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Originally Posted by agzg
Not to mention that CFA Appreciation Day was proposed and planned BEFORE local politicians started expressing that maybe Chick-fil-A wasn't in line with their values. Mike Huckabee did call it originally for "free speech" but that's because Mike Huckabee doesn't know what the fuck "free speech" means.
But it's totally about free speech, right?
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Well, this is sort of incorrect. The Boston stuff pre-dates Huckabee setting the date. I think the Chicago stuff follows it.
And even if Huckabee jumped out there early, the reasons people actually participated, I think, were influenced by everything that transpired before August 1 and by the way the issue was frame in the sources where they heard about it.
And the corporate giving stuff mentioned earlier may be off too. I understand that any giving to same-sex opponents is plenty for some to boycott. The info I saw, though, puts giving to external conservative groups as the minority of Chick-fil-a/Winshapes charitable giving overall.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WinShape_Foundation,
http://www.chick-fil-abowl.com/Givin...bleGiving.aspx (I know this connection is a little tenuous since it's a bowl game, but Chick-fil-a spends 22 million a year for sponsorship and I suspect in also involved in the charity aspects.)
I'll continue to look for something that breaks down their total giving to link.