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.
(Excerpt) Read more at newsmax.com ...
Hard, hard left.
“She’s rich, she’s beautiful...she’s got huuuge tracts o’ land!”
I would build in that swamp any day of the week. And when that castle sunk I would build another! ;)
Shows how afraid the Dems are of TRUMP .is Schultz his counterpart? That could make for a very interesting race, with two candidates trying to out-patriot each other. How refreshing.
Yes, they really stand out.
Please. Give generously to your annual Lion's Club Tunnel Vision funraiser... it's hard going through life this way.
Who?
The time is right for someone who is not a political lifer? You don’t say.
Guess who is leading (Trump)
Guess who just woke up (Dems)
Maybe a Tunnel Vision Labor Day telethon...sponsored by the ‘RAT Party and hosted by DWS.
“I used to have TV, but after gazing upon gaggles of ‘RAT women, I now just look away.”
Isn't that DWI?
We can ask him how the Starbucks in Ferguson is doing...
Hmmm, dont care for mo dowd, but, good idea.
Don’t feel too bad, you are not alone.
Who is this woman?
The other problem is that he does not have a jet that says:” Schulz.” So he is out.
Bookmark
I was thinking a Ben and Jerry’s ticket for the ‘RATS.
Read the article but can’t find any position papers
Catherine Zeta Jones. It’s FR tradition to post her pic on Dowd threads since Michael dumped Dowd for her after the Clintons had used Dowd for their purposes as a hitwoman on the Republicans of the day and cast her off.
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