American Family Association takes aim at McDonald's

[PageOneQ]

Source: PageOneQ

Upset over the election of a senior executive of the fast food giant McDonald's to the Board of Directors of the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, Donald Wildmon of the American Family Association is calling upon his organization's members to take action. Wildmon is asking his ranks to call their local McDonald's franchises to ask why the company is "using its size and resources to promote the homosexual agenda" and to use the AFA's online action center to send company Chairman Andrew J. McKenna an email. (On the AFA page, McKenna is misidentified as the company's President.)

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[niyad]

1. it's a pity I loathe mcd's, and all fast-food clip joints, or I would be tempted

to support them on that move

ANYTHING that pisses off the reichwingnuts is fine by me.

[Robbien]

3. Their coffee is drinkable

Just an idea in case you wish to make a show of solidarity.

[niyad]

6. thanks for that--but I don't spend any money in those places.

I will, however, call and thank them for that decision.

[AwakeAtLast]

38. Don't forget about the Sweet Tea!

:9

[1monster]

34. Their salads are good.

[knight_of_the_star]

62. This is a nasty dilemna

I want to do everything I can to kick the AFA in the guts, but at the same time ...

McDonald's food tastes like sawdust!

Damn them for picking such a detestable target!

[damntexdem]

2. Well, they could always try to compete: they could sell Unhappy Meals.

;-)

[Ilsa]

22. That is wonderful! Big thumbsup for that one!

I know it seems "simple", but that is the best kinf of humor, IMO.

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[AwakeAtLast]

39. I don't know, Ronald looks pretty happy to me.

:hide:

[silverweb]

4. AFA...

... desperately seeking attention and donations, never mind relevance. :crazy:

[CatholicEdHead]

12. They "won" over Ford, so they need someone new

On a conservative Catholic board I also post on (while I am able to), there is much frothing at the mouth at McDonalds over this. Some people do not any rights for gays period. :(

[silverweb]

20. Both the question and the answer are very simple.

"We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.

Either this cornerstone of our nation's existence is held sacred for ALL people or it is not. It does not say "...unalienable Rights ... except when I don't approve of your looks, friends, ideas, or lifestyle."

I deem those who consciously violate this founding principle to be traitors.

[and-justice-for-all]

42. Yeah, if you can call a 7 year boycott a 'win'...

they just lucky that their fearless leader tanked the economy for them...how convenient

[CatholicEdHead]

48. That was their excuse to get out of a failing boycott

Wait for Ford's numbers to tank for other reasons and bail to a different company boogyman.

[haightpillsbury]

5. Would that explain those purple stains on the Hamburglar's cape?

I'll be here all week. Tip your waitress!

[niyad]

7. welcome to DU-- has the storm hit you yet today?

[haightpillsbury]

14. Thanks :)

I heard a report from a couple disco divas that there was one coming at 22:30 tonight. They've advised against the use of umbrellas and warned of decreasing barometric pressure.

[whistle]

8. Why doesn't AFA buy controlling interest in McDonald's stock? They can afford it

...then they can replace Ronald McDonald with the Republican Jesus

[Plaid Adder]

11. Don't give these people ideas!

A cult figure combining the reptile-brain appeal of McDonald's food with the emotional power of the Republican Jesus would become UNSTOPPABLE!

The only trouble would be figuring out what to call him. Croesus McJesus would probably be rejected as too irreverent.

The Plaid Adder

[catrose]

21. You'll find out how unstoppable

when PJ gets to be about 2, if not sooner.

Seriously, how are they going to boycott McDonald's with all their preschoolers and elementary age kids screaming for a birthday party there?

[customerserviceguy]

37. They'll take 'em

to a new fundie fast food pizza joint, Chuck E. Jesus...

[Joe Bacon]

59. Give me my Egg Mc Jesus!

And then I'll have a Big Jesus with Freedom Fries and a Jesus Cola made from Holy Water for lunch! :evilgrin:

[Bozita]

17. BigMac to Big Moses, fish sandwich to Filet-o'-Jonah, fries to Jesus Logs

Change store name from McDonald's to Heaven.

Supersizing can become "saving," as in "Would you like to be saved with those?"

Maybe some Pyrocantha (Burning Bush) decorating the entrance.

[jakefrep]

25. "Jesus Logs"

:spray: :rofl:

[Sequoia]

35. That's too funny.

I still like Big Macs.

[jobycom]

9. I think Disney is still thanking the Baptists over their homophobic boycott.

They voted to boycott DisneyWorld, and the whole world said "We can go to DisneyWorld and not have to talk to Baptists? Yea!"

[Plaid Adder]

10. Wow. Right wing fundamentalists vs. monolithic corporate megabehemoth! Who will win?

:popcorn:

It's even more fun because whoever loses, America wins!

Boycotting McDonald's. Good luck with that.

C ya,

The Plaid Adder

[otherlander]

36. This reminds me of something I read

That the two most likely futures for the world would either be cutthroat capitalist globalization or mob-mentality tribalization. True free and populist democracy was a third option that might possibly have a fighting chance.

[Freedom Train]

47. You remember where you read that?

A book? Sounds like something I'd want to read.

[otherlander]

51. Jihad vs. McWorld

http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/199203/barber

[Freedom Train]

57. Thanks!

n/t

[FatDave]

13. Wouldn't it be possible...

...for us to go to the AFA's own page and use their own "send an email to McDonalds" link to send an email of support to McDonalds? Or does that link just fire off a boilerplate email?

