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162. Here's my letter

Sat Nov 10, 2012, 07:51 AM

Nov 2012

I sent "Papa" some feed back. Here it is...

This is to CEO Papa John...I am ASHAMED of you. I am a Louisville girl (though not a "girl" anymore). I am always so proud of Louisville because it is one of the most tolerant and friendly places I have ever been. However, Papa John, you have just brought your intolerance to the national forefront. You are cutting your employees hours because you don't like the HRA? First of all, this isn't a new trick that you thought of all by yourself, people with plenty of money and minimum wage employees have been doing this for years. How much money is enough? Do you care about anyone other than yourself? So you don't like "Obamacare". Is it that. or is it just that you don't like our black president? Is it that you don't want the "peons" to have healthcare because they aren't really important to you? You should live where I live...a very RED county in a very RED state, you would be a hero...they might even give you a parade. In fact, we could trade, I could move back to the town I love and you could live in Redland. We would both be happy.

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Papa John's CEO John Schnatter Says Company Will Reduce Workers' Hours In Response To Obamacare [View all] highplainsdem Nov 2012 OP

well, it's crappy pizza anyway, so I won't miss getting any. niyad Nov 2012 #1

It's the worst pizza I've ever had. speedoo Nov 2012 #13

+1 Populist_Prole Nov 2012 #21

Take Action Here LeighAnn Nov 2012 #29

thanks. speedoo Nov 2012 #42

Done. He is banished from my life. southerncrone Nov 2012 #53

Sent my complaint, screw these corporations who want to play politics. sarcasmo Nov 2012 #56

Done caraher Nov 2012 #63

Fantastic. Very well said Beaverhausen Nov 2012 #77

Could not have said it better myself LiberalSoWhat Nov 2012 #89

Tell Papa John his pizza Sucks and Big Apple Pizza Rocks in Florida..and too bad Cha Nov 2012 #70

i would like to know if there's a pizza chain out there barbtries Nov 2012 #90

good question Bette Nov 2012 #94

DONE. I SENT ONE TOO trueblue2007 Nov 2012 #100

Good idea , we did too cyclezealot Nov 2012 #102

Thanks and emailed! n/t onestepforward Nov 2012 #107

Done... Hepburn Nov 2012 #113

Done Omaha Steve Nov 2012 #121

Their form is ridiculous to fill out. I wanted to make a general complaint but RKP5637 Nov 2012 #145

I entered required info but made it clear this was not a location-specific complaint Bibliovore Nov 2012 #168

Also, you can put in totally fake info, like Fuck You Street, the zip code doesn't have to match Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #238

Response received Bibliovore Nov 2012 #255

Done also titaniumsalute Nov 2012 #160

Done. My complaint... reACTIONary Nov 2012 #180

Done Marthe48 Nov 2012 #186

done The Blue Flower Nov 2012 #206

i hate their pizza . . . aggiesal Nov 2012 #211

I chose "Marketing" athena Nov 2012 #224

Done! OrwellwasRight Nov 2012 #246

Don't go to Dominoes either, it's a Bain Capital enterprise. xtraxritical Nov 2012 #82

That's not pizza. They simply recycle cardboard. ChairmanAgnostic Nov 2012 #253

eh it's pure shyte CountAllVotes Nov 2012 #223

"shrug" I like their pizza to be honest. cstanleytech Nov 2012 #14

Yeah, I do too. BouzoukiKing Nov 2012 #51

Ugh. I can't imagine anyone would like that weak pizza. progressivebydesign Nov 2012 #52

Well lets take the discussion from your imagination over to reality then. cstanleytech Nov 2012 #259

Crappy is right. RegieRocker Nov 2012 #46

WE DONT EAT PAPA JOHNS.... AS LONG AS HE IS A DICK, WE NEVER WILL trueblue2007 Nov 2012 #99

The worst meal I have ever had in my entire life was at Applebees. fasttense Nov 2012 #131

+1000 NEVER AGAIN southern_belle Nov 2012 #146

That is Applebees in New York LTR Nov 2012 #203

What. Ws the quote? jerseyjack Nov 2012 #250

Agreed with post #1: I've eaten there once and it was awful! lexw Nov 2012 #2

That's fine, I'll just reduce my orders to Papa John's accordingly, too n/t Aquavit Nov 2012 #3

