As Twitchy reported last week, the San Antonio City Council voted 6-4 to approve its concession agreement with the San Antonio International Airport on the condition the agreement include an amendment specifically excluding Chick-fil-A from doing business at the airport.
“San Antonio is a city full of compassion, and we do not have room in our public facilities for a business with a legacy of anti-LGBTQ behavior,” City Councilman Roberto Treviño said in a statement.
It took a couple of days, but Sen. Ted Cruz weighed in on the decision to blacklist Chick-fil-A, which also got another scolding from HuffPost for its hateful charitable donations.
Cruz called the decision “ridiculous” and added the hashtag, #LeftistIntolerance.
The details of this story are even worse. San Antonio City Council voted to ban @ChickfilA from the airport bc the company gave to…the Fellowship of Christian Athletes & the Salvation Army?!? That’s ridiculous. And not Texas. #LeftistIntolerance https://t.co/ApTnlpS2E0
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) March 23, 2019
U.S. News and World Report reported:
The company has long been under fire for its support of organizations that oppose gay marriage. The decision comes a day after Think Progress reported on Chick-fil-A’s newly-released 2017 tax filings, which show that the Chick-fil-A Foundation gave more than $1.8 million to three organizations with a record of anti-LGBTQ discrimination, an increase from the prior year. The donations include more than $1.6 million to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, $6,000 to the Paul Anderson Youth Home and $150,000 to the Salvation Army.
Yes, as HuffPost breathlessly reported, the Salvation Army is now considered an anti-LGBT hate group.
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Dana Loesch piled on as well:
Ted Cruz calls City Council banning Chick-fil-A from airport 'ridiculous' https://t.co/dCVNJRsLnj pic.twitter.com/DOSk9xOljN
— News 4 San Antonio (@News4SA) March 24, 2019
Because it is.
IT’S A CHICKEN SANDWICH https://t.co/F1Au0NxijX
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) March 26, 2019
“Because Dan Cathy loves Jesus his chicken sandwiches might be infected with the Holy Ghost and make airport people feel uncomfortable” – the San Antonio city council probably
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) March 26, 2019
An oldie but a goodie: What happened with @GayPatriot tried to go to Chick-Fil-A in the documentary “Not Without My Chicken” https://t.co/lYctBA9PyX
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) March 26, 2019
Remember the invisible force field Chick-fil-A put up to keep @GayPatriot out of its restaurant?
It is absurd. They need to leave them alone. ??
— Daniel J. White (@JDjwhite54) March 26, 2019
The whole Chick-fil-A “controversy” has to die, because there is no controversy. Don’t like it? Don’t eat there.
Discrimination.
— Antonio Martinez (@djtechchicago) March 26, 2019
I’ve never had Chick-fil-A. Is it worth it?
— FramersGuard88 (@FGuard88) March 26, 2019
HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) March 26, 2019
Sweet, sweet Jesus chicken.
— The Dank Knight ? (@capeandcowell) March 26, 2019
Did someone say waffle fries?
— defdan14 (@DanCornwell14) March 26, 2019
My boyfriend and I had lunch at chick-fill-A for lunch the day this story broke and it was a delicious lunch zero homophobia oh and new sauces #winning
— zeke (@EzkMorales) March 26, 2019
I wish more people would boycott them, then maybe I could get in the door at lunch.
— Keith Johnson (@cinkeith) March 26, 2019
The boycott effort seems to be floundering, doesn’t it?
If Christians boycotted companies that donate to or are associated with organizations that go against Christian values and principles, the economy would crash.
— Amie Whatserface (@I_Smell_Hippies) March 26, 2019
You had me at “Christian”.
— Martina Vincent (@Mart1_Vin) March 26, 2019
One of their employees (out of state) that came to open the only one here actually called me sir and a few people before me I heard him say "God bless".
Sold me for life.
— Dan (@Silverpathic) March 26, 2019
Instead how about we ban CNN from playing on every airport monitor!
— Lisa Carroll (@savorprojects) March 26, 2019
This is what happens when government interferes with markets, the airport is going to suffer profit losses, the city council will not. Great job, SA ??
— Dinosaurus (@rmarsh06) March 26, 2019
Mayor Ronnie is walking back the "we believe in inclusion" statements and saying it's because they are closed on Sundays. NOWHERE in the original article does it state anything about Sundays.
— Barky Bark (@thebarkybark) March 26, 2019
I expect this kind of horse shit from Austin but not San Antonio. WTF guys. Maybe we need a ban on Californians moving to Texas who make these stupid types of decisions.
— Matt (@Matt_in_Houston) March 26, 2019
EXTREMELY ridiculous! We even made national ‘news’! HOW EMBARRASSING!
— Becky Olveda (@BeckyOlveda) March 26, 2019
Donating to Christian organizations who devote their lives to helping the poor and vulnerable is apparently evil. It not just ridiculous it’s extremely ignorant.
— Kim Conde (@kimconde752) March 26, 2019
How many mayors of major cities have made it clear that Chick-fil-A isn’t welcome in their cities? Great business acumen, guys.
Related:
‘Without a hint of irony’! San Antonio city council bans Chick-fil-A from airport in name of inclusiveness https://t.co/dwiNbw8W4Q
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) March 22, 2019
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