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mmonk

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72. Would you eat there if they supported taking away or denying rights

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Sun Jul 22, 2012, 11:33 AM

Jul 2012

of other Americans than gay and lesbian couples?

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In Defense of Eating at Chick-fil-A [View all] Craig_Langford Jul 2012 OP

Regardless, sadbear Jul 2012 #1

+1 frogmarch Jul 2012 #34

Amen! Inspired Jul 2012 #51

I confess to eating at Dominos Pizza. But then I always feel guilty after. limpyhobbler Jul 2012 #2

Domino's Pizza sucks Freddie Jul 2012 #45

if they're made with real peaches, all the more reason to boycott. peaches are tops in ellenfl Jul 2012 #47

He hasn't owned it for quite a while obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #69

whatever......fuck chick-fil-a until they stop supporting bigotry Demonaut Jul 2012 #3

Exactly... MotorCityMan Jul 2012 #9

Actually, there is one, in the Oakland Center food court at Oakland University in Rochester. Denninmi Jul 2012 #27

No. katsy Jul 2012 #4

Reading this post gave me a big smile. 2ndAmForComputers Jul 2012 #59

Thx katsy Jul 2012 #71

it should matter Why people are protesting , i prefer to protest against Bigotry JI7 Jul 2012 #5

+Your post a million obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #17

"Gosh, I'm just a RW fundy bigot that hates gays, lesbians, transfolk, Zorra Jul 2012 #6

Eating at Chik-fil-A is no different than tithing to the Mormon church, at this point. progressivebydesign Jul 2012 #7

Hot Pockets? sadbear Jul 2012 #8

I don't know but I don't like the sound of this... Gidney N Cloyd Jul 2012 #30

In Defense of Animal Cruelty in the name of... flvegan Jul 2012 #10

Um... no. EgaLitE Jul 2012 #11

Never again....I confess to eating breakfast from there back in the 1990's but not since Rowdyboy Jul 2012 #12

It's nobody's business where I fucking eat johnnie Jul 2012 #13

Money and the withholding of or using is the only vote that matters now eliminerlesud Jul 2012 #14

good rant... handmade34 Jul 2012 #15

refuse to participate in "hate speech" handmade34 Jul 2012 #16

Why do YOU or anyone else want to support homophobes and animal vcrulety supporters? obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #18

So the right wing Fucknutz are successful at this, best we not do it. Warren Stupidity Jul 2012 #19

+1 obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #21

best response to this so far nt arely staircase Jul 2012 #70

So, as per this logic, it should be okay to eat at underground Whites Only places obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #20

for others NJCher Jul 2012 #35

I should have posted the list -- thanks obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #42

Yeah, sometimes I feel odd passing up G-P products, but then... Maeve Jul 2012 #49

And of course a jury voted to allow this crap to stand. Warren Stupidity Jul 2012 #22

Jury System is a joke MattBaggins Jul 2012 #24

of course it should have been let stand dsc Jul 2012 #50

Your OP is nice and touchy feely but wrong MattBaggins Jul 2012 #23

Hmmmf. You eat it; I won't. lonestarnot Jul 2012 #25

"businesses should be judged by their products and their practices, not by their politics" Lex Jul 2012 #26

Thank Citizens United. If corporations can affect politics then the door's gonna swing both ways. Gidney N Cloyd Jul 2012 #28

+1 Gormy Cuss Jul 2012 #32

If I choose not to spend my money where they discriminate, It's my choice DainBramaged Jul 2012 #29

Sure, if we support a few more Wal Mart corps... Earth_First Jul 2012 #31

Oh, so here we go again with the false equivalency! pink-o Jul 2012 #33

"Those idiots boycott Penneys and Nabisco because they're narrow minded bigots." sadbear Jul 2012 #37

Hah! And I'm an obsessive Grammarian, I Shudda caught that. pink-o Jul 2012 #48

Only go to Chick full of it on Sundays grantcart Jul 2012 #36

Fuck Chick-fil-a. Iggo Jul 2012 #38

I refuse to eat there for other reasons. GoCubsGo Jul 2012 #39

People who push false equivalency on issues of equality show their own bigotry WhollyHeretic Jul 2012 #40

How I choose to judge a business ohheckyeah Jul 2012 #41

+100 lunasun Jul 2012 #67

Everytime that you eat there means more money goes to them toddwv Jul 2012 #43

Personally, I thought they sucked long before I found out about their political leanings. hobbit709 Jul 2012 #44

Injury was when Chick-Fil-A donated large sums of money HillWilliam Jul 2012 #46

There are certain places I just won't go. Warpy Jul 2012 #52

They are being judged by their practices. They practice bigoted political activism. Bluenorthwest Jul 2012 #53

I don't give money to people with minds that hate Major Nikon Jul 2012 #54

Disagree--the only power left is our buying power, and emsimon33 Jul 2012 #55

There's never been a defense for eating at Chick-fil-A. wickerwoman Jul 2012 #56

I don't think we have one of those here, Blue_In_AK Jul 2012 #57

Gee so putting my money where my mouth is, is somehow problematic? riderinthestorm Jul 2012 #58

Food, goods and services should be made with love, not hate. liberalmuse Jul 2012 #60

My money, my choice. nt msanthrope Jul 2012 #61

I stopped buying domino's pizza years ago because of fundy Tom Monahan muntrv Jul 2012 #62

Horseshit. Solly Mack Jul 2012 #63

Bidnesses should be judged not only by their products and their practices, but also indepat Jul 2012 #64

I would rather swallow one of their dry nasty ass sandwiches than this line of bullshit. CBGLuthier Jul 2012 #65

Disagree completely. MONEY is now both speech & the VOTE. DirkGently Jul 2012 #66

money is the only thing they care about so large swaths of people arely staircase Jul 2012 #68

Would you eat there if they supported taking away or denying rights mmonk Jul 2012 #72