No Papa John's for me. KatyAnn Nov 2012 #4

No more Papa John's for this household nakocal Nov 2012 #5

Make your own pizza. It is insanely easy to do. R. Daneel Olivaw Nov 2012 #18

Grilled pizza. Le Taz Hot Nov 2012 #74

Sooooooooooooo.... Hepburn Nov 2012 #115

Actually, I have to give DUer Le Taz Hot Nov 2012 #130

Yup. Shadowflash Nov 2012 #158

Now your talking! FarPoint Nov 2012 #112

Make your own pizza. It is insanely easy to do. AlbertCat Nov 2012 #171

Nationalize Papa John's. Loudly Nov 2012 #6

I would support people-owned pizza Rosa Luxemburg Nov 2012 #221

Power mad little weasel.. Permanut Nov 2012 #7

They'll just have to face active boycotts LeighAnn Nov 2012 #8

It is nice to see how much love some corporations send to their employees Angry Dragon Nov 2012 #9

This article, for me encapsulates why the endless wave to privatize government functions GitRDun Nov 2012 #10

The profit motivated companies immediately .... AlbertCat Nov 2012 #174

Simple solution....medicare for all and pro-rate the employer portion as a percent. yourout Nov 2012 #11

Ding Ding Ding exboyfil Nov 2012 #181

Well, duh! Of course that's what we should have done in the first place. yardwork Nov 2012 #185

I've had my last Papa John pizza olddad56 Nov 2012 #12

Me too Liberalynn Nov 2012 #220

That's so cute. justgamma Nov 2012 #15

I don't really believe that Papa... dchill Nov 2012 #98

That sounds about right. svpadgham Nov 2012 #172

We don't eat Papa John's crap. Lugnut Nov 2012 #16

His pizza is over priced shit anyway meadowlark5 Nov 2012 #17

Someone Help Me Here USMCMustang Nov 2012 #19

I'm sure his employees will respond to this by doing an extra good job tomm2thumbs Nov 2012 #20

If the Papa John's pizza is of the quality SnowCritter Nov 2012 #138

Translation I can't figure out how to make a dollar in this economy... Kalidurga Nov 2012 #22

Excellent. Stories like this will help get Single Payer back into discussion. . . Journeyman Nov 2012 #23

I swear this ass pimple told us the effect of obamacare would amount to around $0.14 per pizza Ed Suspicious Nov 2012 #24

Yes, like 12 to 15 cents per pizza. It's a level playing field. His competitors have same rules. Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2012 #189

My son delivers Papa John's pizza for a living. SheilaT Nov 2012 #25

This sure makes sense to me. When I worked food service, we NEVER got 30 hrs/wk AllyCat Nov 2012 #60

i worked over 40 hours a week iamthebandfanman Nov 2012 #85

I trust you at least got time and a half SheilaT Nov 2012 #242

This message was self-deleted by its author wakeoftheflood Nov 2012 #123

Ok. I can easily buy pizza elsewhere. Theirs is a rip-off anyway. kestrel91316 Nov 2012 #26

are we all in agreement here? veganlush Nov 2012 #27

absolutely... boycott defacto7 Nov 2012 #41

Nothing like turning off Dem voters to enhance your company's bottom line. Bozita Nov 2012 #28

I mentioned in another thread Savannahmann Nov 2012 #30

This is this fuckers house. ForgoTheConsequence Nov 2012 #31

Wow, we should ALL live like that! Beartracks Nov 2012 #33

"Greed is good." - Gordon Gekko Bozita Nov 2012 #35

ridiculous and ugly. speedoo Nov 2012 #45

No one... awoke_in_2003 Nov 2012 #66

People who treat employees right & still make a profit should be able to live like that. They exist. Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2012 #190

Willard 'Mitt' Romney disagrees with you. Here he is commenting on Schatter's home: Bluenorthwest Nov 2012 #195

Right, the pool boy, the gardeners, the maids, etc. can all live this way. How do people fall for Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #239

sickening isn't it? Bette Nov 2012 #95

"It's a crappy product anyway." KansDem Nov 2012 #161

Yes, it is sickening..... llmart Nov 2012 #166

WTF is that? Neverland? Holy mother of all things holy! nt Blandocyte Nov 2012 #118

