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McConnell warns biz to stay out of politics. Republican tells big biz to stay out of politics. He wants their donations, because that is hundreds of millions of dollars. But biz is too stupid to tell politicians what to do. So pay up and keep your mouth shut. Except we will listen to your lobbyists, because that's why you donate the big bucks. But keep it silent: don't tell the public what you want: tell us in secret, through the lobbyists. That's the way it's done. So the public doesn't know what's going on. The great unwashed masses should be kept in the dark. They are stupid, and should remain stupid. Go, Republicans, the only party that knows how to rule the country. ---- ---- McConnell warns biz off political speech, says it's 'stupid' Associated Press LISA MASCARO April 6, 2021, 10:16 AM WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday “it's quite stupid” for corporations to speak out politically, intensifying his warnings for big business to stand down as Congress delves into voting rights, President Joe Biden's infrastructure package and other defining issues. Speaking in Kentucky, the GOP leader said he still wants companies to give freely to political campaigns. But as lawmakers wrestle with big issues, he warned CEOs off the kinds of public statements made by Delta Air Lines, Coca-Cola and Major League Baseball in opposition to Georgia's new restrictive voting laws. “It's quite stupid to jump in the middle of a highly controversial issue,” he told reporters. “Republicans drink Coca-Cola too, and we fly and we like baseball,” he said. “It’s irritating one hell of a lot of Republican fans." AdChoices The colorful language from the typically reserved Republican leader shows the dilemma ahead for the party in the post-Trump era. Many Trump-styled lawmakers are bucking big business and leaning more heavily into the populist, working-class themes championed by the former president — even as they rely on deep-pocketed business donors to fuel their political campaigns. By wading into the debate, McConnell is situating himself in the emerging culture wars with the progressive groups that are pressuring business not to sit silently on voting rights, gun violence and other big issues before Congress. Congress will take center stage in many of these battles, the Senate in particular, as Biden’s $2.3 trillion infrastructure package and other priorities head for votes. “They have the right to participate in the political process,” McConnell told reporters. But he said, “If I were running a major corporation, I'd stay out of politics.” | |
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