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Josh Feuerstein Goes Full Bonkers on CNN over Starbucks Cups (Original Post) yuiyoshida Nov 2015 OP
This is a terrific example of how the media has failed this country. LonePirate Nov 2015 #1
Exactly.. Jimmy Carter a former US President just stated the US has become an oligarchy and raindaddy Nov 2015 #16
Here are some pictures of previous cups starroute Nov 2015 #2
Which of course all says Christ rpannier Nov 2015 #8
i'm convinced this is all a brilliant ad campaign by starbucks marketing in cooperation Ed Suspicious Nov 2015 #3
That's just it, Ed. The media are too damned lazy to dig up real news, bulloney Nov 2015 #10
Okay, wait a minute... 2naSalit Nov 2015 #4
Pete Dominic deserves a better debate topic than this. Pete is brilliant! Ned_Devine Nov 2015 #5
+1! Never seen him before. Enthusiast Nov 2015 #11
He's got a show on Sirius XM called Stand Up! Ned_Devine Nov 2015 #13
Oh, I have no Sirius XM. That explains it. Enthusiast Nov 2015 #14
What a crock!!! Thespian2 Nov 2015 #6
Nothing More Than An Attention Seeker erpowers Nov 2015 #7
He's an attention seeking bigoted dope. Enthusiast Nov 2015 #12
If I get some coffee from Starbucks, I'm going to tell them that my name is "Happy Kwanza" MrScorpio Nov 2015 #9
My name just became "Josh Feuerstein is a fucking chode" beerandjesus Nov 2015 #15
Ahh, Josh Feuerstein. Dr. Forrester Nov 2015 #17
I love that his hat was plain red during his rant about how evil plain red cups are. GreatGazoo Nov 2015 #18
I'm surprised the CNN reporter actually ADMITTED Obama was a Christian. Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2015 #19

LonePirate

(13,424 posts)
1. This is a terrific example of how the media has failed this country.
Mon Nov 9, 2015, 10:17 PM
Nov 2015

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This topic is not worth the discussion time as there are far more important and educational issues the media could be reporting; but they focus on this sensationalist RW outrage crap. Shame on CNN.

raindaddy

(1,370 posts)
16. Exactly.. Jimmy Carter a former US President just stated the US has become an oligarchy and
Tue Nov 10, 2015, 11:27 AM
Nov 2015

our political system is so corrupt it's no a functioning representative of the American people..

Are we seeing Carter on CNN to talk about his startling accusation? No, we're seeing some guy whine about the design on a coffee cup and his delusional war on Christmas...

starroute

(12,977 posts)
2. Here are some pictures of previous cups
Mon Nov 9, 2015, 10:18 PM
Nov 2015

Snowflakes, a snowman, a kid on a sled, some ornaments, and what might be a stylized poinsettia. The same sort of images you might see on a Happy Holidays card -- but not much in the way of Christmas.

http://time.com/4105283/starbucks-holiday-cups-evolution/

rpannier

(24,330 posts)
8. Which of course all says Christ
Tue Nov 10, 2015, 02:32 AM
Nov 2015

Which is what the day and season is supposed to be about
I mean, I remember the vivid paintings of the young Jesus catching snowflakes on his tongue, riding a sled and building a snowman. Oh... and planting poinsettias.

This guy is just whining for the sake of getting attention

Ed Suspicious

(8,879 posts)
3. i'm convinced this is all a brilliant ad campaign by starbucks marketing in cooperation
Mon Nov 9, 2015, 11:02 PM
Nov 2015

with the cable news networks. It is complete with product placements and corporate approved viral content.

bulloney

(4,113 posts)
10. That's just it, Ed. The media are too damned lazy to dig up real news,
Tue Nov 10, 2015, 07:36 AM
Nov 2015

so they resort to making their "newscasts" into a series of mini-infomercials on some company and their products.

They're just as bad at the local level. I watch Toledo TV news and almost every day, they spend several minutes each newscast talking about some restaurant chain having some menu special or something on that order. That restaurant chain is a multi-billion dollar business. They can afford to buy advertisement if they want attention to draw attention to that event or special offer.

Feuerstein needs to get a life.

2naSalit

(86,646 posts)
4. Okay, wait a minute...
Mon Nov 9, 2015, 11:09 PM
Nov 2015

So this redneck is bitching about the color of a Starbucks coffee cup... I thought being a Starbucks drinker was worthy of epithet status when denigrating leftists and progressives... so this is like him jumping on a tour bus to leftyville so he can bitch about leftyville and the kind of bus the tour is on.


Wow, no boundaries.


Thespian2

(2,741 posts)
6. What a crock!!!
Tue Nov 10, 2015, 12:45 AM
Nov 2015

Americans face many important issues daily...the decoration on a Starbucks cup is not worth news time...

erpowers

(9,350 posts)
7. Nothing More Than An Attention Seeker
Tue Nov 10, 2015, 12:59 AM
Nov 2015

When I started looking at this video I wondered if Josh Feuerstein was seeking attention, or was just a little loopy. Before even getting to the end of the video I realized that he is just seeking attention.

MrScorpio

(73,631 posts)
9. If I get some coffee from Starbucks, I'm going to tell them that my name is "Happy Kwanza"
Tue Nov 10, 2015, 05:42 AM
Nov 2015

I don't celebrate Kwanza, but if I wanted to, I would use that cup with "Happy Kwanza" written all over to spoof this psychotic right wing yahoo.

beerandjesus

(1,301 posts)
15. My name just became "Josh Feuerstein is a fucking chode"
Tue Nov 10, 2015, 11:21 AM
Nov 2015

At least, when I'm ordering coffee at Starbucks....

Although, I hate giving this guy any attention, to the point where I thought twice before giving this thread a rec. For the same reason, I've been boycotting anything to do with Sarah Palin for about two years now.... If the trolls are gonna get fed, it sure as hell isn't gonna be me passing out the morsels.

Dr. Forrester

(47 posts)
17. Ahh, Josh Feuerstein.
Tue Nov 10, 2015, 01:02 PM
Nov 2015

Ahh, Josh Feuerstein. The guy whose claim to fame is that he "disproved" evolution in three minutes, by regurgitating the same crap that only idiots with a less than grade school understanding of science trot out. This guy really doesn't deserve any of the attention he's getting except for a long overdue Encyclopedia Dramatica article.

GreatGazoo

(3,937 posts)
18. I love that his hat was plain red during his rant about how evil plain red cups are.
Tue Nov 10, 2015, 01:33 PM
Nov 2015

They should have asked him what happened to all the Christmas messages that could have been on that hat.

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