Disney CEO Bob Iger rips Ron DeSantis over 'anti-Florida' retaliation

[Joe Cool]

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/03/ron-desantis-calls-for-probe-into-disney-royal-clause-move.html

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has asked the state’s inspector general to investigate whether an agreement signed by the previous Disney-backed board of the Reedy Creek district is legal.
Before DeSantis could replace the Reedy Creek Improvement District board of supervisors, the Disney-allied panel signed an agreement that drastically limits his control.
The governor got very angry about the position Disney took and seems like he’s decided to retaliate against us,” Disney CEO Bob Iger said.

[RandySF]

1. It's good to see Iger back.

[Jimvanhise]

2. DeSANTIS COMMITTED AN ILLEGAL ACT

When DeSantis broke the contract Florida has with Disney, he violated the law. You cannot break a contract because someone said something that annoys you. DeSantis is a lawyer and knows better. If he is ever dumb enough to take this before a judge he will find out in a hurry what an ethical violation really is and he's the one who did it.

[A HERETIC I AM]

4. He needs his law license yanked...

For no other reason than the fact that he said the state would not assist in any extradition of Trumpy. Seems to me that is blatantly unconstitutional.

I realize it wasn’t necessary, but if that’s how he perceives his gubernatorial powers, it seems seriously flawed.

[exboyfil]

9. Which is hilarious hypocrisy given his removal of local prosecuters

for doing much less than what he did.

Straight up fascist, and it scares the life out of me that some very smart people I know (one of the smartest guys at my high school - MIT graduate and doctorate in Physics) are supporting him.

[MayReasonRule]

15. Fascists Are Losers No Matter How "Intelligent" Their Ouroboric Nature Consumes Their Very Being

It's the nature of delusion.

The trouble is, the delusional cause untold death and destruction well past their dying breaths, because delusion never dies, that's the job of the delusional.

I'm in Caddo Parish where what you describe is an unfortunate defacto standard in our locale.
It's painful for all involved.

[atreides1]

5. He's a lawyer

But there's little evidence that he's a good lawyer!

[FBaggins]

6. What contract are you thinking of?

RCID was not a contract between Disney and the state of FL.

[RKP5637]

3. Fuck DeSantis, such a fascist authoritarian jerk! n/t

[Initech]

7. Good! It's about time this fascist bullshit is challenged!

[LetMyPeopleVote]

8. Ronny Boy who got outplayed by legal counsel for Disney.

Link to tweet

[Cha]

10. Found this as a reply to deSadist..

Link to tweet

I wonder how this is gong to end.. I hope Disney is able to Defeat deSadist in the end.

[Cha]

11. Boom, Bob Iger Hits back at deataSadist

From you link.. TY!

A year ago, the company took a position on pending Florida legislation,” Iger said, apparently referring to what critics called the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. “And while the company may have not handled the position that it took very well, a company has a right to freedom of speech just like individuals do.”

He added: “The governor got very angry about the position Disney took and seems like he’s decided to retaliate against us, including the naming of a new board to oversee the property and the business. In effect, to seek to punish a company for its exercise of a constitutional right. And that just seems really wrong to me.”

Iger said Disney plans to spend more than $17 billion in investments at Walt Disney World over the next decade, which would create around 13,000 jobs at the company and generate even more taxes for Florida.

“Our point on this is that any action that supports those efforts simply to retaliate for a position the company took sounds not just anti-business, but it sounds anti-Florida,” he said. “And I’ll just leave it at that.”

[Lonestarblue]

12. Maybe Iger needs to hint that those 13,000 jobs may not come to Florida because of DeSatan.

[Cha]

14. Yes, I hope Iger says.. deSadisst is

"Anti-Getting Jobs For Floridians."!!

“Our point on this is that any action that supports those efforts simply to retaliate for a position the company took sounds not just anti-business, but it sounds anti-Florida,” he said. “And I’ll just leave it at that.”

[spanone]

13. Great News, Kudos to Disney