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brooklynite

(94,713 posts)
Thu Aug 2, 2012, 11:09 PM Aug 2012

John Stewart nails the "Chick-Fil-A" controversy...

"What better way to stand up and say 'I oppose gay people's right to get married' than to head down to a Chick-Fil-A, grab a hold of two buttery buns, split 'em open and gobble down some of that hot, greasy c--k".

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John Stewart nails the "Chick-Fil-A" controversy... (Original Post) brooklynite Aug 2012 OP
His closing was legendary! Cooley Hurd Aug 2012 #1
That which you resist, persists. Kurovski Aug 2012 #2
Much more than a freedom of speech issue stanchaz Aug 2012 #3
...but not by the Government. brooklynite Aug 2012 #4
 

Cooley Hurd

(26,877 posts)
1. His closing was legendary!
Thu Aug 2, 2012, 11:15 PM
Aug 2012

(regarding the pro-same-sex-marriage side in the Chick-Fil-A controversy) You get Gay Marriage, and all your opponents get is Type II Diabetes.

stanchaz

(50 posts)
3. Much more than a freedom of speech issue
Thu Aug 2, 2012, 11:25 PM
Aug 2012

Jon Stewart seems to criticize some mayors who are opposed to Chick-Fil-A franchises in their cities...by portraying the issue strictly as a freedom-of-speech issue. BUT when an organization such as Chick-Fil-A contributes 2 million a year to depriving a segment of our society their equal rights, then it goes far far beyond a freedom of speech issue, and deserves counter-action, not mere talk or criticism.
p.s. perhaps a 60's style counter sit-in would be a good form of "counter-action"

brooklynite

(94,713 posts)
4. ...but not by the Government.
Thu Aug 2, 2012, 11:29 PM
Aug 2012

Up until a few years ago, marriage equality was the minority opinion; would you have supported a Republican Mayor blocking a business that advocated same-sex marriage?

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