Think it would be bad taste to send him a 100 Papa John's pizza's? are_you_serious_1234 Nov 2012 #225

Papa, just raise the price of your pizzas by 11 cents or whatever. Problem solved. Beartracks Nov 2012 #32

These people are just cruel assholes. MrSlayer Nov 2012 #34

Boycotted that shitty pizza long ago budkin Nov 2012 #36

We have several family owned The Wizard Nov 2012 #37

Never had PJ's before, never will. CheapShotArtist Nov 2012 #38

free cheesy bread and, ... SansACause Nov 2012 #39

My Papa Johns Boycott continues lobodons Nov 2012 #40

And I shall not only reduce, but end, my purchase of his products. southerncrone Nov 2012 #43

Business people who feel this way ought to organize iemitsu Nov 2012 #44

Excellent! I love your term: Plantation Capitalism...exactly! nt snappyturtle Nov 2012 #122

Thanks, I've been using it for a while now but it hasn't seemed to catch on. iemitsu Nov 2012 #198

Thanks for helping out American CITIZENS, you SoapBox Nov 2012 #47

And I have reduced my consumption of PJ's pizza. Brigid Nov 2012 #48

I Ordered A Papa John's Pizza Today StevePaulson Nov 2012 #49

Round Table Pizza, if you have one in your area, is employee owned. progressivebydesign Nov 2012 #55

I hate their shitty pizza anyway. God forbid that sack of shit absorbs any of the costs himself. progressivebydesign Nov 2012 #50

Bad example Batt1eRatt1e Nov 2012 #54

Many companies already restrict worker hours to avoid paying benefits Blandocyte Nov 2012 #148

Ahem.... Aviation Pro Nov 2012 #57

This message was self-deleted by its author Beartracks Nov 2012 #58

God, let a boycott..... ReRe Nov 2012 #59

Papa John BJOgirl Nov 2012 #61

Anything to prevent them from going to a doctor... JohnnyRingo Nov 2012 #62

How Smart Is This Moneywise? DallasNE Nov 2012 #64

All to avoid a lousy .14 increase in the price of pizza that most people are perfectly willing to patrice Nov 2012 #69

A normal person would be ashamed and embarrased to be so petty and vindictive. nt patrice Nov 2012 #65

Hey godless selfish evil fascist you are what I call a maggot. part man all 86 Nov 2012 #67

People should stop doing business with his Co. oldbanjo Nov 2012 #68

God bless the NE - no need for chain pizza Patiod Nov 2012 #71

It's horrible pizza, anyway! dawn frenzy adams Nov 2012 #72

Fuck him and his crappy pizza! SCVDem Nov 2012 #73

I guess I have another reason NOT to buy Papa Johns Pizza SoutherDem Nov 2012 #75

Has He Ever Heard of Backlash ? YOHABLO Nov 2012 #76

You revolting garbage. snort Nov 2012 #78

Someone please explain.. Exactly how is he getting screwed? What about tax breaks? N?T busterbrown Nov 2012 #79

Weird how all the CEOs and Owners doing this are iamthebandfanman Nov 2012 #80

food industry greymattermom Nov 2012 #81

I think you are on to something there. Shouldn't the public *demand* that food handlers be as AzDar Nov 2012 #136

Be sure... DirtyDawg Nov 2012 #83

He's going to fire workers and shrink his business because of a $0.14 price increase on and $8 pizza Monk06 Nov 2012 #84

This is what I wrote to that sorry son of a bitch... Ecumenist Nov 2012 #86

And the solution to this is .... Live and Learn Nov 2012 #87

This is the start of RW companies creating fake problems so they can blame them on Obama. Kablooie Nov 2012 #88

NASTY PIZZA oliverrams1 Nov 2012 #91

Capitalism: privatized profits, socialized costs. Scootaloo Nov 2012 #92

I stopped buying his pizza months ago when I heard he was a Romney supporter Up2Late Nov 2012 #93

Papa John Snotter: Encouraging us to... dchill Nov 2012 #96

Their pizza sucks...but I am calling all of the PJ pizza places in my area... Hepburn Nov 2012 #97

Schnatter's net worth is cyclezealot Nov 2012 #101

Douche bag asshole. BVictor1 Nov 2012 #103

Dear John, you're a douchebag sakabatou Nov 2012 #104

They already do that quakerboy Nov 2012 #105

So, are we supposed to believe that all of these rich assholes were paying people they didn't need? 6000eliot Nov 2012 #106

