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Title: Adam Smith of infamous Chick-Fil-A viral video now homeless
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Washington Times
URL Source: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news ... viral-video-homeless-food-sta/
Published: Mar 27, 2015
Author: Douglas Ernst
Post Date: 2015-03-27 20:10:16 by Tooconservative
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Views: 3211
Comments: 19
Mr. Smith, 37, who was the CFO of an Arizona-based catheter manufacturer, told ABC’s “20/20” he was fired after recording an exchange between himself and a drive-thru cashier in June 2012, as the fast-food chain was embroiled in a national controversy over company President Dan Cathy’s public opposition to gay marriage. “I don’t know how you live with yourself,” he told the cashier in the video, adding that the company was a “hateful corporation.” Mr. Smith said that since losing his job in Arizona, his wife and their four children were forced to sell their home and live in an RV. Employers have been reluctant to hire him because of his past, he said. “I don’t regret the stand I took, but I regret … the way I talked to her. … I think people are scared,” Mr. Smith said. “I think people are scared that it could happen again.” Mr. Smith said that he was paid $200,000 a year at the job before being fired. He also lost $1 million in stock options. Poster Comment: The original vid:
Adam Smith, the former medical-device executive whose career was ruined when a video of him berating a Chick-Fil-A employee for the company’s anti-gay stance went viral, said his family is now homeless and living on food stamps.
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#2. To: TooConservative (#0)
How would they know it was him? Google search I imagine.
He made the video and put it online. Maybe his youtube handle was Adam Mark Smith. What he did was bad enough but his real dumbass move was putting it online. Some companies wouldn't want someone with that judgment as their CFO and star of his viral video. They released a statement saying: '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.' After losing his job at Vante, Smith removed his original video from YouTube and posted an eight-minute video apology to Elizabeth. 'I am so very sorry for the way I spoke to you,' said Smith in the video. 'You handled my frustrating rant with such dignity and composure. 'Every time I watch the video I am blown away by really the beauty in what you did, and your kindness, and your patience with me.' Smith explained that he was enraged by the number of people that had come out to support the chicken fast-food firm during last weeks 'Chick-fil-A's Appreciation Day' and lost his cool. Shown Smith's apology by an anchor on Fox News at the time, Elizabeth accepted it. She said: 'I do forgive him. I think he realizes how bad it was to make that tape. 'I feel sorry for him and his family, and for everything that has happened to him since.'
She really was gracious and seemed sincere that this guy ruined his life and hurt his own family. But it isn't like she was to blame for any of it. She was the intended butt of his vicious rant. He wanted her to be infamous and instead made himself radioactively infamous and her the sympathetic victim.
#16. To: TooConservative (#13)
I think this guy was looking for a payday scam - get hired by some leftist group and dump his old company.
Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/LatestEmployers have been reluctant to hire him because of his past, he said.
#12. To: Pericles, TooConservative (#2)
How would they know it was him? Google search I imagine.
After the video went viral, according to a MarketWire statement, Smith was fired from his job at Vante, Inc.
#13. To: nolu chan (#12)
She said: 'I do forgive him. I think he realizes how bad it was to make that tape. 'I feel sorry for him and his family, and for everything that has happened to him since.'
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