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babylonsister

(171,102 posts)
Wed Nov 15, 2017, 06:17 AM Nov 2017

Papa John's apologizes for criticizing NFL anthem protests

Must be losing even more money!


http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/papa-johns-apologizes-criticizing-nfl-anthem-protests-51158913

Papa John's apologizes for criticizing NFL anthem protests

By the associated press

Nov 15, 2017, 3:38 AM ET


Papa John's apologized Tuesday night for comments made by CEO John Schnatter blaming sluggish pizza sales on NFL players kneeling during the national anthem.

The company is a major NFL sponsor and advertiser, and Schnatter said on an earnings call Nov. 1 that "NFL leadership has hurt Papa John's shareholders" and that the protests "should have been nipped in the bud a year and a half ago."

The company tweeted a statement offering to "work with the players and league to find a positive way forward."

"The statements made on our earnings call were describing the factors that impact our business and we sincerely apologize to anyone that thought they were divisive," it said. "That definitely was not our intention.

"We believe in the right to protest inequality and support the players' movement to create a new platform for change. We also believe, as Americans, we should honor our anthem. There is a way to do both."

The movement was started last year by former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who kneeled to protest what he said was police mistreatment of blacks. More players began kneeling after President Donald Trump said at an Alabama rally last month that team owners should get rid of players who protest during the anthem.

Papa John's added that it is "open to ideas from all. Except neo-nazis." It has previously tried to distance itself from white supremacists who praised Schnatter's comments, saying it does not want those groups to buy its pizza.

The company's stock has fallen by nearly 13 percent since Schnatter's comments.
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Papa John's apologizes for criticizing NFL anthem protests (Original Post) babylonsister Nov 2017 OP
He sincerely feels awful has money falls through a hole in his pocket chelsea0011 Nov 2017 #1
Losing lots of dough, eh? Character talks, customers walk, you creep. Guilded Lilly Nov 2017 #2
It ain't from his crust. That sh1t's cardboard. lastlib Nov 2017 #22
money, it's always about the money onethatcares Nov 2017 #3
Shitty pizza. Shitty owner. Papa John. Raster Nov 2017 #4
Love it! MontanaMama Nov 2017 #51
Kneeling respectful. Turning backside, sitting, texting, yawning, talking all DISrespectful. Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2017 #5
Been saying that since the beginning. Iggo Nov 2017 #32
You're a little late Papa mdbl Nov 2017 #6
Awww... jaxind Nov 2017 #7
To late asshole TEB Nov 2017 #8
Money talks, eh? Apology NOT accepted!!! Puzzler Nov 2017 #9
Too late Sunsky Nov 2017 #10
We didn't meant it, who would have thought what we said was devisive? Perseus Nov 2017 #11
Thats what stood out for me. AllyCat Nov 2017 #17
Write a letter........ MyOwnPeace Nov 2017 #26
"Except neo-nazis" - Their supporters keithbvadu2 Nov 2017 #12
Fuck your Nazi pizza Snake Plissken Nov 2017 #13
I havent seen any protests lately. cwydro Nov 2017 #14
. . . offering to "work with the players and league to find a positive way forward." hatrack Nov 2017 #15
Notice that John Sphincter couldn't make the apology himself. caballojm Nov 2017 #16
There are better pizzas out there, anyway... at better prices eom Maeve Nov 2017 #18
Now apologize for your shit pizza HAB911 Nov 2017 #19
Help Wanted! moonseller66 Nov 2017 #20
Wonder if "Crow" has been added to the pizza toppings list at Papa John's? democratisphere Nov 2017 #21
Considering his earnings are being murdered,.... WinkyDink Nov 2017 #43
Pizza? More like dried cow pie on sheetrock. TheCowsCameHome Nov 2017 #23
Eat crow MF-er! wolfie001 Nov 2017 #24
Fuck Papa Johns. Go jump in a moat maxrandb Nov 2017 #25
Never Had It - Heard the box it comes in is tastier TheOther95Percent Nov 2017 #27
"apologize to anyone that thought they were divisive...that definitely was not our intention" muriel_volestrangler Nov 2017 #28
And that, my friends, tells you everything you need to know about the GOP Docreed2003 Nov 2017 #29
Sales must be really down. C_U_L8R Nov 2017 #30
The magic hand of the free market economy...... magicarpet Nov 2017 #36
Losing dough hu? SummerSnow Nov 2017 #31
'Cause he had a lotta crust! WinkyDink Nov 2017 #44
"We believe in the right to protest" just not the way you're doing it gratuitous Nov 2017 #33
nothing will make a rethug apologize quicker than an earnings slide spanone Nov 2017 #34
Nazi Pizza owner says what? Iggo Nov 2017 #35
Wow, I did Nazi that one coming!!! Initech Nov 2017 #37
Heil never buy from him! WinkyDink Nov 2017 #45
Not Eva? Iggo Nov 2017 #46
I was Goering to, but changed my mind! (It caused quite the Fuehrer in my house!) WinkyDink Nov 2017 #49
LOL...I surrender! (Unconditionally.) Iggo Nov 2017 #53
Muah! WinkyDink Nov 2017 #58
FU papa john's! workinclasszero Nov 2017 #38
Like Chick-Fil-A, this is their public relations department MurrayDelph Nov 2017 #39
I agree. Iggo Nov 2017 #40
Work with the players on what? Begging for their forgiveness? nolabear Nov 2017 #41
"Well, it's too late, Baby, now it's too late." WinkyDink Nov 2017 #42
Still don't make their pizza any less shitty. nt Blue_true Nov 2017 #47
And....We're Followin' the Money! MineralMan Nov 2017 #48
nazi's love it. yortsed snacilbuper Nov 2017 #50
Too late a__hole awesomerwb1 Nov 2017 #52
His franchisees must be hurting. Turbineguy Nov 2017 #54
And that is very sad. Regular people, just trying to make a living. WinkyDink Nov 2017 #61
Never ate Nazi John's pizza. MontanaMama Nov 2017 #55
LOLOLOLO!!!! Lie down with dogs, asshole. And your pizza sucks too! Squinch Nov 2017 #56
It all started with Schnatter's threats against ObamaCare Greybnk48 Nov 2017 #57
What a lesson malaise Nov 2017 #59
#8 with a bullet, on WGOP: "I Was Rolling in Dough, 'Til You Gave Me a Pizza Your Mind." WinkyDink Nov 2017 #60

