Starbucks Brand Crashes After Announcement of Plan to Hire 10,000 Muslim ‘Refugees’

Starbucks Brand Crashes After Announcement of Plan to Hire 10,000 Muslim ‘Refugees’

by Warner Todd Huston 24 Feb 2017

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/02/24/starbucks-brand-crashes-after-announcement-of-plan-to-hire-10000-muslim-refugees/

The Starbucks Coffee brand has taken a major hit since the company’s announcement that it would hire 10,000 Muslim “refugees” in response to President Donald Trump’s temporary travel moratorium in January.

Starbucks was one of those early to criticize President Trump for putting a temporary hold on immigration from a list of seven terror-torn countries flagged by the Obama administration. In response, the coffee house giant pledged to hire 10,000 Muslim refugees over five years in protest against Trump’s order.

But since the company issued its anti-Trump statement its brand name has lost its luster with customers. Perception levels of the Starbucks brand name fell by an incredible two-thirds since its January announcement, according to a YouGov survey, as reported by Yahoo Finance.

The survey measures how potential customers feel about a company’s brand and asks if they have “heard anything about the brand in the last two weeks, through advertising, news or word of mouth, was it positive or negative.”

In the week before the company’s January refugees announcement, 30% of respondents said they would consider spending money at Starbucks. But after the statement that number fell to 24 percent, the survey discovered.

The company’s announcement immediately sparked a #BoycottStarbucks movement on Twitter and brought condemnation from coast to coast.

Not long after Starbucks issued its anti-Trump refugee statement, many Americans began to wonder why Starbucks is slighting the hiring of Americans — especially U.S. military veterans — in favor of refugees.

Ultimately, on the heels of its refugees announcement, the company felt enough pressure to issue a second statement to explain to America’s military veterans that the company doesn’t actually hate them.

Veterans

Chuck Hagel was a deputy administrator for the U.S. Veterans Administration, and the chairman for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Note: Togo D. West Jr. was a secretary for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and is a lifetime director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Eric K. Shinseki was a secretary for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).        

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, a director emeritus for Refugees International, and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society. 

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for Refugees International, and the Brookings Institution (think tank). 

Sheryl K. Sandberg was a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and a director at the Starbucks Corporation.

Cyrus F. Freidheim Jr. is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

Commercial Club of Chicago, Members Directory A-Z (Past Research)

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

http://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2013/12/commercial-club-of-chicago-members.html    

Mellody L. Hobson is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and a director at the Starbucks Corporation.

R. Eden Martin is the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.

Newton N. Minow is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.

Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP. 

Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP, the candidate for the 2008 Barack Obama presidential campaign, and a parishioner for the Trinity United Church of Christ (Chicago).

African American Religious Leadership Committee was an advisory group for the 2008 Barack Obama presidential campaign.

Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. was a member of the African American Religious Leadership Committee, and is a senior pastor at the Trinity United Church of Christ (Chicago).

Trumpeter Newsmagazine is a publication for the Trinity United Church of Christ (Chicago).

Louis Farrakhan was awarded the 2007 Jeremiah Wright Jr. Trumpeter award from the Trumpeter Newsmagazine, and is the acting head for the Nation of Islam (Muslim).

Funny from email

I used to think I was just a regular guy, but . . . I was born white, which now, whether I like it or not, makes me a racist.

I am a fiscal and moral conservative, which by today's standards, makes me a fascist.

I am heterosexual, which according to gay folks, now makes me a homophobic.

I am non-union, which makes me a traitor to the working class and an ally of big business.

I am a Christian, which now labels me as an infidel.

I believe in the 2nd Amendment, which now makes me a member of the vast gun lobby.

I am older than 70, which makes me a useless old man.

I think and I reason, therefore I doubt much that the main stream media tells me, which must make me a reactionary.

I am proud of my heritage and our inclusive American culture, which makes me a xenophobe.

I value my safety and that of my family and I appreciate the police and the legal system, which makes me a right-wing extremist.

I believe in hard work, fair play, and fair compensation according to each individual's merits, which today makes me an anti-socialist.

