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But his actual words were more than clear: if you disagree with Menino's
views on gay rights, don't expect to set up shop in "his city."
Menino told the
Boston Herald: “Chick-fil-A doesn’t belong in Boston... And we’re
not going to possess a company, Chick-fil-A or regardless of the hell the title
is, on our Freedom Trail.”
Menino is making reference to the
Freedom Trail "a 2.5-mile, brick-lined route that leads you to 16
historically significant sites" which celebrate the American Revolution.
Of course, no one from the Boston Herald bothered to ask Menino what he
thought of Paul Revere's views on "gay rights" and whether or not he would be
taking immediate steps to remove all mention and references to Revere, and the
rest of our nation's founders for that matter, from Freedom Trail.
No bulldozers are slated to begin tearing up the Freedom Trail yet and Cathy
still isn't backing down either. He recently released a statement saying the
company simply seeks to adhere to “biblically-based principles” and cited the
well-known example of the company closing its doors every Sunday, without fail.
Specifically, Cathy stated: “The Chick-fil-A culture and repair tradition within
our restaurants would be to treat everyone with recognition, dignity and respect
- no matter their belief, race, creed, sexual orientation or gender. Moving
forward, our intent would be to leave the insurance policy debate over same-sex
marriage towards the government and political arena.”
Even the Boston Herald acknowledges that Menino's threats of extortion
should not be taken lightly: "Menino blocked Walmart from the Roxbury
development this past year, demeaning the retail giant’s effect on neighborhood
companies minimizing-wage employees. Now it appears as if he might attempt to
perform the same to Chick-fil-A."
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