onethatcares

(16,192 posts)
3. money, it's always about the money
Wed Nov 15, 2017, 06:45 AM
Nov 2017

I guess it gets hard to heat that mansion without the suckers buying into his bullshit.

It's lousy pizza anyway.

Bernardo de La Paz

(49,047 posts)
5. Kneeling respectful. Turning backside, sitting, texting, yawning, talking all DISrespectful.
Wed Nov 15, 2017, 07:09 AM
Nov 2017

Kneeling is quietly pausing to mark the moment respectfully, but doing in a way that makes a point, respectfully.

Standing is quietly pausing to mark the moment respectfully, in the traditional way.

Other actions such as turning one's backside to the flag, sitting, texting, yawning, talking are all disrespectful. Kneeling is nothing like that.

Kneeling is associated with prayer, pause, meditation.

Iggo

(47,575 posts)
32. Been saying that since the beginning.
Wed Nov 15, 2017, 09:57 AM
Nov 2017

Taking a knee is one of the most respectful thing you do in sports.

mdbl

(4,976 posts)
6. You're a little late Papa
Wed Nov 15, 2017, 07:16 AM
Nov 2017

You've already woven yourself in the right-wing nutjobbery too tightly to get out. Hope all the crazy whackos in this country will be enough to sustain business.

jaxind

(1,074 posts)
7. Awww...
Wed Nov 15, 2017, 07:16 AM
Nov 2017

Awww....have sales dipped so much that you can now only buy 1 yacht instead of 2??! You greedy SOB....only care about money...you don't give a damn about the black players who are trying to make a statement!

 

Perseus

(4,341 posts)
11. We didn't meant it, who would have thought what we said was devisive?
Wed Nov 15, 2017, 08:15 AM
Nov 2017

"THINK BEFORE YOU ACT", and that goes for thinking hard before you say anything.

One of the best habits I acquired was, whenever I was upset from an email someone had sent me, to write the response that reflected the way I felt at the moment (pissed) in regards to what the person had sent me, but instead of sending it I would let it sit for a while. Once my anger had subsided, which for me only takes a few minutes, I read what I had written and in horror I would edit it and instead send a very polite response, one that would make things clear and allow everyone involved to move forward without conflict.

Most republican politicians do not seem to practice thinking before shoving their feet in their mouths, I wish I could get $1.00 every time a republican has claimed that his comments were taken out of context, or they are sorry that people misinterpreted what they said because they obviously did not meant to offend anyone...Bull, I say!

AllyCat

(16,235 posts)
17. Thats what stood out for me.
Wed Nov 15, 2017, 08:41 AM
Nov 2017

How on earth would anyone find that statement divisive? But hey, they are really just looking for a way to help (stop their poor sales).

MyOwnPeace

(16,940 posts)
26. Write a letter........
Wed Nov 15, 2017, 09:10 AM
Nov 2017

and put it in a drawer.

That's what Harry Truman would do!

GAWD, can you imagine what he'd have to say about the politicians today!?

hatrack

(59,593 posts)
15. . . . offering to "work with the players and league to find a positive way forward."
Wed Nov 15, 2017, 08:35 AM
Nov 2017

Yes, who better than a blowhole millionaire purveyor of shitty pizza to advise the NFL on racial issues and police violence?

caballojm

(273 posts)
16. Notice that John Sphincter couldn't make the apology himself.
Wed Nov 15, 2017, 08:41 AM
Nov 2017

The Ayn Rand-loving toolbag is still a complete toolbag and his pizza still sucks. His PR team wrote this bs apology and is totally meaningless. Dominoes had a similar problem years ago. Tom Monaghan was finally forced out by the shareholders and franchisees because he kept costing them money with his stupid mouth.

moonseller66

(430 posts)
20. Help Wanted!
Wed Nov 15, 2017, 08:44 AM
Nov 2017

Papa Johns is HEAVILY advertising for Help Wanted here in Southwestern Pa. in dvertising through flyers that come in the mail.

