Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) on Wednesday offered a bad faith comparison to justify the state’s stricter voter ID law, saying he had to show his ID the last time he flew Delta Air Lines.
oh,ffs.
“Frankly I’m getting sick and tired of these corporations that are happy to come and provide thousands of good paying jobs in the state of GA,”
Well, he is right about one thing. Up until the airlines used the TWA-800 tragedy (design error, not terrorism, but not determined until years later) to require an ID to board, they weren’t required. The airlines forced the issue to prevent arbitrage of one way tickets (buy a round-trip, and sell one of the tickets to someone else).
But at least the airlines were just doing it to maximize their profits, and not with any racist intent…
You’re still gonna get primaried, Brian.
Dearest Bootlicker Kemp, the difference between flying Delta and voting is that one is optional and the other is a constitutional right guaranteed to all citizens. Conflating the two makes you look as dumb as you are.
It’s getting to the point where oppressing black people is just no fun anymore.
And they’re based in commie states like Warshington and Californy, too.
What?! I though all corporations were HQ’d in Delaware.
Something tells me the Kempster is relying on Matt Gaetz for PR advice.
ignores the content of the new law, and unfortunately continues to spread the same false attacks being repeated by partisan activists.”
As opposed to Kemp? The man is the very exemplar of a non-partisan, devoted to “sanctity” and democratic ideals as stable as the bridge between the twin peaks of Mount Kilimanjaro.
Showing ID at the polls is not the problem. Forcing the elderly and disabled to provide picture ID every time they vote absentee is ridiculous. Allowing the legislature to override local election results is criminally anti American. Making water and food available for those in long lines to vote against the law is petty and cruel.
Kemp wants everyone to know there are NO photos of him killing hamsters in a Walmart parking lot. NONE!
This should be fun to watch.
Republicans vs. Delta is like Hitler v. Stalin. Odious folks on both sides.
Nobody has a constitutional RIGHT to fly on an airplane, determined solely by where they were born and how old they are.
This is comparing Apples to Bicycles.
Kemp is a stupid person’s idea of what a smart person sounds like.
Kemp is a dumb fucker…and this response proves it. In fact, Kemp is so slack that it is clear to me that the GA Voting Rights Fascism is as much a “Save me from Stacey” Law as anything else.
A lot of them are incorporated in Delaware because its corporation laws are stacked in favor of management, but HQs are located in places where management prefers to live.
I bought you! How dare you!
Senior aides within Kemp’s administration are reportedly pushing for retaliation against Delta for speaking out against the legislation.
According to local ABC station, WSB-TV 2, some Republican lawmakers are mulling ways that they can penalize Delta by amending pending tax legislation.
This is their only play in their playbook to try and make Delta to go along with their stupid legislation.
from 2018
The Georgia legislature gave final passage to a bill Thursday that would cut state income tax rates for individuals and corporations, without a tax break on jet fuels for airlines.
Earlier this week, Republican state Senate leaders took out the jet fuel provision from the income tax bill. Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle tweeted on Monday he would “kill any tax legislation that benefits Delta” after Delta Air Lines said it would stop giving discounts to NRA.
and hard work.