Weird! How can this be? Out: Actual reporting. In: Lame attempts at media-created false narratives.
Weird to see media coverage of the Chick-fil-a "kiss-in." It's a counter-protest… to what? According to the MSM, Wednesday never happened.
— Hadley Heath Manning (@HadleyHeath) August 3, 2012
Ha! But, that’s not completely accurate. As Twitchy reported, the media did make some mention of Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day. Not to report on its epic success, of course. They only made mention in order to label it a “day of intolerance.” See, as always, it is a case of “tolerance” for thee, but not for me. Tolerance tyrants, including those in the media, think tolerance is a one-way street. Submit … or else.
Further, they are willfully refusing to understand the basic concept of the support for Chick-fil-A. It’s not about gay people. It is about free speech, individual liberties and standing up to bullies.
https://twitter.com/LilMissRightie/status/231398088252735488
Bingo. Gay people; Squee! They are so totally cool. The only thing lacking is the pats on their purty, little heads. How condescending, media.
Plus, it helps further the false narrative that this is about “hate” for gay people. This is also why you won’t see any of these pictures today; hateful, intolerant Chick-fil-A staff providing free water and gracious, courteous attention to the people protesting their business and threatening their livelihoods. Now with more hateful graffiti.
Thankfully, new media and “just bloggers” report from on-the-scene and they report things accurately. Twitter users who know not to rely on the dangerously biased media are calling the media out for their pitiful water carrying ways.
https://twitter.com/Gunservatively/status/231372103205658624
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Prediction of the Obvious Alert: Watch for the #ChickFilA 'Kiss In' to get full-court media coverage and commentary
— Sic Semper Tyrannis (@marklindesr) August 3, 2012
Mainstream Media Blacks Out CHICK-FIL-A Story? BUT TODAY'S KISS IN DRAWS HUGE PRESS– CORRUPT MEDIA BIAS, HOW SAD IT IS http://t.co/sXamuxc3
— Right Voice Now (@rightvoicenow) August 3, 2012
The Weekly Standard reports on the abysmal lack of Chick-fil-A appreciation day coverage. Journalistic integrity? Journalists don’t need no stinkin’ integrity!
But you wouldn’t know anything about the national phenomenon by reading the front pages of most of the country’s leading newspapers. There’s no mention of Chick-fil-A on the front pages of the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune, the Los Angeles Times, theSouth Florida Sun-Sentinel, and the Boston Globe. The front pages of USA Today, the Dallas Morning News, and the Houston Chronicle have small headlines about the restaurant, while Chick-fil-A’s hometown paper, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, fits in a story below the fold under the heading, “Chick-fil-A Controversy.” And the front pages of major news websites are quiet in their coverage as well.
But what will they do when today turns out to be a bust, as it is so far?
https://twitter.com/usuallyrite/status/231381718039416832
I wonder if the @ChikFilA #kissin will ruin 280 traffic as much as #appreciationday did…
— The Angry Driver (@ihate280) August 3, 2012
My prediction: the "same-sex kiss in" today at Chick-Fil-A will be a big fat bust. Lamestream media will hype it though. #tcot
— Nathan Cherry (@NathanCherry) August 3, 2012
HuffPo is begging for photos, while calling Chick-fil-A hateful, natch. No, really. They are begging for them in a desperate attempt to show some kind of “protest” action.
Hate free! The best non-Chick-fil-A chicken sandwiches http://t.co/shRUNVS1
— HuffPost Queer Voices (@huffpostqueer) August 3, 2012
Gay rights activists, supporters plan 'Kiss In' at Chick-Fil-A http://t.co/Bm0iKgCA
— HuffPost Queer Voices (@huffpostqueer) August 3, 2012
Today there are Chick-fil-A kiss ins planned around the country — are you going? http://t.co/5tDLEbcc
— HuffPost Queer Voices (@huffpostqueer) August 3, 2012
Headed to a Chick-fil-A kiss in? Send us photos! Or even if you're not going — send us your gay kiss photo! [email protected]
— HuffPost Queer Voices (@huffpostqueer) August 3, 2012
You can also tag us in your #kissin photos on Instagram. You can find us at "HuffPostGayVoices."
— HuffPost Queer Voices (@huffpostqueer) August 3, 2012
Even if you aren’t actually going to the kiss-in, because slacktivism is hard, send pics anyway. So they have something to falsely paint as a success! How pitiful.
But where are they? Where are the photos of the massive crowds, like there were on Appreciation Day?
Not seeing any kiss-in reports/pictures… I thought there was overwhelming outrage at #Chickfila? Silly media. #tcot
— Ashley (@ashleythetexan) August 3, 2012
Wait, here is one. Full of bigotry and disgusting Christian-bashing.
https://twitter.com/emmy_gee/status/231319181453316096
Here’s another:
In support of the #chickfila #kissin I am going to make out with this bad boy. http://t.co/osAB1e1G
— und3rcov3r_n3rd (@danceshitoff) August 3, 2012
Heh. Fail, media and “protesters.”
As many media as demonstrators at today's kiss-in at Decatur's Chick-Fil-A. http://t.co/F26ipslU
— Jim Burress (@jimburress) August 3, 2012
Where are the photos? Where are the massive crowds? Oh, wait.
Counter protesting the counter protest? The Mason #ChickFilA has their drive thru reaching the street! Best part, there's no #kissin! #Fail
— Tyler Duvelius (@TylerDuvelius) August 3, 2012
@ChickfilA #chickfila Leave soon to attend #kissin, plan to lovingly kiss many #hateful #gays, so they can spit in my face & call me bigot
— Gloria (@getclued) August 3, 2012
https://twitter.com/raechick7/status/231418203774009344
Cars around the building, line into the parking lot at this Chick-fil-A today. http://t.co/Tgf7KYPD
— Lizz Harmon (@LizzHarmon) August 3, 2012
Americans are still supporting Chick-fil-A and are still refusing to submit to bullying. Chick-fil-A was trending all day during Appreciation Day. Picture services were overwhelmed with pictures. Today? Not so much.
This Twitter user leaves the “protesters” with some food for thought.
I hope the #Kissin has great success at all the mosques they visit today. Oh wait, that's not where they're going?
— Alan Cornett (@alancornett) August 3, 2012
A tale of two pictures tells it all. Here is the “massive,” media-worthy protest today.
Protest time @ Chick-fil-A http://t.co/RoY1WNhX
— Erik S. Lesser (@erikfoto) August 3, 2012
Look at that oh-so-huge crowd!
And here is one from Appreciation Day.
Huh. Wonder why the media swept the second one under the lapdog rug? Does the sight of freedom-loving Americans frighten them?
Update: Proof of failure and media bias.
Media uses pic from Wed for headline about today’s kiss-in http://t.co/WFRTDDpr #MSMislead
— #NeverTrump Meredith (@Mermaz) August 3, 2012
That’s right. They used a photo of the huge crowd on Appreciation Day for their article about the “kiss-in” protest. What, no actual pictures from today? Too humiliating to show?
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