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Denny's Franchise owner and Papa John's CEO back pedal - 11/21/2012 8:31:57 PM   
tazzygirl


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Status: offline 		Papa John's CEO: My Obamacare claims were twisted

Papa John's founder and CEO John Schnatter wrote Tuesday that the media had it all wrong in its reporting on his comments on how the national health care law known widely as "Obamacare" will negatively impact his business.

"Many in the media reported that I said Papa John's is going to close stores and cut jobs because of Obamacare," he wrote in the Huffington Post. "I never said that. The fact is we are going to open over hundreds of stores this year and next and increase employment by over 5,000 jobs worldwide. And, we have no plans to cut team hours as a result of the Affordable Care Act."

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-34222_162-57553113-10391739/papa-johns-ceo-my-obamacare-claims-were-twisted/

Denny’s CEO Responds to Comments on Affordable Care Act
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Comments from an owner of multiple franchises including Denny's regarding his plans to offset the expected costs associated with the Affordable Care Act received considerable media attention in the last 24 hours. While we respect the decision of an independent business owner to speak out on this or other topics and express their personal views, his statements do not capture the respect by Denny's, the Denny's Franchisee Association or our franchise community at large for our hardworking employees or for our valued customers.


http://www.franchiseherald.com/articles/3136/20121119/denny-s-ceo-responds-comments-affordable-care.htm#jFbXbJGOxQQu0eaw.99

Denny's chief executive John Miller privately reached out to Metz to express his "disappointment" with the Florida franchisee's controversial statements about Obamacare, which sparked a wave of backlash for the national restaurant chain over the past few days. Metz released a statement Monday night expressing "regret" over his statements.

"We recognize his right to speak on issues, but registered our disappointment that his comments have been interpreted as the company’s position," Miller said in an email to The Huffington Post.

Miller is rushing to put out the fire sparked by Metz's controversial proposal to charge restaurant customers a 5 percent Obamacare fee. "Customers have two choices: They can either pay it and tip 15 or 20 percent, or if they really feel so inclined, they can reduce the amount of tip they give to the server," Metz told HuffPost in an interview last week.

Some Denny's franchisees have since dealt with angry customers, calls for a boycott and declining sales. A spokeswoman for Metz said he will not conduct more interviews.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/20/john-metz-dennys-obamacare-surcharge-_n_2146735.html?1353420071

Think Metz is finally understanding that he is a franchise owner.. and cannot always set his own rules?

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RE: Denny's Franchise owner and Papa John's CEO back pedal - 11/21/2012 9:49:04 PM   
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Ick
Pappa John can go get fucked too... Hopefully by employees.
Order local corporate Pizza sucks ass.

I will ONLY buy my pizza from that magical, historic pizzeria where you never know if the guy next to you in line is a cop, or has just come from throwing some guy and his cinder block collection in the bay:

http://casertapizza.com/

Best Pizza this side of NYC.

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RE: Denny's Franchise owner and Papa John's CEO back pedal - 11/21/2012 10:23:04 PM   
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Status: offline 		Hmmm... When they start losing money due to public outrage over their hate-spew, then all of a sudden they start the ol' soft soap. Didn't George Wallace refer to that as 'weasel-wording'?


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RE: Denny's Franchise owner and Papa John's CEO back pedal - 11/21/2012 10:55:53 PM   
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RE: Denny's Franchise owner and Papa John's CEO back pedal - 11/21/2012 11:12:01 PM   
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Status: offline 		It was a horrible tactical mistake for the rabid Right to call it "Obamacare".

The subliminal impression it leaves with people is "Obama cares", which I have to assume was not the intent.

In any case, I try to not buy from any corporation that supports the right wing social agenda. A CEO speaks out against abortion, or gay rights, or contraception, or cohabitation, or universal health care, or the existence of climate change, that's his or her free speech right, and I respect that.

But the moment the corporation backs up that free speech with a financial contribution to that cause, or punishes employees or suppliers for not agreeing with their social agenda, I'm done buying anything from them.


