{"id":395055,"date":"2019-02-03T18:10:25","date_gmt":"2019-02-03T17:10:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/dems-hysteria-over-starbucks-ceo-schultz-is-all-about-power-not-political-views-tucker-carlson-rt-usa-news\/"},"modified":"2019-02-03T18:10:25","modified_gmt":"2019-02-03T17:10:25","slug":"dems-hysteria-over-starbucks-ceo-schultz-is-all-about-power-not-political-views-tucker-carlson-rt-usa-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/dems-hysteria-over-starbucks-ceo-schultz-is-all-about-power-not-political-views-tucker-carlson-rt-usa-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Dems hysteria over Starbucks CEO Schultz is all about power, not political views \u2013 Tucker Carlson \u2014 RT USA News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        Democratic outrage over Starbucks founder Howard Schultz\u2019s presidential campaign shows they care only about power, not political agenda, Fox anchor Tucker Carlson said. <\/p>\n<div>\n<p>While Schulz\u2019s political views are <em>\u201cindistinguishable\u201d<\/em> from those of establishment Democrats like Nancy Pelosi, his third-party campaign status is the only thing that matters, Fox News host Tucker Carlson said in his latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/opinion\/tucker-carlson-democrats-want-to-crush-howard-schultz-because-hes-a-threat-to-the-power-they-crave\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">remarks<\/a> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"media__youtube-frame lazyload\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300px\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tqcmeIgJzWo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWhat Democrats really want, what they&#8217;re not kidding about, at all, is political power\u2026 Poor, hapless Howard Schultz and his overfunded midlife crisis just got in their way. So, they have to crush him,\u201d<\/em> Carlson said.<\/p>\n<p>Schultz, a billionaire responsible for putting a Starbucks in every strip-mall in America, quit the firm last year. The former coffee kingpin announced on Sunday that he is <em>\u201cseriously considering\u201d<\/em> a shot at the presidency in 2020, as an independent candidate.<\/p>\n<p>Schultz was immediately lambasted by the liberal establishment and media. Former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mikebloomberg.com\/news\/mike-bloomberg-statement-independent-run\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">warned<\/a> that Schultz would <em>\u201cjust split the anti-Trump vote and end up re-electing the president,\u201d<\/em> while liberal think-tank head Neera Tanden announced that she would spearhead a Starbucks <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/usa\/450002-starbucks-boycott-ceo-independent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">boycott<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\">\n<p>Read more<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"read-more__link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rt.com\/usa\/450062-schultz-president-heckled-bookstore\/\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<picture><!--[if IE 9]><video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\" data-srcset=\"&#10;                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2019.01\/xxs\/5c507636dda4c8da278b459b.JPG 560w,&#10;                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2019.01\/xs\/5c507636dda4c8da278b459b.JPG 640w,&#10;                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2019.01\/thumbnail\/5c507636dda4c8da278b459b.JPG 920w,&#10;                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2019.01\/m\/5c507636dda4c8da278b459b.JPG 1080w,&#10;                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2019.01\/l\/5c507636dda4c8da278b459b.JPG 1536w,&#10;                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2019.01\/article\/5c507636dda4c8da278b459b.JPG 1960w,&#10;                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2019.01\/xxl\/5c507636dda4c8da278b459b.JPG 2480w&#10;                        \" srcset=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAQAAACRI2S5AAAAEElEQVR42mNkIAAYRxWAAQAG9gAKqv6+AwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\"><source data-srcset=\"&#10;                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2019.01\/xxs\/5c507636dda4c8da278b459b.JPG 280w,&#10;                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2019.01\/xs\/5c507636dda4c8da278b459b.JPG 320w,&#10;                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2019.01\/thumbnail\/5c507636dda4c8da278b459b.JPG 460w,&#10;                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2019.01\/m\/5c507636dda4c8da278b459b.JPG 540w,&#10;                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2019.01\/l\/5c507636dda4c8da278b459b.JPG 768w,&#10;                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2019.01\/article\/5c507636dda4c8da278b459b.JPG 980w,&#10;                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2019.01\/xxl\/5c507636dda4c8da278b459b.JPG 1240w&#10;                        \" srcset=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAQAAACRI2S5AAAAEElEQVR42mNkIAAYRxWAAQAG9gAKqv6+AwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\"><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\u2018Don\u2019t help elect Trump, a**hole!\u2019 Independent Howard Schultz heckled at bookstore event\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAQAAACRI2S5AAAAEElEQVR42mNkIAAYRxWAAQAG9gAKqv6+AwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2019.01\/xxs\/5c507636dda4c8da278b459b.JPG\" class=\"read-more__cover lazyload\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><!-- noscript pattern --><noscript><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2019.01\/xxs\/5c507636dda4c8da278b459b.JPG\" alt=\"Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz \u00a9 Reuters \/ Andrew Kelly\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>Potential Democratic candidate Julian Castro appeared on television to plead with Schultz to pull out of contention.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI have a concern that if he did run that essentially, it would provide Donald Trump with his best hope of getting re-elected,\u201d<\/em> Castro said. <em>\u201cI would suggest to Mr Schultz to truly think about the negative impact that that might make.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Schultz\u2019s positions are not the problem. Even as a self-described <em>\u201cindependent centrist,\u201d<\/em> he does not stray too far from the Democratic orthodoxy. The billionaire candidate rejects universal healthcare and free college tuition, and has called the leftist progressive wing of the Democratic party <em>\u201cun-American.\u201d<\/em> Instead, he advocates fiscal responsibility, gun control, and moderate immigration reform.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIf you sincerely thought Barack Obama did a great job as president, you&#8217;d probably be perfectly happy with Howard Schultz at the helm,\u201d<\/em> Carlson continued. However, the party establishment don\u2019t want to risk their only shot at unseating Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Neither do some passionate Democratic voters. Schultz was heckled and jeered at his first public appearance as candidate in a Manhattan bookstore on Monday night.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cDon\u2019t help elect Trump, you egotistical, billionaire a**hole,\u201d<\/em> the disgruntled Democrat shouted.<em> \u201cGo back to Davos with the other billionaire elite who think they know how to run the world.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Here&#8217;s the video. A heckler shouts at Howard Schultz during an event in New York: &#8220;Don&#8217;t help elect Trump, you egotistical, billionaire asshole.&#8221; Via CNN <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oabwfNnsmp\">pic.twitter.com\/oabwfNnsmp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kylegriffin1\/status\/1090057028314243072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 29, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Carlson concluded that Schultz\u2019s \u2018liberal\u2019 opponents are all eschewing the classic liberal concept of welcoming a third candidate in the hope that the best ideas win.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cYou get the strong feeling they prefer to see just one candidate on the ballot,\u201d<\/em> he said. <em>\u201cThat way they\u2019d win every time. Voters couldn\u2019t screw it up with their dumb opinions.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Think your friends would be interested? Share this story!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/usa\/450176-tucker-carlson-schultz-democrats\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=RSS\">RT<\/a>. This piece was reprinted by <a href=\"http:\/\/rinf.com\">RINF Alternative News<\/a> with permission or license.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic outrage over Starbucks founder Howard Schultz\u2019s presidential campaign shows they care only about power, not political agenda, Fox anchor Tucker Carlson said. While Schulz\u2019s political views are \u201cindistinguishable\u201d from those of establishment Democrats like Nancy Pelosi, his third-party campaign status is the only thing that matters, Fox News host Tucker Carlson said in his [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":395058,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[519],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-395055","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-newswire"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/395055","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=395055"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/395055\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/395058"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=395055"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=395055"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=395055"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}