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15. The BS-er "stepped down" last year, too...

Thu Jul 12, 2018, 08:36 AM

Jul 2018

...after negative response to his criticism of NFL players taking a knee.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2017/12/21/papa-johns-founder-replaced-as-ceo-weeks-after-blaming-the-nfl-for-sagging-pizza-sales/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.c162da99c3e7

Smart money say next year he'll again be teleconferencing in on corporate meetings and "stepping down" after saying something bigoted.

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I'm lucky enough to live in a place markses66 Jul 2018 #3

Good on you! ArizonaLib Jul 2018 #13

Now maybe he'll resign to the fact that his pizza is HORRIBLE! C Moon Jul 2018 #4

Shitty founder, shitty pizza. roamer65 Jul 2018 #5

HeHeHe.. Grassy Knoll Jul 2018 #6

He should have resigned years ago BaronChocula Jul 2018 #7

Pepe Johns: Better cuckservatives, better kek! Initech Jul 2018 #8

I gave up eating pizza LittleGirl Jul 2018 #9

How can such bad pizza even sell? truthisfreedom Jul 2018 #10

Someone needs to interview Papa Johns spokesman Peyton Manning stopbush Jul 2018 #11

He really was making a MAGA argument markses66 Jul 2018 #14

Yup. BumRushDaShow Jul 2018 #17

The BS-er "stepped down" last year, too... JaneQPublic Jul 2018 #15

Will the crap they make tasted any better now? HAB911 Jul 2018 #16

People are saying HAB911 Jul 2018 #18

"A toilet seat with ketchup" DesertRat Jul 2018 #21

Now that he's proven hmself an incorrigible bigot Danascot Jul 2018 #20