Conservatives Don't Like The Quotes On Starbuck's Coffee Cups

[matcom]

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Moments after picking up a venti vanilla latte from a St. Petersburg Starbucks, Sam Maston removed his cup's cardboard sleeve to inspect a message printed beneath.

"America's national debt is now $7.5-trillion, and it's skyrocketing, even as America's population ages," the cup read. "There will never be a better time to start paying off this crippling debt than today."

The quote, from environmentalist Denis Hayes, didn't faze the 29-year-old Maston.

"I'm a pretty hardcore Democrat," said Maston, who wore a black rubber wristband bearing the words I DID NOT VOTE 4 BUSH. "I think they should put that stuff on there."

Not everyone agrees.

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The problem, critics say, is the company's list of overwhelmingly liberal contributors, including Al Franken, Melissa Etheridge, Quincy Jones, Chuck D. Of the 31 contributors listed on Starbucks' Web site, only one, National Review editor Jonah Goldberg, offers a conservative viewpoint.

Considering Starbucks sells millions of cups of coffee each day - some specialty drinks at $4 and up - it's no surprise some customers have complained to Starbucks' Web site, labeling the campaign "offensive" and the company a proponent of "the destruction of family values and virtues."

"I want to enjoy your product without having Earth Day Network propaganda thrust at me," wrote Malachi Salcido of East Wenatchee, Wash.

Yvette Nunez, a 27-year-old Republican from Tampa, said she hadn't noticed the quotes on her weekly caramel machiattos. On "tall" cups, the text is obscured by a cardboard sleeve.

http://www.stpetersburgtimes.com/2005/03/25/Business/Coffee_with_steam.shtml

[DS1]

1. Conservatives need hot McDonalds coffee, thrown in their stupid

monkey faces :eyes:

[Wickerman]

2. hmmm

tough shit. We put up their media, they can deal with our coffee.

[GOPisEvil]

3. Yeah, well, I don't much care for them running our country.

We can't have everything in life.

So, shut the fuck up and drink your overpriced caffiene, conservo-whackos!

[SmileyBoy]

4. Looks like that'll get people mad around where I am (* Country).

There's already 2 Starbucks in my city, and that's going to expand to 6 by the end of next year. And the Bushbots over here wouldn't be pleased...

[Kingshakabobo]

5. "There are a lot of great conservative quotes, but oh well,"

ha ha ha

"They hate us for our freedom"

[Atlas Mugged]

15. And the soul-stirring:

"You forgot Poland"

[Demit]

6. latte-sipping Republicans? I thought that was our purview!

[Misunderestimator]

7. Yay! There's a Starbucks within a mile from my new home...

They will be getting even MORE business from me than I thought. :woohoo:

[Memekiller]

8. Let's boycott restaurants with FOX news...

Start a campaign to complain to every restaurant that shows FOX News.

[MemphisTiger]

9. Anything they don't agree with is just Librul propaganda

give me a break. These guys control everything and it's propaganda? Even when they win they whine, and I'm sure it's all Clinton's fault.

[NewJeffCT]

12. bingo

Even a conservative Republican like Jon McCain is thought of as a liberal or moderate because he doesn't always agree with the radical clerics of the far right.

[Richardo]

10. May I just take this opportunity to say: Tough shit, losers. Get over it.

:rofl:

[NewJeffCT]

11. If only their coffee didn't taste like battery acid...

I'd love to frequent their coffee shops, but I can't stand their coffee, even if its loaded with cream & sugar.

[Richardo]

14. Me, too - I'm not manly enough for Starbuck's coffee they way they brew it

Even the 'Mild' or 'Wimp' flavors are brewed so strong that they taste like damp mud. x(

I do buy their coffee for home use, and I do a much better job.

[pnorman]

13. This topic came up here before a few times recently.

Coming from one who's probably more to the "left" than many (perhaps most) here, I think Starbucks should refrain from explicitly 'political' stuff on anything a customer may PURCHASE. But if he/she would be offended at the 'atmosphere' of the place (eg: Che posters on the wall, and the like), then he/she is perfectly free to STAY THE FUCK OUT.

I wear my NO IRAQ WAR button at such places, and would welcome discussion with anyone, who might take exception to that. They'll get a friendly but informed response.

pnorman
PS: For the record, I rarely drop by Starbucks. In Seattle, there are so many other 'good' chains, as well as even better independents.

[Dukkha]

16. WAAAAAH! Go buy your coffee at Wal Mart if the truth hurts!

I don't even like Starbucks coffee but maybe I'll start buying it now to support them

[chenGOD]

17. an environmentalist has a quote on a Starbucks disposable coffee cup?

Does no one else see anything wrong with this?

I dunno, I haven't had coffee in one of those cardboard cups for ages. If I want a coffee, I'll have it in either a proper cup, or in a travel mug (if I have to have a coffee to go, which I almost never do).



Of course, I've only been in a Starbucks once in my life. That was enough.

[ZenLefty]

20. You can recycle those cups.

And they're happy to make anyone's drink in their own travel mug. Many Starbucks paper products are made from recycled materials. I think the napkins are 100% recycled materials.

[LynzM]

18. You know what?

If it bothers you SO MUCH, get your coffee somewhere else, or don't get it at all. WHAAaaaaaa, it's all about me. Fuck that, thank you very much.

[Aristus]

19. I posted an encouraging message at the Starbucks website

under 'contact us'. I told 'em to keep up the good work, and not to be intimidated by the Freeptards.

[ZenLefty]

21. Starbucks refused to support the troops!

My conservative friends told me so. You can read for yourself how true it is at the Snopes website!!

:eyes: