Update: They fired the prog !
I do not support negative action toward anyone for expressing opinion or engaging in a cause they feel ideologically aligned to. However, if you are a company officer, well, in that case engagement has consequences (depending on the company).
TUCSON, AZ–(Marketwire – Aug 2, 2012) – The following is a statement from Vante:
Vante regrets the unfortunate events that transpired yesterday in Tucson between our former CFO/Treasurer Adam Smith and an employee at Chick-fil-A. Effective immediately, Mr. Smith is no longer an employee of our company.
The actions of Mr. Smith do not reflect our corporate values in any manner. Vante is an equal opportunity company with a diverse workforce, which holds diverse opinions. We respect the right of our employees and all Americans to hold and express their personal opinions, however, we also expect our company officers to behave in a manner commensurate with their position and in a respectful fashion that conveys these values of civility with others.
We hope that the general population does not hold Mr. Smith’s actions against Vante and its employees.
Remember, like all hot button issues from the left, Chick-fil-A did not choose this fight. The Loony Left-Wing Prog haters took this fight to Chick-fil-A. The CEO was merely stating his opinion as to marriage values when questioned.
It was the prog-media, and the rabid prog politicians, who chose to take their fight against America toward Dan Cathy and his company. So let us defend the First Amendment, and stop the support of fascist blackmail (Emanuel, Luis et al) by exposing the Fascists to the sunlight.
Rabid Hate-Filled Prog abuses worker at Chick-fil-A (video)
Jim Hoft provides a few details — Adam Smith, an investment banker (what bank?) and Adjunct Lecturer at a Liberal college (what college)? His LinkedIn profile last night too. Evidently, abusing a young working woman did not win him much praise on the internet.
Adam M. Smith of Tucson AZ, CFO of Vante.
Mobile: (520) 403-5045
vante.com/executives
linkedin.com/in/adammba
finance.eller.arizona.edu/documents/facultyvitae/ASmithResume.pdf
Email is ‘amsmith77@yahoo’, YouTube name is ‘amsmith77amsmith’
University of Arizona Tucson – Adjunct Lecturer