Chick-Fil-A exec dies suddenly.

[MoonRiver]

He reportedly died from a heart attack. Me, I think it was a perfect karmic storm between abused chickens and insulted homosexuals.

http://www.freep.com/article/20120728/BUSINESS07/120728005/Chick-fil-A-spokesman-dies-amid-furor-over-same-sex-marriage

[DinahMoeHum]

1. Musta been the cholesterol from all that deep-fried crap.

Just sayin'.

[MineralMan]

2. There's already been a long, ugly thread about this.

Nothing wrong with duplicate threads in GD, of course, but that one turned into an ugly mess.

[HappyMe]

3. Well, here's karma at work.

[backscatter712]

4. Can't say I have sympathy for the bastard.

I'm not one who'll sing the praises of a person in death that I hated in life.

[dballance]

5. Come on people. A man who probably has a nice family is dead. Don't rejoice over that.

Sure he worked for a corporation with bigoted views. But he still has a wife, kids, probably grandchildren who all loved him and are in mourning right now. Can we refrain from dancing on his grave just because we disagree with his opinion?

If not, then I guess it'll be okay for some right-winger to dance on our graves just because they don't agree with our opinion.

Let's not start down that slippery slope that could turn us into a Westboro-like group.

[onethatcares]

7. he worked for a corporation with bigoted views

and probably spread the same bigoted views to his wife, kids and extended family at every opportunity. You do not work for a company, climb the corporate ladder and not have the same views.

I have about as much feeling for his death as he would for mine, none. I would rather piss on someones grave because they were close minded bigots than I would for someone that espoused equality for all.

It's not a slippery slope at all.

[dballance]

8. Wow, bitter much?

Have you got your "God hates Chik-Fil-A" sign painted so you can picket his funeral?

[onethatcares]

9. no, hate is not a word I would use.

all I stated was: You cannot work blindly in a corporation that denies equality and then expect to be granted a good guy status because you have a wife and kids.

You live what you want, your kids learn what they live. He was either living a dual life (gee, kinda like being in the closet), or he went along with the good old boy network. Your call.

[randome]

10. The 'corporation' does not deny equality. The owner of the company does.

I work for a large corporation. I have no idea what the CEO or other executives' personal views are.

I don't care, either.

[dballance]

11. Well, I'm touched you won't use the word hate. However your statement:

"I have about as much feeling for his death as he would for mine, none. I would rather piss on someones grave because they were close minded bigots than I would for someone that espoused equality for all."

While it doesn't say "I hate" this man surely would put in a reasonable person's mind a question of just what your feelings truly are if not hate. Pissing on someone's grave doesn't leave a lot of grey area between being moderately offended and so to dislike someone and downright loathing them.

Just saying.

[shcrane71]

6. On edit... this was an insensitive comment. My apologies.

It's my knee-jerk reaction to those who believe their every thought is inspired by a deity while everyone else is not so divinely inspired.