Starbucks CEO Calls for Bold Statement Against Obama, Congress
- Posted on August 15, 2011 at 4:30pm by
Christopher Santarelli
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It’s no secret that the business community is frustrated with Washington. But now an unlikely source is leading a smart movement among business leaders to tell the President and Congress to rein in deficits. Bloomberg News reports on what trouble Starbucks’ CEO has brewing for Washington:
“Starbucks Corp. (SBUX) Chief Executive Officer Howard Schultz urged other CEOs to stop donating to U.S. political campaigns to encourage leaders to solve the nation’s growing budget deficit.
‘I am asking that all of us forego political contributions until the Congress and the President return to Washington and deliver a fiscally disciplined long-term debt and deficit plan to the American people,’ Schultz wrote in an e-mail sent to business leaders that was obtained by Bloomberg News.”
Schultz first voiced his frustrations with Washington in a letter to CEOs and other corporate executives on August 8:
“While very proud of the steps we continue to take as a company and the record results we turned in for the quarter, I found myself growing more and more frustrated at the lack of cooperation and irresponsibility among elected officials as they have put partisan agendas before the people’s agenda. This is not the leadership we have come to expect, nor deserve.”
Attacking politicians’ pockets to see results is not a bad idea. POLITICO writes on Schultz‘s call for American’s to go on strike against their failed and vacationing leadership:
“’The fundamental problem is that the lens through which Congress approaches issues is reelection. The lifeblood of their reelection campaigns is political contributions,’ Schultz said. Whether big donors or small ones, Americans should stop giving and see if it galvanizes Washington to act.
‘The debt crisis is really the symbol of a larger problem, which is that our leaders are not leading,” he added. ‘America’s leaders need to put their feet in the shoes of working Americans…. Instead, all they think about is their own political self-interest.’”
In 2000 Schultz donated $50,000 to the DNC, and since has donated thousands to Washington Sen. Maria Cantwell, President Barack Obama, then presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and John Edwards, among over a dozen other Democratic and a few Republican candidates.
This past March, Schultz criticized the President’s health-care reform overhaul. Schultz told the Seattle Times that he believed the bill was made with good intentions, but “under the current guidelines, the pressure on small businesses, because of the mandate, is too great.”
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Just in time
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 6:48pmThis guy has a great idea! I would like to stop paying taxes, but I gotta work. And the I.R.S. will continue to tax my compensation, whether I like or not. And whether I agree with how they spend or not.
Report Post »Dustoff
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 7:19pmThe CEO lies.
Report Post »Starbucks has given to dem causes many times.
hauschild
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 7:25pmI love it when liberals turn on each other.
Report Post »GIBrett
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 7:44pmDustoff,
I don‘t think he’s lying. He is saying to not give anymore money.
Report Post »kickthecan
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 7:45pmYou can max out your deductions, I think 9, and they will take very little of your check as payroll tax. Just be prepaid to fight the fight come April 15, 2012. How many people do you think they could, or would, put in jail?
Report Post »FICA is a whole different story.
Mateytwo Barreett
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 7:55pmStarbucks- Seattles Best- Dingbat Murray-the Mariners and the /Seahawks. He’s going to “forgo” contributions. I’ll believe it when I see Boeing say something! (crickets)
Report Post »poverty.sucks
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 7:57pmBarack Hussein Obama Jr already has his loot. Therefore CEO’s can stop the contributions.
Report Post »poverty.sucks
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 8:08pmAll “New” contributions will be subject to special scrutiny. Hint. Hint.
Report Post »Patrick in AZ
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 8:09pmI smell a rat – suppose CEOs did stop making donations, with big labor always eager to buy elections, who is more likely to be hurt, the right or the left?
Report Post »Ruler4You
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 8:29pmLike it will ever happen.
Big business pays for what influence it gets, and it‘s lovin’ it.
It will never happen.
Report Post »chazman
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 8:43pm… claim the max dependents at your work place: that’s how you stop paying fed tax, for the most part … but keep score. After we take our country back yer gonna have a bill to pay … maybe.
… the federal gov has truly become the enemy of the American people …
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 9:53pmMe thinks he’s consumed a bit too much of the product he sells. No self respecting ultra-liberal progressive would ever stop sending $$$ to their favorite political person. Tea Party people might do this so what I’m hearing him say is, “Hey Republicans, stop supporting your representatives in Congress so the Democrats will be the only ones sending in any money”. For someone with so much money he’s really stupid. No wonder he had to close so many of his stores.
