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Sun Mar 27, 2016, 04:57 PM

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Now Coca-Cola may be threatening to leave Goergia. [View all] RandySF Mar 2016 OP

Hmm. You have illustrated the existential conflict between the crazy right wing base and PatrickforO Mar 2016 #1

You'd be surprised how far zealotry can take you. RandySF Mar 2016 #3

Wow. PatrickforO Mar 2016 #4

to pressure even the stupidest, most moronic state legislature, AlbertCat Mar 2016 #17

Well...maybe not NC... PatrickforO Mar 2016 #19

defunding film industry, not expanding Medicaid, and latest bill are AWFUL for business zazen Mar 2016 #34

It's a damn shame the racist bigots in Georgia legislature -- and the yahoos that elected them -- Hoyt Mar 2016 #2

Why do you think Georgia votes Repuglican? mdbl Mar 2016 #10

That whole Bible Belt is a study in mass stupidity. forest444 Mar 2016 #47

Technically they have zero room to stand on PatrynXX Mar 2016 #5

But he DID! In a round-about way phazed0 Mar 2016 #41

laws of moses PatrynXX Mar 2016 #44

Choosing between hate and profits is the ultimate Republican conundrum. nt TeamPooka Mar 2016 #6

They'll just have to do the calculations, I guess. n/t bvf Mar 2016 #7

Good for Coke and all the other companies standing up against hate! nt LostOne4Ever Mar 2016 #8

I'm glad all those companies are drawing a line in the sand! Bubzer Mar 2016 #9

This will get their attention! LuckyLib Mar 2016 #11

Great! Omaha Steve Mar 2016 #12

For a minute, I thought someone drank a Pepsi WhiteTara Mar 2016 #13

Corporations and Businesses pulling out of Republican controlled states will be the only method to rladdi Mar 2016 #14

Coke is Atlanta. Atlanta is Coke. matt819 Mar 2016 #15

Yep. Coke is hugely important to atlanta Liberal_in_LA Mar 2016 #16

Coke is hugely important to atlanta AlbertCat Mar 2016 #18

The deal is that the rest of the country can.. Duppers Mar 2016 #21

Without Atlanta... ThoughtCriminal Mar 2016 #22

Yep, that's so true nt MrScorpio Mar 2016 #37

Growing up in the Atlanta area, Thespian2 Mar 2016 #20

I am loving this Skittles Mar 2016 #23

Interesting to see DU cheering on corporate interests seeking to overturn the will of voters Recursion Mar 2016 #24

When corporate interests reject hate, it actually AllyCat Mar 2016 #26

There were no voters involved in this SoCalNative Mar 2016 #27

Other than the voters who voted for the legislators (nt) Recursion Mar 2016 #28

I think we pretty much all know SoCalNative Mar 2016 #30

Yeah but I'm pretty confident this law represents the majority will of Georgians Recursion Mar 2016 #31

If discrimination is the will of Georgia voters SoCalNative Mar 2016 #32

Agreed Recursion Mar 2016 #33

Listen, it's SO rare that we get to cheer for big corporations... beerandjesus Mar 2016 #39

I really hope they hold good on this threat. AllyCat Mar 2016 #25

Georgia is such a creepy place. I know truckers that won't even stop in Georgia. RKP5637 Mar 2016 #29

Governor Deal will veto it. Funtatlaguy Mar 2016 #35

And he just did. EL34x4 Mar 2016 #42

I Guess I'm Missing RobinA Mar 2016 #36

Except the employees would be subject to discrimination Not At Work IdaBriggs Mar 2016 #38

You know things are serious when a Pro-Diabetes group like Coke threatens to leave. jalan48 Mar 2016 #40

Breaking - Deal will veto the bill. BumRushDaShow Mar 2016 #43

So money is more impotant to them than their sincerely held religious beliefs? Iggo Mar 2016 #45

Aw, who needs Coca Cola and The Walking Dead when you can have miles and miles of megachurches? nt valerief Mar 2016 #46

Take that poison shit and libodem Mar 2016 #48

WOW--good for Coke. I'll bet a lot of people are sitting up and taking notice, they are a YUUUUUGE MADem Mar 2016 #49

BREAKING: Nathan Deal vetoes Georgia�s �religious liberty� bill aikoaiko Mar 2016 #50