Sports store to close after Kaepernick protest backfires

[Cartoonist]

https://ftw.usatoday.com/2019/02/colorado-sports-store-nike-close-kaepernick

Nike's 2018 "Just Do It" campaign, which featured Colin Kaepernick, drew competing reactions from both sides of the political spectrum when it debuted last fall.

For Colorado Springs' Prime Time Sports owner Stephen Martin, it meant dropping all Nike gear. Now, his store is closing.

Martin told koaa.com that he will close the sports apparel store after 20 years because he can no longer afford his lease. He blamed his protest of Nike for playing a major part in the store's closure.

"Being a sports store without Nike is kind of like being a milk store without milk or a gas station without gas. How do you do it? They have a monopoly on jerseys," Martin told koaa.com
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[Takket]

1. well he certainly showed all us "libtards", didn't he?

Happy trails, jackass

[Ferrets are Cool]

2. Now where did I put that tiny violin? nt

[Maru Kitteh]

26. I think it's right next to my giva-fuk-ameter.

[Ferrets are Cool]

39. Ahhhhhhh, yes. nt

[Marie Marie]

3. Talk about cutting off your nose to spite your face.

Geeesh.

[oasis]

4. Trump'll give him a job. Not to worry. nt

[AJT]

5. Thoughts and prayers....

[Raster]

37. Exactly!

[bitterross]

6. Idiot. He didn't even consider he could be wrong.

Nowhere in the story does he seem to even consider that his reasoning for dropping Nike might have been the root cause.

Introspection and self-reflection are not skills the MAGAts possess.

[rpannier]

24. Quote

“As much as I hate to admit this, perhaps there are more Brandon Marshall and Colin Kaepernick supporters out there than I realized,” said Martin.

I think he does realize

[bitterross]

41. That was the very quote that made me post my post.

That's like a non-apology, apology.

He's admitting there are supporters out there. He's not admitting that the very cause could be worthwhile. It's still an "us vs. them" quote. They support Marshall and Kaepernick so they punish us for having a different view by not shopping here.

There is absolutely not a bit of awareness in that quote. It's about being out-numbered. Not about right or wrong.

[demtenjeep]

7. I really don't care

do you?

[Hassler]

8. Thoughts and prayers.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

9. Thoughts and prayers

I thought about it and I pray I don’t piss myself laughing

[Dave in VA]

10. Whomp, whomp...

n/t

[shanny]

11. maybe he should have considered that

first

[SunSeeker]

12. Reality swats another dumbass bigot. nt

[LakeArenal]

13. Damn that Nike. Being all politically correct!

[WeekiWater]

14. As Kap knows all to well...

Protests often have consequences, asshole.

[JDC]

15. Ah, free markets at work. Guarantee this is not his 1st major biz mistake

A 1000 forms to self-righteous, rw talkshow/tv political swagger displayed before our eyes.

[czarjak]

16. Milk stores? HA!

Back to the past, damn it. Conservative battlecry

[world wide wally]

17. Bigotry ain't cheap

[ProudLib72]

18. Stephen Martin you say?

What a wild and crazy guy.

[Initech]

19. I really don't care. Do U?

[Blue_playwright]

20. Dumb ass. Nt.

[Honeycombe8]

21. It's not a good idea for small businesses to get involved in politics.

They should be neutral, IMO. Maybe he was threatened by some important customers that they would boycott his store, if he cont'd to carry Nike. Who knows.

It's tough enough for the huge stores to express any opinion on politics. The small ones are at high risk.

[rpannier]

23. His store is in Colorado Springs

Springs is really conservative
He probably thought it would bring 'em in

[TheBlackAdder]

29. He Chose Poorly

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[niyad]

43. see post 42 about another silly business owner in the Springs.

[Jake Stern]

22. Oh, the irony

Martin hated Nike and Kaepernick enough to do exactly what the ad said to do: "Believe in something even if it means sacrificing everything".

[vercetti2021]

25. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes

Tots and pears.

[TeamPooka]

27. "As much as I hate to admit this, perhaps there are more...

“As much as I hate to admit this, perhaps there are more Brandon Marshall and Colin Kaepernick supporters out there than I realized,” said Martin.

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

[TheBlackAdder]

28. The memory of this will be preserved forever.

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I just won't know where it was stored. Error 404.

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[arthritisR_US]

30. Karma not to mention he's an obtuse

business man.

[Stellar]

31. Well......bye!

[MrScorpio]

32. These fuckers would rather commit suicide than do the right thing

So long, pal.

[uponit7771]

33. Typical MAGA KKKultist thinking ... NONE !!! ... they don't think things through

[Fullduplexxx]

34. Womp womp and thoughts and prayers... there that should fix it

[Thekaspervote]

35. good News! If that level of stupidity is genetic they're soon to be extinct

[allgood33]

36. Hey, that's good ole capitalism for you. It's called competition. nt

[Gothmog]

38. Boo hoo

This idiot deserves to go out of business

[Raftergirl]

40. dumber than dirt.

He probably smashed his Keurig to bits, too.

[niyad]

42. I am reminded of a bookseller in town who, on the advice of her god, refused to sell any metaphyscal

or pagan books. she was out of business several months later.

such a shame--the coffee and snacks were really good.

[rpannier]

44. Please say it wasn't Poor Richards

Used to go there for the movies... I saw 'A Brief History of Time' and 'Where the Day Takes You' there

[niyad]

46. oh, no!! Richard would never be that clueless. it was mckenzie-white.

Richard is currently on city council, president, representing district 3.

[rpannier]

47. That's a Relief

I was stationed at Ft Carson late 80's-early 90's. Friends and I used to go there many times a year to see what movies were showing and such

[niyad]

48. you would love the new addition--Rico's, in the building, excellent food, wine, entertainment.

[littlemissmartypants]

45. Time to dial whine one one