had a fight in a dunkin' donuts

[BelieveMe3]

So I'm a woman...and don't usually get into public brawls with men..BUT went into my local DD yesterday and was greeted by some loser in an anti-Obama shirt who had set up shop all over one of the tables-had another anti-Obama shirt draped over a chair that said "If you love Obama then you'll love Hugo Chavez". Guy walks in behind me and greets this guy and they start bashing Obama. The guy at the table was obviously getting out the vote, talking up Romney, passing stuff out. So I complained to the cashier. And the guy who had just walked in yells at me and says "Oh you're one of those. Yo're the reason the country is the way it is". I then say "Oh right, please. it's Bush and the republicans who drove the economy into a ditch". He has his kids with him or he was going to keep going. Meanwhile trust me when I tell you just from looking at this guy I make double what he does at least. And the guy at the table? Probably un-employed if he is sitting there all day. WHAT DO THEY THINK ROMNEY WILL DO FOR THEM?

Anyway--I called the mgr and left a message and said if they were only catering to republicans I wouldn't be back!

[tarheelsunc]

1. Don't count on it... Bain owns DD

[Marblehead]

6. Pretty sure the

Carlye Group owns it...

[KurtNYC]

9. Bain, Carlyle and Lee Partners

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunkin%27_Donuts#Corporate_profile

All 3

[freshwest]

25. UGH!!!

[Zorra]

47. Eeeew! That's a boycott for sure. nt

[geckosfeet]

2. Was this somewhere in MA? DD seem to be on every other street here.

[orpupilofnature57]

3. Usurping Public Places, Events and Holidays

is pathetic, with the condolences of a business, it's Fascist.

[RKP5637]

4. America is full of really really really STUPID people, so don't count on anything happening. Given

a Romney/Ryan win, these people will be lucky if they can afford a tent. I hate to sound so dismal on my fellow citizens, but a good portion of this country is really F'ed up. They walk around with their heads in the sand or up their butts.

We have a bank here with a Romney/Ryan sign so huge in front of it it almost touches the roof of the bank. It's on 4x4 posts and up so you can't miss it from the highway. Now, what does that say about who backs Romney/Ryan. If I had an account in that bank I would get my money out of there so fast the ink wouldn't have time to dry on my withdrawal/close account forms.

[southernyankeebelle]

27. Remember if Obama loses and Romney wins then all the good Obama has done will be destroyed.

At the end Obama will get the blame anyway. Dems never win on honesty

[RKP5637]

40. Some days it's really really dismal. I'm not a quitter, but just what will it take

for some to get some sense into their heads. It's really like a disease, it really really is, like some twisted Twilight Zone episode. And it has nothing to do with IQ. I have some really really smart people send me stuff that is sooo right wing and really really stupid. Like where did they check their brains. WTF is wrong with people in the US.

[southernyankeebelle]

50. Your right. I have a sister in the medical field and am shocked. For her its all about her

business. She feels people take advantage of the system. You see she does charity work with other dentists. Some of the patients are ingrates. She said when they come they are demanding and some are late as if her time isn't valueable. I see her point but I tell her not all are that way. I remember working on a military base and my husband being a chaplain's assistant and every year we would buy turkeys and all the side stuff the family could cook. You'd be surprised what people would drive up in to pick up the items. You'd see people with volvos, mercedes, and all type of expensive cars. To me that doesn't tell the full story. I think most of the time people are having hard times and you didn't see it so much when my husband was in but now today you see a lot in the same boat today but are to embrassed to show it. But the biggest problem is FOX NEWS. They promote the hate. If they win we will see how the country will finally brung to the brink. Hopefully then people will realize its not the dems but religious right republicans and Fox News.

[RKP5637]

52. It is, exactly as you say, the RW media hate jocks have discovered big profits in

perpetuating hatred. AM radio, for example, was on the brink of disaster until the RW media hate jocks drove into AM radio and revived it ... now they are invading FM radio and here and both AM and FM are filled with RW religion too. And some local TV channels have powerful Over The Air digital TV transmitters, very strong TV stations flood the local airwaves with some really strange RW religion. Murdock (the terrorist) discovered hate sells well with Fox News and it's invading/morphing into many areas of media by look-sound alikes.

