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Thespian2

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6. Obama loves him some Nike

Reply to cali (Original post)

Sun May 10, 2015, 07:16 AM

May 2015

whose CEO wrote his thesis on out-sourcing jobs from the US to Pacific rim countries...Fortunately, he is a billionaire who could give a shit about human beings other than himself...certainly says that Obama is another corporate whore...

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Just by choosing Nike to visit, Obama was saying a lot. [View all] cali May 2015 OP

But remember where we WERE! nt Bonobo May 2015 #1

I see what you did there. Scuba May 2015 #5

And Nike has been instrumental in propping up corporate personhood in court... cascadiance May 2015 #2

I wasn't aware of that. Thanks for the link cali May 2015 #4

He should have gone to Foxconn. LuvNewcastle May 2015 #3

Obama loves him some Nike Thespian2 May 2015 #6

That's all he is, LuvNewcastle May 2015 #9

A) I don't know his motives or his "heart" cali May 2015 #10

Some people Thespian2 May 2015 #11

Political prostitutes...its how our political system is set up. RiverLover May 2015 #12

He is one! ibewlu606 May 2015 #13

I agree. I canvassed for him as well in 2008. Saw him speak on 2 occasions. RiverLover May 2015 #15

Multi-billionaire Nike owner pays workers $.83 per hour and charges $100 to $200 think May 2015 #7

It must take 120 hours to make one pair of shoes jeff47 May 2015 #19

Nike has a horrible history: cali May 2015 #8

Well, I guess that's one message that could be heard ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2015 #14

then you are woefully uninformed. cali May 2015 #16

Modern day America as seen by third way and Republicans PowerToThePeople May 2015 #17

Anyone checked to see if Nike has given much money to Wyden? ibegurpard May 2015 #18

Nike isn't on the list of his biggest donors. but Google is. And they're ALL in for the TPP & TTP RiverLover May 2015 #20