Chick-Fil-A

About a month ago, there was a call for a boycott against Chick-Fil-A, then there was a backlash against the boycott. Let me tell you, I think that “boycott” has been better advertising for Chick-Fil-A than anything else! And for that I am truly thankful.

I have really been enjoying some of the reports of the issues going on in this case. I have heard people of all stripes coming out in support of the right of Chick-Fil-A’s president to have an opinion and to voice it.

I have seen news reports from all over the country on this subject. From the store in Atlanta that had to close several hours early because they ran out of food to the one in Philadelphia where they had to call the police to provide crowd control because the crowds were so large.
I liked the account I heard where a customer of one store heard the employee at the register apologizing because they had to stop taking orders for half an hour so the kitchen could catch up. I liked hearing about the customers in a store telling the employees “look it’s ok, if you have a towel we can use WE will bus the tables for you guys so you can keep serving people.

I have heard and seen reports from all OVER the country! From Florida to California! Even Yahoo news reported on stores in Colorado, Georgia, Indiana and other places.

I have heard that even the ACLU is supporting Chick-Fil-A! And the point is simple.

People have the right to say whatever they want. It is called the first amendment.

I have always supported free speech. As long as it is clean speech. That is to say that you can say whatever you like. You can say things that I would disagree with, the only requirement I have is that the language you use is socially acceptable. (no swearing or lewd/rudeness)

In that way I think in that way the current events are a fine example of freedom of speech.

There is also the point that this blowback is coming from the fact that certain people (mostly Liberals) are saying that people cannot say what they want.
In fact I heard one guy call in to a radio talk show last night and declare that he thinks it is a great idea, even necessary, for the government to prohibit business from having any opinion that disagrees with his viewpoint. But he could not get it through his head that if the government can stop one person from their free speech then they can stop ANY speech.

There are people IN OUR GOVERNMENT who have tried to hold Chick-Fil-A back, to deny them their rights, over this issue. (the Mayors of Boston, Washington and Chicago)

Most Notable among the offenders is Rahm Emmanuel. A former member of Obama’s cabinet, now the mayor of Chicago, who said that HE “[would] not let Chick-Fil-A open any more stores in Chicago.”

Personally, I think that Obama’s administration is soon going to have to cut ties with Rahm over this thing that is if they want to have ANY chance at looking like the kind of people we want to have leading the nation.

Some politicians are jumping in on the side of the first amendment, like the 17 Republican congressmen who signed papers supporting Chick-Fil-A.

All in all though I have to say to all those who keep screaming about how they want the government to control all these businesses, You keep it up!
If you keep doing this people will see your idiocy and they will soon move to the area of sanity and away from your stupidity.
That means better government and better food at stores like Chick-Fil-A.

That is all good.