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In reply to the discussion: All these Chick-fil-a stories in the media are telling of huge crowds across the nation [View all]emilyg
(22,742 posts)25. I don't either - some fish and
some chicken - no beef at all.
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All these Chick-fil-a stories in the media are telling of huge crowds across the nation [View all]
npk
Aug 2012
OP
They only play to the media if the right wing bigots make a statement. If the progressives protest
still_one
Aug 2012
#32
I heard they were giving away free food. It figures a bunch of cheap assed republicans would show up
notadmblnd
Aug 2012
#4
The vast majority of those who went to Chick-Fil-A today appear to be consumers.
Grave Grumbler
Aug 2012
#12
They are all corporate. They don't follow the standard franchise model.
Luminous Animal
Aug 2012
#29
Given that Chick-Fil-A requires rent that is 15% of sales, and another 50% of pretax profit...
Luminous Animal
Aug 2012
#47
Here is a comparsion, KFC franchise is 2 million dollars and hickfila is 5 thousand.
part man all 86
Aug 2012
#51
Actually, I did miss the link because it wasn't in the post that I responded to but I
Luminous Animal
Aug 2012
#48
It's kind of a shitty deal for the "managers" (I think that's what the call them)
hughee99
Aug 2012
#50
It conjures up images of good white Christians coming out against Civil Rights in the 60s.
progressivebydesign
Aug 2012
#20
Their store is always crowded here. So much so, that they added an additional drive-thru.
juajen
Aug 2012
#31
Supporting the free speech that snowballs to youth brutal bullying does not come without retaliation
nightscanner59
Aug 2012
#36
How did they happen to have that much food on hand to accommodate that many people?
EmeraldCityGrl
Aug 2012
#37