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RE: Denny's Franchise owner and Papa John's CEO back pedal - 11/22/2012 6:43:23 AM   
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DENNY'S???????
Ick

AA is the only reason those punk ass motherfuckers are in business...coffee availabe 24 hours a day everyday.

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RE: Denny's Franchise owner and Papa John's CEO back pedal - 11/22/2012 6:49:39 AM   
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Hmmm... When they start losing money due to public outrage over their hate-spew, then all of a sudden they start the ol' soft soap. Didn't George Wallace refer to that as 'weasel-wording'?




That's one possibility, that some of their customers weren't happy. IMO, a more likely explanation is that once they announced that they would have a tough time and have to lay people off, the stock market considered that a sign that the companies were in poor shape and drove down the stock prices. Dummies should have seen that coming.

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RE: Denny's Franchise owner and Papa John's CEO back pedal - 11/22/2012 6:55:34 AM   
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if he tried to rewind any faster, he would disappear up his own rectum.
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RE: Denny's Franchise owner and Papa John's CEO back pedal - 11/22/2012 7:28:10 AM   
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In any case, I try to not buy from any corporation that supports the right wing social agenda. A CEO speaks out against abortion, or gay rights, or contraception, or cohabitation, or universal health care, or the existence of climate change, that's his or her free speech right, and I respect that.


I feel the same way about any company who supports, financially, the radical fringe of either side. Contributions to both the National Organization for Marriage and PETA will, equally, get my refusal to do business with that company in the future.

As for the OP...I have to admit that I haven't really been following what Papa John's CEO said (we don't have Denny's around here, so that's a moot point). But, personally, I love Papa John's and will continue to order from them. I do believe it is possible (possible, not proven) that the media messed up, twisted, or distorted what he said. I also believe it is possible that he is just backpeddling. I don't know which is the case, so I'm just going to go with what my stomach tells me: Papa John's has yummy pizza!

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RE: Denny's Franchise owner and Papa John's CEO back pedal - 11/22/2012 4:34:46 PM   
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DENNY'S???????
Ick
Pappa John can go get fucked too... Hopefully by employees.
Order local corporate Pizza sucks ass.

I will ONLY buy my pizza from that magical, historic pizzeria where you never know if the guy next to you in line is a cop, or has just come from throwing some guy and his cinder block collection in the bay:

http://casertapizza.com/

Best Pizza this side of NYC.

I am so thankful(pun intended) that you offered your disclaimer,I am from New York...and will not bother eating pizza when outside of it's boroughs .
There just doesn't seem to be any reason to do so,I know sooner or later I will return(I always do) so I can wait.
The same rule applys for bagels and Chinese food.
Once you have eaten these things in New York....you realize just how fucked the rest of you are

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RE: Denny's Franchise owner and Papa John's CEO back pedal - 11/22/2012 4:40:14 PM   
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Status: offline 		Wont disagree with most of that, mike. But when you see a Genghis Khan lookalike come out of the kitchen carrying a butcher knife and asking if you love his cooking... well... I didnt argue!

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RE: Denny's Franchise owner and Papa John's CEO back pedal - 11/22/2012 6:10:15 PM   
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I am so thankful(pun intended) that you offered your disclaimer,I am from New York...and will not bother eating pizza when outside of it's boroughs .
There just doesn't seem to be any reason to do so,I know sooner or later I will return(I always do) so I can wait.


Nah. The best pizza is Chicago style!

*runs and hides*

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RE: Denny's Franchise owner and Papa John's CEO back pedal - 11/22/2012 6:47:41 PM   
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I am so thankful(pun intended) that you offered your disclaimer,I am from New York...and will not bother eating pizza when outside of it's boroughs .
There just doesn't seem to be any reason to do so,I know sooner or later I will return(I always do) so I can wait.


Nah. The best pizza is Chicago style!

