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Jul. 28, 2012 3:29pm Madeleine Morgenstern

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Sarah Palin has officially shown her support for Chick-fil-A, as the fast food chain faces continuing backlash over same-sex marriage.

The 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee on Friday posted a photo on her Twitter page of herself and husband Todd standing at a counter with the caption, “Stopped by Chick-fil-A in The Woodlands to support a great business.”

According to Politico, Palin had announced earlier in the day she planned to pay a visit to the eatery at a rally for Texas Republican Senate candidate Ted Cruz.

“Jason, you’re going to have to take me on our way back to the airport later. We drive by a Chick fil-A. We don’t have that in Alaska,” Palin said, referring to an aide. “Love me some Chick-fil-A. So we’ll go there, Jason, on the way, OK?”

Chick-fil-A President Dan Cathy made headlines earlier this month when he told a Baptist publication they support the “biblical definition of the family unit.”

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Sharon Rose
Posted on July 28, 2012 at 5:41pm
Chick-fil-a, all the way. Will be dining there with my family Wed. Aug 1st. and most likely once a month thereafter.

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- Secret Squirrel
  Posted on July 28, 2012 at 5:58pm
  .
  And best of all?
  They’re really good!
  In my town they deliver!
  Get them, tell the PC police to stuff it.
  
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- midwesthippie
  Posted on July 28, 2012 at 7:04pm
  …America = having to agree with a guy who wants to cut off his willy because he wants to be a “woman” just so i can sell a freekin chicken sandwich…
  
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- lylejk
  Posted on July 28, 2012 at 8:11pm
  Usually eat there on Thursdays Sharon, but do plan to swing by for a shake Wednesday afternoon myself. Chick-fil-A’s my favorte restaurant and I’ve pretty much eaten their several times a month (on Thursdays usually; just where I happen to be on for the tasks that I do) for years now. :)
  
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- Belzar
  Posted on July 28, 2012 at 9:54pm
  I have never stopped at a Chick fil a until today. There is not one in our small city. My wife and I are baby sitting two grandchildren so I decided to show my support by driving a 15 mile trip to purchase lunch for the four of us. I really bought enough for dinner too. I was truly surprise when I drove to the restaurant to find it packed, drive thru packed, and no place to park. I waited in line to order at the drive thru window. I felt good to show my support and will continue to make that drive in the future. I will not pay one cent to attend another movie.
  
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- Chuck Stein
  Posted on July 29, 2012 at 4:25am
  We had Chick-fil-A for dinner. Fed 9 for like $55: medium (120 piece) nugget platter & 4 large waffle fries. Easy. Everyone was happy. Plus, Cick-fil-A now comes with an extra-yummy “First Amendment” flavor in every bite!
  
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- DEMOCRATS.ARE.EVIL
  Posted on July 29, 2012 at 8:23am
  I’m happy they’re supporting Chick-fil-a, but now it’s time to take this seriously and support Mitt Romney.
  
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- zman173rd
  Posted on July 29, 2012 at 9:36am
  We don’t have on in our state. So when we went on vacation last week that was on our “to do” list. Found one, ate there (like it especially the waffle fries!) , and told them we support their values.
  
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- Hrothgar
  Posted on July 29, 2012 at 2:48pm
  They’re just as gross as KFC, enjoy your salmonella. Dirtiest fast food chain I have ever been too.
  
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- Metalstr8jckt
  Posted on July 29, 2012 at 11:13pm
  Harland Sanders AKA Col. Sanders of KFC fame: Baptized with his wife in the 1970′s
  
  Al Copeland founder of POPEYES Chicken. Enjoyed decorating his home for Christmas.
  
  Tyson chicken; Christians I believe own it.
  
  TOFU: It’s the other, other white meat! Ha-Ha.
  
  Buy chicken!
  
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DOra Glasberg
Posted on July 28, 2012 at 5:23pm
Sarah has YET to be invited to the RNC.
Bet she’ll show up though.

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- palerider54
  Posted on July 28, 2012 at 8:51pm
  I hope Romney picks Sarah for his VP, at least that way I would not have to wear a bag over my head when I vote for him.
  
  The way I see it now, it is vote for a Mormon who does have similar Christian values and won’t be attacking Christianity or a secret Muslim who is hell bent on destroying all the infidels he can.
  
  Some choice.
  
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- formidable_foe
  Posted on July 29, 2012 at 1:23pm
  Like a bumper sticker I recently saw says… “Better to have a Mormon than a Moron.”
  
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Ragnars Repos
Posted on July 28, 2012 at 5:22pm
Conservatives are doing themselves great harm with their hatred/fear/loathing of gay people.