The human psyche remembers and clings often to negate hateful news/events, but good stuff, not so much. It's a horrible recipe for the future of this country.

[southernyankeebelle]

56. We honestly don't have to worry about invasions from outside sources other than that Limey

Murdock. He should be brought up on terrorism charges who have inflixed harm on the american public. We don't have to worry we are destroying our own country and people are to dumb on the right to see they are being used. The rightwing media is using the religious right because they are easy to get them to do what they want. It is like the KKK when they finally got destroyed am waiting for that to happen with Fox News.

[Kookaburra]

5. Hope you don't really like duncan donuts

That manager's not calling you back.

[eShirl]

10. hell, it probably WAS the manager

[rogrot]

7. Remember Chickfilet (or however its' spelled)?

A smart businessperson goes out of his/her way not to alienate a demographic segment of his/her clientele/patronage.
I doubt the snake oil salesperson was there with the permission of the owner. Likely, that kind of stuff is not permitted by the franchisor in the agreement with the franchisee.

[53tammy]

8. MC D,s here in Ohio

now plays fox news on the TV. When I talked to the manager about it He told me every store in the country is the same so I called corporate to complain. I did get a call from a local PR person. I haven't been in a McDonald's for months and don't see me going back, even to redeem the free meal coupon they sent me
I am not the only one http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/09/mcdonalds-fox-news_n_1952218.html

[peace13]

12. Our Wendy's in Ohio plays Fox 24/7

We asked them to change the channel and they said that is the only channel it gets. My guess is that these guys get the TV's installed free by Fox. Needless to say we do not go in there any more.

[joefree1]

13. Didn't know that

Haven't been in awhile. Now I won't ever go

[surrealAmerican]

14. Welcome to DU.

I didn't know they even had TVs in McDonanld's. The one I was in a few weeks ago didn't. Before that I hadn't been in one for years - I don't like their food.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

18. That manager's lying

The last one I went to with a TV had CNN on.

[SheilaT]

31. WHAT???

The fast food emporiums have televisions in them?

You can tell I haven't been inside one of them for about five or so years. Even so, I'm appalled. Not at the Fox part (although yes, Fox is despicable) but the fact that there's a TV on at all for the captive audience inside. What ever happened to reading a book or talking to whoever you're with?

Maybe the real, core, underlying problem in this country is that far too large a percentage of the population need to be glued to the idiot box all day long. PBS notwithstanding, watching TV, any TV 24-7 is not good. And if even the Mickey D's have TVs on in them, there's no hope at all.

SheilaT who has happily lived without a TV for four and a half years now.

[abelenkpe]

54. I'm in CA

McDs Has television here fornthose not sitting in the play palace area but it is a special channel that just shows a loop of little shows about the weather or technology. I'm pretty sure that if they switched to FOX people would complain and leave. Honestly I would if it was tuned to any news station. The news is designed to make viewers uneasy and outraged the exact opposite of a relaxing environment. Certainly not suitable viewing for children. Perhaps you can organize others to also request a change of channel?

[Alekei_Firebird]

11. Probably blames minorities and feminists for his crappy life

Because he definitely would've been a rock star CEO superhero had it not been for all of the massively unfair benefits that minorities and women got at his expense.

[Helen Reddy]

15. lol!

Touche!

[JustAnotherGen]

53. +. 10000000000000!

[BelieveMe3]

16. this was in Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Didn't know that about Bain. But to answer the question above, this was in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

[HopeHoops]

17. Good for you. The "I won't be back" thing does attract the attention of management.

[marshall7798]

19. I made this account for this one post...

I am a Republican, albiet a middle of the road one, but I wanted to clarify something. Those people outside Dunkin's are not Republicans, they are Larouche people, if this happened in Mass.

I have lurked here for years and I just want to wish everyone luck. In three short weeks, another year of GOTV will be complete. I hope Romney wins, but I don't wish Obama bad at all, he seems like a good guy.

[progressivebydesign]

20. curious. You must be a billionaire, as are your children and grandkids.

