Flat Buns Bring Bitter Rivals Together
It has long been a staple of movies and novels to have two enemies unite to fight a common foe. There are fewer instances of this happening in real life, but thankfully this week provided an example of how even the most extreme differences can be bridged in pursuit of a mutual goal.
An end to war? An end to world hunger? An end to global warming?
No. An end to flat buns.
Due to public pressure, Carl's Jr./Hardee's will delete the teacher from its TV ad for the restaurant chain's patty melt burger.
Two organizations have been most vocal in complaining about the ad: the Tennessee Education Association and the American Family Association.
To find these two groups on the same side of any issue is remarkable, to say the least. The AFA and the teachers' union have gone toe-to-toe many times in the past, most recently in 2006 over an NEA resolution indirectly referencing gay marriage. The AFA was upset about the resolution, and NEA was upset about the AFA being upset.
Still, it's good to know that with all the momentous decisions facing our nation, we can find two opponents beating their swords into ploughshares, burying the hatchet, letting bygones be bygones, all in the name of television censorship.
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