It will cost them.

How about directing that time and energy toward stopping Obamacare/socialized medicine? Oh, that’s right. How could I forget. Conservatives WANT their ‘social(ist) safety net’, don’t they.

So, I guess it does make sense to bash the individual who doesn’t ‘love’ in such a way that pleases your gods.

Never mind, as you were, ‘defenders of individual freedom (unless you’re gay)’.
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- CatB
  Posted on July 28, 2012 at 5:29pm
  You don’t get it . .. I don’t hate gay people because I stand up for traditional marriage … and FREE SPEECH! I am however tired of getting pushed around by 2% of the population (gay) .. and the MSM who distorts EVERYTHING.
  
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- TomSawyer
  Posted on July 28, 2012 at 5:47pm
  You have not yet established that conservatives hate gays. Why are you using the word hate?
  
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- therealconservative
  Posted on July 28, 2012 at 5:53pm
  @rag
  
  You mean this kind of hate?
  
  http://legalinsurrection.com/2012/07/sarah-palin-visits-chick-fil-a-civility-and-new-tone-ensue/?tw_p=twt
  
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- colt1860
  Posted on July 28, 2012 at 6:41pm
  MAR’RIAGE, n. [L.mas, maris.] The act of uniting a man and woman for life; wedlock; the legal union of a man and woman for life. Marriage is a contract both civil and religious, by which the parties engage to live together in mutual affection and fidelity, till death shall separate them. Marriage was instituted by God himself for the purpose of preventing the promiscuous intercourse of the sexes, for promoting domestic felicity,and for securing the maintenance and education of children.
  
  I hold in disgust, or abhor, all those who practice adultery, beastiality, incest, fornication, sodomy, and also abhor the acts of lascivious, wanton individuals that have no moral standard or respect for family.
  
  These liberal commies love to hold a double standard. Their binary universe on what constitutes hate is laughable. I hate murder, wherefore I love life. I hate adultery, wherefore I love fidelity. I hate false testimonies, wherefore I love truth. I hate laziness, wherefore I love hardwork. ETC.
  
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- colt1860
  Posted on July 28, 2012 at 6:48pm
  Marriage is a natural and ancient institution. Established by the laws of Nature and nature’s God. What liberals seek to do is to forcefully radicalize the definition of marriage. Murder will always mean a certain thing, as will theft and lying. Relative morality is for those who have no courage to stand for the truth or who have no backbone to follow those laws binding on all men. They have no respect for Law.
  
  In the 1885 Utah Territory case (Murphy v. Ramsey), the US Supreme Court recognized the fundamental importance of the traditional institution of marriage:
  
  “For certainly no legislation can be supposed more wholesome and necessary in the founding of a free, self-governing commonwealth, fit to take rank as one of the coordinate States of the Union, than that which seeks to establish it on the basis of the idea of the family, as consisting in and springing from the union for life of one man and one woman in the holy estate of matrimony; the sure foundation of all that is stable and noble in our civilization; the best guaranty of that reverent morality which is the source of all beneficent progress in social and political improvement.”
  
  My support for traditional marriage doesn’t mean I hate another human. Every man has as much a right to marry a woman as I do. There’s no such thing as less rights or unequal rights here. Homosexuals are seeking special privelages, not rights, in order to condone their unnatural behavior. Rights are NATURAL.
  
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- Boots1
  Posted on July 28, 2012 at 7:08pm
  The real hate lies with the left. Someone says they’re for traditional marriage and the gay fascists (no… not all gays are fascists) go batpoop crazy and want to destroy life of the person supporting traditional marriage. There are many on the left who refuse to have a civil discussion because attacking a person is how liberals attempt to eliminate any opposition. The default argument is the accusatory yell “homophobe!!!” I’ll be eating more Chic-fil-A (to support freedom of speech and thought) and I’m not even against gay marriage.
  
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- DOra Glasberg
  Posted on July 28, 2012 at 8:45pm
  Have has anyone been pushed around by this civil rights issue?
  What twaddle.
  
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- palerider54
  Posted on July 28, 2012 at 8:48pm
  I don’t have any hatred, fear, or loathing for homosexuals, just their deviant lifestyle.
  
  If I choose to eat healthy and try to avoid cancer or a heart attack does that make me a cancerphobe or a heart attackphobe ?
  
  Hate the sin, love the sinner.
  Take your poop packing, penis gagging lifestyle and put it where the sun don’t shine.
  
  OH, WAIT A MINUTE, that IS what you are doing, SORRY.
  
