John Mackey

Whole Foods' John Mackey On Why People Hate Him And Voting For Bob Barr

Evan McMorris-Santoro | October 19, 2009, 4:38PM

Whole Foods CEO John Mackey

Whole Foods CEO John Mackey says he knows why so many people hate him after his August op-ed opposing President Obama's health care reform goals.

"People try to size you up for what team your on," he told the editors of the Libertarian magazine Reason in an hour-long interview last month. "If you're on their team they love you and if you're on the other team they hate you."

Mackey then divulges what team he's on. "I voted for Bob Barr," he said when asked who he supported for president in 2008. Barr, a former GOP representative, was the Libertarian nominee. "I liked Ron Paul, but he didn't get the Republican nomination, regretfully."

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