The hits just keep on comin’ for Chick-fil-A after president Dan Cathy proudly announced his support of anti LGBT organizations.
Today, Chicago mayor Rahm Emmanuel said publicly that “Chick-fil-A values are not Chicago values” as alderman Moreno announced that he would actively enforce the ban. The LA Times reports:
Proco “Joe” Moreno, one of 50 Windy City aldermen who make up the City Council, told the Chicago Tribune that he plans to prevent Chick-fil-A from building its second Chicago restaurant in his trendy, hipster-filled ward….
“If you are discriminating against a segment of the community, I don’t want you in the 1st Ward,” Moreno told the Tribune this week. “Because of this man’s ignorance, I will now be denying Chick-fil-A’s permit to open a restaurant in the 1stWard.”
On the other end of the political spectrum, Rick Santorum tweeted proudly to his 200,000+ followers that he was eating Chick-fil-A chicken strips, and referred to former Republican primary competitor Mike Huckabee’s “Chick-fil-A For a Day” support holiday:
[blackbirdpie url=”https://twitter.com/RickSantorum/status/228182276679278593″]
[blackbirdpie url=”https://twitter.com/RickSantorum/status/228172498372546560″]
[blackbirdpie url=”https://twitter.com/RickSantorum/status/228188176978694145″]
One Twitter dissenter replied what many have been thinking:
https://twitter.com/randlechris/status/228192138662408192
At the same time, the letter allegedly written by Boston Mayor Thomas Menino to Chick-fil-A (below) went viral on the Internet, acquiring thousands of shares in just hours.
So, what do you think of all the hullaballoo surrounding the Chick-fil-A controversy?
What did you think of Rick Santorum’s tweets?
Photo: Jeff Robertson/AP