Daily Kos: Starbucks serves up Politics

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/7/21/755704/-Starbucks-serves-up-Politics

by big mouth
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Tue Jul 21, 2009 at 03:31:31 AM PDT

All I wanted was a cup of coffee and yes I noticed product placement and thought that Starbucks was furnishing coffee to Joe. When Starbucks announced their support that changed my mind about Starbucks. The decision that politics was in their best interest and Joe would be their messenger was one huge mistake in my thinking.

Joe’s stated views on torture go against US and international law, yet he uses this venue to spout his opinions, without real debate. This show is touted as a news/political broadcast, yet the moderator takes it upon himself to interpret the news to his liking our laws and international law, I have no degree in law but I think novice can understand this issue. I can no longer support Starbucks

Just think tonight some US soldier with all the right intentions sits in Afghanistan worried about his life. Joe and the last administration have praised torture as a way of getting to the truth, even though we know that torture can make people say anything. Is this a debate we should have? Not really, it has been settled law for a very long time.

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Mr. Howard Schultz,

One month ago I sent the letter below, stating my concerns about Starbucks’ support for Morning Joe. Since it was ignored, I feel I must take my complaint to the next level.

I plan to take my letter to the public forum and request that patrons boycott Starbucks stores until the support for Morning Joe stops. I will also be sending a copy of this letter and a list of videos about Morning Joe to every unions’ web site across the nation asking for their help in boycotting the Starbucks brand and asking their members to help in this matter.

You have chosen to support Joe Scarborough, who has about 400,000 viewers a day. If your goal is to pickup new customers, other shows have viewers over one million a day, so that would seem to be a logical place to spend support monies.

FULL story at link.

[WCGreen]

1. I wish I could boycott, but their coffee tastes like shit and I don't

buy it...

[WeDidIt]

2. WOW!

Thought I was alone in the world.

I prefer McDonald's or Dunkin Donuts coffee.

And coffee is all I get from those two places.

I think that people like Starbucks coffee because everybody is supposed to like Starbucks coffee. Personally, I find cleaning my cat's litter pan more apetizing than that crap from Starbucks.

[Skittles]

9. it's banned from my work coffee club

it does indeed taste like crap

[johnaries]

10. Agreed! It tastes burnt.

I bring my coffee from home.

[MADem]

3. Overpriced crap. The stuff at McDonalds is actually better -- and the only thing I'd buy at

a McDonalds on an average day.

[rosesaylavee]

4. I buy my coffee at Caribou Coffee.

It's not burnt all to hell.

[WCGreen]

6. Me too...

CAribou is the coffee chain I head to if there are no locals around...

[rosesaylavee]

7. Right. Locals first but if I have to go to a chain - Caribou.

[Walk away]

5. I convinced my entire family to stop drinking coffee at Starbucks.

That was the easiest activist thing I ever did!

[quiller4]

8. I enjoy the debate on Morning Joe and I stopped at Starbucks this

morning. I don't agree with Joe but I like the format and the topics debated.