Curiously, I've talked to a number of Pizza Hut, Little Caesars and Domino managers and they say that business has picked up somewhat. Also, the small local shops are doing much better.

I'm sure it's a coincidence!

TheOther95Percent

(1,035 posts)
27. Never Had It - Heard the box it comes in is tastier
Wed Nov 15, 2017, 09:31 AM
Nov 2017

Lucky enough to be a NYer my whole life so I've never been to places like Dominos and Papa John's. I think I ate at a Pizza Hut once in my cross-country travels. That was enough.

If you are ever in Syracuse, stop by Twin Trees on Milton Avenue. It's the pizza of my childhood and I still try to get there once or twice a year. If you're ever in NYC, walk 5 blocks in any direction.

muriel_volestrangler

(101,390 posts)
28. "apologize to anyone that thought they were divisive...that definitely was not our intention"
Wed Nov 15, 2017, 09:37 AM
Nov 2017

Oh, how could anyone have thought that? How could their intention have been that when they said the protests "should have been nipped in the bud a year and a half ago...the controversy is polarizing the customer, polarizing the country"? Why, the multi-millionaire Schnatter was practically kneeling alongside Kaepernick, he was in such solidarity with him!

Docreed2003

(16,883 posts)
29. And that, my friends, tells you everything you need to know about the GOP
Wed Nov 15, 2017, 09:38 AM
Nov 2017

They will show you their true colors every time, until it hurts their bottom line (see Sean Hannity).

C_U_L8R

(45,025 posts)
30. Sales must be really down.
Wed Nov 15, 2017, 09:49 AM
Nov 2017

Seems hate is a lousy menu item.
Nothing tastes so putrid as Republican bigotry.

magicarpet

(14,187 posts)
36. The magic hand of the free market economy......
Wed Nov 15, 2017, 10:18 AM
Nov 2017

..... doing what it does best.

Slap down Nazi and Fascist entrepreneurs who spew divisive messaging and promote racial strife to their buying public.

May his quarterly gross sales take plunge upon plunge. Hope this brings injury to his wallet and he suffer financially in a major way.

:task:
:task:

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
33. "We believe in the right to protest" just not the way you're doing it
Wed Nov 15, 2017, 09:58 AM
Nov 2017

How paternalistic of Papa John's. It's okay if you uppity . . . players want to protest, just don't make me uncomfortable when you do it. Oh, it would be nice if I didn't have to see it or acknowledge it. Also, if your protest was in a way that was totally ineffectual, that would be great, too.

 

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)
38. FU papa john's!
Wed Nov 15, 2017, 10:50 AM
Nov 2017

The official pizza of nazis and the KKK can go to hell!



Go back to your castle with moat and pull up the drawbridge built with obscene profits never shared with your employees, papa republican creep!

MurrayDelph

(5,301 posts)
39. Like Chick-Fil-A, this is their public relations department
Wed Nov 15, 2017, 11:51 AM
Nov 2017

trying to apologize for the fact that the people at the top are hate-filled assholes, and people reacting to their behavior is hurting their profit (and stock options).

I say the same thing to them that I said to Chick-Fil-A: don't just apologize, make amends and then MAYBE I'll start using your product again (Or, at least I would for Chick-Fil-A, which actually does make a quality product. Papa John's Pizza sucks ass).

nolabear

(41,994 posts)
41. Work with the players on what? Begging for their forgiveness?
Wed Nov 15, 2017, 01:46 PM
Nov 2017

You know, I’m beginning to like this turn of events. 😄

Turbineguy

(37,374 posts)
54. His franchisees must be hurting.
Wed Nov 15, 2017, 04:15 PM
Nov 2017

Here you are, you're just a person trying to run a business making and selling pizza. And you're up against all the usual stuff that small business people have to deal with.

And then along comes the front-man and adds a new layer of terror to your life. And it has nothing to do with pizza.

MontanaMama

(23,352 posts)
55. Never ate Nazi John's pizza.
Wed Nov 15, 2017, 04:15 PM
Nov 2017

I was boycotting back when he was "only" treating his help like crap and was bitching about having to provide healthcare for his employees. Suck it Schattner!

Greybnk48

(10,177 posts)
57. It all started with Schnatter's threats against ObamaCare
Wed Nov 15, 2017, 04:19 PM
Nov 2017

and threatening to raise prices on his shitty pizza if he had to provide health insurance for his employees.

His nastiness about the peaceful protests is just the latest. We haven't supported him or his company for years because of who he is.

We also have boycotted DOMINO'S PIZZA since the 80's for two reasons. They put their driver's at risk for years with the 1/2 hour delivery promise (speeding, car wrecks, etc.), AND the owner pumps tons of money into anti-choice/anti-women causes, so he can go fuck himself too! And over the past 30 years we've eaten a LOT of pizza!

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