Quick Hits: Volume CCIII

- I could give or take Chick-fil-A's food but I've always admired their business model. And standing firm in the face of social justice mobs in the aftermath of CEO Dan Cathy declaring strong support for traditional marriage was, in my eyes, a mark in their favor.

Unfortunately, this latest news makes it seem as if they're bending the proverbial knee to the SJW mob.

U.S. fast-food chain Chick-fil-A said on Monday it had stopped funding two Christian organizations including The Salvation Army, having come under fire in recent weeks from LGBT+ campaigners.

The fast-food chain’s charitable arm, Chick-fil-A Foundation, has donated millions of dollars to The Salvation Army and to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, which opposes same-sex marriage.

If indeed this is Chick-fil-A's idea of a "compromise," I got news for 'em: This won't be enough to placate the "mob." Anything less than total acquiescence is unacceptable to those kooks. Don't say you weren't warned.



- The accompanying tweet to a recent Politico story was a bit....odd:

With the Supreme Court’s conservative majority casting serious doubt this week on the future of the Obama-era DACA program, Congress is facing the very real possibility of having the issue dumped on its doorstep https://t.co/k0xkdPkSlY

— POLITICO (@politico) November 17, 2019

You mean there's a possibility we may have proper constitutional order on this issue???? Perish the thought!



- Since last season when my Minnesota Vikings club missed the playoffs, I've been skeptical that quarterback Kirk Cousins could ever be the franchise signal caller he's being paid handsomely to be. And after a disastrous performance seven weeks ago at Chicago, I seriously considered that Cousins was a flat out bust.

But since that game?

Cousins has been a completely different quarterback since Week 4's loss to Chicago, completing at least 70 percent of his passes in six of seven games and boasting a TD:INT of 18:1 all while Minnesota has gone on a 6-1 run.

He has also come up big in nationally televised prime time games, going 2-0 this season, including a first ever win over an above .500 team in such contests (Week 10 at Dallas).

But this past Sunday's win over the Denver Broncos may have been Cousins' signature game as Vikings QB. With stud RB Dalvin Cook being rendered ineffective and a defense being shredded by a Broncos offense lead by backup quarterback Brandon Allen, Cousins took the team on his back the second half in rallying from a 20-0 halftime deficit to a 27-23 win. In that half alone, he went 18-23 for 261 yards and 3 TDs.

With an 8-3 record and a Week 12 bye, the Vikings are in prime position for a postseason berth with an NFC North division title still within the realm of possibility. Definitely no time for Cousins to rest on his most recent stellar play.

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