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- therealconservative
  Posted on July 28, 2012 at 9:39pm
  @Dora the explorer
  
  What Civil Rights issue?
  
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- NOT A CRAZY
  Posted on July 28, 2012 at 10:29pm
  Ragnar…Homosexuals are the most hateful group of people, EVER.
  
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- RossPoldark
  Posted on July 28, 2012 at 10:40pm
  My concern is with liberals like you who decide to violate a persons religious believes. There is no hate. Jesus loved all sinners but hated the sin. If I disapprove of polygamy, infidelity etc that does not make me a racist person. I will still love the person no matter what, including gay people. This poor owner only said that he believes marriage is between a man and a woman and yet you want to destroy him because of his religious beliefs? He hires everyone, including gays. What is wrong with you? The libs are not for tolerance but are infact for controling free speech if they deem it unacceptable to them. I do not agree with Ben and Jerrys view on gay marriage, but I dont demand they close shop. What is wrong wit-h you people? What are you a facist? I wish we had a Chicfila in our area. I would love to buy their food just to show support in freedom of speech. You libs have become so scary…well, its scary.
  
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- williaml
  Posted on July 29, 2012 at 1:19am
  Ragnars Repos, you have got it so wrong.
  Why do you leftist, progressive, homos always pick on Christians?
  Why don’t you harass the Muslims.
  You always tell us about the Bible, a book you do not understand all the while you justify your perverted lifestyle.
  Since you flip off God, you constantly try to belittle Christians.
  The reason why you attack Christians is because of the Emnity you have for the People of God.
  In reality, all of you are Christophobic.
  Because you choose to be Christophobic, I choose to be Homophobic.
  You people had better back off before things escalate.
  your gay population is only 3% in America and everytime you stir up mess you lose what little sympathy you had.
  
  (Prov 14:34 KJV) Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.
  
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- GdHUs
  Posted on July 29, 2012 at 1:30am
  Ragnars: don’t get us wrong. We conservatives don’t hate gays. We just think what you do is…..CREEPY! And resent you shoving it in our face.
  
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- claymoremacm
  Posted on July 29, 2012 at 6:42am
  Therealconservative…..Funny how all the pics of the hateful Tweeters look like the drivers with Ovomit stickers on their cars,clueless punks mostly, products of our Union schools
  
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- Ragnars Repos
  Posted on July 30, 2012 at 12:20am
  I’m a man who is not sexually attracted to men, at all. If I were, I would have no problem telling you people just where to go with your cult, your god, and his ‘thoughts’ on homosexuals.
  
  If you want to draw the closet-gays out of the church, just start to defend the right of gay people to be gay, and they’ll come attacking with such a hyper-vigilance and fervor as to impress the gods, if there were any. Humans hate without, that which they hate within.
  
  What a sad bunch of repressed/oppressed pawns are you.
  
  One of the MANY reasons I am anti-religious/A-theist.
  
  I wouldn’t permit your young boys to be found alone with your priests. Sexual repression has some truly ugly and damaging consequences.
  
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MBA
Posted on July 28, 2012 at 5:10pm
I love Sarah, Todd, and Chick Fil A: True Americans. Heading to Chick Fil A for dinner.

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- saranda
  Posted on July 28, 2012 at 6:18pm
  Sarah says they don’t have chickfil-a in Alaska? Sorry honey, it was right down the street from the state capital in Juneau. She must trying to prove the Brits wrong when they say Mittwit is worse than Palin. Good thing she is Purdy.
  
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- bikerr
  Posted on July 28, 2012 at 7:05pm
  @suranda–you may be right but she doesn’t create seven(7) count’em 7 new states as Obama has. She’s got more in smarts than any liberal breathing.
  
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- Chiso
  Posted on July 28, 2012 at 7:31pm
  sorry saranda – you’re wrong, and she’s right
  if you can find it, go ahead and post the address for us
  
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- echo216610
  Posted on July 28, 2012 at 8:28pm
  saranda, i did a search on chick fil a restaurant locator and it says “sorry there are none near alaska”
  
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- DOra Glasberg
  Posted on July 28, 2012 at 11:03pm
  True Americans don’t QUIT elected position for big bucks.
  I guess finishing a job is just too much for the Mama Girdles.
  
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christos
Posted on July 28, 2012 at 5:09pm
Palins are a +GOD+ centered family they put +GOD+ first they are not of the World,,,

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- DOra Glasberg
  Posted on July 28, 2012 at 5:24pm
  The word Tripp said.
  
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thegreatcarnac
Posted on July 28, 2012 at 5:00pm
I have doubled my trips to Chick-fil-A.

