Georgias Lieutenant Governor Tells Delta To Give NRA Back Its Discounts, Or Else

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Huffington Post

02/26/2018 08:55 pm ET

“Corporations cannot attack conservatives and expect us not to fight back.”

By Nick Visser

Georgia’s lieutenant governor said on Monday he would work to derail a multimillion-dollar tax cut that would benefit Delta Air Lines unless the company reinstated its relationship with the National Rifle Association.

Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle, who also serves as president of the Georgia state Senate, intimated in a tweet he would “kill any tax legislation” as punishment to Delta, which last week said it would end its discount program for members of the NRA. The company is one of more than a dozen that have distanced themselves from the gun lobby following the massacre of 17 people at a Florida high school on Feb. 14.

“Corporations cannot attack conservatives and expect us not to fight back,” Cagle, a leading Republican candidate to replace Gov. Nathan Deal, wrote on Monday.

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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Monday that Delta had been attempting to downplay the political motivations behind its decision, saying it was a supporter of the Second Amendment and that the company held a “neutral” stance on gun control measures. The company noted a separate instance in which it had withdrawn support “over a politically and emotionally charged issue” after it ended its sponsorship of a staging of “Julius Caesar,” which depicted the assassination of a Donald Trump-like character.

Read more: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/delta-nra-casey-cagel_us_5a94a00fe4b01f65f5997dbb

[still_one]

1. I am sure there are a lot of states that would be happy to host Delta as their main hub

[SkyDaddy7]

8. Im from ATL...

We just made it to the next round of potential states to get Amazon’s H2Q which comes with 50K jobs & this move regardless of where it goes from here just shattered any chance of Amazon coming to Georgia! I’m so sick of these idiots & the South the place I where I was born & have lived my entire life except for my time in the USAF. I hate saying that but it is true. I’m so mad right now!

[still_one]

11. This could be just hot air coming from a politican with no intent of following through

[SkyDaddy7]

19. They followed through!!!

$40 million in tax breaks taken from Georgia’s largest employer...The GA GOP just destroyed Amazon coming!!!

[still_one]

20. I would hope the populace takes appropriate action at the voting booth then

[SkyDaddy7]

22. I seriously doubt it!

We will see.

[DeminPennswoods]

16. Pittsburgh would be happy to have Delta come

Pittsburgh Intl Airport lost USAIR as it began shutting its operations down and moving them to TX a few years ago. There's been a lot of discussion about what to do with all the excess capacity/gates/runways. If I'm the Allegheney Co executive, I'm on the phone tomorrow to talk Delta into moving its hub up north.

[djacq]

2. Whatever happen to the GOP being pro-business, anti-government, and pro-law enforcement?

[Glorfindel]

3. Stupid, stupid, stupid. Without Delta, Atlanta's airport is no longer the world's busiest

Without Hartsfield-Jackson Airport, Atlanta is nothing more than south Chattanooga.

[Weed Man]

4. If I had it my way, the Hartsfield Airport would be a money-losing regional airport that no-one

cares to fly to.. They'd rather be seen flying from Pensacola, FL, instead of Dumpwater, GA.

[BannonsLiver]

10. Im 3 for 3 there when it comes to luggage shit shows

Three international flights in 3 years and every damn one of them was marred by broken belts, workers who don’t give a fuck about the job they’re paid to do etc. that I’ve had this experience in limited exposure tells me it’s probably a major, likely daily problem. I’ve had four hour layovers following international flights that have ended with me barely making my connection at hartsfield.

[Flaleftist]

5. Not getting special discounts is attacking? Entitled fucks.

[olddad56]

14. I have had nothing but positive experiences flying Delta. And if they left Georgia...

over this, I would be even more apt to fly Delta.
Fuck the Russian money laundering, pro trumpet, terrorist group called the NRA and the politicians who are in their back pocket.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

6. ACLU response

From the article:

“Politicians should not use taxpayer dollars to impose ideological litmus tests and punish organizations that express views that politicians dislike,” ACLU Executive Director Andrea Young said.

[SergeStorms]

12. It amounts to political blackmail.

I'm sure Delta's employees will remember Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle, and his threats. And this moron wants to be Governor?

[Stonepounder]

7. Cincinnati used to be a major Delta hub. I'l sure the airport authority would love to

welcome Delta back with open arms!

[Sam McGee]

9. He needs to be VERY careful . . .

This jackass is about to learn a valuable lesson: Do not fuck with one of the biggest employers in the state.

Delta Air Lines serves more than 180 million customers each year. In 2017, Delta was named to Fortune's top 50 Most Admired Companies in addition to being named the most admired airline for the sixth time in seven years.

They'll squash this idjit like a bug. A very small bug.

[Marcuse]

13. I agree. No First Amendment rights for corporations. Overturn Citizens United v FEC.

[olddad56]

15. how much money has the National Racist Association given this creep..

and how much of that money came from their lifetime member Alexander Torshin?

[NBachers]

17. Strutting little banty rooster, crowing around his Georgia dirt barnyard

[malthaussen]

18. Blatant abuse of position...

... and if he can carry out the threats, a blatant abuse of power.

-- Mal

[Vinca]

21. This is pretty much a neon sign telling businesses not to relocate to Georgia.

Our chances of getting that Amazon deal just improved.