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Free market-loving Mitch McConnell rails against corporate America for opposing Georgia voting law

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You can't make this shit up.
 
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But when it comes time for Super PAC money or campaign financing he'll be on his knees begging some of these corporations
 

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But when it comes time for Super PAC money or campaign financing he'll be on his knees begging some of these corporations
There is a reason why the capitalist corporate elite devil monkeys call that running turtle dog Moscow Mitch, the Bukake Bitch.
 
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Belief in the free market is belief that businesses should be allowed to conduct business. Usurping the role of democratically elected government is not "doing business".
 
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Belief in the free market is belief that businesses should be allowed to conduct business. Usurping the role of democratically elected government is not "doing business".
Corporations and banks have been usurping forever. Mitch only cares if it doesn't benefit him and the GOP.
 

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Belief in the free market is belief that businesses should be allowed to conduct business. Usurping the role of democratically elected government is not "doing business".
Trying to cancel Coke is not "allowing them to conduct business". But it's more than ok for business to throw money at MItch in return for favourable legislation. ... LOL
 

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Trying to cancel Coke is not "allowing them to conduct business". But it's more than ok for business to throw money at MItch in return for favourable legislation. ... LOL
I'm sure you're tring to make a point, but you're failing.

When Coke is engaging in woke political activism they're outside of the business of manufacturing and selling beverages. Lobbying for legislative changes that have something to do with manufacturing and selling beverages (tax law changes, employment law changes, environmental law changes) arguably has something to do with conducting business. Lobbying for voting rights doesn't.

Frankly, what they are doing is stupid from a PR perspective. Alienating half of your potential customers is almost always a self-defeating thing to do. If I was running PR for Pepsi, I'd be working on a ad campaign that sends the message that all Americans, Republican or Democrat, are good people and would be valued Pepsi customers. Then watch their market share surge.
 

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Belief in the free market is belief that businesses should be allowed to conduct business. Usurping the role of democratically elected government is not "doing business".
When give the politicians money you are entitled to act in what you think is the best interest of your shareholders and customer base.
 

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When give the politicians money you are entitled to act in what you think is the best interest of your shareholders and customer base.
If you want to act as a political party or SuperPac, you have to register as one.

The debate is really beside the point. It's the public who are going let Coke know what a stupid move this was.
 

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If you want to act as a political party or SuperPac, you have to register as one.

The debate is really beside the point. It's the public who are going let Coke know what a stupid move this was.
Agree (their customer base) but I think you will be surprised with which side the public choses. Do you think less people will watch baseball?

As Trump would say Georgia is acting like a "shit-hole country"
 
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Trying to cancel Coke is not "allowing them to conduct business". But it's more than ok for business to throw money at MItch in return for favourable legislation. ... LOL
You don't understand the GOP theory of corporate freedom. They support the right of corporations to give money to candidates and PACS which promote policies they like but it is not OK for corporations to express those opinions directly or act to promote those values. As I have said on numerous occasions hypocrisy is the bedrock of the GOP.
 

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If you want to act as a political party or SuperPac, you have to register as one.

The debate is really beside the point. It's the public who are going let Coke know what a stupid move this was.
I'm sure that Coke has already studied what their target market wants.
 

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Do you think less people will watch baseball?
Yes, I do. Why do I think that? Because NFL ratings tanked when they flirted with going woke, and ratings for the NBA/BLM have also tanked, despite people being cooped up in the homes with little else to do besides watching TV.

I don't think sports leagues are making very business-like decisions during this pandemic. Maybe the health experts who speak about the mental health effects of lockdowns are right.
 

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When Coke is engaging in woke political activism they're outside of the business of manufacturing and selling beverages....
Sorry but the GOP fought for decades to ensure that corporations had the same rights as individuals including free speech and the Citizens United ruling backed by the conservatives enshrined their right to engage in political speech.

Other than whining that people dare say things you disagree with, you have the choice to either stop buying from Coke, Merck, MLB, Delta, etc. or just getting on with things that actually matter.
 

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Agree (their customer base) but I think you will be surprised with which side the public choses. Do you think less people will watch baseball?

As Trump would say Georgia is acting like a "shit-hole country"
Not likely to start much of a trend, but I switched back to buying the real coca cola vs. store brand colas. My attempt at atonement for never sending money to his opponent in the last election...
 

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I'm sure you're tring to make a point, but you're failing.

When Coke is engaging in woke political activism they're outside of the business of manufacturing and selling beverages. Lobbying for legislative changes that have something to do with manufacturing and selling beverages (tax law changes, employment law changes, environmental law changes) arguably has something to do with conducting business. Lobbying for voting rights doesn't.

Frankly, what they are doing is stupid from a PR perspective. Alienating half of your potential customers is almost always a self-defeating thing to do. If I was running PR for Pepsi, I'd be working on a ad campaign that sends the message that all Americans, Republican or Democrat, are good people and would be valued Pepsi customers. Then watch their market share surge.
Corporations often try to present themselves as moral and promote certain lifestyles. It is just a business image stuation and may be fake, Didn't Coke want to "teach the world to sing"? I assume they took the bold position that opposing racism was good for their public corporate image. Of course the MAGA crowd was left out of that equation, but "I'm lovin' it!"
 
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Corporations often try to present themselves as moral and promote certain lifestyles. It is just a business image stuation and may be fake, Didn't Coke want to "teach the world to sing"? I assume they took the bold position that opposing racism was good for their public corporate image. Of course the MAGA crowd was left out of that equation, but "I'm lovin' it!"
Voter suppression and tons of corporate contributions got him 6 more years. Interesting to see him use (or misuse) the term "woke", maybe it's haunting his dreams...
 

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If you want to act as a political party or SuperPac, you have to register as one.

The debate is really beside the point. It's the public who are going let Coke know what a stupid move this was.
Yeah, you mean like Trump saying do not drink Coke while having a bottle poorly hidden behind his phone! I'll bet you their sales have increased not decreased.
 
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