Posted on 08/15/2011 12:11:43 PM PDT by Zakeet
Full title: Panic In DC As Starbucks' Schultz Calls For CEO Boycott Of Campaign Donations, Urges Americans To Go On Strike Against Their Politicians
In today's most underreported news of the day, which could potentially have the biggest impact on the future of America, none other than America's CEOs, or at least one of them: Starbucks' Howard Schultz, has mass blasted an email to fellow CEOs asking for a consensual boycott on donating to political campaigns in order to encourage the nation's muppets, elsewhere idiotically called "leaders", to solve America's budget and debt impasse. Bloomberg quotes from the CEO's e-mail to business leaders:"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." Cue panic, terror, homicidal and suicidal screeching, and overall sheer existential angst in D.C., whose critters suddenly face the nightmare scenario of having no corporate bribes, period, until they get to do their job.
Should Schultz' proposal gain traction, this could be the most revolutionary proposal to leadership reform since the advent of the corporatocracy. Yet as optimistic and idealistic as we are, we fail to see how corporations will all join into this mass game theory experiment, where the benefits for defection get exponentially greater as more and more people join and decide to cooperate. Oh well, it was a great idea while it lasted. And as for Schultz' own donation record, here is Politico: Schultz’s most recent donation was the $2,500 maximum to Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) in March. He’s also given thousands in previous cycles to Democrats including President Barack Obama, and one-time Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and John Edwards. He’s also given to Sens. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Max Baucus (D-Mont.)." At least some democrats are certainly sweating it if Schultz decideds to proceed unilaterally with this threat (unless of course it is nothing more than a PR stunt).
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Once again, should this idea gain traction, it may prove to be the most (r)evolutionary development in US politics in decades. Which is precisely why we are confident it will never be mentioned again: good luck getting Wall Street firms, for whom 80% of their business model is bribing their DC muppets with pocket change, to pledge their participation in this program.
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I am boycotting Starbucks until they stop burning their coffee!
I had no gripe with Starbucks until I saw the extreme liberal and mindless "green" thrust of their organization.
If they would just stop preaching they could have kept this customer.
Of course, contributing politically to all-Dims all the time would have done it all by itself, too.
So no more Cash for Communists, Howie?
Big deal, then they turn around and support the very politicians who would SEIZE those guns.
Anyone can give any amount to anyone. Millions, billions.
HOWEVER, any pol who SUGGESTS any law, regulation, sweetheart deal, AND any contributors who are owners of, or sit on the boards of directors of, or are employees of, any company that is awarded any government contract, wins a bid for services to the government, or in anyway profits from ANY political donation, spends the rest of their lives in Marion, Il, in solitary confinement, with just enough oatmeal and water to meet minimum dietary requirements.
You wouldn't have to do it more that three times. Once for the Republicans, twice for the Democrats. (They don't learn as quickly...)
The thieves will have to find somewhere else to profit, and Democrats will have to find another way to make a living...
Starbucks both over-roasts and overcharges for their coffee.
20+ years ago he got permission from the mayor and the Seattle city council to put the driveway to his waterfront house through the neighborhood park. My friend who lived in the neighborhood and took her kids to the park, pitched a fit. Went to all the neighbors signed petitions and forced him to put his driveway on his own property and repair the park. I have boycotted him ever since.
When my youngest meet his future wife and found out she worked at Starbucks, he told her not to tell me where she worked. She is a manager there and has good pay and awesome benefits, it's Ok but I still don't buy Starbucks.
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