In a July 24 Newsmax article, Patrick Hobin makes a big deal out of how, he claims, “CNN and other left-friendly media outlets are running full speed with an erroneous story that brands the president of the Chick-fil-A restaurant chain a homophobe because he allegedly told a reporter he is ‘guilty as charged’ when it comes to his company being opposed to gay marriage.” Hobin adds: “A review of the original interview shows he wasn’t even asked a question about gay marriage nor did he say he condemns it.”
However narrow the truth of the claim may be, Hobin omits the fact that Chick-fil-A, through its WinShape Foundation, has donated millions of dollars to anti-gay groups like the Family Research Council and Exodus International. That is part of the “support of the traditional family” Hobin notes that Chick-fil-A takes part in.
Hobin also falsely claimed that “the Muppets announced the fast food chain wouldn’t be able to license any new toys for their kids meals.” In fact, as we’ve noted, not only were the Muppets never involved in the Chick-fil-A deal, the Jim Henson Co. no longer owns the Muppets; Henson and Chilk-fil-A had partnered on a different line of toys.