Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, in explaining why he seeks to run as an independent candidate in 2020, slammed the Democrat Party for pretending they can provide everything to everybody for ‘free.’
Schultz has been getting hardcore criticism from the left for considering an independent run, the belief being that he would siphon off resistance votes and help President Trump win re-election.
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Former Obama speechwriter Jon Favreau, for example, criticized Schultz for using his billionaire privilege to avoid running on the Democrat ticket.
“If he thinks he has a winning message, why can’t he run in the Democratic primary?” Favreau asked. “Why does he get to skip that contest?”
In an interview with the ladies of “The View,” Schultz responded to the criticism and slammed the Democrat Party for having little more than a platform of simply promising “free” things to people, an idea he says is unsustainable.
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Schultz said he couldn’t run in the Democrat Party because it would be “disingenuous” to promise things that aren’t real and have no chance of working out budgetarily.
“In order to run as a Democrat today, you have to fall in line with free Medicare for everybody—free—free college for everybody, a free job for everybody,”@HowardSchultz tells us why he would run as an Independent in 2020. “We can’t afford to do it free” https://t.co/PCMHBZ9q65 pic.twitter.com/dOAYaeVAVp
— The View (@TheView) January 29, 2019
His comments are in line with others he’s made regarding some of the more radical members of the Democrat Party.
“I respect the Democratic Party. I no longer feel affiliated because I don’t know their views represent the majority of Americans,” Schultz said in a clear shot at socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. “I don’t think we want a 70 percent income tax in America.”
Schultz Offered Free College Tuition For Starbucks Employees
To be clear, Schultz, who was being called out for hypocrisy by Whoopi Goldberg in that clip, said it is not something that can be afforded by a federal government already sitting on $21 trillion of debt.
A private business owner, however, can provide such things if they are successful enough.
In 2015, Starbucks offered payment of a two-year online degree with Arizona State University for employees who worked at least 20 hours per week.
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At a cost of $250 million, Schultz called the policy a demonstration of the “conscience of the company” and its ability “to try to do everything we can to help our people get access to college.”
He did that with his own money. Taking taxpayer money and using it to provide free college tuition to others is a whole different ballgame.
Democrats Are Terrified of a Schultz Campaign
Since he announced possible intentions to run for president in 2020, Schultz has received nothing but grief from his friends on the left. That was evident once again when the far-left wing of “The View” co-hosts attacked him for daring to run as an independent.
“I think it’s clear that the country we are living in needs significant change, not only change because of this president, but change because of the toxicity and the lack of compromise of both parties,” Schultz said.
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“The main thing that scares me,” Behar pressed, “is that your entry into the race will guarantee Trump another four years and we cannot have that.”
On Monday, he was heckled by a protester at a Barnes & Noble book event shouting, “Don’t help elect Trump! You egotistical billionaire a**hole!”
President Trump, sensing the fear amongst some Democrats, has tried goading Schultz into committing to his independent run.
Howard Schultz doesn’t have the “guts” to run for President! Watched him on @60Minutes last night and I agree with him that he is not the “smartest person.” Besides, America already has that! I only hope that Starbucks is still paying me their rent in Trump Tower!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 28, 2019
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At least Schultz has the guts to call out the Democrat Party as being the simplistic party of free handouts for everyone. Running as an independent will no doubt raise the profile of the resistance as being out of touch and unrealistic in their views of how to govern in a modern world.
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Why does anyone watch the View? Why does anyone care what Whoppie thinks? Schultz telling them there is no free lunch, how dare he. And Medi-care is not free it is deducted from our SSI checks monthly and then you still have to buy a supplemental plan because the coverage sucks. So we get Medi-care for everyone and those who cannot afford to buy a supplemental plan will be whining about that wanting the tax payers to be footing that bill also. The government produces nothing so the only way to finance all the give aways is to tax the hell out of us. The tax burden is oppressive.
RUN HOWARD RUN I’LL VOTE
Interesting. Schultz might be turning the corner and giving up the failed Democrat party. He’s more than welcome to come and join us Conservatives and fight for logic, justice for all, and a free and prosperous America. BUT, I’d sure love to watch a debate between him and President Trump.
