Huckabee: Chick-Fil-A ‘Smeared By Vicious Hate Speech And Intolerant Bigotry’

Mike Huckabee has designated Wednesday, August 1, as National Chick-Fil-A Appreciation Day because he is “incensed at the vitriolic assaults on the Chick Fil-A [sic] company.” Huckabee, an ordained Baptist minister and failed Republican presidential candidate, created the event and posted it on his Facebook page, claiming the only reason Americans are angered with Chick-Fil-A is “because the CEO, Dan Cathy, made comments recently in which he affirmed his view that the Biblical view of marriage should be upheld.” Huckabee added that “if Christians affirm traditional values, we’re considered homophobic, fundamentalists, hate-mongers, and intolerant.”

NOM, the National Organization For Marriage, joined the fray on Saturday, taking the opportunity, as always, to fundraise off Huckabee’s event:

READ: NOM Joins ‘National Eat At Chick-Fil-A Day’ — ‘Neutral’ Demand Ditched?

It’s important to note that Chick-Fil-A has donated $5 million to anti-gay and hate groups over the past few years, including $2 million in 2010 alone. They oppose ENDA, support DOMA, and are working hard to stop same-sex marriage equality.

Here’s Huckabee’s entire note:

I have been incensed at the vitriolic assaults on the Chick Fil-A [sic] company because the CEO, Dan Cathy, made comments recently in which he affirmed his view that the Biblical view of marriage should be upheld. The Cathy family, let by Chick Fil-A founder Truett Cathy, are a wonderful Christian family who are committed to operating the company with Biblical principles and whose story is the true American success story. Starting at age 46 Truett Cathy built Chick Fil-A into a $4 billion a year enterprise with over 1600 stores. At 91, he is still active in the company, but his son Dan runs it day to day as CEO.It’s a great American story that is being smeared by vicious hate speech and intolerant bigotry from the left.

The Chick Fil-A company refuses to open on Sundays so that their employees can go to church if they wish. Despite the pressure from malls, airports, and the business world to open on Sundays, they still don’t. They treat customers and employees with respect and dignity.

I ask you to join me in speaking out on Wednesday, August 1 “Chick Fil-A Appreciation Day.” No one is being asked to make signs, speeches, or openly demonstrate. The goal is simple: Let’s affirm a business that operates on Christian principles and whose executives are willing to take a stand for the Godly values we espouse by simply showing up and eating at Chick Fil-A on Wednesday, August 1. Too often, those on the left make corporate statements to show support for same sex marriage, abortion, or profanity, but if Christians affirm traditional values, we’re considered homophobic, fundamentalists, hate-mongers, and intolerant. This effort is not being launched by the Chick Fil-A company and no one from the company or family is involved in proposing or promoting it.

There’s no need for anyone to be angry or engage in a verbal battle. Simply affirm appreciation for a company run by Christian principles by showing up on Wednesday, August 1 or by participating online – tweeting your support or sending a message on Facebook.

Well, Mike, yes, you are homophobic, fundamentalist, a hate-monger, and intolerant. How do we know?

On same-sex couples raising children, Huckabee said:

“These are experiments to see how well children will fare in such same-sex households. It will be years before we know whether or not our little guinea pigs turn out to be good at marriage and parenthood.”

Last year, Huckabee lied about President Obama’s position on DOMA. Obama has always been against DOMA, and said so as a candidate. But Huckabee last year claimed Obama “didn’t take this position [against DOMA] when he ran for president. I think if he had, he wouldn’t be president,” adding, ”I think he owes the people of America an explanation – was he being disingenuous and dishonest then, is he being dishonest now, or did he change his view and if he did, when and why?”

Or, how about Huckabee’s position on HIV/AIDS:

“It is difficult to understand the public policy towards AIDS — it is the first time in the history of civilization in which the carriers of a genuine plague have not been isolated from the general population, and in which this deadly disease for which there is no cure is being treated as a civil rights issue instead of the true health crisis it represents.”

In 2010, Huckabee compared legalizing gay marriage to legalizing incest, polygamy, and drug use.

As Governor of Arkansas, Huckabee signed legislation outlawing same-sex marriage.

Huckabee has also infamously said:

“I believe it’s a lot easier to change the constitution than it would be to change the word of the living God, and that’s what we need to do is to amend the Constitution so it’s in God’s standards rather than try to change God’s standards.”

The good news? Huckabee invited 78,695 people to his National Chick-Fil-A Appreciation Day. Only 8737 say they’re going to show up.

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