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long time in a tough bizz... good to read a good outcome .:0074

got a buddy who I worked along side in the stores[vendor chat] for 17 years who I saw in the Food Lion down the street...he has stayed with 28 years now..says 2 more and done....I don't know how he still stocks shelves.......he says reffing hoops keeps him limber..he is almost 60


our beer dist. pulled the 401k and down the road sold out...along the way found a way to fire or force out 6 upper management with over 150 years experience in the beer bizz....I should have gone to work for Coke or Pepsi or Bud if I was going to work for someone else 20 years.

lotta 60 hour work weeks but you been there done that in the soda world..

Man,,,I got a call about 2 weeks ago from a buddy of mine who runs the Coors distributorship and asked me was I ready to get back in the business? I told him I missed the people,but no way the 12-14 hour days.Met a lot of good people along the way, but I am afraid the snowflake way has ruined the hard working route drivers that makes the day to day business so much fun!!The main reason I walked away was upper management forcing stupid HR decisions down your throat. Excuse me but a week working at Taco Bell does not qualify you to be a salesman.:0008
 

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Is that your go to when you have no reply?


I'll lob you a softball here, what are your thoughts on the Westboro Baptist Church?

You don't have to like their message (I don't) and you can agree with Kaepernick's message (I do) and I can recognize each has a right to present their message, but I can disagree with how the message is presented, what say you?

If you agree with Kaepernick's message, how would you have presented it?
 

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If you agree with Kaepernick's message, how would you have presented it?

Plenty of athletes have used their celebrity to further a cause without choosing an avenue specifically to piss off as many people as possible.

He chose to insult the people who fought for this country. Yes, that is what he chose. He can hide behind whatever excuse he wants, but he chose to do what he did knowing it would, at the very least, get interpreted that way, which is exactly what he wanted.

He wanted the biggest shit storm he could stir up. Instead of taking to social media, instead of using one of the thousands of microphones shoved in front of him, instead of choosing to educate people he chose to piss them off as his avenue of action.

Mission accomplished, I guess.
 

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I don't like the Nike decision. I think they are acting just like Trump, willing to divide the country to satisfy a base. Kaep isn't a villain or a hero, just a (not particularly bright) guy who I thought had a pretty valid and respectful form of raising an issue. That could have been the end of it, but we have a toddler hypocrite wanna be dictator yelling out of ass because it pleases idiots and now we have a greedy exploitative corporation grabbing their slice of this moronic pie.
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I know the Idiots @ CNN & MSLSD are defending Nike & CK but will someone please tell me what in the hell CK "Sacrificed"?!!? I believe the 126 Police Officers, you know the Pigs on CK's socks, killed in the line of duty since 2016 & their families have made the REAL SACRIFICE!!!
 
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I know the Idiots @ CNN & MSLSD are defending Nike & CK but will someone please tell me what in the hell CK "Sacrificed"?!!? I believe the 126 Police Officers, you know the Pigs on CK's socks, killed in the line of duty since 2016 & their families have made the REAL SACRIFICE!!!

That isn't the millennial, world-changing wanna be, lazy POS point of view, now is it?
 

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Just my "Humble" opinion...I could be wrong. :shrug:
Please "Enlighten" me as to what CK actually "Sacrificed"? :popcorn2


Sarcasm doesn't come across the internet well sometimes. I was agreeing with you.

He sacrificed nothing, he lost along the way, but that's the chances you take when you push the boundaries like he did.
 

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Sarcasm doesn't come across the internet well sometimes. I was agreeing with you.

He sacrificed nothing, he lost along the way, but that's the chances you take when you push the boundaries like he did.

10-4!!! :0074

I would like ask those who agree w/Nike & CK what is more important....their political views & his protest or the children of the fallen Officers who will now have to grow up w/o a Mother or Father?
 

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10-4!!! :0074

I would like ask those who agree w/Nike & CK what is more important....their political views & his protest or the children of the fallen Officers who will now have to grow up w/o a Mother or Father?

I would be very curious as to how many of the NFL players that took a "knee" actually donated cash or time to help. My guess would be less than 10 percent but I could be wrong because it is just a guess.
 

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Nike was losing market share to Adidas, will be interesting to see how this plays out.

This ain't their first rodeo.

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Just curious as to why in this day of investigative reporting why has not someone, anyone,just took one team ,view the tapes, then ask that question. What have you done besides take a knee and hold your hand up? Probably scared of the answer ? Of course I blame the Russians and Donald J.
 

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Just curious as to why in this day of investigative reporting why has not someone, anyone,just took one team ,view the tapes, then ask that question. What have you done besides take a knee and hold your hand up? Probably scared of the answer ? Of course I blame the Russians and Donald J.

Do you use Google?
 

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TRUMP WAS RIGHT THIS LEAGUE SUCKS I DIDNT WATCH ONE SECOND OF THE GAME LAST NIGHT I BET THE INDIANS SI I WAS WATCHING THAT GAME :0074

I CAN VERY EASILY NOT WATCH THESE OVERPAYED JANITORS IN THE NFL NO PROBLEM I SUPPORT MY PRESIDENT

IMAGINE THIS BUM KAEPERNICK WEARING PIG SOCKS AND SENDING MONEY TO A GROUP THAT SUPPORTS A WOMEN WHO SHOT A COP FUCK NIKE I WILL NEVER BUY THERE PRODUCTS

MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN TRUMP 2020 :0008:0008
 

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TRUMP WAS RIGHT THIS LEAGUE SUCKS I DIDNT WATCH ONE SECOND OF THE GAME LAST NIGHT I BET THE INDIANS SI I WAS WATCHING THAT GAME :0074

I CAN VERY EASILY NOT WATCH THESE OVERPAYED JANITORS IN THE NFL NO PROBLEM I SUPPORT MY PRESIDENT

IMAGINE THIS BUM KAEPERNICK WEARING PIG SOCKS AND SENDING MONEY TO A GROUP THAT SUPPORTS A WOMEN WHO SHOT A COP FUCK NIKE I WILL NEVER BUY THERE PRODUCTS

MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN TRUMP 2020 :0008:0008

You are so full of shit. You say you can very easily not watch but I bet every cent I have that you sure as fuck did watch you fucking big mouth douchebag.
 
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