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Chick-fil-A Fans Rallying: It's 'Appreciation Day'

But critics to counter Huckabee's 'holiday' with their own Friday appearance

By Kate Seamons,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 1, 2012 9:14 AM CDT | Updated Aug 1, 2012 9:35 AM CDT

(Newser) – Today is just teeming with quirky holidays that some might say overlap in a sort of priceless way. Mike Huckabee's "Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day" is officially here, and the Washington Post reports that plenty of supporters have RSVPed yes. According to a Facebook page set up to mark the event, nearly 600,000 people are planning to eat at the chicken chain in order to, in Huckabee's words, "affirm a business that operates on Christian principles."

But critics aren't planning to let today's event go unmatched: They've set up a "Kiss Mor Chiks" gathering on Friday, and are urging people of the same sex to show up at Chick-fil-A restaurants and smooch, reports the AP.

This Thursday, July 19, 2012 file photo shows a Chick-fil-A fast food restaurant in Atlanta.
This Thursday, July 19, 2012 file photo shows a Chick-fil-A fast food restaurant in Atlanta.   (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)
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COMMENTS
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Beanburger
Aug 2, 2012 5:34 AM CDT
Fk! Two of Americans favorite pass times in one! Terrible food and homophobia! How long before guns are brought into the mix? (This is a joke, I know not all Americans are hate-filled scumbags)
TheSaintOfPain
Aug 1, 2012 9:52 PM CDT
The only thing that Chik-Fil-A can appreciate are my freakin' nuts, the worthless, bigoted assholes.
Jeebus
Aug 1, 2012 9:45 PM CDT
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