It's all BS harun Nov 2012 #133

Sent them email since they are cutting back employees hours, mary195149 Nov 2012 #108

It will reduce unemployment krispos42 Nov 2012 #109

That is a silver lining, I guess. /nt Ash_F Nov 2012 #111

Post removed Post removed Nov 2012 #110

With a man..... DeSwiss Nov 2012 #114

Great post. Expose the hypocrisy. nt Blandocyte Nov 2012 #120

I'd love to Doc Holliday Nov 2012 #141

good post (nt) Nine Nov 2012 #182

Fuck him and his camaro and his cardboard pizza jsmirman Nov 2012 #116

His pizza is dead to me now Blandocyte Nov 2012 #117

Have Been Boycotting For Months Bigredhunk Nov 2012 #119

didnt romney gush about what a glorious mansion papa john has Danmel Nov 2012 #124

I hope this strategy backfires Shankapotomus Nov 2012 #125

Another reason to not buy bad pizza. Buy local instead. adicortez Nov 2012 #126

County Line BBQ and now Papa Johns. Mark them off the list, they are dead to me. Dustlawyer Nov 2012 #127

It'll make universal healthcare that much more Ilsa Nov 2012 #128

Just another.... GTurck Nov 2012 #129

Who would want those handeling their food to have healthcare? Cobalt Violet Nov 2012 #132

Thank you n/t rsweets Nov 2012 #164

All hail the holy job creators! drm604 Nov 2012 #134

Ok fine. What should be done to these CEOs is to list them and then include a photo of their homes nc4bo Nov 2012 #135

Clarence Otis, Jr., CEO of Darden Restaurants lives here. Whines he'll have to help waiters,. nc4bo Nov 2012 #149

Darden-- major Rush advertiser Beowulf Nov 2012 #159

Papa doesn't deserve the name "Papa". He takes care of his needs, SDjack Nov 2012 #137

This is a publicity gimmick. They started a fake controversy in Cleveland about Lebron James Kolesar Nov 2012 #139

Fake or not, it's polarizing, and not smart business at all. nt Thegonagle Nov 2012 #235

It's SH** pizza anyway. One can just get a frozen pizza out of the local RKP5637 Nov 2012 #140

And the answer is: quaker bill Nov 2012 #142

i doubt this knuckledragger cares newspeak Nov 2012 #201

What they care about is making money quaker bill Nov 2012 #219

I'm not boycotting Papa John's pizza BeliQueen Nov 2012 #143

SEND FEEDBACK Disaac Nov 2012 #144

Welcome to DU! His actions are despicable. myrna minx Nov 2012 #163

Note to self, don't eat at chain restaurants. wildeyed Nov 2012 #147

These CEO's are not being very business savvy. hamsterjill Nov 2012 #150

Silver lining, such as it is: higher employment thesquanderer Nov 2012 #151

Great marketing idea John. GeorgeGist Nov 2012 #152

Looks like class warfare to me Kingofalldems Nov 2012 #153

What a great marketing technique, John Andy Stanton Nov 2012 #154

I can reduce my spending too Papa Johns ! Setsuna1972 Nov 2012 #155

What a bunch of lies HockeyMom Nov 2012 #156

He can afford to be one of Romney's biggest donors but balk at paying for health insurance? Blandocyte Nov 2012 #157

Here's my letter yourpicturehere Nov 2012 #162

It's boycott time, folks. No loss- shitty sugar-flavored pizza. XanaDUer Nov 2012 #165

The wingnuts are out in full force now. Daniel537 Nov 2012 #167

I called "The Olive Garden" Caretha Nov 2012 #169

I went to the customer complaint section mindem Nov 2012 #170

For those who Facebook Loki Nov 2012 #173

That, also felt good to let 'er rip. Selfish bastard and those like him who don't want to do the nc4bo Nov 2012 #177

Great picture making the rounds one Facebook Marthe48 Nov 2012 #254

Cheap bastard vinny9698 Nov 2012 #175

Chain 'pizza' sucks. Too many good independents out there to eat it. onehandle Nov 2012 #176

Number 1, most of the stores are Franchise, and operate under a manager or 2 and glowing Nov 2012 #178