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florida123
Posted on July 28, 2012 at 4:53pm
I love Sarah!! She is about as true as you can get in the political arena!

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- Cemoto78
  Posted on July 28, 2012 at 5:03pm
  This explains it very nicely. I encourage everyone to read this comment from the below link.
  
  http://bobintexas.blogspot.com/2012/07/chick-fil-and-fascism.html
  
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- MCDAVE
  Posted on July 28, 2012 at 7:52pm
  @CEMO Good link, this sums it up.
  
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Tri-ox
Posted on July 28, 2012 at 4:42pm
Sarah and Todd are two of America’s finest PATRIOTS! God Bless America!

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sybilll
Posted on July 28, 2012 at 4:31pm
Sarah knows how to stick it to them, doesn’t she? Living rent free in liberal heads. God, I love her.

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- CatB
  Posted on July 28, 2012 at 5:19pm
  “Living well is the best revenge” ;-) I love that she doesn’t let them get to her .. or she doesn’t let it show ..
  
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NewLife56
Posted on July 28, 2012 at 4:25pm
We love ya Sarah!!

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65Mustang
Posted on July 28, 2012 at 4:24pm
We have two CFA outlets close to my residence and I will be there Aug 1st. Love Sarah, know she is important to the conservative arena.

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LeadNotFollow
Posted on July 28, 2012 at 4:23pm
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Sarah and Todd Palin are the best.
Too bad, John McCain threw the Presidential election.
Sarah would have made a great VP in 2008, and an even greater President in 2012.
Todd would have been “First Dude” of the United States, this November.

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- AzThunder
  Posted on July 28, 2012 at 4:46pm
  “”John McCain threw the Presidential election”" — HOW TRUE
  
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- Living In NYC
  Posted on July 29, 2012 at 7:03am
  Agreed..wish John would head back to Arizona and retire and live off his second wife’s wealth! I get tired of hearing him and seeing his mug as much as the Dicator in Chief!
  
  I hope they both go away in November!
  
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ArcticDodge
Posted on July 28, 2012 at 4:07pm
Like many others, the closest Chick-fil-A is 600 miles away. Since I won’t be able to get a sandwich I thought I could go to their web site and buy a t-shirt or something.

http://www.shopchick-fil-a.com/(X(1)S(bgl215f145olqzmae0rjts3x))/Default.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1

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- CatB
  Posted on July 28, 2012 at 4:29pm
  I am going on August 1st (National Support Chick-fil-A Day) … mine is only about 20 miles away.
  
  If you are on Facebook you can go here also to show support.
  
  http://www.facebook.com/#!/events/266281243473841/
  
  You don’t have to say attending .. mark as maybe and show support if you are too far away from one people.
  
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- Rayblue
  Posted on July 28, 2012 at 11:20pm
  It’s a good thing there’s a Conns and Lowes parking lot in the same complex as Chicks here.
  They’re going to need it this August 1st. It’s going to be a party whether they like it or not.
  
  Welcome to Texas Mrs. Palin. If you’ll be my Dixie chicken, I’ll be your Tennessee lamb.
  
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FREEDOMoverFEAR
Posted on July 28, 2012 at 4:05pm
Sarah Palins hot if you don’t think so then you’re gay. LOL

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- formidable_foe
  Posted on July 30, 2012 at 1:03am
  Too funny. Yeah, there’s only two things I don’t like about Sarah Palin:
  
  1) She’s not single.
  2) She’s not in love with me.
  
  (Sorry Todd ~ no disrespect)
  
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MacJedi
Posted on July 28, 2012 at 4:05pm
I’m in Houston and I went to the Chick-Fil-A near the Galleria (on Richmond). It was SWAMPED with customers at 1:30PM. Looks like WE THE PEOPLE are voting with our feet and pocketbooks.

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- Dde13
  Posted on July 28, 2012 at 4:22pm
  In my area there were lines out the door and down the street in support.
  
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- dixie63
  Posted on July 28, 2012 at 5:37pm
  My husband and I made a point of eating lunch at our local Chick-fil-a today. The boycott sure is not working in my area of South Carolina. It was packed at 2:00PM. We had a hard time finding a parking space. I heard several people tell the manager they were in support of Mr. Cathy’s stand for Christian values.
  
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football lady
Posted on July 28, 2012 at 3:57pm
Thumbs up to the Palins.

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battles
Posted on July 28, 2012 at 3:56pm
The single most reason you are seeing the problems an decline of America today is because of the acceptance of the deviant homosexual lifestyle. God has warned that this behavior is not to be tolerated and there are consequences for promoting and accepting it. It will not be until most people are standing in long great depression soup lines that they will remember this message.

