This is a win for the LGBT community," Moreno said in a statement. The concessions conclude 10 months of negotiations with the company by Moreno, who was advised by TCRA. Moreno said that he would reverse an earlier decision to block<http://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/31506025>a Chick-fil-A location in his Northwest Side ward.
On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 2:03 PM, Jerry Milo Johnson <[email protected]>wrote: > > actually. > > where is the internet edit time machine when I need it? > > On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 2:03 PM, Jerry Milo Johnson <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Well, I would say it was politicians. during crazy season. > > > > The people commenting / speaking harshly actually had no actual > > control over any process or zoning decisions. > > > > So it wasn't in my mind "the government", as such. > > > > On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 1:57 PM, LRS Scout <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> It wasn't the protests that got him to back down though. According to > that > >> article it was the government. > >> On Sep 19, 2012 1:56 PM, "Judah McAuley" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >>> > >>> Isn't that the point of boycotts and social pressure in general? > >>> > >>> Extortion, to my mind, happens when you threaten to make something > >>> illegal or unsavory public unless they give you money. In cases like > >>> this and with boycotts and public pressure on companies like Apple and > >>> Nike for conditions in overseas manufacturing, it isn't extortion > >>> because the fundamental goal is to bring the information to light and > >>> change the behavior rather than ask for money to let the behavior > >>> continue and remain secret. > >>> > >>> Cheers, > >>> Judah > >>> > >>> On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 10:48 AM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> > wrote: > >>> > > >>> > I have to say...I am torn by this. > >>> > > >>> > While I appreciate the fact that CFA will no longer donate money to > >>> > anti-gay groups, it kind of feels like...extortion - for lack of a > >>> > better word. > >>> > > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:355384 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
