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The Byron York Show

From Delta, a Lesson for Woke Corporations

The Byron York Show

Radio America

News Commentary, News, Politics

4.81.2K Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2021

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

When the CEO of Delta Airlines took a stand against the new Georgia voting law — declaring it "unacceptable" — a chorus of Americans had the following reaction: Who asked him? Why should an airline executive get involved in electoral politics? Maybe he should concentrate on…flying? Now, Delta CEO Ed Bastian is taking it from […]

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to another edition of the Fire and Lord Show, the No-Chit Chat podcast.

0:11.0

Now the sound might be a little different today.

0:14.0

I'm sorry about that.

0:15.6

Having a little problem with the microphone, the tin can, the string, somehow it's just

0:20.1

not working quite right so we're doing it another way.

0:23.6

But since it is the No-Chit Chat podcast, I want to get right into it.

0:27.3

And what we're going to talk about today is voting and the lessons of wokeism for large

0:36.4

American corporations.

0:38.8

We're going to talk a bit about HR1, that giant Democratic voting bill.

0:44.6

Talk about that after a while.

0:46.1

But right now, I want to start out with the lessons we're learning from Delta Airlines.

0:53.9

They're taking it from all sides, deservedly so, after their latest jump into politics specifically,

1:02.4

the companies stand against the new Georgia voting law.

1:07.4

And the experience of Delta, I think, could be a lesson for CEOs to ponder as they pander

1:15.4

to political activists.

1:17.1

So the issue blows up on Wednesday.

1:19.7

This CEO, Ed Bastion, issues a statement and he declares that Georgia's new election

1:26.7

law is, quote, unacceptable.

1:31.5

He says it's unacceptable, quote, I want the entire Delta family to know that we stand

1:37.8

together in our commitment to protect and facilitate your precious right to vote.

1:44.5

That's what he wrote, quote, I need to make it crystal clear.

1:48.8

That the final bill is unacceptable and does not match Delta values.

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