After new law, McConnell warns CEOs: 'Stay out of politics'

[groundloop]

Source: ABC News

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell says it's a “big lie” to call the new voting law in Georgia racist and he warned big business to “stay out of politics" after major corporations and even Major League Baseball distanced themselves from the state amid vast public pressure.

McConnell particularly slammed President Joe Biden's criticism that the Georgia bill was restrictive and a return to Jim Crow-era restrictions in the Southern states aimed limiting ballot access for Black Americans.

“It’s simply not true,” McConnell told reporters Monday.

The choice by the GOP leader to dive into voting politics lends heft to efforts nationwide to install strict new voting laws after Donald Trump's false claims of fraud that cost him the election to Biden. The new laws are aimed at scaling back early voting and other options that became wildly popular during the pandemic.

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/law-mcconnell-warns-ceos-stay-politics-76883801?cid=clicksource_4380645_5_three_posts_card_hed

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Yet Moscow Mitch was all-in for secret corporate money donations under Citizens United.

[Sneederbunk]

1. But keep those corporate donations coming.

[TomCADem]

29. Mitch McConnell Reminded of Citizens United Backing After Warning to CEOs

Once again, you just cannot trust Moscow Mitch.

https://www.newsweek.com/mitch-mcconnell-citizens-united-ceo-warning-1581174

Former Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill (D) also said it was "funny" that McConnell opposed corporations being involved in politics after backing a Supreme Court ruling that allowed them to spend unlimited funds on elections.

"He desperately wants corporations to be people (see Citizens United) with First Amendment rights when it comes to campaign cash... just not for any other type of speech," she tweeted.

Speaking at a roundtable event in 2011, McConnell said the Citizens United ruling "leveled the playing field" between newspaper owners and other corporations that wished to have a say in politics.

"All Citizens United basically did was to level the playing field for corporate America, and for union America, and say you like a media company can... independently express your views about anything in this country," he said at the time. "Why shouldn't everybody be free to do that?"

[left-of-center2012]

2. "It's jaw-dropping ..." he said.

[StClone]

17. So who are your controlling corporate donors turtle boy.

A lot of CEO's and Russky's; https://www.marketwatch.com/story/americas-top-ceos-are-opening-up-their-wallets-for-mitch-mcconnells-re-election-campaign-11603820924

[peppertree]

23. Besides his narco father in-law

[Faux pas]

3. Whoa

biting the hand that bribes him?

[Rebl2]

4. So he

doesn’t want their money for campaigns anymore 🤣😂🤣. Fine with me! No more corporate $$$ for you. Also no more help writing legislation.🤣

[SWBTATTReg]

5. Ah, nothing like denying the 1st Amendment rights to corporations etc., eh?

moscow mitch needs to reread the U.S. Constitution and all of its Amendments, apparently he's had a relapse of some sort...

[CanonRay]

6. We'll take your money but keep your mouth shut.

[rickyhall]

7. UNfortunately for the turtle corporate execs can read, too.

[Roy Rolling]

8. Corporations Replied:

We bought you, we own you. We will say when we stay out of politics.

[C Moon]

9. But aren't corporations people, too? You can't have it both ways you Russian owned traitor.

[East-A-Squared]

10. ".....But still give me money!"

[rpannier]

11. Mitch's Krusty the Clown Moment

From the song Kids vs Adults
Krusty the Clown: Kids, you're all just scandalizing, vandalizing punks.
Channel hopping, Ridlin popping, monkey's, but please don't quit the fan club!

[Indykatie]

12. Mitch Can Forget About Threatening Corporations- The GOP Doesn't Run Anything in DC Right Now

Companies have 2 reasons for supporting the Dem agenda; it's the right thing to do and we are the ones in charge. If they were smart they'd stop making donations to Republicans and save some money.

[DBoon]

13. CEOs should warn McConnell to "Get out of politics"

A politician can't get away with threatening major donors and still expect support.

[AZLD4Candidate]

14. Does this apply to Papa John and Mike Lindell?

[flibbitygiblets]

22. and Chik-Fil-A and Hobby Lobby and Goya and

don't get me started on churches.

[pecosbob]

26. Don't forget Inspire (Jimmy John's, Dunkin Donuts, Sonic, Buffalo Wild Wings and Baskin Robbins)

They gleefully trumpeted their donations to Republicans to defeat the $15 per hour minimum wage and took credit for it with their board of directors.

[Hugh Bloody Bastards]

15. What a thoroughly REPULSIVE individual

Mr McConnell could give Nigel Goddamned Farage a run for his money!

[Skittles]

16. LOLOL

repukes, who get MOST OF THEIR MONEY FROM CORPORATIONS, now want to tell them to STAY OUT OF THE GAME?

whatever happened to........FREEDOM!!!!

[StarlightGold]

18. Really Mitchy?

Or else...what?

[AllaN01Bear]

19. they have rights too sir. from the party that loves bribes , kickbacks , under the table dark monie

and coups attempts . give me a break.

[MustLoveBeagles]

20. He's joking right?

[Liberty Belle]

21. The corporations should fund an opponent to McConnell next up.

[Aussie105]

24. Oh, Mitch is getting angry!

Be careful, CEOs, an angry Mitch can do anything!

Oh wait . . .what evil can he do? He is a blocker, not a doer!

(The Force of NO! is strong in this one. Never has the threats of a Turtle been more ominous!)

Come on Mitch, what are you going to do?
Your words are full of treason, your threats are without reason.

[Danmel]

25. Does that include My Pillow guy?

Smh

[GB_RN]

27. What Happened To

“Corporations are people” and “money is free speech”, eh Mitchy? That was all well and good when that “free speech” was just money flowing your way, but the second those “people” realized that their profits would be negatively affected by your racist, stupid policies, and they actually “speak”, then you tell them to sit down and shut up? GFY, Mitchy. GFY, because what’s good for the goose is good for the gander, you wrinkly, nasty, Russian ruble sucking traitor.

[3auld6phart]

28. Oops

Not sure but I think chinless Mitch Chao shot himself in the foot.
Definitely pissing off the big mega corporations and other big
Businesses.He is dammed happy to take the green from the m
though.

[dalton99a]

30. Yeah, stay out

[Maxheader]

31. Does refusing to sign a budget until you get 5000000000$

for a (^*%^%$ wall count as economic blackmail? I recall the nation lost a trillion

when stumpy and pelosi were at war on money for duh wall..

Mitch the bitch sez..

"Corporations will invite serious consequences if they become a vehicle for far-left mobs to hijack our country from outside the constitutional order."..

[Javaman]

32. well mitchy, with citizens united, you kind of fucked yourself there. LOL

corporations are now the life blood of repuke politics.