Report Post »jb.kibs
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 10:29pmthey are saying that to do the same thing they did to McCain in 2008.
Report Post »LubbockRN
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 10:40pmThe biggest problem with this ideais that Big Labor and organizations like the reformulated ACORN will still be pouring huge sums of support into the Dems and especially Noboma.
Report Post »ecurbyy
Posted on August 16, 2011 at 12:00amwhen Howie donates $50,000 to the dnc, that’s like the price of a cup of coffee to me.
Report Post »copper
Posted on August 16, 2011 at 2:09amThe problem is this guy is NOT TOO SMART. If you are running a business why would you donate to the politicians who are MARXISTS??? They are out to destroy capitalism. Any fool would see that. You didn’t have to look to hard before the 2008 election to know who the REAL OBAMA was.
NO COMMON SENSE!!! I realized after Carter that the Demonrats were just bad. Thank GOD for Reagan, I became a conservative (even though my family remained loyal libs). I was in my 20s then but it was one of the smartest things I did.
Report Post »cloudsofwar
Posted on August 16, 2011 at 8:17amCEO’s should never spend the companies money for any politician. the share holders should put a stop to it.
Report Post »lillymckim
Posted on August 16, 2011 at 9:54am@ Skippy Toes … I will when he does it… until then he is just saying “words”
Report Post »like Obama… just saying words…
Bear
Posted on August 16, 2011 at 11:34amHe is lying…he knows the only party with Conviction enough to hold their party leaders accountable are the Republican Conservatives (Tea Party ), the Libs will give till they bleed to Transform this Nation and Constitution into a National Socialist Controlled Country…..and World! So the only ones that would get hit in the pocket would be the Republicans again……another underhanded way to win when you can’t win on your ideas alone…
Report Post »RebelSon
Posted on August 16, 2011 at 11:52amHow did he make it this far in business without realizing you get what you pay for? He gave money to liberals and is upset that they act like liberals?
Report Post »RejectFalseIcons
Posted on August 16, 2011 at 3:07pm@Copper – you need to read your Rand. Google: “Aristocracy of Pull”
Report Post »Libertarian
Posted on August 16, 2011 at 4:19pmLet me translate what Howard Schultz is saying – I favor socialist policies, but when these Utopian ideas impact my business instead of moving me into elite status, well then I’m not so much of a fan. ok, thanks.
Report Post »Billy de Cooper
Posted on August 16, 2011 at 4:50pmDustoff: (Undoubtedly you didn’t read this in Schultz memo.) (Appears to be more Democrats than Republicans.)
Report Post »In 2000 Schultz donated $50,000 to the DNC, and since has donated thousands to Washington Sen. Maria Cantwell, President Barack Obama, then presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and John Edwards, among over a dozen other Democratic and a few Republican candidates.
Jaycen
Posted on August 16, 2011 at 8:45pmHe helped finance what’s going on right now, and he wants to cry foul?
To be clear, “Do as I say, not as I do.”
I bet that‘s especially true if you’re donating to conservatives. Maybe he should have figured out the plan BEFORE he helped elect people who are perpetuating the mess.
TWIT.
Report Post »closetotheedge
Posted on August 18, 2011 at 1:30pmYes sir, If you hit them in the pocket, they will stand up and listen to us and not our ‘fearless leaders path to destroy our nation and drive us into socialism,to take one step.But anytime you push the Judeo-Christians we see just where they stand and keep up the pressure on them. They just don’t get it.arrest the traitors and try them as traitors. Restore our nation and peace to us and to Jerusalam,Israel,and all who know Jesus as Savior and Lord. christian patriot
Report Post »TelepromoterNChief
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 6:47pmAs a liberal unborn baby killing liberal Democrat living off of welfare and automatically voting Democrat without having to show up to vote because I’m usually still in bed playing my XBox and watching Oprah, I’m all for raising taxes and paying twenty bucks for a cup of coffee.
Report Post »WeDontNeedNoStinkingBadges
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 7:03pm“I’m all for raising taxes and paying twenty bucks for a cup of coffee.”
