The Con-Man Behind the Rightwing's Starbucks Cup Freak-Out

[Newsjock]

Source: Daily Kos
By SemDem

... It wasn’t until I finally read one of the articles that I came across the name of the man who spawned this latest freak-out: Joshua Feuerstein. In none of the countless articles does the MSM bother to discuss who this clown is. So allow me:

Joshua Feuerstein is a self-described evangelist and "social-media personality". I recognized his name because he is the same asshat who harassed one of my local bakeries (and illegally recorded the phone call) because they refused to fill a fake order for an anti-gay cake. His followers bombarded their Facebook site with Ben Carson-like yarns of their supposed "bad experiences" with the bakery. Astoundingly, all of these reviews happened immediately after the date Joshua posted his hate-filled video. The bakery had to temporarily close in response to the harassment, which included death threats.

... As despicable as this guy was, I took him at his word that he was just a preacher with an obvious persecution complex. However, I have since learned that Feuerstein is much worse than that: he's a con artist.

First off, he is an entitled brat who apparently lives quite well sponging off of his mega-rich parents. Yet he is not above e-begging his duped followers to raise money for a $20,000 camera that he claimed he absolutely had to have to make YouTube videos. His followers, unable to think of anything better to donate to, gladly gave him the money and Joshua utterly ****** thanked them. Yet all of his videos since he has raised the funds, from the bakery harassment video to his latest red cup diatribe, have been shot on a cellphone. People rightfully asked where the camera was that he promised to buy. He was even confronted directly and admitted he didn't buy it after all. Meanwhile, his social media is filled with pictures of outrageously expensive shoes, jewlery and watches. I mean VERY Expensive Watches.

... To be sure, there is a very real threat to Christianity. Yet it is not atheists, homosexuals, Muslims, or even red paper cups that threaten Christianity.

It is shysters.

Read more: http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2015/11/10/1448007/-Simply-Red-The-Con-Man-Behind-the-Rightwing-s-Starbucks-Cup-Freak-Out

[OxQQme]

1. Red paper cup, you fill me up

Let's have a party.
Diamonds and bling
and all those good things
............................................................................

[DebbieCDC]

2. Just another snake oil salesman

Duping the stupid

[Snarkoleptic]

3. He certainly is skilled at mobilizing the mouth-breathers.

1) Manufacture issue
2) Narrow it down to the lowest common denominator
3) Whip the low IQ dipshits into a frenzy
4) Cash in on their ignorance
5) Lather, rinse, repeat

[rurallib]

4. betting on the stupidity of the American people these days is almost a sure thing.

[mountain grammy]

5. +1

[TygrBright]

6. Saw a bumper sticker today: "Critical Thinking: The Other National Deficit" n/t

[Fuddnik]

8. Stupidity kills. But not fast enough.

Got this t-shirt and bumper sticker catalog in the mail today.


http://www.northernsun.com/Stupidity-Kills-T-Shirt-%288512%29.html

[bvf]

7. 'Twas ever thus.

And it's all the easier when appeals to their religion are employed, as is the case here.

My $0.02

[Fritz Walter]

9. And he's an ammosexual

In his most recent video, he bragged about carrying a loaded weapon into a Starbucks store.
It's just a matter of time before he loses whatever control he has on his faculties, not to mention a lethal weapon. I -- for one -- don't want to be anywhere near him when that happens.

I guess Arizona's definition of "armed and dangerous" doesn't apply here...

[Takket]

10. the person who manufactured this "controversy" is a scumbag? I'm shocked!

A fool and their money are soon parted.

Same story you see all the time. How many times have we heard about all this Fundie money going to buy private jets, houses, cars, etc for all their "preachers".

Do I want these dirtbags exposed so people can really see who's behind this war on Christmas bullshit? Yes.

Do I feel sorry for anyone swindled by this guy? Nope.

I wish when the media reported on stuff like this they would actually research the origin of these stories and the people behind them, like dailykos actually responsibly did. When stories like this break the media always refers to the complainers as a "growing group" or even more generic, just "some people" giving the false impression that this is a serious problem for a lot of people, when in fact it is some little known kook and his cult followers.

[TxVietVet]

11. Tomorrow, I stop at Starbucks and get a Cafe Americano..........

because these idiot conservanazi Xtians are pulling this bu$hit.

I'll tell the server to keep up the good work. BTW, I'm not an Xtian because of some of the bu$hit they pull on Starbucks.
Starbucks has been on the conservanazis' hit list for years and I don't know why.