Well yeah, but I never stated otherwise, so I'm not sure where you got that from. It's just a stupid for Huckabee to help organize this whole 'CHIK-FIL-A APPRECIATION DAY' too, at least in my opinion. It's nothing but simplistic grandstanding, but that's politics for you.

(08-01-2012 11:55 PM)UCF08 Wrote:  It's just a stupid for Huckabee to help organize this whole 'CHIK-FIL-A APPRECIATION DAY' too, at least in my opinion. It's nothing but simplistic grandstanding, but that's politics for you.

That I agree with you on... of course, Huckabee is an idjit O'Reilly type populist (and I consider both of them idjits who just happen to get things right "on occasion".)

Well given this last little discourse between us i feel bad for coming off intentionally like a dick earlier, sorry heh.

I just don't like how a lot of people are portraying it as 'THEY HATE HIM FOR SAYING WHAT HE DID' when most people who have issues with the owner aren't due to what he said, it's due to what he spends significant amounts of money supporting. I couldn't care less if he's against gay marriage, and I would expect nothing else from the owner of Chik-Fil-A, but I do have a problem knowing that my money might eventually be used for social activism that I disagree with.

(08-02-2012 12:04 AM)UCF08 Wrote:  Well given this last little discourse between us i feel bad for coming off intentionally like a dick earlier, sorry heh.

I just don't like how a lot of people are portraying it as 'THEY HATE HIM FOR SAYING WHAT HE DID' when most people who have issues with the owner aren't due to what he said, it's due to what he spends significant amounts of money supporting. I couldn't care less if he's against gay marriage, and I would expect nothing else from the owner of Chik-Fil-A, but I do have a problem knowing that my money might eventually be used for social activism that I disagree with.

And now you know how a lot of us on the right feel as our tax money is wasted on various social activist ideas .

(08-02-2012 12:04 AM)UCF08 Wrote:  Well given this last little discourse between us i feel bad for coming off intentionally like a dick earlier, sorry heh.

I just don't like how a lot of people are portraying it as 'THEY HATE HIM FOR SAYING WHAT HE DID' when most people who have issues with the owner aren't due to what he said, it's due to what he spends significant amounts of money supporting. I couldn't care less if he's against gay marriage, and I would expect nothing else from the owner of Chik-Fil-A, but I do have a problem knowing that my money might eventually be used for social activism that I disagree with.

Now maybe you understand how we feel about our government.

(08-02-2012 12:04 AM)UCF08 Wrote:  Well given this last little discourse between us i feel bad for coming off intentionally like a dick earlier, sorry heh.

I just don't like how a lot of people are portraying it as 'THEY HATE HIM FOR SAYING WHAT HE DID' when most people who have issues with the owner aren't due to what he said, it's due to what he spends significant amounts of money supporting. I couldn't care less if he's against gay marriage, and I would expect nothing else from the owner of Chik-Fil-A, but I do have a problem knowing that my money might eventually be used for social activism that I disagree with.

So this uproar started before he said anything? Guess I missed the bitching that must have been in the headlines prior to a couple of weeks ago. So the Mayor of Boston has always had a problem with them coming to his city? I don't turn on MSNBC often. Are they talking about where he spends his money?

My whole thought on all of this is this...

I've been a supporter of gay rights and gay marriage for quite a while now. Long before it became such a fashionable constantly-in-the-media topic these past few years. But I still don't consider opposition to gay marriage as "hate," even though I do recognize there are at least some homophobes among that bunch. In other words, someone saying that marriage should only exist between a man/woman doesn't quite carry the offensive motive as those opposing interracial marriages (IMO).

As far as Chik-Fil-A: If I were a business owner, aside from some general support for civil freedom and individual rights and engaging in philanthropy, I'd steer clear of making specific statements on divisive hot button issues. I'd not only need to keep my own business acumen in mind, but all my employees' as well. But if CFA wants to make a specific public stand in those areas, good for them, regardless of whether I agree or disagree with that stand. The public can then vote with their dollars and voice their opinions in cyberspace about them. But that's as far as it should go. Certainly these establishments shouldn't be "blocked" or singled out by any public officials.

(08-01-2012 11:15 PM)UCF08 Wrote:  

(08-01-2012 04:36 PM)Redwingtom Wrote:  

(08-01-2012 04:21 PM)homefry20 Wrote:  

(08-01-2012 04:16 PM)Redwingtom Wrote:  

(08-01-2012 04:06 PM)Rebel Wrote:  Rahm Emanuel, Thomas Menino.

bull**** Rebel. You're just making stuff up. AGAIN! They said nothing of the sort. Again, if the CEO is going to spout off his views publicly they are too. I don't happen to agree with them, but nowhere did they say the guy was not allowed to express himself!

Now who is making stuff up? Cathy was cornered by a democrat with a question about homosexual marriage to which he answered. He didn't call a press conference or "publicly spout off his views"

Apparently you. Geez! Where do you fools keep coming from...lol

The comments were made on The Ken Coleman radio show during an invited interview.

Not too mention, the people truly upset about this aren't upset over him stating his views; who gives a damn what he thinks? They're upset because the success of chik-fil-a allows him the ability to throw millions to patently anti-homosexual groups. It's not his speech that I care about, it's the fact that the money he spends on those causes can be traced fairly easily to the money I spend on his delicious sandwiches.

...and....I'm assuming he just started doing this within the past week?

Again, just the newest shiny object to rile up the leftist idiots that plaque the nation.

BTW, a "boycott" is when a group of people get together to stop patronage with a certain business. It is NOT when that group, not only gets together and stops doing business with a place, but coerces and intimidates OTHER people into stopping their business with a place. That's jackbooted thug tactics the left likes to employ and that is what most people that "I" know of are objecting to.

