I love our country, and I am seriously considering running for president as a centrist independent.
Howard Schultz
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Howard Schultz
@HowardSchultz
Transformative leader; Starbucks ceo and board member; co-founder of the Schultz Family Foundation and the emes project.
- People need real opportunities to help themselves, not unrealistic policies and promises. Genuine opportunities, like the ones I had, which helped me leave the housing projects of Brooklyn and realize my dreams. #ReimagineUS
00:00 - Shouting down political opponents, inflexible dogma, and the making of lists of the politically impure, unfavored classes, and offending businesses, has always been integral to socialism. History is utterly clear on this point. The list is always acted on.
- Lots of opinions this week. Here’s another: “They’re trying to bully Mr. Schultz out of running, but along the way they’re making the case for why he should.” wsj.com/articles/whos-… via @WSJ
- The question I think we all should be asking ourselves is: at this time in America when there's so much evidence that our political system is broken - that both parties at the extreme are not representing the silent majority of the American people - isn't there a better way?
00:00 - It feels good to be here. My hope is to share my truth, listen to yours, build trust, and focus on things that can make us better.
- From the sad spectacle of the Cohen hearing and the craven defense of the president by Republicans, to the reports of fights inside the Democratic Caucus between the ascendant left wing and a more moderate wing of the party, this was another sad week in American politics.
- If even a successful businessman and entrepreneur like Governor Hickenlooper can't openly support capitalism in the Democratic primary, it's clear this is Senator Sanders' party now.
00:00 - This moment is like no other. Our two parties are more divided than ever. Let’s discuss how we can come together to create opportunities for more people. #ReimagineUS howardschultz.com
- .@HowardSchultz, a lifelong Democrat, on why he would run for president as an independent: "It's clear that the country that we are living in needs change, not only change because of this president, but change because of toxicity and lack of compromise of both parties."
00:00 - #SCOTUS nominations should be made based on the individual’s commitment to upholding the Constitution, nothing more, nothing less.
- To become better, we must repair our broken two-party system. To those who say a third choice can't succeed, I say that's as un-American as you can get.
- The failed political class of Washington, D.C., has broken America’s political system. And out of that are rising political extremes on both sides. President Trump is one extreme and on the other side is a vitriolic undermining of the American free enterprise system.
- Replying to @HowardSchultzAmerica’s free-enterprise system has provided more opportunity and created more prosperity than any other economic model in the history of the world.
