CHICAGO (BHN) - Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel inadvertently complimented the Chick-fil-A organization while explaining why he would join an alderman's effort to block the chain from opening a new restaurant in that city.
"Chick-fil-A’s values are not Chicago values," Emanuel said Wednesday. "And if you’re gonna be part of the Chicago community, you should reflect Chicago values."
In response, Chick-fil-A released this statement:
We consider Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel's statement "Chick-fil-A's values are not Chicago values" to be one of the nicest compliments our company has ever received, and we sincerely thank him for it.
Unfortunately, while we would love to offer the world's best chicken sandwiches to the beleaguered residents mired in that crime-ridden, fetid cesspool you call a city, we are unwilling to have our company or employees "reflect Chicago values" to do so, as graft, corruption, murder, rape, drug and alcohol abuse, welfare and union fraud, sexual immorality, and general overall Godlessness are discouraged within our organization.
We are sorry, and hope you will see fit to allow us to offer our delicious sandwich to your suffering citizens - God knows they deserve it.
My comments: I guess even a Godless, profane pinhead like Rahm can rock a compliment once in a while!
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel