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gulliver

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35. No. It's exposing a few of them.

Fri Aug 3, 2012, 06:48 PM

Aug 2012

And it is making it harder for the company president to walk back his remarks. I don't have any statistics to back it up, but I'll bet a lot of the current crowds aren't big chicken sandwich fans. So this will either improve their health, or, more likely, they'll go back to their old eating habits. Then Chic Fil A will probably have to come up with some sort of non-apology apology. It's easier to not go somewhere because you don't like their politics than it is to force yourself to eat something you don't like that much.

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Is the Chic Fil A controversy rallying Republican voters? [View all] JohnnyLib2 Aug 2012 OP

Maybe they'll all be too fat to fit into the voting booth! Walk away Aug 2012 #1

If this were October get the red out Aug 2012 #2

Yep. Down the memory hole. GreenPartyVoter Aug 2012 #15

Rallying them to an early "rapture". JaneyVee Aug 2012 #3

Probably atreides1 Aug 2012 #4

Really? How crowded is it *today*? LaydeeBug Aug 2012 #5

LOL, I'll go look. JohnnyLib2 Aug 2012 #17

No, it's rallying haters that just happen to vote Republican. AtomicKitten Aug 2012 #6

+1 uponit7771 Aug 2012 #7

Any of these bigots who could be bothered enough to trundle their fat asses down to Chick-Fil-A... arbusto_baboso Aug 2012 #8

+1,000,000 Tom Ripley Aug 2012 #9

No. It's the same old bigoted right wing Jesus-loving, unChristians, who would vote anyway.. progressivebydesign Aug 2012 #10

Maybe. RedStateLiberal Aug 2012 #11

If they keep eating that Chik-Fil-Fatty C_U_L8R Aug 2012 #12

One can only hope. Arugula Latte Aug 2012 #30

Yes, but it is driving a wedge between them and independents in swing states. modem77 Aug 2012 #13

Those who Went to Chik Fil-A on Wednesday Grammy23 Aug 2012 #14

Good points, particularly on reinforcing beliefs. JohnnyLib2 Aug 2012 #19

If it wasn't this, the right-wing would concoct something else to get the zombie fundie hordes out. backscatter712 Aug 2012 #16

Yup. I see some of the same Palinmania look and comments. JohnnyLib2 Aug 2012 #18

And then there are the ever-expanding private Christian schools... JohnnyLib2 Aug 2012 #20

Don't Overlook Home Schools Grammy23 Aug 2012 #23

It will all be over in a few days and they'll move on to their next outrage. Arkansas Granny Aug 2012 #21

If they eat too much of that stuff it could kill them. yellowcanine Aug 2012 #22

Well, I think the voters to be worried about are moderates. sibelian Aug 2012 #24

No. It's rallying lard asses who probably won't vote anyway. HopeHoops Aug 2012 #25

One chick-fil-a is registering voters on site. grok Aug 2012 #27

Like Chick-A-Phobe lard asses would vote for Obama to begin with? HopeHoops Aug 2012 #28

Absolutely true, but are they registered yet? grok Aug 2012 #33

Does it matter? MNBrewer Aug 2012 #26

They have ONE store, a chicken sandwich chain, that agrees with their batshit crazy religious hate Lex Aug 2012 #29

This is no longer a winning issue for them. Why Obama felt safe enough to come out in support of gay Quixote1818 Aug 2012 #31

Yes, but not as the major component that will turn the election. kctim Aug 2012 #32

Agreed; it's something to add to the "them (lefties) against us" thinking that appeals to too many. JohnnyLib2 Aug 2012 #37

No offense, but I get annoyed with 'around this area' reports that fail to mention the area... Bluenorthwest Aug 2012 #34

My goof; it's Kentucky. JohnnyLib2 Aug 2012 #36

No. It's exposing a few of them. gulliver Aug 2012 #35

Can't blame them. Obama wants to take away their chicken sandwiches. hay rick Aug 2012 #38