tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post1315955838142485380..comments2024-03-20T12:34:55.100-05:00Comments on Stonekettle Station: HenhouseJim Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-66785602639413721982019-02-02T18:44:15.434-06:002019-02-02T18:44:15.434-06:00The tax cut, and he sees what trump is making by s...The tax cut, and he sees what trump is making by selling access and public resources leases to foreign and business interests. He wants his cut.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-68976754522974146912019-02-02T02:55:21.051-06:002019-02-02T02:55:21.051-06:00Schultz..reminds me of that beautiful,white,gleami...Schultz..reminds me of that beautiful,white,gleaming center you often see in the middle of a bird turd...thing is...no matter how beautiful it looks...it's still shit....==}:*{=}Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04744304071008502919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-8652975748129592832019-02-01T18:44:23.368-06:002019-02-01T18:44:23.368-06:00Another brilliant observation. Thanks for this.Another brilliant observation. Thanks for this.ConstantReaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00352153954105490806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-41821056571522001082019-02-01T17:50:36.254-06:002019-02-01T17:50:36.254-06:00There is NO chance that Howard Schulz could win an...There is NO chance that Howard Schulz could win any elective seat in Seattle, King County, or nearby suburbs. He is far from beloved in his home community. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04549779887619380571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-8872853260552596192019-02-01T17:38:18.544-06:002019-02-01T17:38:18.544-06:00Sorry my point wasn't clear. If Schultz think...Sorry my point wasn't clear. If Schultz thinks he's getting bullied now, and he doesn't realize it's only going to get worse (five minutes of Colbert wailing on Trump would give him plenty of raw data), then he's neither smart enough nor observant enough for the campaign trail, let alone the Presidency. Even if being a billionaire did qualify him. <br /><br />LBJ said, "It is part of the price of leadership of this great and free nation to be the target of clever satirists." Eventually. To be strictly accurate, he also called CBS to ask the Smothers Brothers to ease up on him. It's never as simple as it initially looks.Dyannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07244749394122060993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-12528791245865981552019-02-01T13:58:06.864-06:002019-02-01T13:58:06.864-06:00Jim, you always say the best things in the best wa...Jim, you always say the best things in the best way. the fact that 45 got elected proves beyond the shadow of a doubt but nothing is impossible. It's not impossible that Schultz could get elected. But if that ever happened, those who put him into office would deserve every bit of BOHICA but they brought down upon themselves. The sad part is, the rest of it would be taking it up the exhaust pipe at the same time, just like we are now.The Old Wolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045582715113798190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-60742905697939642022019-02-01T13:32:06.381-06:002019-02-01T13:32:06.381-06:00I could be wrong, but these guys have so much mone...I could be wrong, but these guys have so much money I don't think that's it. I think it is the narcissism and other base qualities of the type that Jim writes about.<br /> Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01052163729920925074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-56618279881235195262019-02-01T12:45:16.147-06:002019-02-01T12:45:16.147-06:00NO. Just... no. NO. Just... no. Fenravenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08808254283966019576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-9108442914381284752019-02-01T12:39:05.248-06:002019-02-01T12:39:05.248-06:00He's a bully because he refuses to pay his own...He's a bully because he refuses to pay his own workers sub-livable wages! He's a bully because he ran the Seattle Supersonics outta Seattle! <br />He's a bully because he refuses healthcare to all!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05995175814998838174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-64366275585328332562019-02-01T11:00:06.566-06:002019-02-01T11:00:06.566-06:00I assume the point is that people who ridicule the...I assume the point is that people who ridicule the powerless (punching down) are often told to use their creative powers for good by punching up. You obviously are doing just that. Keep on keeping on. Bill Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05912897300742235588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-1463196109878192802019-02-01T08:47:48.752-06:002019-02-01T08:47:48.752-06:00Not every rich white guy is getting punched here.
