July 2012
327 posts
“Now - incredibly - your company says you are backing out of the same-sex...”
– Boston mayor to anti-gay-marriage Chick-fil-A: stay away | Reuters
So the right wing is now spinning this to mean that he told them they COULD not open there because fuck what he actually said (and apparently the laws that make it impossible for him to do so).
Chick-fil-a brings out the conservitive redditors
“This Chik-Fil-A debate reminds us that in America everyone has the right to free speech except for Whites and Christians”
Because you know the poor white Christians are so oppressed!
Jobs are being lost because of your ideology. The only person playing the victim is the victim, hungry children. Grow up and quit pushing your progressive agenda on the rest of freedom loving Americans...
Republican candidate quits after companion caught... →
A Republican candidate for supervisor in Pinal County, Arizona has with withdrawn following allegations that his former companion continued to cast absentee ballots five years after her death.
In a statement issued by his attorneys, John Enright said he was quitting “for several reasons, including an almost year-long battle with cancer,” but did not address the voter fraud allegations,according...
Just so we are clear on the anti-gay chicken:
weightofallthings:
ugh, this is going to be hard giving up Chick-Fil-A :/ CFA certainly has the right to use it’s funds to support causes it believes in, and OMG I love their food, BUT when one’s “free speech” infringes upon the rights of others THAT IS NOT OK.
and I’m not just trying to single out CFA—a lot of companies use their resources to support causes I don’t believe in—but CFA happens...
Racial Tensions and Questionable Killings by... →
questionall:
Something needs to be done about the police state we are living in. Either the police need a citizen oversight committee to keep them in check or they need to reduce the amount of weapons they use and carry. Either way, or maybe even both, things need to change and quickly or we as citizens will lose what little rights we have retained.
Young Girls Explain to Fox and Friends How They... →
Earlier in the month, President Obama made remarks about small businesses in Virginia, saying, “If you’ve got a business, you didn’t build that. Somebody else made that happen.” Now, two sisters, who built their own lemonade business, are telling Fox and Friends that they beg to differ with the president’s statement!
“Now go out on stage and say exactly what these nice men want you to...
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Just so we are clear on the anti-gay chicken:
Because the media appears to be somewhat lost as to the real issue…
It isn’t about the opinion of 1 mans belief sets; even if they are disgusting.
It is about the fact that they keep saying they aren’t advocating for inequality, while they shovel money off to anti-gay groups.
From Huffington Post and Media Matters:
IRS 990 forms show that WinShape, the restaurant...
on the other hand...
greenstate:
I’d rather have some gay kisses, thank you.
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It's Complicated... →
motherjones:
audralewicki:
As farmers across the region, and even the country, are doing what they can to keep their crops alive, Congress is playing a game of chicken with…whom, well, I’m not sure. The Republican-led house is refusing to move forward to pass the new version of the quinquennial Farm Bill. The Farm Bill is a complicated beast so instead of trying to describe it and my...
Farewell, Buckyballs: Consumer Agency Files Suit... →
The CPSC has been trying to curb injuries with this toy since 2010, when it issued a recall of Buckyballs intended for those 14 years and younger.
Maybe it is just me but shouldn’t someone older than the age of I don’t know 10 know not to put shit that isn’t food in their face?
And if not because of reasons… then parents should consider that before giving them a pile of...
Rick Santorum, Chick-Fil-A Champion, Joins Mike... →
Former GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum took to social media on Wednesday to announce support for fast food chain Chick-fil-A in the wake of backlash prompted by its CEO’s recent comments against gay marriage.
Ick.
And now I can't remember what I was looking for...
Stupid Daily Mail.
REVEALED: Hundreds of words to avoid using online... →
I am going to post this because it is funny.
The Daily Mail might as well be Breitbart or the Blaze.
I don’t believe any of it… and really the internet is a public place you post thing for people to read, yes?
The whole “internet spying” thing… well, its just stupid. IMHO, they aren’t preventing you from saying it so it really isn’t a First Amendment...
UPDATE: Chick-Fil-A Denies Making Fake Facebook... →
A spokeswoman for Chick-Fil-A denied that the company had created fake accounts on Facebookto defend itself from criticism, contrary to reports that have circulated online.
“We have seen this and it is not true,” spokeswoman Tiffany Greenway told BuzzFeed. “Chick-Fil-A has not created a separate or a false Facebook account. We don’t know who created it.”
Two...
Voorhees Police Officer Charged With Misusing... →
A Voorhees police officer was charged Monday with misusing his police powers for personal reasons, according to officials in Camden County.
Forty-four-year-old Jeffrey M. Tyther is accused of using the State Police NCIC motor vehicle database on September 9, 2011 to get personal information about a female driver he passed in Voorhees.
Authorities say while on duty in a marked police cruiser,...
