patched, turned out, etc. whatever you want to call it but don’t call it marriage because that’s between a biological man and biological woman only. And I am going to vote that way and promote that belief for the rest of my life period.

[Michigan Girl]

I like CF ...it's one of the couple
of fast food places I will still eat.
I'll continue eating there as long
as I feel their food is processed
properly ...once I start seeing pics
of the pink slime I'm outta there.

[The Sushi Hunter]

I like CF ...it's one of the couple
of fast food places I will still eat.
I'll continue eating there as long
as I feel their food is processed
properly ...once I start seeing pics
of the pink slime I'm outta there.

Great, I bet we see some pink slime vids now. The homos will get with PETA and Pamela "Silicon Valley" Anderson to borrow a few of their earlier recordings from other claimed facilities making the pink slime and just relabel it Chick-Fil-A.

[conversationpc]

[JRNYMAN]

I like CF ...it's one of the couple
of fast food places I will still eat.
I'll continue eating there as long
as I feel their food is processed
properly ...once I start seeing pics
of the pink slime I'm outta there.

Brings to mind the label of a can of Campbell's Cream of Chicken Soup. Amongst the ingredients listed is, "machine separated chicken".... Not sure why but that statement just makes me think, "Oh My God! The Horror! Poor little chickens!"

[Liam]

I was a rent-a-cop at a chicken factory when I was 18.

[Don]

KFC breeds their own mutant chickens. No beak or eyes, just all meat. That said, I think it tastes better than Chick-fil-A. Hell, I think the chicken at the Ralph's (Krogers) supermarket tastes better than Chick -fil-A. Way over rated in my opinion.

[conversationpc]

KFC breeds their own mutant chickens. No beak or eyes, just all meat. That said, I think it tastes better than Chick-fil-A. Hell, I think the chicken at the Ralph's (Krogers) supermarket tastes better than Chick -fil-A. Way over rated in my opinion.

Chick-Fil-A's spicy chicken is the bomb.