FOXNews.com: Huckabee: Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day 'beyond anything I could have imagined'

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Huckabee: Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day 'beyond anything I could have imagined' Aug 2nd 2012, 12:51 Mike Huckabee said Thursday that the success of "Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day" went beyond "anything I could have imagined," saying stores across the country reported "record, historic sales."  The former Arkansas governor and Fox News host was reacting after customers flocked to hundreds of local franchises Wednesday following a call by Huckabee for patrons to show their support. The call came after CEO Dan Cathy came under fire in some circles for his opposition to same-sex marriage.  Huckabee said the call for an "Appreciation Day" was in response to what he described as "economic bullying" by people trying to put Cathy "out of business."  "It was just getting out of hand," Huckabee said.  The protests against Cathy included local mayors threatening to keep the restaurant out of their city.  But on Wednesday, stores were packed and lines poured into the streets.  "It's gone beyond anything I could have imagined," Huckabee told Fox News. "Every one of (the stores) that I know have reported record, historic sales yesterday. ... A lot of the stores ran out of chicken before the end of the day."  Pastor Rick Warren also tweeted that Cathy called him and told him the company set a world record Wednesday.  Critics of Chick-fil-A argue that the company's opposition to gay marriage goes well beyond Cathy's statements. Over the years, its philanthropic wing, WinShape, has donated millions of dollars to outside organizations that actively lobby against efforts to legalize same-sex marriage.  But Huckabee said when he's doing business with any company, "I'm not buying their politics. I'm buying their product. "  Huckabee said one demographic, though, wasn't thrilled about Wednesday's turnout: "Actually I don't think the chickens were too happy about the day. They really gave their lives in mass numbers."

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