Surry County, in North Carolina, voted to remove Coca-Cola vending machines from its offices after the company criticized a voting law in neighboring Georgia.
neil: well, uphill lawsuit seeking better than a billion dollars from major league baseball for moving this year s all-star game from atlanta to denver in light of the georgia voting law. my next guest said they went a step too far targeting not only major league baseball but the baseball commissioner himself. alfredo ortiz joins us right now. head of the job creators network, the president and ceo. alfredo, very good to see you again. as i understand it, you re looking for a jury award of at least $100 million in compensatory damages to local businesses you argue were seriously impacted by this to the tune of another $1 billion. most lawyers say you have a big uphill battle, what do you say? well, neil, thank you very much for having me this morning and the david versus galiath
Officials in Surry County, N.C., have approved a measure mandating the removal of all Coca-Cola machines from government facilities after the company s stated opposition to an election law passed in Georgia.
In a letter written to Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey and obtained by NBC News, Surry County Commissioner Ed Harris called Quincey s critical comments regarding the Georgia election bill corporate political commentary favoring the Democratic party. Our Board felt that was the best way to take a stand and express our disappointment in Coca-Cola s actions, which are not representative of most views of our citizens, Harris wrote to Quincey. Our Board hopes that other organizations across the country are taking similar stances against Coca-Cola and sincerely wishes that future marketing efforts and comments emanating from your company are more considerate of all your customers viewpoints.
now you ve got 20,000 guys back in the stadium. shannon: there is a lot of trash talking but these players need to be safe and when they are out there doing their jobs on the court they don t need to be worried about being attacked from people in the audience ever. i want to talk about surry county, north carolina. they have taken a vote that they are going to ban coke vending machines from all of their official buildings. they are not anticipate about coke getting involved in the way that it characterized the georgia voting law. harris, who is the county commissioner says the left wing in america, they canceled, they tear down statues, all sorts of allegations, expectation for them is the opposing political side will cower in the corner and we re supposed to accept that and it s supposed to be okay and it s not okay. there are knows who are saying, the right is complaining about cancel sculpture all the time and that s what this county just d. what do you make of this situation? w
trump supporters to drug addicts is going to lecture theim rest f us about reality? of course, just like we ve been telling you, every major institutional force is taking its marching orders from the left, which is united to stoke fear, ignore the facts, and extol more control over the day-to-day life. the left preaches tolerance. but if you disagree with them, they want you silent or canceled. for example, netflix ceo reed hastings just dumped $3 million into the effort to try and save california governor gavin newsom from being voted out of office and major corporations like delta air lines and coca-cola amplified lies about the georgia voting law to attack republicans. from big tech to big business, and hollywood in the media, they are trying to suppress the voices of everyday americans. and help the socialist turned their far left fantasies into reality. joining me now are reactions,