News Reedy Creek Improvement District and the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Wait, wait... You're saying that a certain bald-headed CEO is making yet another misstep? This is unprecedented!!!

The only positive from losing Reedy is it might get El Chapo the gate.

Best case scenario is the “threat” brings someone in to play peacemaker. Unfortunately everyone knows who that is and it isn’t much of a “win” in the short term.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

The only positive from losing Reedy is it might get El Chapo the gate.

Best case scenario is the “threat” brings someone in to play peacemaker. Unfortunately everyone knows who that is and it isn’t much of a “win” in the short term.

I assume you mean Big Bob?

 

[GimpYancIent]

So reading the bill text, I think I see the play here. Revoke RCID (giving Desantis the win and final word), then reorganize as a standard CDD under the post 1968 framework. "New" RCID takes on the existing debt and assets, circumventing the issue of the counties absorbing it, but naturally has a lot less power and is no more special than anybody else in the state.

I don't support retaliatory action by the Governor, and I'm not even going to start on the issues that got us here in the first place... but I kinda support this outcome? It puts Disney on a level playing field and they still get the powers they need, and not the ones they don't.

Exactly! "Level Playing Field". B.C. & cronies + minions worked hard / diligently to be just like every one else in the industry and no longer the top tier. Congratulations Disney co.! you are well on your way.

 

[WDWFanRay]

Disney should get back to entertaining people and get out of politics. Disney started out as a very conservative company (Walt was conservative) and has become a very liberal company. I see no reason that a family + children’s entertainment company has to be so political.

 

[peter11435]

Your vagueness point is accurate, but your free speech point is not.

SCOTUS precedent is pretty clear on this.

Public schoolteachers while acting in their capacity as teachers, have pretty close to zero first amendment protection.

Public schoolteachers in their free time have first amendment protection.

University professors, including at state universities, have first amendment protection both on the clock and off the clock.

SCOTUS also has been pretty clear that companies like Disney have a first amendment right to make statements like they did. So any retaliation, which this clearly qualifies as, is a violation of their first amendment rights

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Your vagueness point is accurate, but your free speech point is not.

SCOTUS precedent is pretty clear on this.

Public schoolteachers while acting in their capacity as teachers, have pretty close to zero first amendment protection.

Public schoolteachers in their free time have first amendment protection.

University professors, including at state universities, have first amendment protection both on the clock and off the clock.

Public school teachers have legal protection to do their jobs. Take that to SCOTUS and bring the thunder down on the political landscape…

As Wyatt Earp said “go ahead…skin it. Jerk that smoke wagon and see what happens”

Ultimately..:that law will be struck down. It’s just a matter of time and casualties on the path to it?

 

[mkt]

Disney should get back to entertaining people and get out of politics. Disney started out as a very conservative company (Walt was conservative) and has become a very liberal company. I see no reason that a family + children’s entertainment company has to be so political.

The positions of what was conservative and liberal have changed since Walt's time, and beyond that, Disney has always been political.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Disney should get back to entertaining people and get out of politics. Disney started out as a very conservative company (Walt was conservative) and has become a very liberal company. I see no reason that a family + children’s entertainment company has to be so political.

Disney has needed/used political influence since the 1930’s.

You must be talking about another “non-political company”

Good luck finding one

 

[CaptainAmerica]

Ultimately..:that law will be struck down.

Probably.

It’s just a matter of time and casualties on the path to it?

Me. It's me. I'm the men. Who want to watch the world burn.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

The positions of what was conservative and liberal have changed since Walt's time.

Indeed. Walt would probably be described as borderline fascist if he opened his mouth today. And his company would be on the other wing in most matters.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Probably.

Me. It's me. I'm the men. Who want to watch the world burn.

I’d probably scold you if you didn’t throw the greatest superhero movie ever in here.

 

[No Name]

Disney should get back to entertaining people and get out of politics. Disney started out as a very conservative company (Walt was conservative) and has become a very liberal company. I see no reason that a family + children’s entertainment company has to be so political.

They were never a “very conservative company” as they were far more welcoming than your average institution in 1955. They have to be publicly liberal if they’re interested in retaining a majority of their employees and customers. And regardless, there are many in the company who just want to be, for equally valid reasons.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

I assume you mean Big Bob?

…the second biggest narcissist in America not a member of Kris jenner’s family

 

[mkt]

Indeed. Walt would probably be described as borderline fascist if he opened his mouth today. And his company would be on the other wing in most matters.

Correct, but other issues, like environmental protection, he'd be called progressive today.

 

[mkt]

Me. It's me. I'm the men. Who want to watch the world burn.

Me too.

 

[Basil of Baker Street]

I'm confused. When did the previous business model of "shut up and take peoples money" stop working?

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Correct, but other issues, like environmental protection, he'd be called progressive today.

No doubt..and his staunch belief in government funding research for research/progress’s sake.

Interesting dude.

 

[mikejs78]

I'm confused. When did the previous business model of "shut up and take peoples money" stop working?

It never did work. It's a myth.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

I'm confused. When did the previous business model of "shut up and take peoples money" stop working?

As has been discussed since this stupid bill popped up from the boogieman’s closet…that was never really the way it was as far as funding and operations.

 

[mkt]

I'm confused. When did the previous business model of "shut up and take peoples money" stop working?

When a vaguely written piece of legislation became controversial, and it was discovered that Disney had donated to proponents of it.