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Fri Jul 20, 2012, 08:07 PM Jul 2012

(Boston) Mayor Menino on Chick-fil-A: Stuff it

Mayor Thomas M. Menino is vowing to block Chick-fil-A from bringing its Southern-fried fast-food empire to Boston — possibly to a popular tourist spot just steps from the Freedom Trail — after the family-owned firm’s president suggested gay marriage is “inviting God’s judgment on our nation.”

“Chick-fil-A doesn’t belong in Boston. You can’t have a business in the city of Boston that discriminates against a population. We’re an open city, we’re a city that’s at the forefront of inclusion,” Menino told the Herald yesterday.

“That’s the Freedom Trail. That’s where it all started right here. And we’re not going to have a company, Chick-fil-A or whatever the hell the name is, on our Freedom Trail.”

Chick-fil-A has been swept up in a growing national controversy over company president Dan Cathy’s remarks questioning gay marriage and lauding the traditional family.

http://bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/20120720menino_on_chick-fil-a_stuff_it_vows_to_block_eatery_over_anti-gay_attitude

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(Boston) Mayor Menino on Chick-fil-A: Stuff it (Original Post) Fearless Jul 2012 OP
Go mayor Menino!!! Initech Jul 2012 #1
Fine. It would have nice, too, if he hadn't had OWS beaten up and jailed. nt valerief Jul 2012 #2
Highly recommended. William769 Jul 2012 #3
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