Saturday, March 26, 2005

I'm pleased to find out that Door County's Compass Coffeehouse is not alone when it comes to serving up a bit of left wing attitude with it's all Fair Trade and Organic coffee.Some conservatives are angered by opinionated quotes that Starbucks puts on its cups.

"The Seattle coffee chain has raised some eyebrows over its "The Way I See It" campaign, which prints quotes from thinkers, authors, athletes and entertainers on the side of your morning machiatto," says reporter Jay Cridlin. "Starbucks' founder and chairman, Howard Schultz, is a major Democratic campaign donor who last year gave $1,000 in Florida to Peter Deutsch's failed U.S. Senate campaign."

The cups also refer customers to the campaign's Web site, www.starbucks.com/wayiseeit where ordinary Joes can submit opinions for publication on a future cup.