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The Viral Beer Tribute News Clip and "The New GI Bill"

from Protestant Blood Burger · #11

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7 min

News

Tim plays and savages a CNN-style news segment where a Bennigan's waitress and CEO Paul Mangemile discuss a viral photo honoring a fallen soldier, turning into Tim's outraged rant about the company using veterans as a franchise-fee-waived recruitment pool he calls "the new GI Bill."

In this bit7 moments
  • 18:10Tim imagines a waitress at Bennigan's coming down from cocaine when the story begins.
  • 19:08Bennigan's social media post features a sandwich photo with visibly disgusting residue on the sauce cup rim.
  • 20:12Hannah left the tribute beer sitting for an hour and a half after her shift ended before pouring it out.
  • 20:45The Facebook post about the beer tribute reached 20,000 likes overnight instead of the 40 she expected.
  • 21:42Tim argues that if the military asks soldiers to give their lives, the government should provide them houses and healthcare.
  • 22:15Bennigan's CEO announces Operation Enduring Opportunity, offering veterans financing to open their own Bennigan's franchises.
  • 23:30Tim attacks the program as a Ponzi scheme designed to trap veterans into opening failing restaurant chains instead of actually supporting them.
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Bennigan'sHannah HobbsPaul MangemelliIraqAfghanistanFrankie Toner

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