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2015-03-23 Home Front: Culture Wars

Starbucks ends 'Race Together' campaign in stores, effort not over

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Posted by Fred 2015-03-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 The leftists of the Democratic Party — the party of slavery; the party of the Ku Klux Klan; the party of Jim Crow; the party of segregation; the party of a welfare state that destroyed the black family in ways the most evil slaver could only dream of; the party of abortion, which snuffs out more black lives than heart attacks and cancer combined — call us racist when we oppose them. - Andrew Klavan

Remember - group punishment is wrong and broad brushing whole groups of people for the acts of a few is wrong unless the Left does it to assuage it's own guilt. Then you're stuck on the bus with them. This has never been about a 'conversation'. It's about making people agree with them regardless of the truth.

Posted by Procopius2k 2015-03-23 00:14|| 2015-03-23 00:14|| Front Page Top

#2 Why do I feel like walking into a Starbucks and ordering a coffee, black?

Posted by Raj 2015-03-23 00:38|| 2015-03-23 00:38|| Front Page Top

#3 From Wik: In 1998, Schultz was awarded the "Israel 50th Anniversary Tribute Award" from the Jerusalem Fund of Aish Ha-Torah for "playing a key role in promoting a close alliance between the United States and Israel".

Lifelong democrat and pandering activist, unless I've missed my guess.

Posted by Besoeker 2015-03-23 02:09|| 2015-03-23 02:09|| Front Page Top

#4 Next step, they start selling actual coffee?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2015-03-23 02:09|| 2015-03-23 02:09|| Front Page Top

#5 In 1998, Schultz was awarded the "Israel 50th Anniversary Tribute Award" from the Jerusalem Fund of Aish Ha-Torah for "playing a key role in promoting a close alliance between the United States and Israel".

A reward for not bringing Starbucks to Israel, ou rooinek.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2015-03-23 02:14|| 2015-03-23 02:14|| Front Page Top

#6 No big loss - they burn their stuff anyway - way over-roasted compared to Daz Bog coffee in Denver (far better roasts and beans IMHO).

Go elsewhere. Boycott Starbicks and get decent cup at Dunkin or KispyKreme, or better yet, the local mom-n-pop or local coffee shop.

Posted by OldSpook 2015-03-23 03:38|| 2015-03-23 03:38|| Front Page Top

#7 Short lived consciousness raising. Never made it to a Starbucks for this short-lived affair--thank goodness.

Posted by JohnQC 2015-03-23 09:22|| 2015-03-23 09:22|| Front Page Top

#8 the local mom-n-pop or local coffee shop No thanks, I'd rather drink muddy water flavored with diesel fuel.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2015-03-23 12:44|| 2015-03-23 12:44|| Front Page Top

#9 the company's effort to promote discussion of racial issues "is far from over"

"You kulaks will learn!"

Posted by Pappy 2015-03-23 12:49|| 2015-03-23 12:49|| Front Page Top

#10 I still have an unused Starbucks gift card in my wallet from about 8-10 years ago. Prefer Tully's if I have a choice.

Heck - even that biological-warfare-qualified swell they used to have in the office coffee Urns and that was truly vile.;

Posted by CrazyFool 2015-03-23 14:05|| 2015-03-23 14:05|| Front Page Top

#11 Never been there. Way overpriced.

Posted by Deacon Blues 2015-03-23 14:34|| 2015-03-23 14:34|| Front Page Top

#12 This whole episode reminds me of the Hollywood celebrities who pontificate on political and social issues. Maybe they think it's cool, hip and with it. They may even flatter themselves into believing it's their responsibility. I'm guessing about half of the country agrees with them and half get pissed off enough to never watch another one of their movies. I can't imagine ever going to see a Sean Penn movie and Schultz doesn't seem to have helped his business much.

C'mon, Howard. Can't I just get a cup of coffee?

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2015-03-23 16:27|| 2015-03-23 16:27|| Front Page Top

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