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greymattermom

(5,754 posts) Tue Aug 14, 2018, 07:22 AM Aug 2018

Political hardball: Why the Braves are co-hosting a Kemp fundraiser

The Atlanta Braves franchise is wading into the race for Georgia governor by hosting a high-dollar fundraiser this month for Republican Brian Kemp, though the team said it expects to also chip into Democrat Stacey Abrams’ campaign.
The team was among dozens of sponsors for an Aug. 27 fundraiser featuring Kemp and U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson at the Georgian Club, which is near the team’s Cobb County home of SunTrust Park. The event cost donors $13,200 to host and $1,000 to attend.

Braves spokeswoman Beth Marshall said the franchise often donates to candidates from both parties, and noted it gave $1,000 to Abrams in 2015 and 2016 during her state House runs. She said the team’s donation does not amount to “taking a political stance for either gubernatorial candidate.”

https://politics.myajc.com/blog/politics/political-hardball-why-the-braves-are-hosting-kemp-fundraiser/RUkv6K2DnS302O2PChkoxK/

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Political hardball: Why the Braves are co-hosting a Kemp fundraiser (Original Post) greymattermom Aug 2018 OP

The smart thing to do Sherman A1 Aug 2018 #1

That's what I think. greymattermom Aug 2018 #5

Business as usual, of course. I notice that significantly Hortensis Aug 2018 #2

sooooo separate but equal.....have heard that before somewhere.............. dembotoz Aug 2018 #3

Their owners are as bad as the Ricketts family members who aren't named "Laura." GoCubsGo Aug 2018 #4

And much like the NFL's fuckery.... vi5 Aug 2018 #6

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)

1. The smart thing to do

Reply to greymattermom (Original post)

Tue Aug 14, 2018, 07:29 AM

Aug 2018

Is to stay out of the thing entirely and avoid pissing off one side or the other.

greymattermom

(5,754 posts)

5. That's what I think.

Reply to Sherman A1 (Reply #1)

Tue Aug 14, 2018, 07:37 AM

Aug 2018

By moving to Cobb and doing this, they could lose half of their fans. Then what?

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)

2. Business as usual, of course. I notice that significantly

Reply to greymattermom (Original post)

Tue Aug 14, 2018, 07:32 AM

Aug 2018

more is being donated to help keep a Republican in the governor's office this year. Not that this single donation isn't just chump change for Liberty Media Corporation, of course.

The team has cultivated a relationship with politicians for a reason. When the franchise announced in 2013 it would bolt Atlanta for Cobb County, it needed support from local lawmakers to spend $400 million in public money for the project without a popular referendum.

dembotoz

(16,804 posts)

3. sooooo separate but equal.....have heard that before somewhere..............

Reply to greymattermom (Original post)

Tue Aug 14, 2018, 07:34 AM

Aug 2018

GoCubsGo

(32,083 posts)

4. Their owners are as bad as the Ricketts family members who aren't named "Laura."

Reply to greymattermom (Original post)

Tue Aug 14, 2018, 07:37 AM

Aug 2018

It's sad that baseball is polluted with these fuckers.

vi5

(13,305 posts)

6. And much like the NFL's fuckery....

Reply to greymattermom (Original post)

Tue Aug 14, 2018, 07:49 AM

Aug 2018

....people won't stop watching, even if they are liberal and even if they claim to be in solidarity with the cause that any boycott/protest would be supporting.

People are wedded to their sports and heaven forbid they not continually support "their" team or any of the other crap that people use to justify continuing to support these racist, free speech stifling, Republican assisting organizations.

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