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Friday, July 27, 2012

Death / Chow / Life / Breaking News Death Comes for the PR Manager

Posted by David Schmader on Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 11:38 AM

News 3 has learned that Donald A. Perry, the Vice President of Corporate Public Relations has passed away. Ross Cathy, the owner of the Midland, GA Chick-fil-A and family member of company CEO, Dan Cathy, tells News 3, Perry passed away this morning from a heart attack.

One minute you're defending your company against Muppets, the next you're in the great beyond. Condolences to all.

(And the countdown to the first far-right media figure to blame this on gays starts now.)

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Yes, the gays did it.

Posted by despicable me on July 27, 2012 at 11:42 AM

Pretty tasty, I must say.

Posted by gloomy gus on July 27, 2012 at 11:43 AM

God smote him because he doubted the company's (God’s) path and direction in the abolishment of evil in the world through crunchy chicken sandwiches.

or

God smote him because of their hatred and intolerance and lack of love and compassion.

or

People die; stress and fast food speeds the timeline.

Posted by Allyn on July 27, 2012 at 11:45 AM

Just watched Colbert's bit on Chick-fil-a. There's a santorum reference!

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/07/27/co…

Posted by seatackled on July 27, 2012 at 11:50 AM

America just got a little bit safer, a little bit freer, and a little bit cleaner.

Posted by Jesus Gives Good Head on July 27, 2012 at 11:50 AM

Always classy, liberals, dancing on some man's grave. I thought you people were supposed to be all sensitive and caring and shit.

Only if the object of that caring and shit isn't a white man.

In before femonazi-ebonics-marxist-nazi butthurt.

Posted by Central Scrutinizer on July 27, 2012 at 12:00 PM

Ironic that the name of his company was CPR

Posted by EffieTrinket on July 27, 2012 at 12:03 PM

here's a link to the colbert clip:
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert…

Posted by slugbiker

on July 27, 2012 at 12:05 PM

"You're defending..."

Posted by NateMan on July 27, 2012 at 12:06 PM

@6 I don't see anyone dancing.

Posted by very bad homo on July 27, 2012 at 12:06 PM

@6,

I thought you people [liberals] were supposed to be all sensitive and caring and shit.

Where'd you get that idea? It's incorrect.

Posted by Urgutha Forka on July 27, 2012 at 12:09 PM

@6 Ha ha! You're the fucking worst. The worst.

Posted by McGee on July 27, 2012 at 12:14 PM

@11 Well, I’m very empathic and caring.
@6: people die. If you believe, as he apparently did, that people go to heaven when that happens then, yay, good news: he's dead.

Posted by Allyn on July 27, 2012 at 12:17 PM

@6:

Why? Because, every time we express sensitivity and caring for someone people like you shit all over us for our "bleeding-hearted do-gooderism". So, some of us have simply decided to try out a few things from the GOP playbook for a change.

Posted by COMTE

on July 27, 2012 at 12:21 PM

Chik-fil-A people are Christians.
Christian's don't EVER lie.

So I can't figure out this picture:
http://www.slate.com/blogs/weigel/2012/0…

Posted by Allyn on July 27, 2012 at 1:07 PM

@6, if you need to take a minute to go and look up the word "condolences," go ahead. We'll be here. Here's a hint: it's not a cigar.

Posted by balderdash

on July 27, 2012 at 1:11 PM

I'm pretty far left on the political spectrum, but never understood the hypocrisy of saying nice things about someone who was an asshole just because they finally had the grace to die.

He shilled for a homophobic company that makes an unhealthy, mediocre product. He died. I'm sure his family and friends loved him and will miss him. I won't.

Posted by Smartypants on July 27, 2012 at 1:25 PM

@6, and I quote, "...guilty as charged!"

Posted by PizmoSF on July 27, 2012 at 1:53 PM

Don't forget that this is also gallows humor for publicists.

Posted by Estey on July 27, 2012 at 3:39 PM

If he was Catholic, I hope he had time to have his confession heard. Otherwise, based on the bullshit his PR department has been spinning, he'd be lucky to land in Purgatory.

Posted by Free Lunch on July 27, 2012 at 7:31 PM