Posted on 04/08/2021 6:33:35 AM PDT by Red Badger
Major League Baseball caved to a partisan Democratic Party operative when it moved the All-Star Game from Atlanta over the state’s new election integrity law. The culprit behind the behind-the-scenes pressure was former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, infamous for refusing to concede her race against current Governor Brian Kemp.
The news, unsurprising for those who knew the MLB Commissioner’s decision was due to activist and corporate pressure, was confirmed by Fox News on Wednesday night.
“Major League Baseball (MLB) commissioner Robert Manfred decided to move the All-Star Game on his own after holding extensive discussions with voting rights groups associated with Lebron James, Stacey Abrams and Rev. Al Sharpton,” sources familiar with the move tell Fox News.
“Abrams and Sharpton told the commissioner players would boycott the game if not. Sources say that Abrams’ current stance, that she is disappointed about the Georgia boycott, is suspect as she was a key player in the decision,” the report continued. “James has publicly supported the Georgia boycott.”
“Abrams’ group and Sharpton also urged the commissioner to support other issues, including voter drives and H.R. 1, the For the People Act — sweeping election reform that recently passed the House,” the report went on.
When Major League Baseball issued its statement, it appears that it lied to the fans and the players about the reasons behind its decision.
“Over the last week, we have engaged in thoughtful conversations with Clubs, former and current players, the Players Association, and the Players Alliance, among others, to listen to their views,” the statement read.
Those “among others” are radical left-wing activists who appear to be the actual force behind the decision, which cost the state of Georgia as much as $100 million in revenue. It now appears MLB will move the All-Star Game to Colorado, another blue state that has various election laws that are as rigid as Georgia’s, including a voter ID requirement to register.
On Tuesday, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms issued an Administrative Order on Tuesday that pushes back against Georgia’s new election integrity law.
Mayor Bottoms’ order states that the election integrity measures signed into law by Governor Brian Kemp make changes that “include empowering officials to take over local election boards, limiting the use of ballot drop boxes, and imposing new voter identification requirements and limitations for the use of absentee ballots.”
The mayor also argues that these “voting restrictions will disproportionately impact residents in cities and counties with high density populations, including the City of Atlanta, and will impose barriers to their ability to vote.”
However, multiple studies show that voter ID does not suppress registration or turnout; voter IDs in Georgia are free to those who qualify; more than 98% of adult Georgians already have voter IDs; a social security number or driver’s license number is all that is needed to vote absentee; water is allowed in voter lines (but food and water cannot be given out by electioneers, as in most states); and the Georgia law expands access to voting for most residents.
The Georgia law has been characterized as “Jim Crow 2.0” by several critics in the Democratic Party, such as former gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams. Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has slammed such characterizations.
“There is nothing ‘Jim Crow’ about requiring a photo or state-issued ID to vote by absentee ballot – every Georgia voter must already do so when voting in-person,” Kemp said in a statement to The Hill.
“President Biden, the left, and the national media are determined to destroy the sanctity and security of the ballot box,” Kemp said, adding, “It is obvious that neither President Biden nor his handlers have actually read” the Georgia law.
Now, the MLB and the more than 200 companies that endorsed the “voter suppression” sham are going to have to contend with tens of millions of Americans who believe the integrity of their elections are infinitely more important than their corporate goods and services.
Anybody, how exactly is this bill suppose to suppress black voters?
Can’t they fire players that boycott? Enough is enough.
They took it out of a black neighborhood and put it in a white neighborhood.
Nice job representing the people of Georgia and their economy, Stacy Abrams. Why not kill all them white gooses that lay golden eggs?
As Chris Rock famously said -
When I’m at the ATM I ain’t lookin’ over my shoulder for Ted Koppel, I’m looking for...
Just release all players who boycott.
Be the employer.
Forget it libertylover, it’s Georgia.
worth repeating..not only a white neighborhood, but a white privileged neighborhood....Denver is not a 'chocolate town' by any stretch
The other ironic thing is that the Hispanics in MLB come from countries that have strict voter ID laws.
Abrams Tank, Shakedown “Rev.” Al, and James.
Now there’s a real brain trust for you.
Give me a list of the 200 companies who have endorsed the Dem position.
If I was a "non-woke" MLB owner or General Manager, I would not allow my all-star players to go to Denver to play in the relocated all star game. Two can play this blackmail game, too. Let them play it with bench players. In addition, it would identify the owners and teams that are "woke" which would tell us which teams to REALLY boycott forever.
You mean all 32 of them?
And by moving the All Star game out of a city with a high black population, (Atlanta) they "helped" again, by costing jobs, and customers for black owned businesses.
Explainer. Harvard leftist
MLB is headed by an idiot and he must be a worse idiot than the three idiots he listened to. Only an even worse idiot would think Ms Abrams, Lebron James and Sharpton were legitimate voices to hear from.
But CO did pass a law that it’s electoral votes will go according to the national popular vote. Doesn’t matter what constituents say.
Commissioner Robert Manfred needs to have his sorry arse fired by the owners sooner rather than later. This is the first step toward getting 50% (or more) of their fan base back.
Well, better to give half the American people the finger than to risk being called 'racist'... Right Manfred? Eff YOU Robert Manfred. You're an idiot.
New York's voter laws are stricter than Georgia's...
Assuming black citizens are too stupid it get an ID is racist. Most blacks want voter ID... they want the vote to be fair and honest... like everyone except democrat white liberal 'elites'... and their pets - black radicals.
They just cannot stop pissing in their own soup, can they???
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