Posted on 11/19/2016 10:53:24 AM PST by monkapotamus
The CEO of the Wauwatosa-based company Penzeys Spices is drawing social media ire from conservatives — and praise from liberals — for his comments that Republicans who voted for President-elect Donald Trump "just committed the biggest act of racism in American history since Wallace stood in the schoolhouse doorway 53 years ago."
The comments, sent in an email to Penzeys Spices customers and posted on the company's Facebook page, were apparently made in an effort to clarify a previous weekly email that CEO Bill Penzey sent to his customers. In that previous email, the very liberal Penzey — who has been known to make strong statements on his political views in the past — said "the open embrace of racism by the Republican Party in this election is now unleashing a wave of ugliness unseen in this country for decades."
Penzey then followed up to that original email with the more recent message and clarified that he didn't believe all Republicans were racist — just those who cast a ballot for Trump...
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My family too.
And many of them voted for Trump.
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I do not know who this moron is but politicizing your product doesn’t seem to make good business sense.
to make a point.............
To this and every day I will never purchase a product labeled “Progressive”.
On hope the keep it up. We’ll win for the next 100 years.
So I’m a racist for voting for Trump. The elite are constantly calling me that, so tell them to go f@#k themselves.
Yep, We all be racists.
OK.
Come after me and I will put a racist bullet in your brain.
They cashed it out for good when Joe Biden told black people that Mitt Romney was going to put them all back in chains. Mitt Freakin' Romney!
From that point on, the claim "racist!" is utterly meaningless.
Love it!
Wasn’t Wallace a Democrat?
Unfortunately, in this case, Penzeys is privately held or shareholders could have fun with this idiot. Too bad, since the Left has decided that everything is war, the feeling should be returned and Penzeys spices should be shunned by any Trump supporting, patriotic American.
unleashing a wave of ugliness unseen in this country for decades.
Your right. I have not see this level of unrestrained rioting in the streets since......well..... since the last time liberals lost.
I’m assuming Pansey doesn’t realize that come of the areas that were crucial to Trump’s victory — industrial and mining counties in Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio — hadn’t voted Republican for some time, and gave Obama over 60% of their votes both times he ran. I’m assuming some of the same people who voted for Obama voted for Trump this time.
But NOW they’re racists.
Pensey should take his hottest spice and stuff it up his sanctimonious arse by the pound
Another guy who doesn’t want over 1/2 of his potential customers to buy his products. Great, next time I’m heading thru Milwaukee I’ll know what to avoid.
*some*
We’re not buying from them any longer.
Thanks for the email address. I am planning to write. I am going to tell him that I will use up the Penzey spices in my cupboard but will not be purchasing any more ever. Ridiculous.
I’ll put it all on the counter and walk out.
I’ll tell them Trump just called and needs some racist advice.
After Donald Trump’s surprising victory in the presidential election, Rob Schneider 53-year-old comedian addressed the outcry from the left over Hillary Clinton’s loss with a single tweet Friday.
“I haven’t seen the Democrats this mad since we freed the slaves!”
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