"Are you kidding me?" / Facepalm Thread (pt 2)

[2A_Tom]

Boss like Ross https://www.outoflineactive.com/

 

[Kutnupe14]

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/3/julian-castro-praises-nike-compares-betsy-ross-fla/

Julian Castro praises Nike, compares Betsy Ross flag to Confederate flag

Well that's just nonsense. There's a pretty noteworthy difference between the two. I view ALL the flags of the United States of America, not as completely representative of their respective eras, but as a representation of what America hoped to be.

 

[2A_Tom]

https://twitter.com/davidrutz/status/1146442261955252224

[FONT=&amp]Michael Eric Dyson compares Betsy Ross Flag to a swastika or burning cross during MSNBC hit.

[/FONT]https://freebeacon.com/politics/msnbc-guest-compares-betsy-ross-flag-to-swastika-burning-cross/[FONT=&amp]

[/FONT][video=youtube_share;5eA3ECUX3Bo]https://youtu.be/5eA3ECUX3Bo[/video]

 

[jamil]

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/3/julian-castro-praises-nike-compares-betsy-ross-fla/

Julian Castro praises Nike, compares Betsy Ross flag to Confederate flag

He is one of the craziest of the bat**** crazy Democrats in the race.

 

[2A_Tom]

https://www.denverpost.com/2019/07/06/nike-3-billion-colin-kaepernick-shoe/

[h=1]Nike rakes in $3 billion after Colin Kaepernick calls foul on shoe[/h]

 

[rhino]

https://www.denverpost.com/2019/07/06/nike-3-billion-colin-kaepernick-shoe/

Nike rakes in $3 billion after Colin Kaepernick calls foul on shoe

Did not see that coming.

 

[Nazgul]

I knew it!!!!!

Told my wife it was a marketing job. Create a controversy to increase sales. Bunch of no brain idiots.....

Don

 

[JettaKnight]

https://www.denverpost.com/2019/07/06/nike-3-billion-colin-kaepernick-shoe/

Nike rakes in $3 billion after Colin Kaepernick calls foul on shoe

Fake news.

TMZ is doing the "reporting", the Denver Post is just a mindless parrot here. There's absolutely nothing in this article to tie the stock price to the controversy other than a coincidence in timing. The real reason is that Nike makes the jerseys for the women's soccer team, and they were winning big at that time - posed to win the cup (which they did). The Jerseys are wildly popular right now and sales are exceeding expectations.


And the stock is up one, maybe two percent - not exactly a meteoric rise.

Plus, Nike didn't "rake in" diddly squat. The stock price rose, and shareholders' paper value climbed.


EDIT - Doubling down on the lie: They trot out a quote from Kevin O'Leary (of Shark Tank fame) to validate their assessment. The key is, that quote was from February, long, long, before this kerfuffle.

 

[HoughMade]

It would not surprise me if Nike had a sales spike.

First, Nike is embracing the "woke" community (and America haters in general). They as much as [the royal] you won't buy Nikes because of this, they will specifically go out and buy them BECAUSE of this. I would fully expect a spoke in sales because people motivated for a cause will buy NOW and that's easy to see. Not buying is harder to see in stats.

Second, they don't need to sell to everyone. They will sell to the woke, the blind Kaepernick followers, those who thinks he represents something about some group and the largest group of all, those who don't know and don't care.

Third, they don't just sell in America. It shouldn't be too hard to figure out that, around the world (keeping in mind there are well over 7 billion people in the world who are NOT Americans) there are plenty of people who disdain America and anything that seems to "embarrass" it, they're into.

 

[JettaKnight]

Here's the real "Are you kidding me" thing about that story...

Do a web search on that title, "Nike rakes in $3 billion after Colin Kaepernick calls foul on shoe".

See how many "news" outlets just run that same exact article?

A lot of them don't list the actual author and try to pass it of as their own. But I did find the source - a hack sports writer in San Francisco, Gary Peterson.

Here's the TMZ article he references: https://www.tmz.com/2019/07/05/nike...-kaepernick-betsy-ross-flag-shoe-controversy/

There's absolutely nothing in that article to substantiate that claim.

