He’s every bit as culpable as Bill O.

And so’s his wife.

This one act of apology from a wingnut movement leader is a sign of hope for me. Truly. After listening to the hatred and vitriol coming out of other folks, how refreshing it is for someone to step up and say, enough, I’m wrong, and I’m sorry.

The toobz gremlins didn’t seem to catch my “reply to” link.

My point above: hate and smear campaigns of ALL sorts are not just wrong. They are usually grossly unfair, and can easily become down right dangerous. PLEASE do not indulge in furthering such shameful, hurtful, wrong-headed attacks.

Many of the Starbucks employees, including our son, are part-timers, BY CHOICE. Starbucks cares enough about their employees to offer excellent health care coverage for employee AND domestic partner, as long as the employee works at least half time. No ifs, ands, or buts. It’s true. I know. This experience is our own, in our own family.

The reasons many Starbucks employees work only half time are varied, but certainly not dictated by the company. Rather, this is the case because MANY of the employees use their Starbucks job to put food on their table and get that guaranteed health coverage option for their family WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WORKS ANOTHER JOB BY CHOICE.

Our son is a good example. He’s a gifted classical musician, holding two principal positions in regional symphony orchestras, subbing often in others, and performing in numerous recitals, educational programs for school children, and the like. He cannot live on the music income at this point in his career, but he CAN afford to live and strive for that dream job in classical music…. THANKS TO THE OPPORTUNITY STARBUCK’s OFFERS with its health care coverage, income, EXTREMELY flexible scheduling of work-hours, etc.

PLEASE. STOP. BASHING. THIS. COMPANY. for reasons you apparently neither understand nor appreciate. Unless you work for FauxNews or some other odious organization with a hidden, vile agenda of mayhem, you may be being duped, “used”, by a totally unfair smear campaign. I can’t believe you would do this if you understood the situation.

Forgive me, msmolly. This is not a personal attack on you. But I’m disgusted by some very nefarious negative forces out there who appear to be trying to hurt a perfectly good company with a deliberate, totally unfair campaign of misinformation.

Thanks for this, BT.

“Thank you for coming, unless there’s any other questions. And I truly am sorry that we had to meet under these circumstances. I like Guinness for those of you who want to have a beer somewhere. I prefer my chicken wings really hot and a little crispy.”

sounds like the kinda sociopathy that could make a guy tweet talking points from the crematoriums at Auschwitz don’t it