【2005 Archives】

2025-06-26 00:17:16 [Digital Culture] Source: Original Force Information Network

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Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz tweeted on Sunday that he's considering a run for the White House as a "centrist independent," whatever that is.

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The tweet was part of a coordinated roll-out -- an exclamation point to a coinciding profile of Schultz that aired on Sunday's episode of 60 Minutes. In his chat with Scott Pelley, the 65-year-old white billionaire tried to paint himself as a man for all people.

And it didn't take long for the former coffee exec to get roasted (get it!?!?) by Twitter for that and, well, a whole lot more.

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There's more if you care to wade through the nightmare, including plenty of worry that Schultz would split votes away from Democrats as a third-party candidate, as did Ross Perot in 1992 or Ralph Nader in 2000.

As of Monday morning, Schultz's tweet had amassed quite the ratio.

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This reception could be a sign of how people will vote.

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Finally, as the whipped cream on top of this shitshow frappuccino, even Donald Trump took a shot at Schultz on Monday morning, responding to the 60 Minutes profile in a typically Trumpian manner.