Sunday, December 22, 2013

Cracker Barrel Announces Removal of Some Duck Dynasty Merchandise



Cracker Barrel Announces Removal of Some Duck Dynasty Merchandise
by Breitbart News 21 Dec 2013, 5:32 AM PDT
Restaurant chain Cracker Barrel posted Friday night on its Facebook page that it would no longer carry some Duck Dynasty merchandise after Phil Robertson, of the "Duck Commander" company and family, was suspended from the show.

The statement reads:

Cracker Barrel’s mission is Pleasing People. We operate within the ideals of fairness, mutual respect and equal treatment of all people. These ideals are the core of our corporate culture.

We continue to offer Duck Commander products in our stores.

We removed selected products which we were concerned might offend some of our guests while we evaluate the situation.

We continually evaluate the products we offer and will continue to do so. [emphasis added]

Cable network A&E suspended Robertson Friday over comments made during a GQ interview which progressives have perceived as anti-gay. After Robertson's suspension, A&E and the pro-gay media watchdog GLAAD have faced an overwhelming backlash from the public, and the show's future is in doubt.

Cracker Barrel
Thomas H. Barr is a director at the Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, and the VP for the Starbucks Corporation.

Note: Mellody L. Hobson is a director for the Starbucks Corporation, a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, a trustee at the Sundance Institute, and William W. Bradley is her mentor.
Commercial Club of Chicago, Members Directory A-Z (Past Research)
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Cyrus F. Freidheim Jr. is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Sheryl K. Sandberg was a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and is a director at the Starbucks Corporation.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Sundance Institute, the Brookings Institution (think tank), and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).
George Soros is the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
William W. Bradley is a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), Mellody L. Hobson’s mentor, and a director at the Starbucks Corporation.
Thomas H. Barr is the VP for the Starbucks Corporation, and a director at the Cracker Barrel Old Country Store.

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