Obama – or whoever the hell he really is – promised that Obamacare ” would not cost anyone a dime too.” How’s that working out? President Trump knew exactly what he was doing when he supported Nancy Pelosi for Speaker of the House. She is destroying what is left of the Democrat party. In the next election there will be a few Republican candidates – a few Independents and the Democrats will have to ride around in a double decker bus. It will look like some kind of clown car when they all start getting off. You will swear some of them snuck around and are getting off again. I’m not sure what venue they will use to get them all on stage at the same time. They may need a football field. The Democrat debates will be extremely long as they will need an hour or so just to introduce everyone. By the time the first question gets around to the last candidate people will be dozing off – and they will repeatedly have to remind everyone what that question was. That’w when Mr. Schultz can hand out “Free” Starbucks and become an immediate left wing and media hero.
I agree with Schultz that he could not run as a Democrat, he is not Liberal enough for the Democratic Party of today. I think he should run as an Independent. I think it is disingenuous of Bernie Sanders to run for President as a Democrat, and then the minute he loses or is no longer running for President, he switches back to an Independent! If he is an Independent he should run as an Independent NOT as a Democrat! And Schultz is right about the Democrats saying they are going to give away everything for Free! It is impossible and they NEVER explain how they are going to pay for it.
Imagine. A government not possessing infinite resources even if it thieves all the private property of its productive citizens. Who could have thought?
I’m sorry, but damn the official left wing democrat party line.
Wow. An independent run that might actually create that third party that the nation so desperately needs. We do need to separate the left from the far left crazies … the 70% income tax lunatics as well as the socialists and communists in the party. Schultz can and should represent the middle and right of the democratic party as well as the “left” in the Republican party. That way the real messages of “conservatism” “liberalism” and “leftism” can be viewed and voted for or against based upon their messages. I will stay conservative and I hope schultz does decide to run. Break these two party monopolies into the three parts … three parties that should exist. We could have a president elected that garners only 40 or less percent of the vote. Yes, we are that divided in this nation.
Caryn Johnson, aka, Whoopi Goldberg along with the rest of the creatures is a koolaid drinking, mucking foron!!
Excuse me for being a cynic, but I suspect this is a NEW PLOY of the CONNIVING Commucrats to CON people into electing one of them. C’mon–they HAVE to know they have completely screwed the pooch with all the Leftist LOONERY they’ve been spouting–to the point that NOBODY with any sense will vote for these COMMIE LOONS.
So they get THIS guy to say bad stuff about Dems and pretend to be “the Dem with common sense” who is going to run as an independent, because the Dem Party is “too left-wing” for the majority of Americans. So gullible Americans run out and vote for this guy, and lo, and behold, the day after he gets elected, they will discover that he is nothing but ANOTHER LYING LEFTIST LOON trying to pretend he is SOMETHING else so he can get elected.
I advise people NOT to fall for this BS! And if you don’t think the conniving Commucrats would stoop this low, there are NO depths to which they will not dive to get and KEEP political power so they can finish the job of KILLING our national sovereignty, throwing open our borders, and reducing us to a Third World vassal state of the GLOBAL government the UN is trying to beome.
Run, Schultz, run!
Good for him, as long as he doesn’t slip back into the Democrat circle. I have long been advocating for a third party that could POSSIBLY stop the gridlock that is now our two-party system. What the Dems want the Repubs are against, and what the Repubs want the Dems are against. Both sides have said a border barrier would be good — as long as they held the Presidency and/or the House, but once the “other” party took over they are no longer in favor of whatever the party in office is proposing. Add in the biased media and our political sceane has become a disaster, with the taxpayers paying the tab. No doubt that the Mueller “invistigation” alone has cost taxpayers millions of dollars, much less many of the other ideas both parties have fought over.
Why does anyone watch the View? Why does anyone care what Whoppie thinks? Schultz telling them there is no free lunch, how dare he. And Medi-care is not free it is deducted from our SSI checks monthly and then you still have to buy a supplemental plan because the coverage sucks. So we get Medi-care for everyone and those who cannot afford to buy a supplemental plan will be whining about that wanting the tax payers to be footing that bill also. The government produces nothing so the only way to finance all the give aways is to tax the hell out of us. The tax burden is oppressive.