Otherwise, can't fathom why anyone would vote for the party that keeps destroying the housing market, the stock market, personal wealth, and consumer confidence. I can only guess you are extremely wealthy, or extremely poor, otherwise, it makes zero sense financially to vote for a republican. Ever. You may think that your'e getting something financially, like tax breaks, but it ends up costing you more in the end.

Just so curious.. how many housing and banking crashes, and stock market crashes, do we need to endure under republicans, before you guys figure it out. When 35% of America's wealth is now in the hands of a handful of people (when it was 9% of the wealth under Reagan,) you will never see your financial dreams come to fruition, when your neighbors are struggling because their jobs were sent to India and China, and services were cut to give more money to the handful of people.

Again.. I wish you well, as you're obviously extremely wealthy and will never need public schools, police. firefighters, stock income, or health care.

[renate]

21. I have a vague memory of a time when people on different sides of the fence were nice to each other

Thanks for bringing those memories back!

To be honest, I can't bring myself to wish you luck in return, because I really believe that a Romney administration would be an economic disaster for the people in this country who most need a break, but it was very nice of you to do it for us, and to say nice things about the president, too. Thanks!

[Warren DeMontague]

22. Personally, I appreciate the tone of your post. That said, of course, this is a site for Democrats

clearly spelled out in the TOS. So please don't be surprised or confused if your account is blocked. You've said this is to be your only post, so it probably doesn't matter either way.

Also, I would engage you on the "middle of the road" Republican thing. It must be awfully lonely. The crazies and the Flat Earthers have taken over the GOP. There once was a time when moderates had a voice in that party; it sure doesn't seem like that anymore.

When you have to disavow science and reality, when you have to sign pledges to Grover Norquist, when you have to promise to extend personhood to single cells, attack gay people, cozy up to groups that advocate outlawing contraception and the like, to win primaries in the GOP, the party has a big problem.

And the increasing irrationality, the out of touch ness, is only going to get worse for you guys. Demographically, long-term, the Republican Party is in trouble.

I would encourage you to consider switching sides. There is only one major party in America that is still run by rational people dedicated to fairness and critical thinking. It's not the GOP.

Lastly, I would agree with you about the LaRouche people, such as they are. They were insane 30 years ago, and they still are.

[SidDithers]

24. You're not welcome here...

fuck off.

Sid

[Raster]

28. Allow me to introduce Sid. He's our welcoming committee.

[RKP5637]

44. Still LMAO

[Freddie]

29. Guess you're over 55

Or you, or anyone in your family, never plans on being sick or having a pre-existing condition.

[marshall7798]

34. My best friend is dying right now, the thing that is saving them is Romneycare.

I believe that people with pre-existing conditions and terminal illnesses should be able to buy into medicare as a lifeline, no person should have to go bankrupt because of medical bills. I have reasons to spend time around hospitals and can tell you that there absolutley needs to be reforms, we can't have people using the emergancy room as a first stop, that is what your primary care is for.

[Caretha]

37. You know Marshall

that Romeny believes and said, no one in America dies because they don't have insurance....they can use the emergency room.

Will that help your best friend? Please be honest.

I know I love my best friend with all my heart! Do you?

[SheilaT]

38. And you do understand that the ACA, otherwise known as Obamacare,

is based on Romneycare? Why would you want to elect a man who wants to DO AWAY with the only thing that is saving your best friend who is dying?

Does the phrase "Voting against your own self-interest" mean anything to you?

And you need to understand that those who use emergency rooms as a first stop don't have a primary care physician because they have no health insurance. That's why they wind up going to the ER as the first stop. Romneycare probably pretty much ended that, and that's one of the things the ACA is intended to change.

[Ikonoklast]

48. ^^^^^^THIS IS A MASSIVE DISPLAY OF REPUBLICAN COGNITIVE DISSONANCE.^^^^^^

This guy wants Romney to win.

Romney, the guy that says he'd repeal Obamacare on Day 1....but is praising Romney for saving a friend's family from economic catastrophe.

The same Romney that would also destroy Medicare, the one marshall7798 wants people to be able to buy into....BUT WON'T EVEN EXIST IF ROMNEY GETS ELECTED.

This is the type of stupidity that we are fighting against.

The above poster doesn't even see the huge flaws in his reasoning.

[Iggo]

49. Oh, he sees it.

He just thinks we don't.

