Well, well, well. Howard Schultz and Russia are business partners.

[Honeycombe8]

I was wondering if maybe Schultz was wanting to make a bid for a big Starbucks in the future Trump Moscow Hotel. That would be one explanation for his odd decision to throw his hat in the ring. When I ran across this:

In recent years, Starbucks has been making deals in Russia, where its outlets have proliferated. For all we know, there was a plan to place a Starbucks in Trump’s ill-fated Moscow Trump Tower to match the one in Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue. Time for another Steele dossier!

http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/01/howard-schultz-inadequacy.html

Well, isn't that special?

[Blue Owl]

1. Tsarbuck's Covfefe

n/t

[Marie Marie]

2. Perfect.

[Mme. Defarge]

4. Formidable! Magnifique!

That’s perfect.

[Honeycombe8]

6. Excellent!

[Maru Kitteh]

7. Well done.

Very well done.

[Hekate]

10. Well done!

[calimary]

15. BOOM-shaka-laka-laka!

[fleabiscuit]

16. That's worthy of stealing.

[Stinky The Clown]

3. Special? Do you mean Vente? Maybe Grande?

[JI7]

5. this is stupid. Schultz is worth wayy more than these bs business deals. Putin was never going to

let some stupid Trump Tower into Moscow .

for Schultz it's all about the Taxes . if a democrat wins he will have to pay more.

[Maru Kitteh]

8. is there some reason why both reasons cannot be true?

[JI7]

11. i'm talking about the intentions of Schultz . it's because of taxes .

[Honeycombe8]

9. For people who cash 12 cent checks and steal $8 Boy Scout dues from a charity...

nothing is too small. For these guys, it's the winning. The globalism. The hobnobbing with other oligarchs. These guys don't recognize country boundaries. They're all in it together. Oligarchs against the little people.

It could also just be a perk...if he wins, he gets the taxes, plus he gets a sweet deal in Russia.

It's just odd that everyone on the Republican side seems to have monetary connections to Russia.

Just a thought. Anything is possible.

[Hekate]

12. GMTA: national boundaries are for the little people; oligarchy is its own country...

Remember when Ivanka took a vacay with her bestie Wendy Deng? That was during Daddy Dearest's presidential campaign. They went to a dacha resort together.

As I explained to an acquaintance just last week, Wendy is a billionaire from China who after various travels is now Vlad Putin's girlfriend.

Oligarchs: ya gotta love 'em.

[torius]

13. There are Starbucks everywhere.

Walk around China sometime. Russians drink overpriced, burnt coffee too. I’m not a fan of the guy, but I think all Starbucks are nefarious no matter the location.

[Honeycombe8]

20. There are Trump buildings everywhere.

So, not sure of your point.

The connection with Russia is startling. He is not hoping to become partners with Russia. He IS partners with Russia. A country with influence over him. Not wise for anyone to vote for such a person.

[BadgerMom]

14. How are RT and Sputnik treating Schultz?

Does anyone know? I refuse to tune in to either but I am interested in whom they—and Putin—prefer.

[Honeycombe8]

17. I'm not familiar w/Sputnik, and never watch RT. nt

[2naSalit]

18. You don't say...

actually you did say, and I think you're correct.

[jberryhill]

19. "For all we know..." - that's solid fact sourcing