RUN HOWARD RUN I’LL VOTE
Interesting. Schultz might be turning the corner and giving up the failed Democrat party. He’s more than welcome to come and join us Conservatives and fight for logic, justice for all, and a free and prosperous America. BUT, I’d sure love to watch a debate between him and President Trump.
Obama – or whoever the hell he really is – promised that Obamacare ” would not cost anyone a dime too.” How’s that working out? President Trump knew exactly what he was doing when he supported Nancy Pelosi for Speaker of the House. She is destroying what is left of the Democrat party. In the next election there will be a few Republican candidates – a few Independents and the Democrats will have to ride around in a double decker bus. It will look like some kind of clown car when they all start getting off. You will swear some of them snuck around and are getting off again. I’m not sure what venue they will use to get them all on stage at the same time. They may need a football field. The Democrat debates will be extremely long as they will need an hour or so just to introduce everyone. By the time the first question gets around to the last candidate people will be dozing off – and they will repeatedly have to remind everyone what that question was. That’w when Mr. Schultz can hand out “Free” Starbucks and become an immediate left wing and media hero.
I agree with Schultz that he could not run as a Democrat, he is not Liberal enough for the Democratic Party of today. I think he should run as an Independent. I think it is disingenuous of Bernie Sanders to run for President as a Democrat, and then the minute he loses or is no longer running for President, he switches back to an Independent! If he is an Independent he should run as an Independent NOT as a Democrat! And Schultz is right about the Democrats saying they are going to give away everything for Free! It is impossible and they NEVER explain how they are going to pay for it.
Imagine. A government not possessing infinite resources even if it thieves all the private property of its productive citizens. Who could have thought?
I’m sorry, but damn the official left wing democrat party line.
Wow. An independent run that might actually create that third party that the nation so desperately needs. We do need to separate the left from the far left crazies … the 70% income tax lunatics as well as the socialists and communists in the party. Schultz can and should represent the middle and right of the democratic party as well as the “left” in the Republican party. That way the real messages of “conservatism” “liberalism” and “leftism” can be viewed and voted for or against based upon their messages. I will stay conservative and I hope schultz does decide to run. Break these two party monopolies into the three parts … three parties that should exist. We could have a president elected that garners only 40 or less percent of the vote. Yes, we are that divided in this nation.
Caryn Johnson, aka, Whoopi Goldberg along with the rest of the creatures is a koolaid drinking, mucking foron!!
Excuse me for being a cynic, but I suspect this is a NEW PLOY of the CONNIVING Commucrats to CON people into electing one of them. C’mon–they HAVE to know they have completely screwed the pooch with all the Leftist LOONERY they’ve been spouting–to the point that NOBODY with any sense will vote for these COMMIE LOONS.
So they get THIS guy to say bad stuff about Dems and pretend to be “the Dem with common sense” who is going to run as an independent, because the Dem Party is “too left-wing” for the majority of Americans. So gullible Americans run out and vote for this guy, and lo, and behold, the day after he gets elected, they will discover that he is nothing but ANOTHER LYING LEFTIST LOON trying to pretend he is SOMETHING else so he can get elected.
I advise people NOT to fall for this BS! And if you don’t think the conniving Commucrats would stoop this low, there are NO depths to which they will not dive to get and KEEP political power so they can finish the job of KILLING our national sovereignty, throwing open our borders, and reducing us to a Third World vassal state of the GLOBAL government the UN is trying to beome.
Run, Schultz, run!
Good for him, as long as he doesn’t slip back into the Democrat circle. I have long been advocating for a third party that could POSSIBLY stop the gridlock that is now our two-party system. What the Dems want the Repubs are against, and what the Repubs want the Dems are against. Both sides have said a border barrier would be good — as long as they held the Presidency and/or the House, but once the “other” party took over they are no longer in favor of whatever the party in office is proposing. Add in the biased media and our political sceane has become a disaster, with the taxpayers paying the tab. No doubt that the Mueller “invistigation” alone has cost taxpayers millions of dollars, much less many of the other ideas both parties have fought over.