Thursday, July 26, 2012

Irony Check

The mayor of Boston does not agree with statements made by the CEO of Chick fil A who was exercising his First Amendment Rights so the mayor is going to use the POWER OF HIS OFFICE to prevent Chick fil A from building a restaurant near Faneuil Hall, which is on the famous Freedom Trail, which tells the history of how Americans gained their freedom from the tyranny of oppressive governments.

The mayor of Chicago believes that Chick fil A does not share the same values as the City of Chicago so he is going to use the POWER OF HIS OFFICE to prevent the construction of a Chick fil A in his fair city. But since his city is also a murder capital of the USA, he has no problem in allowing Louis Farrakhan, an avowed anti-semite, help "police" the streets. (and I guess he didn't realize that Chick fil A already has one restaurant within the city limits. He'd know that if he checked their web site)

Retribution for voicing ideas counter to those of the politicians currently in power - isn't that the working definition of a NAZI?

Pitchforks, tar and feathers will be distributed soon.

August 1st is Chick fil A appreciation day. Go get a sandwich. And middle grandson loves their key lime pie. Get some if they make it at a restaurant near you.

Follow Up: It's as I suspected. The Chicago Chick fil A is a franchise owned by a local Chicagoan. And they'll add about 100 jobs to the economy. So he is punishing his own constituents.

2 comments:

Clay said...

http://www.salon.com/2012/07/26/rahm_emanuels_free_speech_attack/

Glenn Greenwald even agrees with you.

Although one caveat: New Orleans is the murder capital of the country. In 2007 (granted, a bit dated), Chicago had 15 murders per 100,000 residents. High for a big city, but that pales in comparison to New Orleans. New Orleans averages ~50+ per 100,000 residents. New Orleans would love to have Chicago's murder rate.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_Chicago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_New_Orleans#Crime

Old NFO said...

Sad, and if "I" was the CEO, I'd be closing EVERY store in Chicago...