Are you a latte liberal who can't make the pilgrimage to D.C. for the Obama inauguration? Or do you think that if you did, you'd in the January chill without your mid-day brew? Well, MSNBC is looking out for you!
The Obama leg-thrill network has teamed up with Starbucks Coffee to open more than 600 java joint locations in New York City, Seattle, and San Francisco.
Not into coffee? MSNBC also has movie theaters dedicated to the ceremony, although sitting next to Chris Matthews in a dark room watching Obama sounds a little sketchy to me.
On a related note, Starbucks is far from the only corporate coffee/dessert chain to bend over backwards hailing the Obama inauguration. Apparently even Krispy Kreme, hardly a stereotypically left-wing hideout, is gushy over Obama, at least across the Pond:
All week, Krispy Kreme doughnut shops in Britain have been offering free cafe Americanos to those -- American or not -- who walk up to the counter and say Obama's trademark slogan, "Yes, we can!"
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I've already said it, but
January 16, 2009 - 14:21 ET by Trix RabbitI've already said it, but damn the bad luck!
I won't be able to see the grand coronation, because I will have a colonoscopy and then maybe a root canal scheduled for that day.
Liberal: a power worshipper without power. George Orwell
I feel like I must be on
January 16, 2009 - 14:24 ET by bigtimerI feel like I must be on another planet.
I have never seen such absolute nuttiness in my life since this man started with his traveling salvation show.
Pure Insanity.
"You've gone beyond the law"... Sen. Kerry~ Head of Foreign Relations Committee to Hillary at Sec.of State confirmation hearings~1-13-09
I'm sorry, but the rest of
January 16, 2009 - 14:26 ET by ex buff e-dubI'm sorry, but the rest of us will be WORKING!!!
As I mentioned yesterday,
January 16, 2009 - 14:29 ET by HelenSAs I mentioned yesterday, Blockbuster is going to be my very best friend on coronation day. And as I own my very own Keurig K-cup coffee maker, I don't have to go anywhere except my kitchen for the best coffee in town.
So alas, I won't be watching even one second of the event unless I'm kidnapped, strapped to a guerney and injected with Succinylcholine - a particularly nasty neuromuscular blocker.
Me - "The libs/dems of today are the Quislings of former years. The cowards who would vote a fraud into office in exchange for handouts from the devil."
Liberal Flypaper
January 16, 2009 - 14:29 ET by KC MulvilleThese parties should be considered liberal flypaper. Only the worst sort of stereotypical liberals would be caught dead in a Starbucks on inauguration day, so these places should be quarantined. The parking lot will look like a Volvo dealership.
"...and all the world
January 16, 2009 - 14:31 ET by mattm"...and all the world wondered after the beast." Rev. 13:3
P.S. I think I may know
January 16, 2009 - 14:33 ET by HelenSP.S. I think I may know where some of the vast amounts of inaugural festivities budget is going: to pay the extras (a la epic Hollywood movie) to sit in the stands and look enraptured (or maybe constipated) as the chosen one ascends to the heights that his ego doesn't consider sufficiently lofty for his greatness.
(excuse me, I must have eaten a bad Snickers bar because suddenly I am overcome with nausea.)
Me - "The libs/dems of today are the Quislings of former years. The cowards who would vote a fraud into office in exchange for handouts from the devil."
The Starbucks, the non-political company
January 16, 2009 - 14:47 ET by SickofLibsStarbucks: Israel and Jews suck, so we got outta there in 2003, but we still just love Egypt, Kuwait, KSA, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, UAE, Jordan and Lebanon...
Must read:
http://www.starbucks...
A Jewish friend of mine
January 16, 2009 - 15:10 ET by Ken ShepherdA Jewish friend of mine who's been to Israel says Israelis, for whatever reason, LOVE instant coffee and are by no means coffee fiends. She said it took her a while to find decent coffee at a shop owned by a Turkish gentleman.
So I dunno, maybe Israelis are just not that much into coffee places, and/or maybe SBUX doesn't want to deal with the insurance and security hassles of runnings shops that are favored suicide bombing targets.
who knew?
January 16, 2009 - 16:38 ET by SickofLibsI think SBUX is ridiculously overpriced and definitely not the best coffee around by any means, but instant??? That's a shocker.
Then again, I guess the odds of a Lebanese or Jordanian SBUX being bombed by a suicidal Jew are pretty nonexistent.
Rank Capitalists
January 16, 2009 - 16:27 ET by stratmanFrom a profit point of view, there are more Jew-hating Arabs and Eastern Europeans than Jews from which to make money selling coffee.
Starbucks is using Alshaya Group to tap the larger anti-semetic market for profit, and Alshaya Group can not be as successful, I surmise, in their region of influence if they are connected with Jews.
On another note, an Israeli friend affirmed Ken's post about Israeli's preferring instant coffee (Nescafe) over brewed coffee. They do have expresso and Turkish coffee but swear the excellence of instant over fresh brewed coffee. His friends bring the coffee to the States when they visit so they can have their "superior" coffee.
Well, I'm going to celebrate as well..
January 16, 2009 - 14:49 ET by Gary HallWell, I'm going to celebrate as well.. A bourbon and a few tins of sardines. (;~/ gh
Proletariats Unite!
January 16, 2009 - 15:40 ET by jdubyaIt is great to see two failing organizations unite to serve the splendors of the One.
Maybe their combined assets (losses) will allow them a better stance at getting some of the free, free money!
Hope they get it soon, as it keeps depreciating in value!
Losers.
Two companies I do not do business with since, forever.
Folger's Crystals is looking
January 16, 2009 - 18:27 ET by mostlymoderateFolger's Crystals is looking good to me again. Maybe Maxwell House. Screw Starbucks.
I've never been to
January 16, 2009 - 21:38 ET by pitter43I've never been to starbucks. When did they start serving koolaid? I think I'll trim my dogs nails on coronation day, unless I hear shots have been fired in DC.
Has anyone noticed that MLK
January 17, 2009 - 00:36 ET by TN MomHas anyone noticed that MLK got swept under the bus for the Big O's corronation? All that team Big O talks about is Abe Lincoln.
I can't watch as I have to learn to program my VCR...I've put it off for far too long now.
Mmmmm...made me want some
January 17, 2009 - 02:31 ET by RR GOPMmmmm...made me want some coffee...Astor instant coffee from Winn-Dixie. $4.50 or so a jar and a whole month of coffee gratification.
Screw Starbucks.
One of the 24% who thinks George W. Bush was a great President. One of the 89% who wants to bring back the stock and pillory.