[PageOneQ]

16. Usually the small print on those sites...

...lets them review and ditch any messages contrary to their goals and mission and blah blah blah....

[FatDave]

24. Ah, good point. (nt)

[LiberalFighter]

31. If they have time and think there will be any snuck in.

[Sabriel]

15. "...using its size and resources to promote the homosexual agenda"

If only I had the energy to pursue a joke about that line....

[GoddessOfGuinness]

18. Goddam homosexual agenda!

Imagine those people thinking they should have the same rights as everybody else! :eyes:

[JerseygirlCT]

28. Everytime someone says that

I see this really nice leather folder, with handy spaces inside for calendars, notes, etc.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

30. LOL

I like this:

[kimmylavin]

19. Oh, this will work.

"call their local McDonald's franchises"

Because the teenagers working behind the counter are the ones who usually make Board of Directors appointments... :crazy:

[Fearless]

33. Shhhh! It's a secret... they really do.

Part of the collective bargaining agreement back in '86


:rofl:

[HuffleClaw]

23. i can just imagine hordes of fundy moms and dads frantically...

...gathering up their kids MdD's toys and throwing them away, hoping they aren't too late to prevent the 'gay' from infecting their little ones.


though I ask you, WHICH of these toys seems a sexual threat to you?

this happy scene?


or THIS? really, could you GET more phallic than the veggie tales? three dildos, a butt plug and a, well, i'm not sure what sexual use the tomato is but i'm sure its good for something.

[FiveGoodMen]

26. Fuck Donald Wildmon

Fuck him in the ass with a rusty, tetanus-covered railroad spike.

God damn the religious right.

[JerseygirlCT]

27. Oh man, does that mean I have to buy stuff there now? nt

[BreweryYardRat]

29. Damn. Good for McD's!

They finally do something right.

[Fearless]

32. Ahh the daily smattering of bigotry...

The AFA... ...could've done without it to be honest.

[dogfacedboy]

40. I think it's hilarious that this special interest group, AFA, believes

that all the Senior Management at Mickey D's got together and made a corporate decision to "push the homosexual agenda". How fucking stupid are these people?

[and-justice-for-all]

41. Maybe they will strangle each other to death...

I can only hope. Both are evil fuckers.

[and-justice-for-all]

43. Someone tell me what the fuck the Homoagenda is??

I have been Gay all my life and I must have missed that memo about our plan to take over the world.

So, if anyone has a clue about this, please let me know. :sarcasm:

[xchrom]

45. did i forget to send you your packet too!?!?!

oh my god! -- i really have to lay off the SeaBreezes down at Gay Central Committee.

[FiveGoodMen]

50. Near as I can figure, the agenda is to be accepted as decent people who don't need to be changed

That -- to these fundies -- is unthinkable.

[and-justice-for-all]

52. I knew it was an evil plot like that....I just knew it!!!

how dare we want for fairness, equality and for them to stop trying to paint us a subhuman!!:sarcasm:

[FiveGoodMen]

53. Even though you're joking, you're telling the exact truth.

Whenever I hear someone describe equal treatment as "Special Rights" I start having a fantasy involving aluminum baseball bats and many, many broken bones.

[and-justice-for-all]

54. It's not special rights at all...

it is EQUAL RIGHTS because we are all Human and there is no difference between us and them. But they(The Fascist) like to make us out to be Aliens from another world.

It is rather odd that the people with invisible friends think that there is something wrong with us.

[FVZA_Colonel]

55. As far as I can tell,

being able to walk down the street with out fear of getting the shit beaten out of them, and at the same time feeling safe in the knowledge that they enjoy coequal status with all other citizens of the United States.

[gear_head]

44. bring back the McDLT .n/t

[xchrom]

46. another big win for Gay Central Committee!!!

today mickeydz -- tomorrow the world!

soon donald wildmon will be on the catwalk modeling gaultier evening gowns and loving every minute in his 6'' come fuck me pumps.

[sakabatou]

49. O NOES not teh gay!!!111eleventy

[Divine Discontent]

56. Wildmon is a fascist bigot and should be ignored in totality by McD's

who needs to bring back the MCDLT! And wasn't the filet revamped, and real tasting a while back, with lettuce? I got one a few weeks ago and it was the old style that doesn't seem too real.

[and-justice-for-all]

58. Yeah I think I will stop by McDs for breakfast....

even I though I oppose some of their business practices, I will eat there simply out of spite of AFA, whom I have even more discontent for.

[otherlander]

60. Hmmm...

Maybe corporations like McDonald's are trying to hijack the gay rights movement? I feel that the corporate world already hijacked the youth culture, making it not a culture of youth, but rather a culture focused on selling things to youthful people. They're also trying to take over environmentalism by turning it into a trendy consumer fad, and I think they tried to do the same thing to feminism. True feminists support women's right to live as they choose to, whether that means being a parent with a career, a stay at home mom, married and childless, single, whatever. The corporate version only supports a woman's right to have a career, and mocks women who chose to be stay-at-home moms, in an attempt to get a greater number of people on the job market and drive down the cost of labor.

GLBT people, beware! They're trying to steal yr voice!

[samsingh]

61. this people are nuts

[sakabatou]

63. Everyone

Let's point and laugh at the silly people.