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BainsBane

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101. Only the 47%

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Thu Nov 22, 2012, 02:08 AM

Nov 2012

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Papa Johns CEO back-tracks on ObamaCare. He now plans to add thousands of jobs. [View all] aaaaaa5a Nov 2012 OP

What a dickhead. nt Lex Nov 2012 #1

I saw this earlier today and all I could think was that franchises okwmember Nov 2012 #2

!00% of corporate and company owned store employees to have health insurance. Sure... xtraxritical Nov 2012 #121

bwahahahahaaa it's ALL about money to this guy. spanone Nov 2012 #3

He MUST be losing money Politicalboi Nov 2012 #4

+1 aaaaaa5a Nov 2012 #7

And that's the only thing guys like that give two shits about. Marr Nov 2012 #23

A knee jerk reaction....not suprised Tippy Nov 2012 #25

He just gave away 2 million pizzas in a promotion. /nt mwb970 Nov 2012 #107

I frequent Lenny's on 86th street in Brooklyn. Papa John was a great singer/writer in the 60s. graham4anything Nov 2012 #5

Cheers for Authenticity! nm Cha Nov 2012 #16

Agreed. Chain pizza in NYC? Why? Like Taco Bell in San Antonio. Eleanors38 Nov 2012 #33

lol. satxdem Nov 2012 #52

Never had New York Style Pizza. Unknown Beatle Nov 2012 #36

In NY, it is just pizza. There are 1000s of local (mom/pop) pizza places. By the slice or pie graham4anything Nov 2012 #45

Exactly, it's just pizza: I laugh when I hear "NY-style pizza" Populist_Prole Nov 2012 #50

Interesting. DanM Nov 2013 #123

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MA has great Mom/Pop pizzas too--you can find them all over New England. MADem Nov 2012 #98

Best pizza in the world 4 more years Nov 2012 #108

It's not "New York Style Pizza" - it's pizza...what you eat in Chicago is some weird stuffed cheese alcibiades_mystery Nov 2012 #66

Come to the city with the best pizza in the world... sellitman Nov 2012 #90

They fry it in cornflakes - yuck jpak Nov 2012 #92

If I was Manning's advisor Panasonic Nov 2012 #41

I know that part of Bensonhurst very well. closeupready Nov 2012 #68

Sort of like "pasturized processed cheese food"? catbyte Nov 2012 #73

"Part of this nutritious breakfast." (n/t) klook Nov 2012 #112

Chicago pizza xtraxritical Nov 2012 #110

We live in the same neighborhood. Bad_Ronald Nov 2012 #113

"..You find loopholes to get around it..." - people are no more valuable than the pepperoni nt msongs Nov 2012 #6

shades of Soylent Green. Pepperoni Is people. ChairmanAgnostic Nov 2012 #11

Only the 47% BainsBane Nov 2012 #101

This election angered some and elated the rest sandyshoes17 Nov 2012 #8

You're absolutely right. My hope is enough people boycott Walmart for this very reason. Booster Nov 2012 #15

his response is even slimier than his previous statements--it's common sense to screw your niyad Nov 2012 #9

noooo.... Peyton Manning donates to the GOP? renate Nov 2012 #10

Yepper, he's all up on the 'family values' squad. Myrina Nov 2012 #62

He's a union member too, NFL player's union Bushfire Nov 2012 #99

Stock dropped eh? SomethingFishy Nov 2012 #12

To Paraphrase Shnatter's BFF Willard... KharmaTrain Nov 2012 #13

Looks like Giordanos. Delish. Ed Suspicious Nov 2012 #26

Oh my God, that pizza looks like what I make in my cast iron skillet at home! Trailrider1951 Nov 2012 #32

Chicago mayhaps? nt wandy Nov 2012 #34

Looks like Gino's East in Chicago to me. Astazia Nov 2012 #39

Yum! I miss that Chicago pizza. Michigan Alum Nov 2012 #44

It's Lou Malnatis... KharmaTrain Nov 2012 #46

Ooooo, I LOVE Lou Malnati's!! Esp. the cornmeal crust pies! closeupready Nov 2012 #71

that looks a lot like the pizza we got barbtries Nov 2012 #88

now thats deeeeeep dish Kyad06 Nov 2012 #93

I hope the stock keeps dropping mzteaze Nov 2012 #14

Backtracking and Lying. Typical republicon.. how's mittLies working out for ya Cha Nov 2012 #17

Stocked tanked and he back tracks, typical Greedy A$$hat move. sarcasmo Nov 2012 #18

Too late, Porta John's. xfundy Nov 2012 #19

Well I suppose that since he's cutting all his full time employees to part time... mojitojoe Nov 2012 #20

He said Papa Johns isn't going to do that. nt Honeycombe8 Nov 2012 #58

Yeah it's amazing what a consumer backlash will do to your memory... mojitojoe Nov 2012 #60

You're confusing what he said HE would do, and what franchisees would probably do. Honeycombe8 Nov 2012 #64