Of course, the 1st way it’s the government stealing from you at gunpoint what they want, the 2nd way it’s you buying what you want at the price you want it. (BTW, that lesson just cost you twenty bucks and the I.R.S. has been notified for collection.) :D
Report Post »pittysbad
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 7:19pmsure, and as a welfare recipient you are not paying taxes, you are simply collecting on those taxes which were withheld from the people who do work. i guess thats why you would be in favor of raising taxes and using your food stamps to pay for luxuries that we the working class can not afford because we have to keep those whochose to lay in bed and watch oprah
Report Post »chips1
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 10:44pmTELE:
Report Post »Hope I’m not the only one that got your post. Nice ad-lib.
jiggy
Posted on August 17, 2011 at 2:53pmI think hes being sarcastic…. arent ya TELEPROMOTERNCHIEF????
Report Post »fastfacts
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 6:47pmDID YOU SEE WHAT OBAMA IS UP TO TODAY…
Here is what our response to China is doing to us: ( http://www.americanparchment.com )
Report Post »- U.S. to China: Your Investments Are Safe
- China Thanks Obama: U.S. refuses Taiwan request for new fighter jets – report
- Pakistan gave China access to secret U.S. aircraft involved in bin Laden raid, paper says
WeDontNeedNoStinkingBadges
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 7:12pmQ: What’s half white, and half black, and all communist mole?
Report Post »A: Mmm, mmm, mmm, Barrack Hussein Obama.
rbcintexas
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 6:45pmHe may be a Democrat but I applaude his stance.
Report Post »loriann12
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 6:52pmI’m trying to not be cynical, but some liberals are leaving Obama at the altar because he’s not liberal enough. At least he’s protesting the deficit. Maybe he’s waking up. He is a business owner and Obama is definitely against business owners.
Report Post »lillymckim
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 6:53pmLooks like Schultz got what he paid for….
an overpriced product that leaves a bitter taste in your mouth …
kinda like his coffee
Report Post »Skippy Toes
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 7:07pmGive him credit. He’s doing the right thing Lilly.
Report Post »Down2TheC
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 7:08pmThat donation record says it all. Look in the mirror dummy. You paid to get the morons in office, you have no room to complain that they are trashing your business.
Report Post »TxMadMac
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 7:12pmYou sleep with dogs and you catch fleas!!!!!
Report Post »Dustoff
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 7:20pmHe lies.
Report Post »SavingtheRepublic.com
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 7:28pm~~^^~~^^~~
Well its clear he is democrat that bought something that turned out to be a lemon. This is buyers remorse but I have to give him kudos for asking companies across the board to stop funding all the corrupt politicians in DC. If corp America would wise up and pull the money out of DC it would be like night and day on how things go here. Lobbying must stop and a lot of it is for EPA or tax code favors, not that it helps much since many corps are still leaving the US. This is a first step, maybe, maybe Schultz is one of those rare true democrats who is on the side of the people. Be nice if more of them would speak up, but Im not holding my breath.
Lets not beat the guy up too bad lets see who joins him and who doesnt! http://SavingtheRepublic.com
Report Post »GeorgieJo
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 9:08pmPROUD to say I have NEVER had Starbucks coffee
Report Post »and I certainly do not trust this doofus
Veritas vos liberabit
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 10:23pm@ Lilly – AGREE!!
Report Post »dkbarnum
Posted on August 16, 2011 at 2:35pm“The opensecrets.org website shows Schultz gave $70,000 to the Democratic National Committee between 1996 and 2000, but in the last four years has contributed less than $10,000 total, shared among Washington State’s two Democratic senators and President Barack Obama.” I got this from a HuffPo article thingy. So he hasn’t given that much to Obama. I have worked for this company for the last 18 years. I often disagree with Schultz on politics but he is insistent on taking care of his employees. I think that he might be waking up (to the evils of big govt) and I wish that everyone on the “hate Starbucks bandwagon” would give him the benefit of the doubt. He is not evil, I believe he is a good man with a good heart. All part time (20 or more hours per week) partners (employees) are eligible to receive soooo many wonderful benefits: health care, stock options/grants, stock purchase plan, 401K, tuition reimbursement….. and many more.
Report Post »madasblazes
Posted on August 17, 2011 at 2:42pmStarbucks is a Progressive company.
I think he is lying too.
