Starbucks Gives in to Town Hall Zealots

There’s been this Starbucks Instant Coffee Taste Test commercial airing recently that shows different groups of people tasting coffee while a voice over says, for example, “Civil War reenactors can’t tell the difference.” One clip shows a man screaming out loud in a public setting while the voice over says, “People who yell at town hall meetings can’t taste the difference…” Well, in a commercial that I pretty much ignored and had no interest in since I don’t drink coffee, that last line made me laugh every time I saw it. Obviously, it was poking fun at all those people who got their fifteen minutes of fame literally shouting at town hall meetings about the healthcare reform. They want fame? Well fame costs. So it was just a matter of time before their actions were spoofed. But apparently, these people have no sense of humor. I saw the ad this morning, and the town hall part has been REMOVED from the commercial. So I immediately made my way to Google, and lo and behold, these same people were up in arms over the fact that they were being parodied in this commercial, so I guess they got their way and bullied Starbucks into removing that part from the commercial. Now, if they’re lucky and get their way again, all their town hall shenanigans will ensure that not everyone in our country is guaranteed health insurance…