US | Chick-fil-A Chick-fil-A Fans Rallying: It's 'Appreciation Day' But critics to counter Huckabee's 'holiday' with their own Friday appearance By Kate Seamons Posted Aug 1, 2012 9:14 AM CDT Updated Aug 1, 2012 9:35 AM CDT Copied This Thursday, July 19, 2012 file photo shows a Chick-fil-A fast food restaurant in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File) Today is just teeming with quirky holidays that some might say overlap in a sort of priceless way. Mike Huckabee's "Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day" is officially here, and the Washington Post reports that plenty of supporters have RSVPed yes. According to a Facebook page set up to mark the event, nearly 600,000 people are planning to eat at the chicken chain in order to, in Huckabee's words, "affirm a business that operates on Christian principles." But critics aren't planning to let today's event go unmatched: They've set up a "Kiss Mor Chiks" gathering on Friday, and are urging people of the same sex to show up at Chick-fil-A restaurants and smooch, reports the AP. Read These Next Doctor shares wish for pro-Trump flood victims, and is fired. The Supreme Court has cleared the way for mass federal layoffs. Man breached airport security, died in jet engine. If you're an ancient history geek, this story is for you. Report an error