Said before the election? It was a threat. It meant plenty. aquart Nov 2012 #81

no, you're the one confusing the two SemperEadem Nov 2012 #82

firstest question onethatcares Nov 2012 #21

In the end, most asshole business owners make sound business decisions. Bucky Nov 2012 #22

Translated: Business has sucked since I opened my big mouth. n/t EmeraldCityGrl Nov 2012 #24

Exactly. What a prick. NC_Nurse Nov 2012 #27

I actually would have more respect for him if he had stood by his position, aaaaaa5a Nov 2012 #29

Obamacare will create jobs bluestateguy Nov 2012 #28

We know what he said and meant - Smilo Nov 2012 #30

It doesn't matter if he's backtracking JohnnyRingo Nov 2012 #31

Still not going to order Papa John's. Panasonic Nov 2012 #35

Excuse Me But... azbillyboy Nov 2012 #37

15 CENTS Locrian Nov 2012 #55

Actually a CPA or someone crunched numbers and it was more like SIX CENTS per pizza. Myrina Nov 2012 #61

Kick. n/t Hugin Nov 2012 #38

C U in BK, asshole DemoTex Nov 2012 #40

I'm very disappointed to learn this, but Peyton Manning now owns 21 PJ's franchises pacalo Nov 2012 #42

he gave thousands to Bush central scrutinizer Nov 2012 #48

He gave money to Romney too. aaaaaa5a Nov 2012 #54

Manning and John Elway are big supporters of the GOP. olegramps Nov 2012 #70

Broncos are # 1 on my hate list Kyad06 Nov 2012 #95

He's a great quarterback - colorado_ufo Nov 2012 #84

the boycott is working. Put this guy out of business! aletier_v Nov 2012 #43

too little, way too fucking late central scrutinizer Nov 2012 #47

Agree octoberlib Nov 2012 #49

"we have no plans to cut team hours as a result of the Affordable Care Act" geomon666 Nov 2012 #51

If John2 Nov 2012 #83

He should go out of business. One less pizza joint will not be noticed and it would be better Lint Head Nov 2012 #53

I loved their pizzas, never again. Rex Nov 2012 #56

Good deal. Glad he cleared that up. nt Honeycombe8 Nov 2012 #57

Maybe he can hire someone with a sense of taste ... Myrina Nov 2012 #59

Don't care..his pizza STILL tastes like ass... truebrit71 Nov 2012 #63

Just like war movies SCVDem Nov 2012 #65

Too late! Nobody likes shit on cardboard! santamargarita Nov 2012 #67

He likely didn't realize that boycotts can be painful to the bottom line. closeupready Nov 2012 #69

Pardon my French, but what an asshole. catbyte Nov 2012 #72

Too late, fuckhead. Aristus Nov 2012 #74

Too late for me, I found another pizza chain (easy to do). joanbarnes Nov 2012 #75

Same here. mwb970 Nov 2012 #106

Quoting from the Buzzflash mantra Justkd1 Nov 2012 #76

Papa John = Mama Fucker Blue Owl Nov 2012 #77

Still a completely Flashmann Nov 2012 #78

It was always bullshit. Almost none of his employees are affected by ACA BlueStreak Nov 2012 #79

I'm still not going to eat his pizzas SemperEadem Nov 2012 #80

Sheesh. These CEOs suddenly realize that everyone doesn't get their news from Fox. Kablooie Nov 2012 #85

I read where Papa John stock had fallen and he lost 140 Million dollars Pakid Nov 2012 #86

Hissy fit over..... louis-t Nov 2012 #87

Interpretation: Papa John sales are tanking big time. LynneSin Nov 2012 #89

Eh........ whichever way the wind blows Plucketeer Nov 2012 #91

Im on the Jersey Shore Kyad06 Nov 2012 #94

Backlash against Denny's, too, Ineeda Nov 2012 #96

5000 min wage jobs. oh boy! KG Nov 2012 #97

Cottage Inn. back in Michigan blows this papa john's clown out of the water. Crowman1979 Nov 2012 #100

Tasty Pizza behindenemylins Nov 2012 #102

That's where we dined after a night of bowling Kolesar Nov 2012 #119

too bad, so sad.... ReRe Nov 2012 #103

Too late, asshole! southern_belle Nov 2012 #104

Hundreds more stores? JNelson6563 Nov 2012 #105

Lost my business Marje Nov 2012 #109

Too late, jackass RedCappedBandit Nov 2012 #111

God-damned Saint, John Schnatter. Don C. Nuttin Nov 2012 #114

of course he is hiring more workers krakfiend Nov 2012 #115

i'm inclined to believe that, if the rest of the interview *was* reported somewhere. HiPointDem Nov 2012 #116

Agreed. However, this story has been out for months. aaaaaa5a Nov 2012 #117

papa johns is nothing like walmart. walmart is the market leader in all the categories HiPointDem Nov 2012 #118

Agreed. Papa Johns isn't close to Walmart. aaaaaa5a Nov 2012 #120

I HATE when they pull this "team" shit NICO9000 Nov 2012 #122