Report Post »amanfrafo
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 6:44pmI don’t know why anyone anywhere would donate money to political parties. What kind of brain dead moron pays $35,000 a plate to hear criminal illegal aliens (the phoney Columbia puke O’Bama) splatter crap on microphones?
Vote O’Bama! Vote ALL criminal illegal aliens!
Report Post »term limits for congress
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 6:39pmTERM LIMITS FOR CONGRESS!… and don’t come back as a lobbyist.
The really sad thing is that Congress is now irrelevant. TERM LIMITS FOR CEO’S, too!
Report Post »FEMALL
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 6:39pmNow that his numbers have tanked I guess it’s safe to come out against him.Please. If this CEO had a spine and was a true patriot he would have called O out before the election.
O=US screwed
Report Post »soapman
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 6:38pmI find it almost impossible to understand how all these really successful capitalist who cant be stupid, didn’t understand what was coming by putting this guy in office, its really amazing to understand.
Report Post »toto
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 6:45pmI couldn’t agree more!
Report Post »progressiveslayer
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 7:02pmWe have crony capitalism here in the U.S business & government scratch each others backs,with Berry it’s different you pay extortion to the all powerful feds and they still put you out of business,unless you’re the chosen companies GE and GM with their uaw union,and any green bs company will also get preferential treatment.
I see an audit coming for starbucks & any company that dares not to pay extortion to the parasitic politicians.
Report Post »GardenoftheGods
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 7:35pmYou hit the nail on it‘s freakin’ head!! Anybody with 1/2 oz of common sense saw this BS coming back in 2007. First W, then W-lite (odumbo)…
Report Post »KarenMo
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 8:23pmFully agreed. I’ve never been able to understand that.
Report Post »Brem
Posted on August 16, 2011 at 12:53amExactly what I was going to say
Report Post »affinnity
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 6:36pmI have mo use for Liberal Progressive billionaires.
Report Post »SpankDaMonkey
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 6:34pm.
Report Post »Looks like all that Hope made him Change his mind……………
Justaguy76018
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 6:34pmHey, we have the best government money can buy. Just think of it. What would happen if there were term limits, no retirement and no lobbyists? We would then have a government “of the people and for the people.”
Report Post »Bill Rowland
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 7:27pmI’ve been preaching this for years
Report Post »flagbearer
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 8:34pmWe’ve been saying for decades that campaign reforms are needed. Only the mega-wealthy can run for office, leaving out some highly qualified people. Our government has become very corrupt because of political campaigns. Instead of seeing which party/candidate can raise the most money, there needs to be a “cap” on the amount of money, air-time, etc. that each candidate is allowed to spend. There needs to be term limits. But getting it all past Congress is the problem. Until we have principled people in Congress who will pass amendments to the Constitution to rectify our political process of today, we’ll continue down the same path. America needs to get out of the same mind set of electing the same kind of candidates to go to Washington and then complaining about Washington.
Report Post »We are Americans
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 9:57pmWashington couldn’t function without lobbyists.
Report Post »Seriously,how is it legal for somebody to have
a job that is for all intent and purposes to bribe
a United States congressman to write laws that
benefit their company? What part of the
constitution says that’s ok?
Xpat48
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 6:31pmok
Report Post »Pyronaught
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 6:30pmThere is no such thing as a “bipartisian” solution to the debt problem. Democrats want to spend more and raise taxes, end of story. They have no interest in cutting ANYTHING, with the possible exception of military spending. Any compromise in the name of bipartisanship will involve spending more, cutting less and raising taxes, since that’s what one of the two parties wants. All this complaining about “partisan politics” is nonsense. Partisan politics is EXACTLY what we need, with an uncompromising “party of no” standing up to Democrats accross the board. Stop letting progressives control the conversation by demonizing words such as “partisan” when that’s exactly what we need! Every time Obama complains about partisan politics getting in the way, it’s only Republicans trying to uphold their campaign promises that he considers partisan. His own party doing the exact same thing doesn’t get the label or the blame!
Report Post »encinom
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 6:42pmAnd the GOP and their Storm Troopers in teh Tea-****** Party want to throw granny off a cliff instead of making everyone pay their fair share. We need goverment spending on infrastructure, we need a new deal to employ americans. Cuts to spending now will only increase those on unemployment.
Report Post »toto
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 6:49pmEncinom, the game has been played in spades you way and it has been a collossal failure, why do you want to keep doing the same ruinous thing over and over?