[Sekhmets Daughter]

30. If you are indeed a middle of the road

Republican why are you voting for Romney? Do you think he is, at heart, a moderate himself? Let's say, for the sake of discussion, that Romney is indeed a moderate, what makes you think he will be allowed to govern as a moderate? Do you dislike Medicare? Social Security? Are you independently wealthy with a few million already socked away for your retirement? I am asking in all sincerity, because I really don't understand why anyone who is not independently wealthy would support the Republican agenda. Even if you are pro-life, what good will it do you if we have a million babies born every year to women who can't afford them and don't want them? Will you really feel better reading in your local paper about the 15th baby, that year, found dead in a dumpster?

[busterbrown]

36. Well my moderate republican friend I was sitting on the fence between Romney/ Obama until

I read your post. Because you stated how Obama "seems like a good guy" you have
convinced me that there must be quite a few republican moderates like yourself so I
can now feel more comfortable with Mitt. Thank you so much!
One question? Whats the going rate for a republican troll these days to write this kind
of crap?

[Skittles]

39. unless you are as rich as Romney

there is not ONE SINGE REASON you should vote for that assclown Romney - NOT ONE SINGLE REASON

[RKP5637]

42. What is Romney going to do for the US. I sincerely mean this, I'm not baiting you, so please

don't take it that way.

[Webster Green]

55. Why wish us luck if you want Romney to win?

Why the fuck would you vote republican? They offer nothing but lies and misery.

The only reason that makes any sense is if you are a greedy billionaire.

[Aristus]

23. Believe me, BelieveMe...

You ROCK!

[avebury]

26. This would be a good time to find a small

locally owned donut shop to patronize.

[krawhitham]

32. Need to work on your definition of the word fight

What you had was argument

[gleannfia]

33. You go, girl!

Don't go back there intil they remove these ahmidans.

[Doodles]

35. Re: McDonalds

Just last week coming through Sioux Falls SD from a vacation, we stopped at a McDonald's. We haven't been to one in years but had time only for a very quick stop. Didn't know they had tvs. We sat down, and I see Fox News is on. There was hardly anyone there so I asked the manager for the remote or to change the station. I was informed it HAS to be on Fox because the owner insists. I said, "Well we won't be coming back to any McDonalds." That reminds me I need to go to their website and lodge a complaint.

Also, our Republican friend who joined us was at least very reasonable and not over the line, so I say welcome.

[mousecrux]

41. odd ad placement

I don’t know if was purposefully done or if it is some weird cosmic irony but, along with your post is a dunkin’ doughnuts ad.

[Dash87]

43. Google ads look for keywords on a page and then show related ads

[Angry Dragon]

45. Welcome

[kerouac2]

51. Just Click It!!

Not only does DU get a few cents, but DD has to pay. I click on EVERY google ad I see for romney and all of the other repugs that show up courtesy of google. Let 'em pay, I say. Every cent out of their ad account is one penny less they can spend on another set of eyeballs.

[calimary]

46. Welcome to DU, BelieveMe3! Good work there! I might also suggest taking your business to a local

ma 'n' pa donut shop or bakery. Better than some big corporate chain, that's probably owned by Bain.

My bank used to have Pox Noise playing on its in-branch monitors. I complained several times - to the teller who helped me and to the manager at the far end of the room at one of the business desks. I'm a retired journalist. Their brand of alleged "journalism" offends me deeply!!!

Eventually they changed it to CNBC. Then I went in and thanked them, saying it was noticed and appreciated.

Sometimes it really does make a difference to complain. ESPECIALLY if you're a regular customer. Times are still tough. They don't DARE wanna piss off anybody and risk losing a customer. It's not a risk that too many of them can afford to take anymore.

I ALWAYS complain.

NEVER be afraid to complain. Sometimes they just didn't think it through before you brought something offensive like that to their attention, or it simply didn't occur to them. And if they're assholes and don't comply, then at least you've let them know that this is greatly displeasing to YOU, THEIR CUSTOMER, and that not everybody they hope to serve will appreciate this shit. Whether they appreciate your opinion or not, they STILL appreciate your coming in and spending your money. What if you stopped?

If they think you don't care, THEY WON'T EITHER!!!!