cwo_ghwebb
07-31-2012, 07:34 PM
Cardinal to Emanuel: Just what exactly are Chicago values?
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel insists that he won’t back down from his suggestion that Chick-fil-A doesn’t meet his standard of “Chicago values,” although his staff has tried to backpedal a little (http://hotair.com/archives/2012/07/27/rahm-backs-down-we-never-said-wed-block-chick-fil-a-from-chicago-says-spokesman/) since. In a press conference yesterday (http://www.suntimes.com/news/cityhall/14102489-418/rahm-emanuel-no-regrets-on-my-chick-fil-a-comments.html), Emanuel sounded defiant as he defended “Chicago values”:Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Monday he has no regrets about saying that “Chick-fil-A’s values are not Chicago’s values” because the company president opposes gay marriage.
“No. I don’t” regret it, the mayor said under questioning at an unrelated jobs announcement.
“And the simple reason is, when it comes to values, there’s a policy as it relates to gay marriage. The values of our city are ones that welcome and recognize that, and I will continue to fight for that.”
“Values that welcome”? To have any meaning at all, “welcome” means open to those who disagree with you. Tolerance means engaging with those whose religion or political beliefs differ. Engaging with only those who march in lockstep with your own agenda is actually the antithesis of “tolerance” and “welcoming.”
Cardinal to Emanuel: Just what exactly are Chicago values? « Hot Air (http://hotair.com/archives/2012/07/31/cardinal-to-emanuel-just-what-exactly-are-chicago-values/)
Precisely showcases the hypocrisy of the left. And if you don't like what the opposing argument has to say, shut or shout it down.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel insists that he won’t back down from his suggestion that Chick-fil-A doesn’t meet his standard of “Chicago values,” although his staff has tried to backpedal a little (http://hotair.com/archives/2012/07/27/rahm-backs-down-we-never-said-wed-block-chick-fil-a-from-chicago-says-spokesman/) since. In a press conference yesterday (http://www.suntimes.com/news/cityhall/14102489-418/rahm-emanuel-no-regrets-on-my-chick-fil-a-comments.html), Emanuel sounded defiant as he defended “Chicago values”:Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Monday he has no regrets about saying that “Chick-fil-A’s values are not Chicago’s values” because the company president opposes gay marriage.
“No. I don’t” regret it, the mayor said under questioning at an unrelated jobs announcement.
“And the simple reason is, when it comes to values, there’s a policy as it relates to gay marriage. The values of our city are ones that welcome and recognize that, and I will continue to fight for that.”
“Values that welcome”? To have any meaning at all, “welcome” means open to those who disagree with you. Tolerance means engaging with those whose religion or political beliefs differ. Engaging with only those who march in lockstep with your own agenda is actually the antithesis of “tolerance” and “welcoming.”
Cardinal to Emanuel: Just what exactly are Chicago values? « Hot Air (http://hotair.com/archives/2012/07/31/cardinal-to-emanuel-just-what-exactly-are-chicago-values/)
Precisely showcases the hypocrisy of the left. And if you don't like what the opposing argument has to say, shut or shout it down.