Boycott Dunkin' Donuts? Owned by Bush & Romney

[MannyGoldstein]

I used to love Dunkin' Donuts - until it was purchased in 2005, mostly by the Carlyle Group (The Bush Family's investment vehicle) and Bain Capital Partners (Mitt Romney's toy).

What surprises me is that virtually nobody else that I know realizes that patronizing DD is giving money to these two fringe-Right clans.

Of course I don't patronize them anymore - I'll not give a dime to those swine.

Does anyone else feel this way about DD? Or are yummy treats more important than stopping fascism?

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

1. Nope. I'll Buy There As Much As I Ever Have.

[Bluebear]

14. There's a surprise

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

18. Shouldn't Be. It's The Democratic Thing To Do In My Opinion.

The notion the OP suggests is one of narrow thinking in my assessment. Whether Carlyle owns most of it or not, the simple fact is that Dunkin Donuts is a franchise opportunity so any boycott against them is gonna do diddley squat towards hurting them but is likely that if anyone was affected at all it would be the small business owner and the common working man/woman like you and me.

Good ole regular Joe's and Jane's buy D & D franchises to make a living and strive for the american dream of business ownership. Though the franchise fee goes somewhat to Carlyle as do some other profits, overall the livelihood of the establishment affects the owner itself and the common employees that are employed there. Are they the targets you intend to hurt? That's who this proposal is targetting.

Though intentions are good, the fact is the OP is quite misguided in its mission as the very people that would be hurt by such declarations are the people we generally stand to protect and support. It is quite likely that many D & D owners are liberals, democrats or non neo-con in nature, so what the fuck motivation would I have to not support them and their business?

So it shouldn't be a surprise to you that I would buy the same there as always, since it is definitely aligned with democratic ideals to support small business and the common working class.

The OP meant well, but it's just simply not an effective idea.

:hi:

[stillcool]

27. do you exercise your power....

like in the if it's to be it is up to me?

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

29. Why Is A Duck... ....Because One Of Its Legs Are Both The Same.

[T Town Jake]

32. C'mon, fess up: is preening smugness as much fun as you make it seem?

(n/t)

[Bluebear]

35. Ha ha ha ha!

:eyes:

[Missy M]

I feel the same way about Dunkin Donuts.....

if donuts are what someone wants there are plenty of other places to get them.

[etherealtruth]

2. Sadly they have the BEST coffee

[rinsd]

6. Its their secret ingredient...Crack!

:-) At least that's what I suspect is in there.

[BrotherBuzz]

28. Oh, but their decaf is laced with...

Afghan Heroin.

[lvx35]

3. I wonder if they own any businesses that I go to.

I haven't been to a donut shop in years, and that was winchell's.

[GreenCommie]

4. Aren't they all franchises? n/t

[rinsd]

5. Hey newcomer.....

"Or are yummy treats more important than stopping fascism?"

Lay off the self righteous looking down your nose crappola.

Unless you're a monk or homeless, chances are somewhere, in someway, you are also contributing to fascists.

A simple notice about who has bought DD and a mention that you will be boycotting them will suffice.

[A HERETIC I AM]

15. LOL...."Newcomer". What an incredibly condescending statement.

"Lay off the self righteous looking down your nose crappola."

Pot? Meet kettle.

rinsd? You've only been posting here a 5 months longer than the OP'r. Just cause he only has a 3 digit post count doesnt make him a "newcomer"

It amazes me the responses some posts get.

My 1st thought when i saw this thread was "Dunkin Donuts suck anyway, Bush deserves em'" and i probably wouldnt have responded because i see this as a non-issue, but that's my opinion. But now that i have responded i dont think it is necessary to take the original poster to task because of semantics or anything else. I'd rather respond to the possible ill effects this might have on the donut eating public (none as far as i can tell) or the simple fact that this IS a market, capitalist economy and any entity with the wherewithall to purchase another entity can do so, whether it is well thought of or not. Perhaps the assholes at Carlyle will run Dunkin Donuts into the ground and the whole point will be moot.

But i have no problem mentioning to someone that they are insulting another who doesnt deserve it.

;;;;;sigh;;;;;; I suppose this is a windmill i should no longer tilt at.

