spjunkies Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 Man, I am so damn proud of MLB right now for doing the right thing. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 4 minutes ago, spjunkies said: Man, I am so damn proud of MLB right now for doing the right thing. I understand the intent, but if you're taking away opportunities from stadium workers who are minorities to make some money over All-Star break, it seems like some of the people you're proclaiming to support are getting caught in the crossfire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 Omelettes something something break some eggs. I totally get your point, but the stadium isn't even downtown anymore. It's in the most ritzy part of the outer suburbs that isn't even accessible by public transportation. (Simply for that reason, I'll probably never see another Braves game because I absolutely HATE driving way the hell over there.) 4 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mammajamma Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 22 minutes ago, spjunkies said: Man, I am so damn proud of MLB right now for doing the right thing. kind of surprised that it was the mlb that was the first big organization to act. will be interesting to see how other leagues/organizations follow suit now 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 5 minutes ago, mammajamma said: kind of surprised that it was the mlb that was the first big organization to act. will be interesting to see how other leagues/organizations follow suit now That's why I think they purposefully waited until after the NBA All-Star game was played here...they knew the players would boycott and the fans in town for the weekend would lose their damn minds. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmirOfShmo Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 They should move it to DC & have Biden throw out the first pitch. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooked Crack Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 Yeah, lets raise their taxes! 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tshile Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 (edited) The problem with the braves statement is their prior political acts will all come out. kind of hard to take a “we’re not happy with the decision not because we just want our money or don’t care about the bill, but because we think it would have enhanced discussion to have it here” stance if you’ve been donating and running fundraisers for republicans in GA for the last 20 years... 1 hour ago, skinsmarydu said: Omelettes something something break some eggs. Yeah. The focus needs to be on voting rights. not a one weekend pay day for a bunch of people. Edited April 2, 2021 by tshile 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Captain Wiggles Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 Kemp may win the primary but he'll have a incredibly strong challenge in the general with Abrams. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 Just now, clietas said: Kemp may win the primary but he'll have a incredibly strong challenge in the general with Abrams. I've gotten more than a few emails from Fair Fight and Rev. Warnock the last couple days. We're on it. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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EmirOfShmo Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 On 3/29/2021 at 10:08 PM, Cooked Crack said: Thanks for posting this. I finally got around to reading the article. If you haven't read it, do yourself a favor and read it. Eye-opening. A couple of pieces from the article (my highlights): “When presented with a very neutral description” of the bill, “people were generally supportive,” McKenzie said, adding that “the most worrisome part . . . is that conservatives were actually as supportive as the general public was when they read the neutral description.” In fact, he warned, “there’s a large, very large, chunk of conservatives who are supportive of these types of efforts.” Hmmmm...so people who are NOT conservative are 'the general public'? And the definition of 'conservative' is someone who wants to keep billionaires in the business of buying elections? "But as the State Policy Network’s conference call demonstrated, some of the less noticed provisions in the eight-hundred-plus-page bill are particularly worrisome to conservative operatives. Both parties have relied on wealthy anonymous donors, but the vast majority of dark money from undisclosed sources over the past decade has supported conservative causes and candidates. Democrats, however, are catching up. In 2020, for the first time in any Presidential election, liberal dark-money groups far outspent their conservative counterparts, according to the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics, which tracks campaign spending. Nonetheless, Democrats, unlike Republicans, have pushed for reforms that would shut off the dark-money spigot." This surprised me. It should slow down the 'Democrats don't fight as dirty as the QOP' narrative. Lots of other good info on some of the details of the HR1 Bill. Clearly the QOP is on the defensive on how to sell their bag of **** to people. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Sisko Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 (edited) 6 hours ago, skinsmarydu said: Omelettes something something break some eggs. I totally get your point, but the stadium isn't even downtown anymore. It's in the most ritzy part of the outer suburbs that isn't even accessible by public transportation. (Simply for that reason, I'll probably never see another Braves game because I absolutely HATE driving way the hell over there.) I’m not much into baseball but we’d typically go see a game or two each season. However, the Cobb County Braves have been dead to me since they left. I don’t know how they’ll make it without our $50 to $75 each season but they’ll just have to figure something out.😃 Edited April 3, 2021 by The Sisko 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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skinsmarydu Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 There's our idiot governor on CNN lying his ass off. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chew Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 George Kemp is going to rot in hell for eternity. He tried his best to ensure black people NEVER let their voices be heard again the way they did in November. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Captain Wiggles Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 As a lifelong MLB fan I'll never watch a Brooklyn Tip Tops game again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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skinsmarydu Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 I can see the fights at the polls now... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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