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niyad

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18. support for an organization that is not bowing down to the xian nutbars.

Reply to Javaman (Reply #17)

Fri Nov 13, 2015, 02:01 PM

Nov 2015

again, in the local supermarket's starbucks, an older woman used to patronize it daily. until, that is, she learned that starbucks supports planned parenthood. she has since quit patronizing it, announcing loudly and often why she has done so. others are saying that they are patronizing starbucks because it does.

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Got my red holiday cup [View all] 47of74 Nov 2015 OP

Everytime a bell rings, an angel gets it's wings... smirkymonkey Nov 2015 #1

Cool!!! 47of74 Nov 2015 #5

STarbucks is the least quality gourmet coffee anyway, all the fuss over Starbucks, sheesh randys1 Nov 2015 #2

Yeah all the local operations round here make it much better 47of74 Nov 2015 #6

The terrorists won WhaTHellsgoingonhere Nov 2015 #3

I'm not against the red cup thing, but JFC... Heeeeers Johnny Nov 2015 #4

I know more than a few people who've stopped by to get their $4.75 mocha lattes since this began... cherokeeprogressive Nov 2015 #7

my supermarket also has a starbucks, and the baristas are telling me that all of their customers are niyad Nov 2015 #8

Mine had a BOGO doughnut offer 47of74 Nov 2015 #9

I never go to Starbucks. Tipperary Nov 2015 #10

+1 Javaman Nov 2015 #11

it isn't about the "left" supporting starbucks because of presumed representation, but because niyad Nov 2015 #14

while I agree with you to an extent... Javaman Nov 2015 #17

support for an organization that is not bowing down to the xian nutbars. niyad Nov 2015 #18

I bought a Starbucks red cup xmas ornament yesterday... displacedtexan Nov 2015 #12

thank you for the reminder. I have one of the red cup ornaments from last year, bought some niyad Nov 2015 #15

Satanist. Liberal Veteran Nov 2015 #13

I never knew so many folks cared, either way, about a coffee cup bigwillq Nov 2015 #16

Reminds me of the Sneetches Bonx Nov 2015 #20

Our pastor's wife mentioned this to the youth group the other day. xmas74 Nov 2015 #19