Deacon Keith Fournier reflects on Chick-fil-A Day:
"The massive crowd reflected a cross section of America.You sensed you were participating in something historic by simply purchasing a chicken sandwich. I do not doubt everyone wanted their chicken sandwich, especially after such a long wait. However, they were there, like me, for a reason much more important. They were making a collective statement of support for the Restaurants' willingness to stand up for marriage and family. They were standing up for free speech and against political correctness. They were applauding with their purchase the courage of the owners of this restaurant..."
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Yeah, and we're going to be participating in something historic in November by simply voting.
Indeed, everyone at Chick-Fil-A knew exactly why they were there on August 1. We were there to support marriage and the First Amendment. The feeling of purpose was palpable. It was a harbinger of things to come in November.
The complicit gay media chose to play it down or even ignore it. My idiotic liberal friends choose not to understand it. I have to laugh at them. They'll probably still be scratching their heads in moronic disbelief after the November 6 blowout
I went to two Chick-fil-As. In both of them, both the people in front of me, in line, and the people behind me were there to (counter) demonstrate.
At both restaurants the cars were backed pretty far up, and people were standing in lines that were out the doors, so they could be seen before anybody ever got our of their car.
Normal customers could see the zoos and go elsewhere. One Chick-fil-A was in a big outdoor mall. The other was in a big shopping center, next to a huge mall. In both locations, there where lots of comparable alternatives in the same shopping center/ mall.
Throngs of demonstrators seemed less significant because they were spread out among sixteen hundred locations.
The day before, all the Chick-fil-A news was about the 'mistake' Cathy had made. The next day, we showed that it was no mistake. For days afterwards, the media reported about the kiss-in, and despite all the free announcements, it was unimpressive.
Ours was a hard act to follow, and the SSMers knew it.