Chick Fil-A franchises not welcome

[FishermanTim]

What I see is mayors looking to make a name for themselves in a big election year. Why is Menino speaking for me in this matter? I certainly don't think he should be speaking..PERIOD when he can be so hard to understand.
(No, I'm not stressing is speach inpediment but rather his disregard for common sense!) He is so willing to condemn a busness for what is a MORAL opinion of "what constitutes marriage", yet I don't recall his sticking his nose out condemning a Hooters franchise opening near the Boston Garden? Was his "moral compass" not working then?

When you have political buffoons sticking their noses into subjects that they have no reason to, you get exactly what we have here.

Why are these mayors speaking for the public when they haven't asked the public's opinion?

I may be naive, but when stories like this are big news it just makes me think "Someone is trying to be a publicity whore" and it looks like the political boobs are it!

[spence]

Originally Posted by JackK

No offense meant. But the terms "liberal" and "conservative" are loosely thrown around and most often used with negative connotations (not to mentioned gross stereotypes), and it irks me.

I'd agree and note that it just doesn't make for a very realistic debate. There are really very few people who are real liberals, and perhaps a dozen or so different types of conservatives some of which are at times quite liberal.

I'm a democrat, although maybe more conservative than most. But I wholly agree that its hypocritical to disallow a franchise from opening up here in Boston because of their intolerance.
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I'm not sure it's hypocritical but it's probably not legal and bad policy.

By the way, if you voted for Clinton or Obama you're a pink panty wearing commie, I'll bet you smoke dope, hate the free market (or at least you don't have a clue how it works) and believe hard work never helped anyone.

Seriously, I wouldn't share a fox hole with you

-spence

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Brutal,

-spence

[scottw]

this is even funnier

This was billed as the greatest protest since Occupy Wall Street. Thousands of scantily clad gay men and lesbians said they’d lock lips in a coast-to-coast red-hot make-out session.

They were to blast anti-gay-marriage comments made by Chick-fil-A CEO Dan Cathy.


"In Jersey, I only found eight kissers — and two weren’t even bi!"

So much for the kiss-fest. It couldn’t even draw New York’s Lesbian-in-Chief Christine Quinn, who wants to boot Chick-fil-A from the city.


But there wasn’t enough gay outrage to draw more than one person who was actually gay.

She was Laura Fram, 34, a gay Republican vegetarian, who said Chick-fil-A was “hateful and hurtful.”

But her main problem was that she had no one to kiss.


“If you find someone for me to kiss, I’d be willing — but only a woman,” Fram said before running to pick up her daughter.

One disappointed by the smooch fiasco was Curtis Sliwa. The radio talker and Guardian Angel has been urging people to come out and eat.

“I was here to realize every male fantasy — watching lesbians kiss,” he said. “Now I get to buy a spicy chicken sandwich and waffle fries.

“I’m disappointed.”



Read more: Peyser: Chick-fil-A kiss-off lays a giant egg - NYPOST.com

[RIJIMMY]

I read the thread and had a few good laughs. I can tell you this - the pres of Chick Fil A made no hurtful, bigoted or ignorant statements. He purely stated his views and/or his company's views. He did not insult or condemn gays.
However - every major religion - Christian, Catholic, Islam, Judaism - codemns homo sexuality. Every single one has their beliefs clearly published on the topic. There is no gray, there beliefs are black and white. So are mayors ready to ban churchs or temples from opening in their cities based on their gay marriage views? Hmm?
Im with Jim here, you dont ban what you disagree with.

[Swimmer]

I originally thought Chick Fil A was happy hour at Alex's........