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- FREEDOMoverFEAR
  Posted on July 28, 2012 at 4:16pm
  I doubt God micromanages our country. He gave us the ability to judge and the free will to make our own decisions you make Christians looks stupid with your 18th century rhetoric. Stick a sock in it.
  
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- DOra Glasberg
  Posted on July 28, 2012 at 5:20pm
  So why did God strike down that chick-fil-a executive?
- Rayblue
  Posted on July 28, 2012 at 11:54pm
  The Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh away.
  He was called home. As you will be one day. Even if to the nothingness you hope for.
  The bell could toll sooner than later. You would do well to remember that you were forewarned of the clocks inevitable march to eternity.
  
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Ch
Posted on July 28, 2012 at 3:53pm
Wednesday is Chick-fil-A support day. We need Chick-fil-A to set up a homeless $ for food donation. Start it on Wednesday-let’s blow the roof off of Chick-fil-A sales.

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- Want our country back
  Posted on July 28, 2012 at 3:57pm
  Great idea!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  
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TROLLMONGER
Posted on July 28, 2012 at 3:47pm
Who is Sarah Palin?…LOL!

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- DIR
  Posted on July 28, 2012 at 4:05pm
  Who is TROLLMONGER what’smore who cares?
  
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- Gonzo
  Posted on July 28, 2012 at 4:06pm
  Shouldn’t you be picketing in front of Chick-fil-A right now?
  
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- DOra Glasberg
  Posted on July 28, 2012 at 5:22pm
  She was governor of Alaska for 4 years, supposedly but she QUIT, after two.
  The folks here think THAT makes her a patriot.
  Go figure.
- The_Cabrito_Goat
  Posted on July 28, 2012 at 5:59pm
  Her political accomplishments are meh, but she irritates the right people, which I like.
  
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- therealconservative
  Posted on July 28, 2012 at 9:46pm
  @Dora The Explorer
  
  And you are/were Governor of which State, I keep forgetting.
  
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- RossPoldark
  Posted on July 28, 2012 at 11:15pm
  jeolous trollmoosher?
  
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Dougral Supports Israel
Posted on July 28, 2012 at 3:46pm
There aren’t any Chick-Fil-A’s near me or else I’d make a point to eat a meal per week there. I am considering buying a Chick-Fil-A T-shirt to wear around though.

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- zman173rd
  Posted on July 29, 2012 at 10:29am
  I’m buying one Aug 1st because our entire state is void a Chick-Fil-A. However on vacation last week in Denver our family went and enjoyed the food and the feeling that we contributed to a persons’ belief in the 1st amendment.
  
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AzThunder
Posted on July 28, 2012 at 3:45pm
Atta girl Sarah. Thanks for supporting Chick-fil-A

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- almont
  Posted on July 28, 2012 at 4:04pm
  Why am I not surprised that Palin would publicly support Chick-Fil-A. Where are the men that could be taking a stand?
  
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- AzThunder
  Posted on July 28, 2012 at 4:44pm
  Todd is there with her. Mike Huckabee has stood up for them to name a few. Look around, you’ll see them
  
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Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on July 28, 2012 at 3:42pm
Excellent.

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right
Posted on July 28, 2012 at 3:40pm
Have you had your Chick-fil-a today?

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- jas0707
  Posted on July 28, 2012 at 3:51pm
  Yep, and will be again August 1st.
  
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- Conservative New Yorker
  Posted on July 28, 2012 at 4:13pm
  Ditto! DH and I went today (store was busy inside and at the drive-thru) and will be going again on Weds. Go Chick Fil A!
  
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ritamweep
Posted on July 28, 2012 at 3:39pm
Now if she would just tweet her support for Mitt Romney…

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- Gonzo
  Posted on July 28, 2012 at 4:02pm
  Why should she be wild for Romney? Not many of us are. We are united against Obama.
  
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- DOra Glasberg
  Posted on July 28, 2012 at 11:06pm
  She won’t do that until
  1) She invited to the convention
  2) Let give a speech
  Unfortunately, she’s toxic. to most of the country.
  
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- therealconservative
  Posted on July 28, 2012 at 11:54pm
  @Dora The Explorer
  
  “Unfortunately, she’s toxic. to most of the country.”
  
  Only to the liberal part, which would include you.
  
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Gonzo
Posted on July 28, 2012 at 3:33pm
Ole Todd did allright, didn’t he?

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- OneTermPresident
  Posted on July 29, 2012 at 6:44pm
  You betcha.. he did.
  
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