pigpen

Simple. 180 degrees of common sense.

kjfishman Loc: Fulton MO

I don't agree with what the guy said to the employee. She handles the situation very well. Personally I don't think the guy was "attacking " the employee, he was simply expressing his misguided opinion. He didn't threaten her or curse. in my opinion he shouldn't be fired for that.

Much to do about nothing.

Now the rant from the radio host who ever he was is another story, if a conservative went off like that they would blast on the national news proclaiming all conservatives are bigots. The real bigots are on the left not the right!

Kalskag2

There are bigots on both sides. Definition of bigot: intolerant person: somebody with strong opinions, especially on politics, religion, or ethnicity, who refuses to accept different views. Seems to me, there are more racists, homophobes, anti-Muslims, anti-immigrants, etc. on the right than the left, but the fact is that bigots exist on both sides.

jackinkc Loc: Kansas City

[quote=pigpen]First of all, it's the liberals who call anyone who doesn't agree with them idiots.

You're making this up. You must be a Limbaugh fan; haven't you ever heard him call people idiots?

dtcracer

You, sir, are right. I apologize for offending you. Perhaps I should have thought my statement through a little more thoroughly before posting.

FLandWVMIKE Loc: Daytona Beach, Fla.

He was fired for recording and posting his message. Nobody said that he did anything illegal. He asked for it.

GAClowers Loc: Tacoma, Washington

This whole thing is so stupid. The owner of Chick-fil-A did not say anything bad about anyone. (check what he actually said) He only said he personally believes that mariage should refer to the historical religious description of the union of a man and a woman. That is his right. He has no record of discrimination against anybody including gays. I believe the same way, so hate me if you want. All other such unions should be civil and legal.

kjfishman Loc: Fulton MO

I understand he didn't do anything illegal. So I will play the devils advocate here. Why should he be fired for posting this online?

krgatlgm Loc: Las Vegas, Nv

because the ceo of his company disagreed with what he did and fired him.

docrob Loc: Durango, Colorado

Define "common sense."

krgatlgm Loc: Las Vegas, Nv

Maybe I'm seeing this wrong but the Chic-Fil-A owner was being interviewed on the radio, on a show about religion. He voiced his personal opinion about gay marriage. That in itself did not start the "firestorm". Everyone must agree that he had the right to express his personal opinion just as we all do here daily as guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution. I don't believe any of the media picked up on it at this point.

Next, the mayors of several cities, Chicago, Boston and San Francisco made public statements that essentially challenged Chic-Fil-A to not attempt to build in their cities as permits, etc would not be issued because of his feelings about gay marraige. This would be obvious discrimination and illegal. This is what gave the controversy legs.

Hannity issued the challenge on his FOX show that all should support Chic-Fil-A by trading there on Wendnesday. Kind of a reverse boycott, if you will. This was because of the mayor's statements. There even was a video of a news crew who didn't want to cover the crowd at one Chic-Fil-A because it was in support and not against.

Then the supporters of gay marraige countered by scheduling the Kiss-In in front of Chic-Fil-A resturants.

There is obviously two sides to the gay marraige issue.There has been name calling on both sides, which accomplishes nothing except elevating tempers and the liklelyhood some one will act out.

The CFO that was fired was the least important part of this. What he did was not cool. Picking on the employee was his misdirected anger at the owner. I'm sure his boss did not appreciate the negative that was cast upon his company when the bully was identified and was able to fire him.

IMHO, the people that should have been fired, impeached, or removed from office are the mayors who let a political issue anger them to the point that they would publicly come out and threaten illegal action against a company that they can so no wrong doing!!

Did the media give the attention to the mayors? No they concentrated on people buying chicken sandwiches and kissing in front of the resturant.

Obviously the guy on the radio has the right to speak his opinion, Personally, I found him to be uninformed and ignorant of the issues.

docrob Loc: Durango, Colorado

I agree. It's all blown out of proportion the people who started the fire, the mayor of boston and other places should be in the hot seat and not the owner of Chic Fill-a

krgatlgm Loc: Las Vegas, Nv

Finally, a voice of reason, Thank you sir. :!:

djtaz0665

I wonder what his life's going to be like on Unemployment Insurance?

Hmmm, CFO paycheck for last week was $2k, Unemployment Insurance will be $425.

I guess being a loudmouth Adam Henry really sucks!

FLandWVMIKE Loc: Daytona Beach, Fla.

The gays tried to "fire" Chic-Filet with a boycott, but it backfired, tremendously !