Report Post »trolltrainer
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 6:55pmEncinom,
I want to personally thank you for your posts! I realize you are despised and spit upon on this site and I admire your courage to stick with it and spread your message. I hope you continue to respond to these posts with the standard liberal party lines…
Because this way we can all see what total jackazzez you are! Totally clueless. I think you bring more people to our side than anyone else on this site. When people read your posts and see how totally ludicrous…asinine that your side’s positions are they come over to us in droves. I hope when Obama is defeated you will get a special mention in here. Thank you Encinom/monicne/earbin/clive/or whatever current names you are going by.
Report Post »Laureen1
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 7:07pmEncicom, you are a liberal’s wet dream. Keep on chanting the GOP wants to throw granny off a cliff – that mantra has been going on for 50+ years and I have yet to see anyone fall off a cliff. Wasn‘t it your Messiah who said in the early days before Obamanationcare passed that medicine can’t treat the individual based on “feelings” but must be an across the board decision?Even if granny felt she could survive and deal with a hip replacement we should just shut her up and send her home with a pain pill? Also, your Savior pulled $500 billion out of Medicare and threw it into Obamacare to redistribute to the people who don’t want to pay a nickle of their own healthcare along with all the illegals who are here sucking our tax dollars daily. Yeah the GOP is to blame for all the world’s ills – I’m sick of the politics in DC too – but I at least have critical thinking skills to see thru the BS that come out on both sides. Facts are what they are. You just choose the easy way of listening to the likes of MSNBC and all the other pro-bama losers and don’t think for yourself. Well, maybe you do think for yourself which would then prove you are of very limited intellect.
Report Post »progressiveslayer
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 7:08pm@encinom the treasury secretary for FDR admitted the spending the government did in the depression didn’t work.It didn‘t work then and it’ll never work,the comments you make are moronic and have no basis in fact.
Report Post »cosette
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 7:21pm@Encinomoron- I am a tea party patriot, and a granny. And if the Mullah wins reelection, I’ll throw MYSELF off a cliff.
Report Post »shirelover
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 8:22pmCosette – don’t throw yourself off the cliff, throw THEM off the cliff!
Report Post »MHP
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 9:43pmencinom
If you don’t give us back what is rightfully ours, why shouldn’t we outright steal it from ya.
Report Post »You’ve done nothing but taught us to cheat.
So lets steal our money back from the gvt.
MHP
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 9:51pmshirelover
Encinom is gonna hit hard on the ground when his buddy Chimpy pushes him off the cliff.
Report Post »SpankDaMonkey
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 6:29pm.
Report Post »Kinda hard to pit the genie back in the bottle isn’t it?……………
Xpat48
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 6:25pmhello
Report Post »GABOB
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 6:25pmIt’s amazing these people are the same ones who voted BO in. Now that they are taking a hit with unemployment being so high, they are looking out for their customers.
Report Post »Mrtoohappy
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 6:37pmIts called CHANGED!!!!!!!
Report Post »dorightfearnothing
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 7:12pmEasy now at least SB is on the right track today. Also about 1.5 years ago SB was under tremendous pressure from the anti-gunners in Washington State to ban firearms from it’s stores in Washington even when lawfully carried by licensed citizens. Starbucks stood true to the 2nd, and Washington State Constitution by not falling lock step with these whack job socialists, instead letting state law be the guide to this matter. Starbucks is getting better at making sound objective decisions and are coming around, plus have the best coffee as well. I know your not shooting them down, and it was a mistake donating money to the socialist party but hey, nobody is perfect….
Report Post »KarenMo
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 8:36pmIndeed – and they are also taking the hit with unemployment TWICE. Let’s not all forget that when the unemployed gets granted benefits, their former employer picks up the tab in nearly all cases. It’s also important to remember that companies such as Starbucks have many part-time employees such as students, etc…Given this in many states, if the person filing for unemployment is a student and their particular state deems this a valid reason for being “under-employed”, they can collect while working part time at places such as Starbucks. Hence, the company is not only paying their workers unemployment even though they are stilling working for them part-time, but they are also taking a hit at loss of sales from their unemployed customers as well.
Report Post »manuelbetten
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 6:25pmThis is one of the best Ideas I have heard in a long time, each one of us should tell five people and ask them to tell five more people until congress and the president stops barrowing money against our grandchildens future.
