Keep your unpalatable politics out of our plump chicken sandwiches!
That was the message of New York City voters yesterday in a new Quinnipiac poll showing that an overwhelming majority does not want elected officials discouraging anyone from patronizing Chick-fil-A just because the company’s CEO openly opposes gay marriage.
The margin was a lopsided 83-11 percent in favor of the Southern-based fast-food chain. The numbers held firm across all ethnic, racial and religious groups.
Voters were equally adamant — by 82-12 percent — that government permits shouldn’t be withheld from the popular poultry peddlers.
“New Yorkers may disagree with what you say, but they defend your right to sell chicken,” said pollster Maurice Carroll.
Chick-fil-A has been at the center of a storm since its CEO Dan Cathy last month pronounced himself “guilty as charged” of backing the “biblical definition” of marriage as being between a man and a woman.There is a Chick-fil-A branch at NYU, the only one in the city.
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who is openly gay and married her longtime partner a couple of months ago, fired off a letter to NYU expressing her displeasure with Chick-fil-A. She warned that discriminatory firms aren’t welcome here.