Posts Made By: Rod Kaufman

Originally Posted by James Brown

I thought Russ was a RINO, neo-liberal, leftist commie?   Now I'm totally confused.

Well, that's right, you are confused. Guess it'll take a Rich Davis to explain to you but he's probably busy organizing anti-Chick-fil-A protests... 

Originally Posted by Russ Carroll

More unprovable speculation:

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/03/anti-pride-backlash-what-target-anheuser-busch-and-others-should-expect-next-.html

There's A LOT to unpack in that link.
In regards to Target, it's noted Target's stocks were already dropping before the protests surfaced on right wing outrage media. That concurs with my statements in post #22. The only direct damage appears to be a transient decrease in the stock prices that may have been accelerated by the  media coverage. 
It's interesting to note both Northface and Kohls stocks are recovering. In Budlight's case, it's not recovering yet because of the consumer base for this product: young, white and uneducated males...

Originally Posted by Russ Carroll

Rod, I can see I need to reveal the joke that I know at least Jim saw. I'm really not disputing whether or not these companies are taking hits on their value as unsuspecting pawns in the latest episode of "Keeping Up with the Culture Wars". I am just appalled (probably too strong of a word)  that you would  want Jonathan Turley  "investigated by an ethics committee at the George Washington University for disseminating false information without verifying it first" simply because he thinks these companies are. He's entitled to his opinion without fear of losing his job, which can neither be verified or proven without any doubt.

Turley, although he did mention other companies, pointedly emphasized Target as being the latest appropriate recipient of the wrath of the right wing boycott outrage with the New York Post and Fox news (which basically and repeatedly aired the Post story) as his sources for the 9 billion dollar losses which, as I've noted, were cumulative and were already in motion before the boycott began. 
The real and only joke here is that one can possibly think nine billion in lost revenue in one week occurred because of some half-baked boycott that hadn't even taken off the ground yet. Turley either knew or should have known the latter and should have known the credibility of his sources is suspect at best.
That said, when I quoted my CNN link with the words, "The fact is..." according to the corporate execs and industry analysts that do know better along with essentially more of the same from your CNBC link, it's EVIDENT that the losses underway were independent of the upcoming and nonsensical boycott and that is verifiable with the only equivocation being the overall effect of the negative media attention on more current stock prices. 
Finally, here's Turley's take on Target in his own words from his own article:
"Target is being boycotted over its Pride line of merchandise, including selling “tuck-friendly” swimwear for children, among other items. The company is being slammed for hiring a transgender artist, Erik Carnell, who is famous for his Satan-loving products, to create the line. Target is now down $9 billion. "
As we know, Target was already down 9 billion and not from the boycott.
Turley goes on to claim, which I'm skeptical of, that he does "support Target or companies selling pride products or items geared toward trans customers." He immediately follows that statement with : "However, some of these campaigns appear more than efforts to reach new pockets of consumers. Putting aside those with clear prejudices against a given group, some consumers are reacting to campaigns that appear to push political or social agendas rather than products."
In other words, he blames the companies just as he did in the same article in regards to Disney: "As shown by Disney and its ongoing fight with Florida, corporations are now committed to political and social reform campaigns. While companies once eschewed political or social causes that would alienate consumers or damage their brands, executives are increasingly tying their brands to identity politics and controversial positions."
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/4023005-consumers-fight-back-with-some-success-against-brands-gone-woke/
Just look at the title of his article which pretty much says it all while he attempts to keep his clothes on all nicely straightened and starched as he essentially carries the water for the right wing front. He makes me want to vomit.
So companies behave in an ethical and socially responsible way, SO WHAT! That's what they ought to be doing. 
On edit, I had also stated, immediately following my opinion about Turley being investigated by an ethics committee with, "If not that, then, at the very least, he ought to be publishing a retraction as should Faux and the tabloid New York Post." 

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

Don't you understand?  

He's a communist.  He laps at the trough of Big gov't and loves them. 

He believes that gov't creates wealth and he's against free speech.

Everything involved with the individual having rights innate in their being, goes against his principles, as he believes that Big gov't is the ruler that bestows our rights upon us all, and that section of the Declaration of Independence that says this:

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men

He thinks those last 5 words above means that Gov't is the one who INSTITUTES your rights to you.

Therefore in his mind, the gov't can control your speech and has the right to jail you, if you speak out against the gov't because he adores the gov't.

I would venture to say that during the Tiananmen Square Uprising back in 1989, he was rooting for the Chinese gov't over the students who were going against it.

I really have to laugh that you guys here really believe that he isn't a Big gov't communist.

That's truly cute that you think he isn't.   You might want to get a clue about him though.  

 

My gosh, talk about a joke, the resident dick provides his daily delusion...

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

Really? 

What do you think of communism?  Do you think it is NOT evil?

Why don't you ask your GOP candidates for president who support Putin, or those in congress; there's plenty of 'em...

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

Why don't you ask your GOP candidates for president who support Putin, or those in congress; there's plenty of 'em...

"Several Republican presidential hopefuls slammed former President Trump for his comments praising North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Saturday,"
“No one should be praising the dictator in North Korea or praising the leader of Russia who has launched an unprovoked war of aggression in Ukraine,” Pence told Fox News while in Iowa on Saturday. “This is a time when we ought to make it clear to the world that we stand for freedom and we stand with those who stand for freedom.”
"Trump has previously touted his relationship with Kim, telling Washington Post journalist Bob Woodward that the two had “good chemistry.” He also exchanged what he called “love letters” with the North Korean leader"
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4033365-gop-hopefuls-slam-trump-for-comments-praising-kim-jong-un/

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

What do you think of communism?

What is different between You and the average communist?

What is different in your political philosophy?

You need to ask Tara Reid, whom you find credible, who defected to Russia aided by a convicted Russian spy. Then, for a thorough immersion into fascism, follow DeSantos... 

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

What do you think of communism?

What is different between You and the average communist?

What is different in your political philosophy?

What, your favorite GOPers won't do? Well then, ask Margie Taylor Greene, too. She wants us to defund Ukraine. Why don't you ask Greg how he feels about that?

Originally Posted by Jim Moscheck

I just call them as I see them. 

And you called it right...

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

What do you think of communism?

What is different between You and the average communist?

What is different in your political philosophy?

Tara Reid...