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Rockstar Energy Drink Founder Cashing Out For Nearly $4 Billion, Says The American Dream Is ‘Alive And Well’
Forbes ^
| March 11, 2020
| Kristin Stoller
Posted on 03/11/2020 8:44:32 AM PDT by 4Runner
Before starting Rockstar, Weiner followed in the footsteps of his father, right-wing talk-radio star Michael Savage, and ran for California State Assembly in 1998. He lost the race, but his campaign caught the eye of his father's friend, Skyy Vodka founder Maurice Kanbar, who quickly hired him.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: 1998; 2020; 202003; beverages; california; energydrinks; mauricekanbar; michaelsavage; pepsi; pepsico; rockstar; rockstarenergy; russweiner; savage; skyy; skyyvodka; trump
His mom who is CFO of the company, does pet rescues. So perhaps some good will come out of this, despite the deal with PepsiCo not coming across as "rags to riches" entrepreneurialism. For obvious reasons.
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posted on
03/11/2020 8:44:32 AM PDT
by
4Runner
To: 4Runner
Conservative response: Good for him. Liberal response: where’s my cut?
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posted on
03/11/2020 8:53:24 AM PDT
by
Gman
To: 4Runner
The few times I bought an energy drink, it was Rockstar, because of this guy. I never understood Red Bull. Tastes like cough medicine.
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posted on
03/11/2020 8:56:27 AM PDT
by
real saxophonist
(Norovirus survivor; Hey Coronavirus - Bring it!)
To: real saxophonist
Isn’t he Michael Savage’s son?
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posted on
03/11/2020 8:59:56 AM PDT
by
hal ogen
(First Amendment or Reeducation Camp???)
To: Gman
Another liberal response:
Russ didn’t build that!
To: hal ogen
Yes all smiles at the savage nation
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posted on
03/11/2020 9:09:38 AM PDT
by
personalaccts
(Is George W going to protect the border?)
To: hal ogen
Haha. You didn’t even read the first sentence.
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posted on
03/11/2020 9:11:24 AM PDT
by
thefactor
(yes, as a matter of fact, i DID only read the excerpt)
To: 4Runner
Hopefully his Father will stop peddling his books and begging for donations to his legal fund. I have completely tuned out Michael Savage when it turned into a nightly fund raising show.
To: EC Washington
To: hal ogen
Says so in the first sentence.
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posted on
03/11/2020 9:43:53 AM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(If you don't recognize that as sarcasm you are dumber than a bag of hammers.)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Like people are supposed to read articles??? Is that a new rule or something??? LOL.
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posted on
03/11/2020 10:00:48 AM PDT
by
hal ogen
(First Amendment or Reeducation Camp???)
To: 4Runner
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posted on
03/11/2020 10:06:00 AM PDT
by
Fido969
(In!)
To: hal ogen
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posted on
03/11/2020 10:07:08 AM PDT
by
Axenolith
(WWG1WGA!)
To: 4Runner
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posted on
03/11/2020 11:54:42 AM PDT
by
justme4now
(Falsehood flies, and the Truth comes limping after it)
To: 4Runner
Russ Weiner, right, with his dad and President Trump.
To: hal ogen
Isn’t he Michael Savage’s son?
... The excerpt is a single line. Is it really that hard to read?
Before starting Rockstar, Weiner followed in the footsteps of his father, right-wing talk-radio star Michael Savage,
To: Svartalfiar
I don’t need no stinkin’ reading!!!!!
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posted on
03/12/2020 8:23:25 AM PDT
by
hal ogen
(First Amendment or Reeducation Camp???)
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