...Not every rich white guy is getting punched here.<br /><br />Just the ones who are going out of their way to deserve it.<br /><br />There are ten other things Schultz could do to "fix" America - an honest moderate/centrist for example would be funding large-scale voter registration efforts - other than run a vanity independent campaign that threatens to spoil the 2020 election in trump's unholy favor.Paul Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13092023794397583036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-659890065253528752019-02-01T08:45:30.487-06:002019-02-01T08:45:30.487-06:00True in that Schultz had to work to his billionair...True in that Schultz had to work to his billionaire status. Problem is, when he got there he stopped being human.<br /><br />It's like becoming wealthy turns off an empathy switch in your brain. Paul Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13092023794397583036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-68468254969185727122019-02-01T08:43:34.564-06:002019-02-01T08:43:34.564-06:00there's already twitter accounts like "Bl...there's already twitter accounts like "BlackMen4Schultz" singing his praises. I doubt it.Paul Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13092023794397583036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-46688906511260178922019-02-01T08:42:47.902-06:002019-02-01T08:42:47.902-06:00When you watch and read Schultz, you're lookin...When you watch and read Schultz, you're looking at a man whose agenda is very simple:<br />He is terrified the Democrats will end the Republican tax cut policies and bring back high marginal tax rates on billionaires like himself.<br />Look at who he's attacking. He's not attacking trump for being a failed leader the way an honest moderate would. Schultz is attacking Democratic Presidential candidates like Harris and Warren who are advocating raising taxes and paying for large-scale social aid programs, he's attacking AOC for promoting that 70 percent marginal tax for those earning over $10 million a year.<br />Schultz has made his self-interest very clear here. In every other regard, he'll be just another Active-Negative self-obsessive angry at the checks and balances in government he never had to deal with running Starbucks company.<br />Just read up the backstories coming out of Seattle about how he tore up a public park for his own goddamned driveway, and how he f-cked up Seattle's sports fanbase selling the Sonics over the building of a new arena Schultz could have paid for out of his own damn pocket.<br />Schultz is no moderate/centrist. Schultz is an a--hole. Pardon my Swedish.Paul Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13092023794397583036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-18897314555074344882019-02-01T07:10:31.188-06:002019-02-01T07:10:31.188-06:00"If we do our homework and do our duty, we ca..."If we do our homework and do our duty, we can still drag that dream into existence." Very well stated!ArtLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03226709164404997478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-79078455592669686062019-02-01T00:09:14.003-06:002019-02-01T00:09:14.003-06:00If he did, he wouldn't be musing about running...If he did, he wouldn't be musing about running.talontshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15529847632826061298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-81121208435853780372019-01-31T22:14:11.510-06:002019-01-31T22:14:11.510-06:00I hear that tweeting anti-Schultz posts now gets y...I hear that tweeting anti-Schultz posts now gets you attention from a (presumably) Russian troll-bot.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10041568891531410551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-68825973542230340072019-01-31T21:10:07.156-06:002019-01-31T21:10:07.156-06:00Yes! Thank you! You put a name to the weird feel...Yes! Thank you! You put a name to the weird feeling I have about all this and that’s exactly it! They don’t want to be public servants. They want to be glorious leaders, with little to no climbing the ladder. Arrogance is the exact word. The office of President should have qualifications, dammitZannie Q.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15048625946904087527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-23524093134801406572019-01-31T20:24:53.376-06:002019-01-31T20:24:53.376-06:00Typo alert: "He think his privilege, his weal...Typo alert: "He think his privilege, his wealth and power, put him above question..." "Think" could use an "s" if you have one laying around.<br /><br />The only time I ever had Starbucks was when it was the only option in the Pittsburgh airport at 6 am. It was kinda OK, but it's rat piss compared to Tim Horton's.Yeemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10324614937668230280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-28544712784721723832019-01-31T19:43:53.316-06:002019-01-31T19:43:53.316-06:00I don't feel so bad knowing that I'm not t...I don't feel so bad knowing that I'm not the only person here at Stonekettle who likes Starbucks coffee. I usually only buy it off the shelf at the grocery store and consider it a luxury for my lifestyle.Team 4https://www.blogger.com/profile/17680061583810421517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-22678077390266935972019-01-31T19:40:58.621-06:002019-01-31T19:40:58.621-06:00I completely agree with you on this one. The gover...I completely agree with you on this one. The government should not be run as a business. The government's purpose is to serve the people of the country, not the bottom line. The government's purpose is not to make a profit. The government's purpose is not to enrich those who serve. A businessman's priorities are not suited to run the country because he will always put his own interests above those he should be serving. Schultz claimed that AOC and Warren forced him to run as an independent. No, the ideals of the Democratic Party did because he doesn't want to serve the people of this country. He shouldn't be running at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-42522153523114894502019-01-31T19:40:15.364-06:002019-01-31T19:40:15.364-06:00Without those magic beans there wouldn't have ...Without those magic beans there wouldn't have been the golden eggs...If anything we need leaders who understand our federal budget is nothing like a business or household budget at. all. That's one of the many problems we've had in the last 20+ years, we either have Republicans running up debt for short term tax cuts, or Democrats working to balance the budget when they should be focused on spending the provides more long term benefit (see maintaining and improving our infrastructure from roads and bridges to our electrical grid, to dumping tons of money in the sciences, etc.) <br /><br />That is why China is such a threat, they will work a trade deal that gives us short term benefit while they take the long term benefit.D Magadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09335101374431708086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-25881998347332873502019-01-31T19:18:58.567-06:002019-01-31T19:18:58.567-06:00Exactly! If he really wanted to make a difference ...Exactly! If he really wanted to make a difference he would start in his own community. Why do these guys think they are qualified to run the whole country with no government experience whatsoever?TheresaB.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-63647824917368792642019-01-31T19:11:05.692-06:002019-01-31T19:11:05.692-06:00Hm. Sort of like Mittens?Hm. Sort of like Mittens?Nancy Rubinsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07413871307399224263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-91499693244468286572019-01-31T19:10:37.480-06:002019-01-31T19:10:37.480-06:00Good post, I agree with most of what you wrote – e...Good post, I agree with most of what you wrote – except drinking their coffee. Nothing I can’t get at the local Speedway here in Indiana that won’t stand up to it. And it happens to be within a stone’s throw of the local Starbucks! <br /><br />But you made an interesting point about Schultz providing healthcare, while on the other hand trashing the idea of Medicare for All. I don’t know if Starbucks still does that, but part of the dynamic, I think, is the fact that his employees won’t <i>need</i> his healthcare anymore, because it will become portable. There’s an argument to be made that healthcare benefits provided by the employer leave the employees in thrall to the company that provides them. Whereas, Medicare for All would provide motility, and free them from having to work at a job that they can’t stand.<br /><br /><br />Just like his railing against AOC’s views on taxation, his views only seem to bolster his own bottom line. Which seems to be a trend in those running for office.<br /><br /><br />Leroy<br />Leroyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02021120389394278239noreply@blogger.com