Using Twitter, California Politicians Join Chick-fil-A Debate

As Congress wrangles over tax cuts and agricultural assistance heading into the August recess, Representative Nancy Pelosi, Democrat of California, took sides in a different fight Thursday.

“What I tweeted was I’m a Kentucky Fried Chicken fan,” the House minority leader told reporters with a grin.

Jim Lo Scalzo/European Pressphoto AgencyRepresentative Nancy Pelosi of California.

Ms. Pelosi, who was referring to a preference she expressed on Twitter last week, is one of the many politicians who have joined the recent debate about same-sex marriage, sparked when the president and chief operating officer of Chick-fil-A said the fast food chain supports “the biblical definition of the family unit.”

Among the politicians who have weighed in is Ed Lee, the mayor of San Francisco, who wrote on Twitter last Thursday that he was “very disappointed” in Chick-fil-A’s stance.

“Closest #ChickFilA to San Francisco is 40 miles away & I strongly recommend that they not try to come any closer,” Mr. Lee wrote.

Ms. Pelosi, whose congressional district includes most of San Francisco, said, “I believe in freedom of expression, but I believe the mayor of San Francisco has freedom of expression as well.” The issue is ultimately up to local officials, she said.

Using social media, thousands of people are planning a “same-sex kiss day” at Chick-fil-A locations Friday.

As liberals expressed their displeasure with Chick-fil-A and threatened to boycott, conservatives rallied to the chain’s defense. Hundreds of thousands poured into locations all over the country Wednesday to show their support at the suggestion of Mike Huckabee, the former Arkansas governor.

No word on whether Ms. Pelosi prefers her KFC chicken Original Recipe or Extra Crispy.

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RNC using DNC chairwoman as 2012 lightning rod (Daily Caller)

As the 2012 elections slowly come around, conservatives operators are zeroing in on a target, and it’s not President Obama. Enter newly-crowned Democratic National Committee chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz.

With her sometimes hyperbolic rhetoric, the Florida Representative has become easy fodder. American Crossroads kicked off the  campaign with a light-hearted SNL spoof earlier in the month. Now, the Republican National Committee is getting serious.

Wasserman Schultz appeared Wednesday with Politico’s Mike Allen for a polite conversation. Answering an audience question later, the DNC chairwoman said Democrats were “responsible” for the current economic situation.

Obviously, she was talking about the supposed gains, but the RNC immediately blasted out a video, along with an eager press release that read:

They Said It! DNC Chair Says Democrats Will Take Ownership Of The Economy “Right Now”

That quick hit comes as Republicans begin turning the screws on Democrats — as well as  one of their most outspoken leaders — over the economic situation. The latest Wasserman Schultz video takes the DNC chairwoman to task for hailing an “economic turnaround.”

(IN 2012: DNC chairwoman looking forward to working with Republicans now, beating the crap out of them later)

In perhaps the surest sign that the economy, and the unemployment numbers, haven’t improved, it seems like the RNC couldn’t scrounge up enough money to hire a copy editor. Wasserman Schultz’s name is misspelled.

But at least it gets the point across.

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