Best wishes and happy donuts

[rinsd]

37. No shortage of sanctimony it appears.

[Frustratedlady]

7. Thanks for the heads up

I have only bought DDs a couple times, but I couldn't see what was so wonderful about them. We have two bakeries in town that do a much better job and they are cheaper, too.

I support local businesses, whenever possible. At least I know who owns them.

[A HERETIC I AM]

16. More than likely, a neighbor of yours owns the store.

Its a franchise, just like the Baskin-Robbins in your town too (also a "Dunkin Brands" entity)

http://www.dunkin-baskin-togos.com/html/home.asp

[Frustratedlady]

19. No, our DDs are brought in to a convenience store

which is owned by a corporation from the Quad Cities.

[Nutmegger]

8. I go to a local, family owned coffee joint.

I know the family and my money isn't supporting some corporate conglomerate.

Their donuts are good too. :)

[MADem]

9. I'll buy there as much as I always do, which is NOT AT ALL

I never bought into the "DD is Wonderful" mantra. Their coffee is OK, their donuts are too damn sweet, and the plain is like cement. They do nothing for me.

Stay away from Office Depot, too: http://mediarelations.officedepot.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=140162&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=673921&highlight=

Poppy Bush used to own Boston Market. Dunno if he still does....

[elehhhhna]

10. CASH BUSINESS IS BEST FOR MONEY LAUNDERING, in case

y'all wondered why the warpigs bought this company.

[elehhhhna]

11. dupe

[cynatnite]

12. I boycott Krispy Kreme

only because I think those are the nastiest donuts ever made.

[lynne]

13. George Soros is also affiliated with -

- the Carlyle Group to the tune of $100 MILLION. I believe he also gave $5 Million to Moveon.org.

Baskin-Robbins is in there, too. No way am I giving up donuts AND ice cream!

[RebelOne]

17. I don't buy from Dunkin' Donuts, because

I avoid sweets whenever I can, so they won't be getting any of my money anyway.

[FILAM23]

20. Personnally,

I never mix business and politics.
However I don't eat at DD just because I think their donuts suck.

[MzNov]

21. the Carlyle Group is buying up most big businesses in U.S.

try to buy Blue

www.buyblue.org

Dell and Amazon are just 2 other big companies who donate 100% to repukelikans...

[aquaman]

34. Not sure your info about Amazon is quite accurate.....

http://www.buyblue.org/node/3848

Check present info.

[walldude]

22. One of my favorite Top 10 photos of all time was this one:

Gee what are the odds of Bush accidently holding the cup exactly in a position where every letter in DD is in plain view of the camera. The corporate administration...

[bullwinkle428]

23. You're giving him too much credit - consider it fortunate that he's

holding the cup upright, and not letting it spill on the kids he's using for the photo-op...

[walldude]

24. Lol.. well, I kind of assumed he had a "cup holding coach"

helping him out...

[Sydnie]

30. I can see it now ...

Once he leaves office we will see him in those commercials mumbling "Time to make the donuts".

What a funny visual that is! :rofl:

Anyway, I don't go there anymore. I did take my room mates mother there the other day, because she requested to go there (she doesn't drive and I was taking her to the hospital to see her husband who was a patient there). I took the opportunity to explain to her, as we were waiting in line for her coolatta, WHY she shouldn't frequent there anymore. I know I won't be asked to take her there anymore at least. As for donuts, she supports a local mom/pop place every Sunday as she takes their donuts to work and sells them to the other employees there.

Now, if she could just learn to get her coffee somewhere else ... ;)

[asthmaticeog]

25. First they came for the yummy treats...

...and I said nothing, because I was doing Atkins.

[Richardo]

33. So true...

:cry:

[tigereye]

26. I don't like donuts

but I'm guessing (and hoping) that bagel stores aren't usually run by the Carlyle group. ;)

[T Town Jake]

31. If I boycotted every establishment and/or product over the years...

...that someone has bellowed "Or are__________"(fill in the blank)"more important than stopping fascism!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" at me since the early 1970's I'd be eating boiled grass and living in a hut about now.

No thanks.

[SmokingJacket]

36. I'd rather go to a local business, but

once in the while, esp while traveling, I like to stop there. Only a tiny bit of my donut money will go to Carlyle, diddly squat compared to the massive amount of TAX MONEY that is going to them.