Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Chick Fil A

  • ATLANTA — A Southern-fried chicken sandwich on a soft white bun with a couple of pickle slices is fast becoming the culinary symbol of one of the country's major social issues.
  • (New York Times)
  • "Eat less chikin" is the cry bouncing around the social media echo-chamber thanks to Chick-fil-A's epic bungling of its messaging around gay marriage.
  • (Forbes)
  • A sign at a Chick-Fil-A in Texas claims that a Jim Henson Company toy was pulled from the restaurant due to a safety issue.
  • (New York Daily News)
  • A Chicago politician said he will block Chick-fil-A from opening a restaurant in his ward, following anti-gay marriage remarks by the fast food chains president.
  • (ABC News)
  • Chick-fil-A, home of chicken-loving bigots, is in the middle of a PR nightmare. After Chick-fil-As COO admitted to being anti-gay, the Jim Henson Company (bless their heart) pulled their toys from Chick-fil-As kids meals.
  • (Gizmodo)
  • I am about as opposed to buying food from Chick-fil-A as one can get. It is proper to boycott them. A portion of their profits have been regularly used by the owners to subsidize some of the most vicious, extreme religious groups in this country.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • In recent days, you said Chick-fil-A opposes same-sex marriage and said the generation that supports it has an "arrogant attitude." Now — incredibly — your company says you are backing out of the same-sex marriage debate.
  • (Hotair.com)
  • Boston Mayor Thomas M. Meninos July 20 letter to the president of Chick-Fil-A has become an internet sensation, drawing thousands of comments on a Boston Facebook page.
  • (Boston Globe)
  • Forest Hills new Chick-fil-A restaurant was the site of a pilgrimage of sorts, as nearly 200 people filled the parking lot with tents, camping gear, games and fellowship Wednesday morning.
  • (Baltimore Sun)
  • Ald. Joe Moreno (1st) is trying to block Chick-fil-A from opening its first free-standing restaurant in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood because of the openly anti-gay views of the fast-food chain's president.
  • (Chicago Sun-Times)

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