(07-25-2012 05:01 PM)Hambone10 Wrote:  meh... you don't want to support them, don't. It's called freedom, democrats. The freedom to believe differently and "pay" the consequences. He's not open on Sundays. I'm sure that costs him business. He doesn't support homosexuality, though clearly (by the fact that there are no lawsuits and my local store features a drive through hostess who is CLEARLY in drag) he doesn't violate any law. It costs him business as well I'm certain. So what? I don't go to chic-fil-a because I support the CEOs personal beliefs. I go there for food.

I just find it amazingly stupid that democrats so often want to legislate against peoples beliefs, and then get mad when people want to legislate against theirs. Freedom means putting up with people you disagree with. Deal with it.

and repubs want to legislate against people's beliefs and freedom to marry whom they want...it's funny how they preach limited government but when it comes to something they don't like they suddenly change their tune and want government control. it doesn't get any more hypocritical than that, does it?

Frankly, I don't care if you want to marry Bawney Fwank. If that is your thing, fine. Just don't be in my face about it. THAT is where the backlash comes from. People are tired of being told by a very small minority of the population that because they don't agree or more importantly, ACCEPT homosexuality that they are HATERS. The LBT agenda activists are some of the most despicable people and are the real haters.

Social issues are usually not my priority when we have far more serious fiscal issues to deal with as a country. But the ugliness of those calling others HATERS because they believe differently does not predispose me to support their cause. Their actions are hateful and their tactics ugly in trying to drive policy for the entire country while only being about 3% of the population.

(08-02-2012 02:48 PM)MileHighBronco Wrote:  Frankly, I don't care if you want to marry Bawney Fwank. If that is your thing, fine. Just don't be in my face about it. THAT is where the backlash comes from. People are tired of being told by a very small minority of the population that because they don't agree or more importantly, ACCEPT homosexuality that they are HATERS. The LBT agenda activists are some of the most despicable people and are the real haters.

Social issues are usually not my priority when we have far more serious fiscal issues to deal with as a country. But the ugliness of those calling others HATERS because they believe differently does not predispose me to support their cause. Their actions are hateful and their tactics ugly in trying to drive policy for the entire country while only being about 3% of the population.

Another despicable group is a group called NAMBLA who promote man/boy love like Sandusky.

(08-02-2012 02:27 PM)Zipfanatik Wrote:  

(07-25-2012 05:01 PM)Hambone10 Wrote:  meh... you don't want to support them, don't. It's called freedom, democrats. The freedom to believe differently and "pay" the consequences. He's not open on Sundays. I'm sure that costs him business. He doesn't support homosexuality, though clearly (by the fact that there are no lawsuits and my local store features a drive through hostess who is CLEARLY in drag) he doesn't violate any law. It costs him business as well I'm certain. So what? I don't go to chic-fil-a because I support the CEOs personal beliefs. I go there for food.

I just find it amazingly stupid that democrats so often want to legislate against peoples beliefs, and then get mad when people want to legislate against theirs. Freedom means putting up with people you disagree with. Deal with it.

and repubs want to legislate against people's beliefs and freedom to marry whom they want...it's funny how they preach limited government but when it comes to something they don't like they suddenly change their tune and want government control. it doesn't get any more hypocritical than that, does it?

The far left and the far right are both equally willing to jack your civil liberties, and that's why they both suck, so to speak.

Here's a question for you... which one do you think will do more business for Chik-Fil-A?? the CFA Appreciation yesterday on the 1st or the CFA Kiss-In supposedly scheduled for today?

I wonder if CFA feels that it was all in God's original plan to have a genetically engineered chicken to produce extra breast meat?

(08-03-2012 08:28 AM)Redwingtom Wrote:  I wonder if CFA feels that it was all in God's original plan to have a genetically engineered chicken to produce extra breast meat?

yes... and?

(08-03-2012 08:32 AM)Bull_In_Exile Wrote:  

(08-03-2012 08:28 AM)Redwingtom Wrote:  I wonder if CFA feels that it was all in God's original plan to have a genetically engineered chicken to produce extra breast meat?

yes... and?

Seriously...I have to explain that to you? Wow.

(08-03-2012 08:39 AM)Redwingtom Wrote:  

(08-03-2012 08:32 AM)Bull_In_Exile Wrote:  

(08-03-2012 08:28 AM)Redwingtom Wrote:  I wonder if CFA feels that it was all in God's original plan to have a genetically engineered chicken to produce extra breast meat?

yes... and?

Seriously...I have to explain that to you? Wow.

Genetically-engineered food all but wiped out our "flat-chested" syndrome in women. I see no problem with it.

(08-03-2012 08:39 AM)Redwingtom Wrote:  

(08-03-2012 08:32 AM)Bull_In_Exile Wrote:  

(08-03-2012 08:28 AM)Redwingtom Wrote:  I wonder if CFA feels that it was all in God's original plan to have a genetically engineered chicken to produce extra breast meat?

yes... and?

Seriously...I have to explain that to you? Wow.

Explain what? You asked a question and I answered it. All sin is within God's plan, that does not make any sin ok..

(08-02-2012 02:48 PM)MileHighBronco Wrote:  People are tired of being told by a very small minority of the population that because they don't agree or more importantly, ACCEPT homosexuality that they are HATERS.

And that small minority of homosexuals is tired of being told they are the same as pedophiles.

I'm ashamed for all these people showing "appreciation" for that bigotry. Again, if McDonald's gave money to the KKK would that impact your purchasing decision? If you have any moral compass it damn well better.