Report Post »Transmogrifier
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 6:25pmOne of the most reliable indicators of a dunce, Mr. Santarelli, is using apostrophes to form plurals.
Report Post »Ookspay
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 6:23pmUh oh! Looks like one broke from the plantation. Not good at all, watch out for a new Federal Coffee Fee.
Report Post »bill oswald
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 6:21pmI’ve decided not to donate my $2 to flop Ears.
Report Post »Redistributor
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 6:20pmInteresting idea but don’t have faith in it!
Report Post »TelepromoterNChief
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 6:20pmMake that a Vente for me.
Report Post »AJAYW
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 6:19pmIf he was dum ass enough to give the DNC 50,000.00 why bitch he’s getting just what he paid for.. Oh Hell I forgot you pay then see what you get, you know like sign it to see whats in it.
Report Post »AvengerK
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 6:26pmExactly…he wanted the do-nothing, know-nothing Obama in office…well what’s he complaining about?
Report Post »Otoko-mai
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 6:41pmIf he donated $50k to “Insane” Obama…I for one don’t want to hear him cry…he paid for it. What an idiot.
Report Post »SLEUTH
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 6:50pmyou said it AJAYW. they reap what they sow. these guys ie CEO and their board should be replaced by their investors or else the investors will keep losing money. and money is what they know. if you are that dumb to ‘invest’ in Obama you should be fired. Obama told you what his agenda is and still you funded him and the rest of the Liberal idiots and their moron trolls voted for him now they are crying. GOOD, GOOD,GOOD. You get what you deserve or what you paid for. how does it feel A/H ? the above is directed to all CEO’s and their board.
Report Post »tomdb62
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 7:32pmUm, so you want him and everyone else who supported Obama in ‘08 to continue supporting them? I would think you would be applauding this man for seeing the error of his ways. He made a mistake. He’s human. I swear there is no pleasing some people. I understand your dislike for Obama. I share your dislike. It just seems to me you want Obama gone so bad that you’d sell your soul to the Devil to achieve it.
Report Post »SLEUTH
Posted on August 16, 2011 at 12:26amTOMDB62…interesting ! i see i hit a nerve. its people like you that we are in this mess. you saw it coming and thought it would pass and did nothing. you are probably so sorry that you voted for an idiot that you are ashamed to admit it. i did not sell my soul; but you sold this country’s soul to the devil.
Report Post »i blame the idiots that voted for him, not Obama, he s just a puppet of Soro’s.
dkbarnum
Posted on August 16, 2011 at 2:42pm“The opensecrets.org website shows Schultz gave $70,000 to the Democratic National Committee between 1996 and 2000, but in the last four years has contributed less than $10,000 total, shared among Washington State’s two Democratic senators and President Barack Obama.” – from a HuffPo article. He did not give Obama $50,000. Did anyone think that maybe he is an old school democrat? Perhaps he is waking up to their agenda? No lets just throw more hate around. Nice job! I guess only you guys are aloud to be “smart”. Keep being elitist see where it gets you….
Report Post »biohazard23
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 6:16pmLooks like more and more of the “evil rich” are speaking out against Dear Leader. Yay! Now it’s time to go pick up a grande light mocha coconut frappacino. :)
Report Post »chips1
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 11:02pmStarbucks is just a fad like the pet rock. The coffee sucks and costs 6 times more than Micky D’s. Jumping on the band wagon is expensive. Eat your peas like a good slave.
Report Post »brian9711
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 6:14pmI will start going to Starbucks and supporting other businesses that take a stand against the status quo government of spending and expanding the power and scope of government. Both dems. and Repubs. have grown the government over the past 50 years, its time all gov’t. (local, state and federal) are all shrunk, and their power reigned in! What “:Value Added” product does all this bureaucracy create??
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 6:29pmNo government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we’ll ever see on this earth!
Report Post »Reagan
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Posted on August 15, 2011 at 10:39pmthey will disappear if we MAKE them disappear. no $ = no agency. we are the money, without us, they don’t exist. a man with no subjects is not a king. a person with no sheep is not a shepard. etc…
What are they going to do physically rob us? i say that we all NEED to stop paying taxes. if they want money for a program, issue bonds, those who agree will purchase the bonds. nothing is free. the handouts to washington need to stop now.
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