Nike Founder Phil Knight Announces Record-Breaking Political Donation

[In It to Win It]

Nike founder Phil Knight is known for being heavily involved in Oregon athletics. The billionaire sports brand founder has given a ton of money to Oregon football, track, basketball and other sports. He's not just giving his money to college athletics, though.

The 87-year-old founder has made a record-breaking donation to the political world. Knight, a Portland, Oregon native, has made a record-setting donation to the Republican Party.

Knight donated $3 million to Republicans in Oregon. It's the biggest donation made to Republican candidates or political action committees in Oregon state history. Knight's company, Nike, is based in Oregon.

Knight made the donation back in October.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/nike-founder-phil-knight-announces-174916413.html

[SaydiTom]

1. God I hate him. He thinks he can buy every office here in Oregon.

To make sure women and PoC get stripped of their rights and place in society. He is wretched.

[Cha]

20. Glad I don't own any Nikes... He's sounds

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fucking Stupid.. the Fascist Fucks Invaded Portland and he's like.. Give me More, Sir Fuckhead.

Not only that.. Killing America... What a fucking spokesperson for Nikes

Yeah, they need to be Cancelled.

[bamagal62]

27. Same.

Nikes were always too narrow or too short for my feet.
Glad I don’t own any as well!

[UpInArms]

2. Never ever buy another Nike shoe

Fuck him

[OldBaldy1701E]

4. Never have... never will. (n/t)

[UpInArms]

5. I think I bought a pair back in the 80s

They were awful

[OldBaldy1701E]

14. We were always too poor to get such a thing.

What cracks me up nowadays is that what I wore all the time... Converse... are also majorly expensive now. They were considered the 'poor' shoe when I was growing up.

Whodathunkit?

(I did want a Nehru jacket very badly when I was young. They were out of style by the time I wanted one, but I did not care. They were also out of range, even at that time.)

[UpInArms]

19. I had to buy them because a job

(waiting tables) required that particular shoe (no reimbursement) for the “uniform”

or I would not have bought them … ever

[OldBaldy1701E]

29. Wow... no 'restaurant sole'?

I am guessing this was before that was a rule.

[Blue Owl]

8. Especially the new Air Pedo line

[ananda]

11. I've been going with Columbia and New Balance.

I avoid Nike.

[Enter stage left]

16. Love New Balance, been wearing them for about 25 years.

[ananda]

17. Yes, they're well-made and designed to fit.

Columbia is the coolest shoe ever.
I love the design.

[Wuddles440]

25. Same, but my go to kicks are Brooks and No Bull brands.

[SamuelTheThird]

3. Pro Sports are mostly regressive

I know many people refuse to hear that, but overall they contribute to a dumbed down, consumerist, oligarchical society

[poli-junkie]

6. Boycott Nike.

[Blue Owl]

7. Well fuck him and Nike -- will NEVER buy their shoes again

[Historic NY]

9. Welll thats the last piece of shit clothing I buy.

[maxsolomon]

10. Might as well throw it in a volcano.

The Republican Party in Oregon and Washington is a joke.

[Abstractartist]

12. So... use his money against him

Oregon is a blue state, so counter everything the repubs say… most likely no one will believe them anyway. This needs to be an absolute blue wave complete annihilation of this MAGA cult.

[JT45242]

13. Never bought Nike because of their labor practices...

Nuw gate this fuckstick with a burning passion.

Wonder if he spent time on pedophile island

[JohnnyRingo]

15. Phil Knight is a former slave owner.

It is ironic that a black entrepreneur would use slaves to fatten his pockets, but he did.

Faced with making his popular athletic footwear, he had a choice. He could make a high quality shoe in the US like New Balance and Oregon based Carson Footwear, or he could manufacture them inexpensively as possible and spend the difference on high profile endorsements and advertising. Phil Knight went with the second option. He approached Sports stars with financial offers they couldn't refuse

Seeking factories in third world countries in the Asian labor market, Knight subcontracted the hiring to sweat shop owners. As a result, people desperate for even a minimum wage took jobs that included intimidation, sexual assault, and physical violence to get those shoes on the next boat to Oregon. In most poverty stricken areas the children have to pitch in for the family's survival. A 15 year old girl with calloused hands and burn scars would fail the family if she quit the Nike factory. She would feel shamed. So they stayed as slave labor.

The workers burned the factory in Vietnam down a few years ago and many were fined for not meeting minimum wage standards... In Indonesia!

I Despise that Swoop and screw Phil Knight.

[valleyrogue]

18. Money down a rathole, especially for the governorship race.

Oregon hasn't had a Republican in the Governor's Mansion since 1987 with end of the two terms of the late Vic Ateyeh, and he wasn't any right-wing nutjob, either. He first got elected in 1978, close to fifty years ago.

It isn't going to change anytime soon. Outside the outsized District 2 and other rural counties, the state is solidly Democratic.

[In It to Win It]

22. I like the persistence though.

He doesn't give up on his home state even when his side is not very likely to win.

As much as I don't like the wealthy having outsized influence in politics, there has to be some left-leaning wealthy people willing to invest in red states for Democrats... especially in my state.

Even if you lose, you have to keep investing to have a chance.

[valleyrogue]

23. He, his wife, and his son I think it is,

are the only billionaires in Oregon, last I heard.

That is way more money than they are worth.

[flvegan]

21. Not just Nike. Also, fuck Converse and Hurley who are owned by Nike.

Personally haven't owned a Nike product in decades.

[hunter]

24. He's probably in for a big surprise at the Pearly Gates

Go directly to hell. Do not pass Go. Do not collect $200.

Or snakes and ladders...

I'm not actually that mean.

In heaven everyone gets to experience the hell they created, just so long as necessary.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

26. Sweatshop king wants to exploit more people

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

28. Ugh

[Hobo]

30. I bought my last pair of Nikes

Go bigot, go broke.

[ChicagoTeamster]

31. Give him the same treatment my pillow guy and Elon got.