I believe in the defense and protection of the homeland for and by all citizens, which now makes me a militant.

Recently, a woman called me and my friends a “basket of deplorables”.

Please help me come to terms with the new me . . . because I'm just not sure who I am anymore!

I would like to thank all my friends for sticking with me through these abrupt, new found changes in my life and my thinking!

I just can't imagine or understand what's happened to me so quickly!

Funny . . . it's all just taken place over the last 7 or 8 years! As if all this crap wasn't enough to deal with. I'm now afraid to go into either restroom!

Israel Denies Work Visa to Official from ‘Blatantly Hostile’ Human Rights Watch

Israel Denies Work Visa to Official from ‘Blatantly Hostile’ Human Rights Watch

by Breitbart Jerusalem 24 Feb 2017

http://www.breitbart.com/jerusalem/2017/02/24/israel-denies-work-visa-to-official-from-blatantly-hostile-human-rights-watch/

The Times of Israel reports: Israeli authorities have rejected a request from Human Rights Watch to grant a work permit to its regional director, accusing the group of engaging in Palestinian “propaganda,” the group said Friday.

The decision was Israel’s latest step against human rights groups and other advocacy organizations that it accuses of bias against the Jewish state.

Israel’s Interior Ministry issued its ruling this week, some six months after Human Rights Watch asked for permission for its New York-based Israel and Palestine director, Omar Shakir, to be able to work in the country.

Read more here.

Human Rights Watch

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Human Rights Watch.

Note: George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, a benefactor for the Human Rights Watch, is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, and a member of the Breakthrough Energy Coalition.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Human Rights Watch, and the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.

Gara LaMarche was a VP & director of U.S. programs for the Open Society Foundations, an associate director at the Human Rights Watch, and a director at the White House Project.

Daisy Khan was a director at the White House Project, and an executive director for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.

Muslim Leaders of Tomorrow is the sponsor for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.

Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation was a funder for the Muslim Leaders of Tomorrow, the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, and the Islamic Development Bank.

Alwaleed bin Talal is the founder of the Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation, a benefactor for the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, and a member of the Breakthrough Energy Coalition.

George Soros is a member of the Breakthrough Energy Coalition, was a benefactor for the Human Rights Watch, and the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Human Rights Watch, and the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Saban Center for Middle East Policy is a policy center at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Haim Saban is a benefactor at the Saban Center for Middle East Policy, an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and was a friend of Shimon Peres.

Shimon Peres was a friend of Haim Saban, and the president of Israel.

Martin S. Indyk was the U.S. ambassador for Israel, a founding director at the Saban Center for Middle East Policy, and is the foreign policy director for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Saban Center for Middle East Policy is a policy center at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Richard C. Blum is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), married to Senator Dianne Feinstein, and a regent at the University of California.

University of California is a member of the Breakthrough Energy Coalition.

Cyrus F. Freidheim Jr. is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.      

Commercial Club of Chicago, Members Directory A-Z (Past Research)

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

http://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2013/12/commercial-club-of-chicago-members.html

R. Eden Martin is the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.

Newton N. Minow is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.

Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.

Sidley Austin LLP is the lobby firm for Israel.

Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP, and the president for the Barack Obama administration.

Janet A. Napolitano was the homeland security secretary for the Barack Obama administration, and is the president for the University of California.

University of California is a member of the Breakthrough Energy Coalition.

George Soros is a member of the Breakthrough Energy Coalition, the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, was a benefactor for the Human Rights Watch, and the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Human Rights Watch, and the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Human Rights Watch, and the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Gara LaMarche was a VP & director of U.S. programs for the Open Society Foundations, an associate director at the Human Rights Watch, and a director at the White House Project.

Daisy Khan was a director at the White House Project, and an executive director for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.

Muslim Leaders of Tomorrow is the sponsor for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.

Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation was a funder for the Muslim Leaders of Tomorrow, the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, and the Islamic Development Bank.

Alwaleed bin Talal is the founder of the Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation, a benefactor for the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, and a member of the Breakthrough Energy Coalition.

University of California is a member of the Breakthrough Energy Coalition.