I crossed Papa John off my list already Marthe48 Nov 2012 #179

Don't forget he is an official NFL Sponsor Loki Nov 2012 #183

Payton Manning is a cheap dick also Kyad06 Nov 2012 #196

That will be the last time I order Papa John's. Wasn't very good anyway. yardwork Nov 2012 #184

Boycott this right wing POS! workinclasszero Nov 2012 #187

Fuck you and your pizza dude! Bye bye now. lonestarnot Nov 2012 #188

Better than a boycott is to make sure the employees have the information about John Schnatter's Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2012 #191

What this effectively means is that VMA131Marine Nov 2012 #192

Here's my response: The Time is Now Nov 2012 #193

Kind of guy that would send jobs to China if he could. Screw him. Hoyt Nov 2012 #194

Isn't this the company Payten Manning advertises for? Imamazed Nov 2012 #197

This is why I hate corporations (and capitalism in general). alarimer Nov 2012 #199

What a dick. I'll never order from them again. Politicub Nov 2012 #200

Last PJ pizza I had was when they first started out... kjackson227 Nov 2012 #202

This idiot is proof that the RW notion of humans as rational economic actors is BS. Odin2005 Nov 2012 #204

this evil idiot heaven05 Nov 2012 #205

He played golf with my pompous brother in law, that made sure I'd never buy a pizza from him. cpamomfromtexas Nov 2012 #207

use this!!!!!! DonRedwood Nov 2012 #208

The Papa John's next to me apparently can't afford to fix or run the AC, even in the summer when kestrel91316 Nov 2012 #209

He is really screwing his franchisees apples and oranges Nov 2012 #210

Read between the lines: Fearless Nov 2012 #212

Right on. That is the CEO's message loud and clear, received and no PJ pizza for us. kiranon Nov 2012 #213

Two emails from this house on Monday. I am willing to bet this douche retracts his statement. sarcasmo Nov 2012 #214

Corporate Food bucolic_frolic Nov 2012 #215

If Pappa John's were the only pizza choice in town, I'd do Mexican over give him my $$! nt inamatteroftime Nov 2012 #216

PAPA JOHN'S JUST CALLED US DonRedwood Nov 2012 #217

Sounds like they're feeling some heat from this. Bibliovore Nov 2012 #257

All of the local/family owned pizza places appreciate this John. geomon666 Nov 2012 #218

Why do CEOs become partisan assholes like this? His business will flail because of this. johnnyrocket Nov 2012 #222

Applebee's is pulling the same crap.. cyclezealot Nov 2012 #226

We go to Chili's instead of Applebee's. Panasonic Nov 2012 #233

Yes, of course the cost gets passed on. And??? David__77 Nov 2012 #227

His pizza chain is doomed to the same fate as ........ missingfink Nov 2012 #228

Has anybody asked Peyton Manning about this? BlueStreak Nov 2012 #229

If he would stop selling cardboard for crust, he could keep a lot of Tutonic Nov 2012 #230

Uh oh! Better raise that delivery fee again, Thegonagle Nov 2012 #231

??? fifthoffive Nov 2012 #232

I spoke to a friend who is an partner in a local chain restaurant... BadGimp Nov 2012 #234

go check out the comments on his facebook page 8 track mind Nov 2012 #236

I sure can live without any of those companies and their crappy food. Boycott the greedy SOBs. joanbarnes Nov 2012 #237

Done.... vduhr Nov 2012 #240

I heard a new term today: "Bosshole" he fits it fine. Kurovski Nov 2012 #241

I received a call after sending a complaint. vduhr Nov 2012 #243

Very interesting... lz1122 Nov 2012 #249

Yesterday, I sent in a complaint to PaPa John's website, mary195149 Nov 2012 #244

I got such an email, too, but... Bibliovore Nov 2012 #258

I make my own pizza (have done since Domino's boycott days) gauguin57 Nov 2012 #245

Add my family to the list of people Pakid Nov 2012 #247

Dude needs to worry about pizza first... Evasporque Nov 2012 #248

Any company unable to pay employees enough to live on isn't viable anyway. AnnaLee Nov 2012 #251

My dad, who is a small business accountant, Island Blue Nov 2012 #252

Republican employees of papa johns will also lose their jobs,even if they voted for Romney! dubyadiprecession Nov 2012 #256