Angie's List Cancels $40 Million 1000 Jobs Indiana Expansion Over Anti-Gay 'Religious Freedom' Law

[RKP5637]

http://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/davidbadash/angie_s_list_cancels_40_million_1000_jobs_indiana_expansion_over_anti_gay_religious_freedom_law

The decision by Angie's List to pull back its investment in Indiana is part of a huge and growing negative response from businesses and other financial interests across the country that do business or are based in Indiana, and other public individuals and entities, including the world's largest and most-respected corporation, Apple, Inc., the City of San Francisco, the White House, Broadway's Audra McDonald, $4 billion software firm Salesforce, $50 million annual gaming convention Gen Con, Fortune 500 member Cummins, Eskenazi Health, Eli Lilly and Co., Yelp, Hillary Clinton, George Takei, Pat McAfee, Jason Collins, Ashton Kutcher, Miley Cyrus, James Van Der Beek, Sophia Bush, Dustin Lance Black, Mara Wilson, Jack Antonoff, the Mayor of Indianapolis, and the State of Indiana's own tourism board.

[TheCowsCameHome]

1. ..and the list keeps getting longer.

Popping antacids much lately, governor Pence?

[Cooley Hurd]

2. THAT is surprising, given Angie Hicks is a repug...

[justiceischeap]

3. I'll likely get spanked for this but

not all repugs are bad repugs (as repugs go)... meaning some are financially conservative but socially liberal. It DOES happen from time to time but not as often as I'd like to see. Angie Hicks may be one of those repugs. She may not be a tea-partier crazy headed for the looney-bin.

Since I don't know a lot about her, I don't know if this is the case with her or not.

[Cooley Hurd]

8. I agree... I still love ol' Jacob Javits and Fiorello LaGuardia...

...both, of course, are dead.

[asjr]

16. Ah, the little flower.

[RKP5637]

14. Yep, LGBT cuts across all walks of life! I've lived in areas where republicans were financially

conservative but socially liberal. They said they were just trying to protect what they had gathered in life. Seems many republicans fear they're going to come take their money away.

I've also talked with strong true conservatives that were very gay friendly. It was interesting, they were very conservative about pricing structures in stores, thought there should be mandated reasonable and cheap affordable stores for all for essentials. These types are OK by me.

Sadly what we see are more and more loonies in the republican party. Years ago one could work with republicans for balanced solutions, today IMO we see mostly crazies in the republican party. Just looking at the republican presidential hopefuls is a horror show.

[skepticscott]

18. If she's voted for Repugs

or given them money or any other kind of direct support, she is culpable. It doesn't matter a ratfuck if she's "socially liberal" if she's voting for people who aren't.

[AwakeAtLast]

27. FYI

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022839580

A little background on this 'gem'.

I live in Indiana and I know this was supposedly bringing lots of jobs. Giving major tax breaks rarely brings the number claimed.

IMO, they are using this as a way to raise their 'cool'quotient. They have been getting hammered in the media recently, especially social media. The company had been threatening to back out before this and it was over those tax breaks.

In this case I'm saying "Bye bye!"

[FarPoint]

5. Business decision....maybe personally agree....

It's about the money. That said...I think the business boycott will have impact overall.

[Cooley Hurd]

11. I will give her props for this...

...as I've been extremely critical of her in the past:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025496438

[Jester Messiah]

6. Yeah, but she's the money kind, not the religo-derp kind. [nt]

[Cooley Hurd]

13. If true, then that's a very good sign...

...of a rift! I love the smell of Republican rifts in the morning.

[RKP5637]

15. I was amazed too. There seem to be two types, financially conservative republicans and

then crazy republicans. The former you can work with, the latter it's useless. I really think the former are getting fed up with the crazies ... but then they cave in for votes.

[AwakeAtLast]

28. Now that i can agree with!

[Bandit]

7. She is a woman though and women have been discriminated against forever.

They truly know about discrimination.

[Gore1FL]

10. I suspect it was done for business reasons.

I hypothesize they didn't want the possible backlash for investing there. The time when anti-lgbt wedge issues were effective has long past. Many state governments haven't figured that out, but the shrewder of businesses will want to stay as far away from laws like this as possible to avoid the tarnish-by-associate. They want to make money.

[Cooley Hurd]

21. Don't get me wrong, I'm delighted that AL is dumping IN...

Hopefully, more from the GOP will follow suit (for whatever reason ).

[ananda]

4. What are they canceling in states making war on women?

nt

[Gore1FL]

12. What states are they expanding into that are doing that? n/t

[WhiteTara]

9. Arkansas should be next.

Asa pledged to sign that garbage here.

[riqster]

17. Hit 'em in the pocketbook.

[skepticscott]

19. Well, don't worry..

Mike Pence is going to CLARIFY. Bless his cotton-pickin' heart.

[RKP5637]

20. Yeah, this should be interesting, "Mike's, it's OK to Discriminate Against List!"

"Have no fear, target these on your government's approved list and we'll support you!" "In Hatred we Trust!"

[LiberalArkie]

22. Everyone will know this week if this is having any effect. If it is Gov Hutchinson in Arkansas will

not sign.

[sinkingfeeling]

23. Bravo!

[William769]

24. Kick & highly recommended.

At least the right people are speaking out & taking action.

[vlyons]

25. Awwww Mike, you messed with a whole heap of a wasp nest now!

Hey Mike, bigotry and hatred wrapped in religion is still bigotry and hatred. You have just demonstrated that you are not fit to be POTUS. You do not have the backbone to stand up to the Christian homophobic haters and tell them to their faces that Jesus loves everybody. That public businesses are required to treat all citizens fairly and equitably, when providing products and services to the public.

[AwakeAtLast]

29. He misjudged the size of that nest.

Either he is blindly taking orders or he's just blind.

[ejbr]

26. And Seattle! N/t

[Thinkingabout]

30. Dammit, do you mean those with green money is going to shy away from Indiana?

I think if this law can hold next year there will be additions of things we can discriminate against. It could go on to other groups. It also makes it apparent to me the GOP is dead set in totally removing those whom they do not consider "acceptable", they have a good start on voting, it will continue.