Delta and Coca-Cola face backlash from Republicans after opposing Georgia voting law

New York Times ^ | April 1 | By David Gelles

[RandFan]

For two weeks, Delta Air Lines and Coca-Cola had been under pressure from activists and Black executives who wanted the companies to publicly oppose a new law in Georgia that makes it harder for people to vote. On Wednesday, six days after the law was passed, both companies stated their “crystal clear” opposition to it.

Now Republicans are mad at the companies for speaking out. Hours after the companies made their statements, Gov. Brian Kemp, a Republican, took aim at Ed Bastian, the chief executive of Delta, accusing him of spreading “the same false attacks being repeated by partisan activists.” And Republicans in the Georgia state legislature floated the idea of increasing taxes on Delta as retribution.

[gov_bean_ counter]

You pays your money. You takes your chances.

[Bobalu]

I do love my diet Coke.

They are making it hard for me to buy it.
I actually winced last time I picked some up at the store.

2 liter Cokes, 4 for 5 dollars..cheap
Purchased in a tiny hamlet in the middle of nowhere.

[packagingguy]

One must have an ID to fly on their planes or, in some jurisdictions, to buy their energy drinks. So now they have a problem with an ID to vote?

[Tai_Chung]

Maybe Coca-Cola should apologize to all drug users and offer compensation. They did have cocaine in their product more than 100 years ago.

Time to go on the offensive.

[goodnesswins]

They are Racists...they think blacks cannot figure out ID

[Richard Axtell]

Its not a “backlash”, its a “Whitelash”. Backlash is a word too reminiscent of Slavery Days. Whitelash is too reminiscent of Albinism. Wrong color.

[CrappieLuck]

“.......... that makes it harder for people to vote. “

Lies.

And more Damn lies

[rickomatic]

It never ceases to amaze me how the left constantly treats minorities as too stupid to do certain things. Why do we let them get away with it? They’re racist mindset is disgusting to me.

[Chickensoup]

“The true headline would be

COCA-COLA JOINS DELTA IN ADMITTING THAT THEY BELIEVE BLACK AMERICANS ARE TOO STUPID TO COMPREHEND AND USE IDENTIFICATION CARDS”

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Buy the Sam’s Choice much cheaper.

[bk1000]

“.......... that makes it harder for people to vote. “

“.......... that makes it harder for people to vote illegally . “

There. That’s more accurate

[RBW in PA]

Maybe Coca-Cola should apologize to all drug users and offer compensation. They did have cocaine in their product more than 100 years ago.

Hell my great great great grand father drank Coke when it had cocaine in it. He became an addict and destroyed his life and his family. Because of Coke, my family never had the opportunities they were “entitled” to. I demand reparations from Coca Cola.

[bray]

Pandering to Communists had worked so well for every other business so well.

[TangoLimaSierra]

They are Racists...they think blacks cannot figure out ID

Even though those same blacks cannot travel on one of their jets without ID.

[ncalburt]

delta losing its tax breaks .

[Impala64ssa]

Not only that, the founder of Coca Cola, John Pemberton was a CONFEDERATE soldier presumably fighting for slavery. If Coke is really woke they would give away all their assets as reparations and go out of business in shame.

[exnavy]

Coke goes down as smooth as battery acid.

[metmom]

Businesses need to focus on running their business and quit passing judgment on what the representatives of the people do.

[moovova]

To heck with’em.

They can move to CA or NY.