Free Krispy Kremes on Inauguration Day

I like free stuff. And apparently Krispy Kreme is giving away free doughnuts (like they did on election day) on Inauguration Day.

http://investor.krispykreme.com/release ... eID=359127

[Robin Garr]

This is, after all, about food and dining out, so I thought I'd move it into the main forum. Hope that's okay, Laura. I gotta get me a Krispy Kreme!

Haha no problem, Robin! I wasn't sure if you would count doughnuts in the "restaurant" category.

[Robin Garr]

Haha no problem, Robin! I wasn't sure if you would count doughnuts in the "restaurant" category.

If you buy it over the counter and eat it, it fits!

I offer this link without further comment: Pro-Life Group up in Arms over Krispy Kreme's Abortion Doughnuts

Okay, just one comment: What the...

[Robin Garr]

I offer this link without further comment: Pro-Life Group up in Arms over Krispy Kreme's Abortion Doughnuts

Okay, just one comment: What the...

Note this delightful paragraph about halfway down in the story ...

File this under "Overreactionary Wing Nuts" and another attempt of conservatives to redefine words for their political means (You can try to rewrite the Constitution, but not the dictionary). Of course, the "overreactionary libtard" counter to this is that conservatives want to demonize all choice from America until we're living under a fundamentalist dictatorship. A fundamentalist dictatorship without doughnuts.

I offer this link without further comment: Pro-Life Group up in Arms over Krispy Kreme's Abortion Doughnuts

Okay, just one comment: What the...

Oh go ahead, say it....

That's the sort of story that makes me take a quick look at The Onion just to be sure. And sure enough, it's a real thing. Just when you think fundamentalist goofballs can't surprise you, they do. Here's the news release from the authors of that, the American Life League, a catholic pro-life organization who are opposed to abortion, stem-cell research, and birth control (it's a press release I'm sure they're only too happy to have circulated, so I'm copying the whole damned thing for our reading pleasure):

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Washington, DC (15 January 2009) – The following is a statement from American Life League president, Judie Brown.

"The next time you stare down a conveyor belt of slow-moving, hot, sugary glazed donuts at your local Krispy Kreme you just might be supporting President-elect Barack Obama's radical support for abortion on demand – including his sweeping promise to sign the Freedom of Choice Act as soon as he steps in the Oval Office, Jan. 20.

The doughnut giant released the following statement yesterday:

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. (NYSE: KKD) is honoring American's sense of pride and freedom of choice on Inauguration Day, by offering a free doughnut of choice to every customer on this historic day, Jan. 20. By doing so, participating Krispy Kreme stores nationwide are making an oath to tasty goodies -- just another reminder of how oh-so-sweet "free" can be.

Just an unfortunate choice of words? For the sake of our Wednesday morning doughnut runs, we hope so. The unfortunate reality of a post Roe v. Wade America is that "choice" is synonymous with abortion access and celebration of 'freedom of choice' is a tacit endorsement of abortion rights on demand.

President-elect Barack Obama promises to be the most virulently pro-abortion president in history. Millions more children will be endangered by his radical abortion agenda.

Celebrating his inauguration with "Freedom of Choice" doughnuts – only two days before the anniversary of the Supreme Court decision to decriminalize abortion – is not only extremely tacky, it's disrespectful and insensitive and makes a mockery of a national tragedy.

A misconstrued concept of "choice" has killed over 50 million preborn children since Jan. 22, 1973. Does Krispy Kreme really want their free doughnuts to celebrate this "freedom.""

As of Thursday morning, Communications Director Brian Little could not be reached for comment. We challenge Krispy Kreme doughnuts to reaffirm their commitment to true freedom – to the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness – and to separate themselves and their doughnuts from our great American shame."

American Life League was cofounded in 1979 by Judie Brown. It is the largest grassroots Catholic pro-life organization in the United States and is committed to the protection of all innocent human beings from the moment of creation to natural death. For more information or press inquiries, please contact Katie Walker at 540.659.4942.

http://www.all.org/article.php?id=11754

Where is the emoticon for pulling my hair out? O-wait, I don't have any hair.
Oh for the innocent days of Freedom Fries?

This thread is careening dangerously towards some sort of edge, so I'll grab the wheel and finish the job by posting the following:

A commenter on Riptide 2.0, the Miami New Times Blog, sums it up pretty well: “if they were abortion donuts, i don’t think i’d want one. i assume they’d be taking them out of the oven way too early.”

Please remember that I am a restaurant cook and as a result I have a hideously inappropriate sense of humor. My apologies in advance.

This thread is careening dangerously towards some sort of edge, so I'll grab the wheel and finish the job by posting the following:

A commenter on Riptide 2.0, the Miami New Times Blog, sums it up pretty well: “if they were abortion donuts, i don’t think i’d want one. i assume they’d be taking them out of the oven way too early.”

Please remember that I am a restaurant cook and as a result I have a hideously inappropriate sense of humor. My apologies in advance.

I'm sorry to point this out, Marsha, but you missed one of the better comments, and you should maybe consider appropriating it for your new tag line: "Life begins at confection y'all!"

I'm sorry to point this out, Marsha, but you missed one of the better comments, and you should maybe consider appropriating it for your new tag line: "Life begins at confection y'all!"

High five, Steve!

What a joke!!