The Oregonian reports that Brian Rohter, CEO of Portland-based New Seasons Markets, has made some headlines by deciding to stop selling Rockstar energy drinks in his stores.
The reason? Rockstar was founded by the son of controversial political commentator Michael Savage, who once was fired by MSNBC when he told a caller to “get AIDS and die.”
"It's just a personal issue for me," Rohter tells the paper. "Michael Savage is on the air day after day doing his best to take apart the fabric of our society and to attack American values, and we just refuse to support him in any way at all. I'm the CEO of the company, and every once in a while I get to make a personal decision."
The reason? Rockstar was founded by the son of controversial political commentator Michael Savage, who once was fired by MSNBC when he told a caller to “get AIDS and die.”
"It's just a personal issue for me," Rohter tells the paper. "Michael Savage is on the air day after day doing his best to take apart the fabric of our society and to attack American values, and we just refuse to support him in any way at all. I'm the CEO of the company, and every once in a while I get to make a personal decision."
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