Starbucks and Morning Joe

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Tuesday June 09, 2009 · 8:22 PM PDT

2009/06/09 · 20:22

Starbucks is now officially sponsoring MSNBC's Morning Joe show. http://www.mediabuyerplanner.com/...

If we object to biased reporting on MSM we need to boycott sponsors of these programs. I sent the following letter to Starbucks Coffee via Starbucks Customer Contact Form

Sent: Jun 1 2009 10:25AM
To: Customer Relations
Subject: other

Message: I was appalled to learn this morning that Starbucks Coffee is teaming up with the Morning Joe show. I find that show very offensive because of negative right-wing rhetoric and biased slant. Though I love Starbucks Coffee, I am going to boycott Starbucks because of this alliance. I am sure that other open-minded liberal patrons will do the same. I am sorry that Starbucks has chosen to sponsor such an offensive show. Sincerely

I received the following response today:

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I am willing to contact Starbucks to protest their sponsorship of the Morning Joe show

Yes

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BoA still outsourcing jobs

Bluedoc

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Sunday March 22, 2009 · 9:11 AM PDT

2009/03/22 · 09:11

One of my friends has been a mid-level manager at BoA for several years. She was let go last week with severance pay.

Half of her customer service department was outsourced to India causing further unemployment here at home. This is not the first batch of job losses and outsourcing from BoA.

Those CEOs are going to get their money one way or the other...or maybe any way they can.

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Do you use credit cards for

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Do you use credit cards for

necessary business items

2 votes

necessary personal items (food, gas, etc.)

6 votes

all items rather than using cash or checks

5 votes

Chance to "grade" President Obama (MSNBC poll)

Bluedoc

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Monday March 16, 2009 · 10:00 AM PDT

2009/03/16 · 10:00

MSNBC has a poll to "Give President Obama a Grade".

Go to Live Vote: Give President Obama a grade - White House- msnbc.com:

There appears to be a flood of rethug votes so let's show our support.

Bluedoc

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Wednesday March 04, 2009 · 5:22 PM PST

2009/03/04 · 17:22

A right-wing Republican (a former "friend" from many many years ago) sent me a copy of a letter sent out to SC residents by the "honorable" Lindsey Graham.

This letter shows tactics Republicans are using to build a grassroots movement to gain ground in the next election.

This letter uses the key phrases to instill fear tactics in people who are not necessarily well-versed in politics such as:

"pork filled 'stimulus' bill", "expanded government control of health care", "adding to our national debt", "money that you and your children will pay back for years to come", need "to stop the attacks on our common-sense, conservative values", "make your voice heard", "spending away our children's future and heading down the wrong path".

Rush and his ilk are trying to rally the ignorant so we'd better figure out a way to educate everyone we can.

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Are Republicans working behind the scenes for the next election?

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Are Republicans working behind the scenes for the next election?

Yes, they have already started planning for the next election

60 votes

No, they are too inept to even think about it

9 votes

Budget Deficit and Oil Prices

Bluedoc

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Monday February 23, 2009 · 2:46 PM PST

2009/02/23 · 14:46

Look at the chart below to see the declining economy under every Republican president since Richard Nixon started manipulating oil supply in the 70s. Background to the oil price hoax

The quadrupling of oil prices from $20/barrel to over $100/barrel under the Bush reign had a disastrous effect on the economy. How Bush Pushed Gasoline Prices Sky High

and The Why of Chokingly High Oil Prices: Bush Together with Saudi Arabia Spells Disaster for America

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Have YOU been adversely impacted by the economic crisis?

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Have YOU been adversely impacted by the economic crisis?

Yes

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Bank rip-off tactics should be investigated...

Bluedoc

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Wednesday February 11, 2009 · 12:04 PM PST

2009/02/11 · 12:04

According to a an irate consumer writing the following
Rip Off Report

Juniper, Barclays Bank, Barclaycard US, Barclaycard International, delays posting pmts in order to charge late pmts;it also uses Those Late Fees To Justify Increasing Consumers Interest Rates Wilmington Delaware

An on-line review of Barclay's Bank Deleware states

Worst credit card company I ever dealt with. They run the US Air credit card program. Customer service is horrible. I called and asked for someone in the US I could speak with and was told there is no one I can talk to. I asked for the President's name and was given a name that didn't exist.

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Have you experienced increased interest rates due to

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Have you experienced increased interest rates due to

"over-the-limit" fees

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"late fees"

6 votes

both

14 votes

neither

5 votes

Credit Card Companies are lowering the boom again

Bluedoc

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Wednesday January 28, 2009 · 9:16 PM PST

2009/01/28 · 21:16

In a time when banks are receiving bailout money to alleviate economic woes...once again, Mainstreet residents are paying the price.

In an article posted on ABC's Good Morning America website http://abcnews.go.com/... more is uncovered regarding how credit card holders are being targeted in unsuspected ways that will hurt credit scores and further cripple the economic recovery.

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Have you had experience with increased interest rates or lowered credit limits?

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Have you had experience with increased interest rates or lowered credit limits?

Yes

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Away with words...

Bluedoc

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Saturday January 24, 2009 · 5:38 PM PST

2009/01/24 · 17:38

Important though words may be, they are used, abused, misused and overused, often without regard to the effects they may have on others.

You would think that journalists would value words and their usage. Listen carefully, and you will hear statements like "she went missing..." What happened to "disappeared" as a viable word. I guess it went missing. Another pet peeve is "he got gone"...excuse me, but how the h*ll does one "get gone"???? You will hear "we are expecting precip tomorrow." for a rain forcast. Correct me if I am mistaken, but I thought an abbreviation was a means to indicate a whole word. Have you heard people reading the monitors state "an N.C. Senator" rather than reading it as "a North Carolina Senator"?

I find the apparent illiteracy and use of puns by the media particularly annoying, but on a larger scale, what about the effect of language on issues we encounter every day?

Bluedoc

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Thursday January 22, 2009 · 5:33 AM PST

2009/01/22 · 05:33

Once again CNN lives up to my expectations. Rush Limbaugh's remark "I hope he fails" is being analyzed as though there were substance to Limbaugh or his statement.

Bluedoc

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Wednesday January 21, 2009 · 7:51 AM PST

2009/01/21 · 07:51

Hopefully we will eventually reestablish Investigative Journalism rather than the silliness of most current news "commentators."

I now get most of my news from CSPAN (first-hand information without the bias) or go to the sources online to stay informed.

Bluedoc

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Monday December 06, 2004 · 5:45 PM PST

2004/12/06 · 17:45

We should emulate Martin Luther King and revive his "I have a dream...." theme...

"I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal."

I have a dream of an America where all are recognized as equals....where no one is targeted as "outcasts" because of the color of skin, sexual orientation, position on religion, nation or origin, etc. Read More

"Morals and Values" How shall we apply them?

Bluedoc

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Thursday November 18, 2004 · 5:22 PM PST

2004/11/18 · 17:22

Update [2004-11-18 20:33:12 by Bluedoc]:How shall we apply the concept of "morals and values?" Let's start by examining the definitions and examine how they fit into the politial scene. Read More

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Starbucks and Morning Joe

BoA still outsourcing jobs

Chance to "grade" President Obama (MSNBC poll)

Republicans...off camera

Budget Deficit and Oil Prices

Bank rip-off tactics should be investigated...

Credit Card Companies are lowering the boom again

Away with words...

CNN's "analysis" of Rush Limbaugh's remark

Biased news coverage

Revival..."I have a dream..."

"Morals and Values" How shall we apply them?