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This company is run by morons who actively market AGAINST their own products and have partnered with the govt, instead of working for shareholders. When was the last time you heard someone recommend KO stock as a Buy?

About 15 years for me.

1 posted on 06/08/2014 9:38:25 AM PDT by Red in Blue PA
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To: Red in Blue PA

Since when do calories make people fat?


2 posted on 06/08/2014 9:39:41 AM PDT by cripplecreek (Remember the River Raisin.)
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To: Red in Blue PA

Twelve teaspoons of sugar and lots of carbonation….yes, that definitely sounds like a health drink.


3 posted on 06/08/2014 9:41:09 AM PDT by txrefugee
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To: Red in Blue PA

How to Kill Sales 101 - “Our products are bad for you”.


5 posted on 06/08/2014 9:41:30 AM PDT by canuck_conservative
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To: Red in Blue PA

“It was a soft-sell, sir.”

Monty Python - Conquistador Coffee
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijIq_-8HJo8


7 posted on 06/08/2014 9:43:49 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Red in Blue PA

Before long the soft drink maufactureres will be required by govt. to have warning labels on their products. Just like cigarettes.

Just watch. It won’t be long.


8 posted on 06/08/2014 9:45:11 AM PDT by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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To: Red in Blue PA

Having been in the soft drink industry for 25 years and another related field for another 10....

Coke will be in deep trouble in the not to distance future...all the demographic trends are going against them...

Age, health concerns, lifestyle changes, etc....

This ad is actually quite clever....it makes people think it’s ok to drink soda....just a little exercise will justify drinking their poison...


9 posted on 06/08/2014 9:47:24 AM PDT by Popman ("Resistance to Tyrants is Obedience to God" - Thomas Jefferson)
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To: Red in Blue PA; mickie; pax_et_bonum; Maine Mariner; Chigirl 26; Bizzy Bugz; ExTexasRedhead; ...
What do the Coke execs care!

They collect fantastic salaries and bennies, they enjoy job security from complacent stockholders....all the while kissing Moochelle's ample hindquarters and singing "We'd like to teach the world to sing.....in perfect har-mo-neeeee....."

Leni

11 posted on 06/08/2014 9:54:22 AM PDT by MinuteGal
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To: Red in Blue PA

“When was the last time you heard someone recommend KO stock as a Buy? “

Today.

http://seekingalpha.com/article/2257513-coca-cola-the-moment-to-buy-has-come


14 posted on 06/08/2014 10:03:14 AM PDT by TexasGator
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The day isn’t long enough to work off 70 carbs of sugar.


15 posted on 06/08/2014 10:05:04 AM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: Red in Blue PA

Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3P73agzjBg&feature=youtu.be

Looks like it was shot at Venice Beach and we know the kind of people who inhabit that area.


17 posted on 06/08/2014 10:14:38 AM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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To: Red in Blue PA

They are trying to keep from being targeted like the tobacco companies.


18 posted on 06/08/2014 10:17:49 AM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: Red in Blue PA

Think about what could be achieved if you exercised 23 minutes without drinking the Coke!


25 posted on 06/08/2014 10:32:44 AM PDT by SamAdams76
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To: Red in Blue PA

agree with your first comment. Not sure about 2nd one. KO has been flat for last two years but before that it tracked S&P. Pays a 3% dividend. Not bad. I usually don’t mess with individual stocks. If I did and I wanted a real safe one I would buy some KO.

On your 1st comment just about all big companies pander to the left out of fear. It’s disgusting. But this recent move by KO to advertise against their own product is mind-blowingly stupid. While it may not have the impact of the infamous “new coke” decision it is every bit as stupid.


31 posted on 06/08/2014 10:50:30 AM PDT by plain talk
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To: Red in Blue PA
it typically takes 23 minutes of cycling to achieve that

Sounds about right, as that would be about 3-4 miles; I used to average about 10 miles/milkshake.

40 posted on 06/08/2014 11:49:45 AM PDT by ApplegateRanch (Love me, love my guns!©)
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To: Red in Blue PA

who are you going to trust- a group of soldiers or a muslim named Barack Hussein obama


41 posted on 06/08/2014 11:54:24 AM PDT by equalator
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To: Red in Blue PA

They don’t know it, but they’re starting to hit on the TRUTH about diet and exercise: Exercising doesn’t do jack to lose weight. Based on their numbers (which look accurate), people would have to bicycle (or jog) for nearly ONE HOUR to burn off the calories in a single McDonald’s cheeseburger...and a normal diet consists of 7 of those cheeseburgers (by calorie count).

Yes, exercise buys you something with regard to weight, but very little - it’s virtually a placebo. Skip eating for one day - or - jog for 6 hours (i.e., 40 miles). I’ve always chosen the latter. Note also that even running a marathon doesn’t even match the level of weight loss of skipping food for a day (assuming that you’re actually jogging).

Having said that, I certainly agree that exercise, in moderation, is beneficial, and I do it - but I’m not fooled into thinking that there’s any substantial weight loss benefit...it’s on the margins.


44 posted on 06/08/2014 11:57:20 AM PDT by BobL
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To: Red in Blue PA

The CEO of Coca Cola, Muhtar Kent is a Muslim, who is listed as a top Amnesty supporter..

raised in places like Iran and Indonesia.

Now we know why the controversial Coca Cola Super Bowl featured a Muslim woman wearing a headbag..

http://www.barenakedislam.com/2014/02/08/exposed-now-we-know-why-the-controversial-coca-cola-super-bowl-commercial-featured-a-muslim-woman-wearing-a-headbag/


47 posted on 06/08/2014 12:13:01 PM PDT by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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