[johnforbes]

Nike, according to the Wall Street Journal, decided to cancel the release of a sneaker featuring an early American flag after former NFL player Colin Kaepernick told the company it shouldn't sell a shoe with a symbol that some consider offensive

[Clownkicker]

Well, I guess we can all thank Kaepernick from keeping another offensive $200 pair of sneakers off the market. They would likely just incite more playground muggings.

Imagine all the current playground muggings are "x".

Now imagine playground muggings involving new Betsy Ross Nikes equals "x+1"

Quod Erat Demonstrandum



By the way, I also find $200 Air Jordans offensive.

[RealJustme]

Nike is going to have to eat the production and shipping costs of the 250,000 pairs of those shoes they've already delivered to shoe stores to be placed on sale on the 4th. They've asked the shoe stores to send them back, I'm betting a few of those shoe stores will hold on to them knowing their value just went up 500%.

[Clownkicker]

Exactly. You clowns get all upset at Kaepernick when it's just a marketing ploy to make what was always going to be a limited edition shoe sell for ten times what it could sell for without Trump supporters and FOXnews pissing themselves over it.

And gullible Trump haters will eat it up.

Meanwhile, Nike laughs all the way to the bank.

Chalk up another one for capitalism at its best. It's all about the Benjamins. And that's ALL it's about.

Stop pissing your pants over it, johnny. Nike got $10 million in free advertising because of clowns like you.
You should be celebrating the brilliance of the idea.

[sillydaddy]

I think that nigga Kaepernick is just being an asshole...

[RealJustme]

Kaepernick and Nike have just given Trump another million supporters.

[Clownkicker]

Well, one thing's for sure, Kaepernick just got another million Trump supporters to piss themselves on command.

The gullible dimwits.

[RealJustme]

Kaepernick and AOC must be on Trump's payroll because they are doing everything they can to demonstrate the nightmare that would happen if Democrats were to gain full control. The only way to stop that from happen is to vote for Trump and let him continue to drain the swamp, including stealth socialist pretending to be Republicans.

[elklindo69]

So Justme....how's that Trumper led Nike boycott going?

[johnforbes]

Because I taught Clown the meaning of QED, I must demand that he send me royalties for his post above.

[Clownkicker]

Because I taught johnforbes the meaning of socialism and capitalism, I must demand that he send me his undeserved college diploma for my posts of the past few days.

[johnforbes]

What, "diploma"?

You need a plural there.

[Clownkicker]

My mistake--- ALL your undeserved diplomas.

But I only figured your BA is forfeit because if you didn't learn about capitalism and socialism in high school, then you certainly should have learned about them in any accredited undergrad program. So yours was either incredibly lacking or you perpetrated a fraud on your college.

Either one is believable.

Still, you're welcome, johnny. Perhaps you won't embarrass yourself this way in the future now that you're armed with this fundamental knowledge of economics.

Incidentally, you didn't teach me the meaning of Q.E.D., dummy. I learned it in high school debate class, as you should have. But you had to go to law school years later to learn it, didn't you. Thank goodness, at least you got out of college with a LITTLE basic education.

[johnforbes]

My interest in economic theory is far less than my passion for financial pragmatism in the form of cold hard cash.

And the sheer beauty of stock ownership (I'm an investor, not a trader).

As to QED, I wasn't really serious.

[elklindo69]

Johnnie....you should have went long on NKE and FB.

Justme seems to be the perfect contrarian indicator.

[johnforbes]

No doubt I own some Facebook indirectly, but not as an individual stock.

The entire Nike notion is weird -- overpriced sneakers made in sweatshops and sold to ghetto kids who shoot each other for them, and then Nike does a Left Wing virtue signal about how much it hates America.

[johnforbes]

To Clown re Latin in law school.

I had 3 years of Latin in high school, and it did come in handy because I could loaf while others were looking things up.

[elklindo69]

Johnnie....some 50% of NKE sales are international.

Stop being so ignorant for once in your life...then perhaps you could actually make some money for once.

On a side note....I wonder if Trump's military parade today will include men carrying torches and swastikas?

[johnforbes]

Come on, Elkin, there are many investments.

As to me making money, my net worth was in two comma land at an age long ago which would surprise you.

Where it stands now would surprise you too.

But, to be fair, your net worth might surprise me too.

[elklindo69]

Johnnie....nobody cares about your net north.

What's the deal with you conservatives and your little dick syndrome?

[johnforbes]

You are wrong, Elkin.

I care about my net worth because I grew up doing manual labor of a sort you didn't do and couldn't have done.

Would some dolt on the Internet care? Of course not.

But my comment was in the context of the discussion, and entirely germane thereto.