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Starbucks offers free coffee to those who join Obama volunteer corps
Business Journal ^ | January 16, 2009

Posted on 01/19/2009 6:33:00 AM PST by King of Card Games

Starbucks Coffee wants U.S. consumers to jump on president-elect Barack Obama’s volunteer bandwagon and pledge to join one of his community service corps.

Obama and incoming first lady Michelle Obama want Americans to do community service the week of his inauguration Jan. 20. and commit this year to one of his so-called national service corps that will do volunteer work in schools and related to the environment.

Starbucks said it will offer free “tall” coffee beginning Wednesday through Sunday for customers who fill out community service pledge cards at the coffee chain’s locations.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: coffee; conscription; nationalservice; obama; starbucks; volunteers; yougottabekidding
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To: listenhillary
Charbucks coffee is horrible.

I discovered Intelligentsia coffee in a little coffee shop in Indian Rocks Beach, FL. It is fantastic and they don't believe in "full city" roasts on mild beans.

61 posted on 01/19/2009 7:30:25 AM PST by numberonepal (Don't Even Think About Treading On Me)
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To: K-oneTexas

“... A free cup isn’t much of an incentive.”

Obama supporters will take anything for FREE including free used toilet paper. Talk about the reverse of BDS.


62 posted on 01/19/2009 7:31:39 AM PST by LottieDah (If only those who speak so eloquently on the rights of animals would do so on behalf of the unborn.)
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To: Piquaboy
That will probably be the new pledge in schools.

Do they still teach it in school? I had to teach it to my second and third grade Cub Scouts.

63 posted on 01/19/2009 7:33:07 AM PST by DYngbld (Aspire to inspire before you expire)
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To: King of Card Games

Will they donate coffee-colored shirts for the Obama corps to wear?


64 posted on 01/19/2009 7:33:48 AM PST by AmericanVictory
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To: King of Card Games

Higher taxes, longer work weeks (with “volunteer” service included)......should be a real fun 4 years/s


65 posted on 01/19/2009 7:39:01 AM PST by Red in Blue PA (Guns don't kill people; abortion clinics do.)
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To: King of Card Games

Boycott Starbucks.

They are going to have a hard time selling $5.00 cups of coffee in this economy.


66 posted on 01/19/2009 7:41:14 AM PST by Bon mots
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To: Ron Jeremy

“I’ll happily go in and fill out the pledge card with zero intention of doing the work.”

Keep up that attitude and you are not going to get that bailout from Zero.


67 posted on 01/19/2009 7:43:29 AM PST by mickey finn
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To: King of Card Games

Yet another reason why I refuse tospend one thin red dime at a Starbucks establishment.


68 posted on 01/19/2009 7:45:00 AM PST by SueRae
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To: King of Card Games

Starbucks; I know of 56 million Americans who aren’t buying it.


69 posted on 01/19/2009 7:45:18 AM PST by PSYCHO-FREEP (WHAT? Where did my tag line go? (ACORN))
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To: SueRae

And, let me guess, they will get a double valued tax deduction next April.


70 posted on 01/19/2009 7:48:48 AM PST by PSYCHO-FREEP (WHAT? Where did my tag line go? (ACORN))
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To: SueRae; All

Wawa or nothing for me.


71 posted on 01/19/2009 7:59:17 AM PST by Red in Blue PA (Guns don't kill people; abortion clinics do.)
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To: King of Card Games

“It’s just a shower, move right along.” and other freebies you can receive by following “The One”


72 posted on 01/19/2009 8:01:17 AM PST by Pilated
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To: King of Card Games
Insanity.

After America is attacked by radical Muslim terrorists, after the treasury goes bankrupt because the make-work jobs this moron envisions will never stimulate the economy, after you've received your horrendous new tax increase bill, after gas is 6 dollars a gallon because of this asswipe's global warming initiatives, after no one can sell or buy a house (now) because of DemonRat criminality, after the fairness doctrine is implemented and Rush is broadcasting from a boat of Bimini, the wackos who voted for this fraud will be so concerned with merely existing day to day that they'll flip him the middle finger when he DEMANDS their service!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

73 posted on 01/19/2009 8:08:48 AM PST by Doc Savage ("Are you saying Jesus can't hit a curve ball? - Harris to Cerrano - Major League)
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To: LottieDah

I understand.

Wonder if that one female supporter got her mortgage paid or car or whatever?


74 posted on 01/19/2009 8:25:27 AM PST by K-oneTexas (I'm not a judge and there ain't enough of me to be a jury. (Zell Miller, A National Party No More))
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To: LizardQueen
Boycott Starbucks.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

No, Go get their free coffee. Use a Saul Alinsky tactic and fill out the form with a dead person's name.

75 posted on 01/19/2009 8:30:37 AM PST by wintertime (Good ideas win! Why? Because people are NOT stupid)
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To: Red in Blue PA

Always WAWA. Although I do wish they would bring back the Irish creme flavored coffee, almost like putting a bit of Bailey’s in the cup.


76 posted on 01/19/2009 8:33:25 AM PST by SueRae
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To: SueRae

My belief is that if you need to add flavor to the coffee, then it probably is not that good to begin with.


77 posted on 01/19/2009 8:38:22 AM PST by Red in Blue PA (Guns don't kill people; abortion clinics do.)
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To: King of Card Games

Isn’t this discriminatory? Ya know like, isn’t this America and if we don’t support certain causes they are alienating others and not being tolerant to those who don’t support the same causes?

Quizzical look??


78 posted on 01/19/2009 8:39:06 AM PST by Paige ("All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing," Edmund Burke)
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To: King of Card Games

Not that I’m a regular, but Starphucks can now be assured that I won’t buy anything from any of their franchisees while at the airport or anywhere else.

For business meetings, IHOP makes better coffee and lots better food.

Adios, pretentious idiots!


79 posted on 01/19/2009 9:14:29 AM PST by Ancesthntr (An ex-citizen of the Frederation dedicated to stopping the Obamination from becoming President)
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To: King of Card Games
Obama and incoming first lady Michelle Obama want Americans to do community service the week of his inauguration Jan. 20.

They can get bent.

80 posted on 01/19/2009 9:20:34 AM PST by Sarajevo (You're just jealous because the voices only talk to me.)
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