Chick-fil-a

[stu]

Quote from CaptainObvious:

Mr. Cathy is a private citizen and the Mayor is an elected official who does not have the right to abuse his position of authority over private citizens.

Free speech is an abuse of authority?

 

[Ricter]

Quote from CaptainObvious:

Mr. Cathy is a private citizen and the Mayor is an elected official who does not have the right to abuse his position of authority over private citizens.

So far it's just talk on both men's part. But I think if we take your care for the working man sentiment into account, a case can be made that Cathy has done more harm.

 

[CaptainObvious]

Quote from stu:

Free speech is an abuse of authority?

When an elected official advocates a boycott of a business that has not broken any laws, yes, that's abuse of authority.

 

[Ricter]

Quote from CaptainObvious:

When an elected official advocates a boycott of a business that has not broken any laws, yes, that's abuse of authority.

Perhaps a recall attempt will be made, and more Koch brother money will be spent!

 

[377OHMS]

Quote from CaptainObvious:

When an elected official advocates a boycott of a business that has not broken any laws, yes, that's abuse of authority.

Yes, that is incitement and slander. Rahm in particular is being torn apart for his comments. Its amazing how he ignores the high murder rate in Chicago and instead dives into the controversy surrounding gay marriage. He is a failure as Mayor and he was a failure as Chief of Staff.

 

[stu]

Quote from CaptainObvious:

When an elected official advocates a boycott of a business that has not broken any laws, yes, that's abuse of authority.

His statement was that CF A's business values were not those of Chicago. So he should be denied free speech to say as much?
You're advocating limiting free speech!? Politicians should not be free to speak their mind when in office? Are you serious?

 

[Ricter]

Of course if Cathy were merely a private citizen he wouldn't be getting all this flack, he wouldn't have even been interviewed.

(Correction, I've been referring to him as CEO, but he is COO.)

 

[murray t turtle]

Quote from PHOENIX TRADING:

Pardon me : But just how nutritional ARE your carbon credits that make up your entire diet?





btw: IMHO nobody beats their chicken biscuits.

A long time ago Mcdonalds had a winner "country ham biscuits" but for some reason gave it up.

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Great points, P trending;
not that makes you /anyone a carbon credit/phobe

 

[AAAintheBeltway]

Quote from stu:

His statement was that CF A's business values were not those of Chicago. So he should be denied free speech to say as much?
You're advocating limiting free speech!? Politicians should not be free to speak their mind when in office? Are you serious?

Pols like these mayors cross trhe line when they threaten to block business's licenses etc because of the political beliefs of their owners. They can offer whatever opinions they want to, but they can't apply the laws in a biased manner.

Of course, for corrupt democrats, this is such standard procedure they probably don't see anything wrong with it.

 

[Lucrum]

Quote from Ricter:

I will only defend the mayor to the opposite but equal extent that you defend the flapping hole at CFA. Let's face it, if CFA were public he'd be fired...

Only because of spineless dolts succumbing to pressure from the PC police. NOT because he'd deserve to be fired.