Politics Thread

[Juice]

I'm ready to make my endorsement in the Democratic Primary. I'd probably be okay with Biden winning, and I might even vote for him (not that my Kansas vote matters), but the only Democrat I would actively support is Andrew Yang. His being the only candidate to come out and unequivocally denounce the beating of Andy Ngo in Portland by Antifa thugs over the weekend (with so much of the Left being somewhere between "I loved it" to "Yeah, it shouldn't have happened, but he kind of deserved it") put me over the top.

Usually Democrats are all for defending gay minorities but not in the case of Andy...

[Juice]

https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/27/busin...ong/index.html

Nike doesn't like historical American flags but likes China's oppression of Hong Kong I guess

Hong Kong (CNN Business)Nike has stopped selling some products in China after a fashion designer's support for protests in Hong Kong sparked a social media backlash.

The US retail giant said in a statement Thursday that it had decided to remove some of its goods "based on feedback from Chinese consumers."
"We have withdrawn from China a small number of products that were designed by a collaborator," a Nike (NKE) spokesperson told CNN Business.
The company did not respond when asked to provide more details.

[Juice]

Nike Nixes ‘Betsy Ross Flag’ Sneaker After Colin Kaepernick Intervenes - WSJ

Ok this one is insane.

Arizona Governor Pulls State Aid for Nike Plant Over Betsy Ross-Colin Kaepernick Controversy - WSJ

And to be fair this is also pretty insane.

The shoes are now going for $2,000 on Stock X

https://stockx.com/nike-air-max-1-usa-2019

[noteggs]

Eric Swalwell also condemned those actions against Ngo. Looks like two others at the rally were attacked and bloodied by Antifa. Apparently those two were trying to protect a gay man (to be fair and at this point, that claim came from those beaten). Question is when will the candidates call out Antifa.

https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/02/s...-condemnation/

Nonetheless, give Yang and Swalwell a lot of credit for condemning violence on a reporter.

[paulxu]

if some of those shoes actually shipped, they'll be collectors items fetching a good dollar.

Maybe it was a marketing ploy?

[Lamont Sanford]

if some of those shoes actually shipped, they'll be collectors items fetching a good dollar.

Maybe it was a marketing ploy?

Pretty sure I read that the shoes had already shipped to retailers when Nike basically recalled them. I didn't know that Colin Kaepernick carried such clout with Nike. Sad.

[Caf]

Pretty sure I read that the shoes had already shipped to retailers when Nike basically recalled them. I didn't know that Colin Kaepernick carried such clout with Nike. Sad.

It is crazy he has that kind of pull. I don't envy Nike having to make these calls. It's definitely a case of damned if you do, damned if you don't.

[GoMuskies]

Prediction: This sick fucker Epstein's fall is going to become an enormous political scandal that ruins many Democrats and Republicans alike. Acosta is probably the first to fall, but I suspect his actions will be among the least bad of those who ultimately go down.

[noteggs]

Not sure about Acosta getting off easily, Democrats are already saying his bad deeds are on same level with the scumbag Epstein. Unfortunately this is going to be so politicized, people are going to lose site of Epstein’s heinous acts. Like you said, both parties are going to take a hit and I say good.

[xu82]

Is this where we go to talk about the Women’s World Cup win?