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    Posted August 2, 2012 by
    kimiray
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    Wichita, Kansas
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    Chick-fil-A demonstrations

    Support for Chick-fil-A

     

    CNN PRODUCER NOTE     kimiray says she was amazed by the turn out at the local Chick-fil-A in Wichita, Kansas. She supports the company's CEO, Dan Cathy's view on marriage. 'We are all entitled to the right to say what we believe in. Dan Cathy did this and people are now calling him a "Gay Hater,"' she says. 'But I have friends that are gay. I'm not a gay hater, and I firmly believe that marriage should be between a man and a woman.'

    Despite waiting more than 45 minutes in line at Chick-fil-A on Chick-fil-A appreciation day, which was August 1, she says she and those around her were determined to wait out the line and heat. While waiting in line she started talking to other costumers who were there to support the company. 'I got to talking with a person in line ahead of me. He was saying that there are really only a few things you have power over in this world, one is who you vote for and where you spend your money,' she says.

    She believes Dan Cathy's statement about marriage speaks more about liberals than anything else. 'He did not ever say he would deny anyone different from him the right to eat or work in his restaurant,' she says. To her, city's that deny the restaurant the permit to build in a specific area are discriminating. Ultimately, she says this is a first amendment issue. 'We all have a right to our opinions and to voice them, even when they aren't "politically correct,'" she says.
    - Jareen, CNN iReport producer

    My family and I decided to go to Chick-fil-A in Wichita on Rock Road and Central during lunch time for Chick-fil-A's Appreciation Day. I was completely astounded by the turn out there! There were at least 4 police cars directing backed up traffic, several different news stations with video cams and a huge line of cars waiting for the drive through and people standing in line. My husband, me and our three children waited in line outside in the sun for approximately 45 minutes. It was 98 degrees out and the sun was very hot! The Chick-fil-A employees brought us cups of ice water, and even someone not affiliated with Chick-fil-A brought a cooler full of ice and bottled water and was handing it out to people standing in line. We even saw a teenager that had been overcome by the heat and started throwing up. And yet, they didn't leave. Once inside we still had a wait of about 10 more minutes before we were up to place our order. Our order was ready within 4 minutes and although we didn't figure we'd find a table to eat at, one had just opened up, so we were able to sit down and eat. People were so positive and talked about the right we have to freedom of speech and to be able to express our opinions. This wasn't about hate at all! I was delighted with the turn out and frankly quite disappointed in the local news. I had seen them out talking to people. I had seen them taking video of all the people, but most of the footage they showed didn't have footage of long lines of people and didn't show the cars so far backed up in the streets.
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