It took me 10-20 minutes to do a quick sanity check, so either these news sources don't bother with that, or don't give a **** about facts anymore. Of course, none of the MSM is running this story, but you can't trust them.

 

[JettaKnight]

It would not surprise me if Nike had a sales spike.

First, Nike is embracing the "woke" community (and America haters in general). They as much as [the royal] you won't buy Nikes because of this, they will specifically go out and buy them BECAUSE of this. I would fully expect a spoke in sales because people motivated for a cause will buy NOW and that's easy to see. Not buying is harder to see in stats.


Second, they don't need to sell to everyone. They will sell to the woke, the blind Kaepernick followers, those who thinks he represents something about some group and the largest group of all, those who don't know and don't care.
Wall Street doesn't do woke, they do money. If woke leads to money, then so be it. Plus, it's way to soon to see what the net effect Kapernick's hissy fit will have on their sales. I suspect nothing substantial.

Third, they don't just sell in America. It shouldn't be too hard to figure out that, around the world (keeping in mind there are well over 7 billion people in the world who are NOT Americans) there are plenty of people who disdain America and anything that seems to "embarrass" it, they're into.

And their logo (and "USA") is plastered on the W.C. winners' jersey, which is selling well in Europe.

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[2A_Tom]

When will these people learn that being an entertainer does not mean we care what they think.

Joss Whedon

https://twitter.com/joss/status/1146904868185092097?ref_src=twsrc^tfw

The comments are rational.

 

[actaeon277]

When will these people learn that being an entertainer does not mean we care what they think.

Joss Whedon

https://twitter.com/joss/status/1146904868185092097?ref_src=twsrc^tfw

The comments are rational.

Javier A

@VieroVue

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Jul 4

Replying to

@joss

Wow this is from Joss Whedon?! Man what are you talking about? Cowed in and helpless? 2017 til today have been the best years of my life. And I'm a middle eastern looking man living in Texas! Celebrities are just too far gone at this point

 

[actaeon277]

Joss seems like he's more of a "core world's" big government guy.

 

[2A_Tom]

Shiny.

 

[Phase2]

Joss Whedon's predatory sexual history makes Trump look like a choir boy.

 

[daddyusmaximus]

Apparently, the truth, or actual history even, cannot be taught at public schools in many locations... you know... for butt hurt reasons...


[FONT=&quot]“I can’t say the Holocaust is a factual, historical event because I am not in a position to do so as a school district employee.”


[/FONT]https://tribunist.com/news/high-sch...SeWRleIVx34r1C0H7MV998CdAGDBbrW8vc2vWkxVBEeog

 

[jamil]

It would not surprise me if Nike had a sales spike.

First, Nike is embracing the "woke" community (and America haters in general). They as much as [the royal] you won't buy Nikes because of this, they will specifically go out and buy them BECAUSE of this. I would fully expect a spoke in sales because people motivated for a cause will buy NOW and that's easy to see. Not buying is harder to see in stats.

Second, they don't need to sell to everyone. They will sell to the woke, the blind Kaepernick followers, those who thinks he represents something about some group and the largest group of all, those who don't know and don't care.

Third, they don't just sell in America. It shouldn't be too hard to figure out that, around the world (keeping in mind there are well over 7 billion people in the world who are NOT Americans) there are plenty of people who disdain America and anything that seems to "embarrass" it, they're into.

This is kinda where my thinking is on it. A lot of companies can be as woke as they want and appeal to the “right” demographics and just not have to care about sane people. Young woke twitterotti are not anywhere near a majority of people, but sizable enough to make very loyal patrons. For Nike, it’s quite possible that the sports shoe/apparel buying public that care enough about this to boycott, would likely be more than offset by the bat-**** crazy people.

 

[daddyusmaximus]

Wannabe fake cop pulls over real off duty cop... You can't make this stuff up... lol.

[video=youtube;Y7tsKBpeRQ8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=21&v=Y7tsKBpeRQ8[/video]

 

[ArcadiaGP]

The hell was that noise around beech grove? Sounded like an explosion

Hearing sirens now