Posted on 08/02/2015 6:05:20 PM PDT by Hojczyk
Howard Schultz, the chairman and CEO of Starbucks, is being urged to challenge Hillary Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Schultz, 62, is getting encouragement from supporters because they believe "the time is right for someone who's not a political lifer," New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd said on Saturday. "It may be a tempting proposition."
Raised in low-income housing in Brooklyn, Schultz later graduated from Northern Michigan University. He bought Starbucks in 1988 and built the company to where its operating income totaled $939 million in its most recent quarter, on $4.9 billion in sales.
"He has strong opinions, and even position papers, about what he calls the fraying American dream," writes Dowd, who has long criticized Clinton and former President Bill Clinton.
She referenced the book Schultz co-wrote last year, "For Love of Country: What Our Veterans Can Teach Us About Citizenship, Heroism, and Sacrifice."
"While he was promoting his book on veterans last year, he honed a message about making government work again and finding 'authentic, truthful leadership,'" Dowd said.
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Poor guy. Must be hell. I think I speak on behalf of all us us when I say I hope your disability isn’t too hard on you.
You refer to “Michael.” Michael who?
Preemptive eyewash?
Michael Douglas.
This is the DNC sending out the “we need help because we are going to lose to Trump” signal.
This is the DNC answer to Trump.
This is the DNC admitting they KNOW... Trump would win over Hillary or any other candidate.
This is also confirmation Trump is real. So all those so called main stream media “experts” reports that Trump is not serious just went into the toilet.
One BIG PROBLEM with Schultz right off hand is that. He does not want to run for POTUS. Only Maureen Dowd from that Socialist/Communist Rag (aka the NY Times) is trying to convince him.
The Left sees the interest in Trump and realizes they are extremely vulnerable.
I expect more of this in the next 6 months as Hillary continues to NOT gain traction.
Meanwhile over in GOP-e land, they are still stuck on pushing Amnesty...
Oops. Sorry. Michael Douglas.
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