*runs and hides*

It's not called "The Second City" for nothing
Deep dish pizza is an abomination ,the less said about it the better.

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RE: Denny's Franchise owner and Papa John's CEO back pedal - 11/22/2012 8:06:14 PM   
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Status: offline It was a horrible tactical mistake for the rabid Right to call it "Obamacare".

The subliminal impression it leaves with people is "Obama cares", which I have to assume was not the intent.



Over a year ago, Obama adopted the phrase in a speech. I guess they (he and his speech writers) didn't think it went over very well because I didn't hear him say it again until the convention.

Actually, it can be taken either way. If one thinks RomneyCare is horrible, then ObamaCare is just as bad. But one can also have the impression that, yes, Obama does care--about the country, about the people, about the wealthy as well as the poor.

I believe he does care. I also believe he has done and continues to do what he believes is best for us all.


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RE: Denny's Franchise owner and Papa John's CEO back pedal - 11/22/2012 10:58:29 PM   
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I am so thankful(pun intended) that you offered your disclaimer,I am from New York...and will not bother eating pizza when outside of it's boroughs .
There just doesn't seem to be any reason to do so,I know sooner or later I will return(I always do) so I can wait.


Nah. The best pizza is Chicago style!

*runs and hides*

It's not called "The Second City" for nothing
Deep dish pizza is an abomination ,the less said about it the better.

Hey now...we're on a fetish site. A lot of people know little, and say less, about our various lifestyles...and we love what we do, no matter how little people talk about it. So, perhaps, the less said about something the better that something is.

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RE: Denny's Franchise owner and Papa John's CEO back pedal - 11/23/2012 7:50:54 AM   
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DENNY'S???????
Ick

AA is the only reason those punk ass motherfuckers are in business...coffee availabe 24 hours a day everyday.





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RE: Denny's Franchise owner and Papa John's CEO back pedal - 11/23/2012 8:39:19 AM   
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Status: offline 		Talking seriously the statement: "Our best estimate is that the Obamacare will cost 11 to 14 cents per pizza, or 15 to 20 cents per order from a corporate basis" tells it all. It all comes out of your pocket, and you have no control how much. It explains the highest per capita healthcare cost with the mediocre results in the USA.
Workplaces should not be in healthcare business (unless they are healthcare providers). Imagine for example your homeowners association or apartment community, or church for example charge you for healthcare. This economy is screwed.

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RE: Denny's Franchise owner and Papa John's CEO back pedal - 11/23/2012 8:47:01 AM   
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Status: offline 		There was a great editorial cartoon in the paper. Two women are having lunch at Dennys under a banner about,the 5%increase in food costs...as one woman says to the other "After lunch, I am going to the docs to get my free contraceptives" !!!!

Classic!

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RE: Denny's Franchise owner and Papa John's CEO back pedal - 11/23/2012 8:55:35 AM   
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Talking seriously the statement: "Our best estimate is that the Obamacare will cost 11 to 14 cents per pizza, or 15 to 20 cents per order from a corporate basis" tells it all. It all comes out of your pocket, and you have no control how much. It explains the highest per capita healthcare cost with the mediocre results in the USA.
Workplaces should not be in healthcare business (unless they are healthcare providers). Imagine for example your homeowners association or apartment community, or church for example charge you for healthcare. This economy is screwed.


It is now a cost of doing business, like any other cost. If a fish company raises its cost, the increase is passed on. The 5% was used as a punishment towards a specific group that would have had to carry the weight for the whole company increase.. which is blatantly unfair.

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RE: Denny's Franchise owner and Papa John's CEO back pedal - 11/23/2012 9:40:47 AM   
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I believe he does care. I also believe he has done and continues to do what he believes is best for us all.

One day I will understand how people can say that of the man who pretty much rescinded the entire bill of rights. In my personal opinion "caring about me" does not include extra-judicial (don't you love that word) detainment, torture, and death. Or if it does I wish Obama would care about me a lot less.

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