MLB announces it is pulling this year's All-Star game and the amateur draft from Georgia.

[Nevilledog]

Link to tweet

[SheltieLover]

1. Good!

⚾️⚾️⚾️

[tblue37]

2. Good.

[jpak]

3. Ha Ha!

Bite it Kemp

Yup

[Cha]

45. Yeah.. Patriotic Americans

Pushback for Democracy AGAINST Fascist Fucks

[Captain Zero]

58. Kemp strikes out

No Republican can hit a curve, unless she's underage.

[gratuitous]

4. I would have rated that a long shot

But wow, if even Major League Baseball can act this quickly, it makes other business concerns look like they're dragging their feet.

[Jim_S]

46. I totally agree.

This is a good sign that MLB can act so quickly on this. I believe it should put some pressure on 'others' as well. Awesome.

[AllyCat]

64. After Delta lost their tax breaks, you would think $ would move their hub

So far, nothing.

[gratuitous]

65. Almost makes you think that taxes aren't the only/first consideration for a business

Even after Republicans have told us for decades that's the only consideration for our job creating businesses. You think they were fibbing all that time?

[Blue_true]

70. Hartsfield Airport is a major Hub. But really, moving the Hub to North Carolina makes a

a lot of sense.

[Blue_true]

69. When the Players Association came out for moving the events, it was

just a matter of time. The MLPA position was a major piece of this, when they came out for moving, MLB really had no choice.

[uponit7771]

5. Good, the right thing to do

[Indykatie]

6. Next Corporations Need to Announce They're Suspending ANY Political Donations to the GOP

Nothing matters to the GOP but $$$$ and hate.

[uponit7771]

7. +1,

[AnotherMother4Peace]

16. Yes. Delta is already on my shit list after their "hold my hood" response. nt

[spooky3]

29. It's sad. In the 1980s, they were very proud that they had never laid

off employees.

[Oldem]

31. Not to mention allowing passengers in middle seats.

[BannonsLiver]

51. Actually that's false.

Delta has blocked middles throughout the pandemic and is continuing to do so through 4/30. United, American, Southwest and the others stopped blocking them months ago.

[Oldem]

53. I should have written "upcoming" opening of middle seats. The question

is whether or not it will be safe to allow people to sit that close together as of 4/30 or anytime soon--in a closed space for an extended period. I certainly wouldn't want to be on such a flight.

[NewHendoLib]

8. superb news!

[FSogol]

9. WOW, I never thought that would happen.

The Atlanta Braves must be pissed. That's a huge loss for them.

[lisa58]

10. Happy!

[ProudMNDemocrat]

11. Great news.

Now more business entities need to follow suit as well as in states that pull the "Georgia shit".

[Takket]

12. hit them in the wallet!!!!!! These are huge events that will leave a mark

Thank you MLB!!!!!!!!!

[EYESORE 9001]

13. I was hoping MLB would follow through with their threat

I would have been very disappointed if they only paid lip service to pulling out of Atlanta. May this continue in other ways until Georgia repuQs get the message and overturn that execrable law.

[BlueJac]

14. Great news

[SallyHemmings]

15. Fantastic!

I wasn't optimistic on this one. This is great news.

[Ilsa]

17. Good deal.

Have it in a more progressive environment.

[Johnny2X2X]

18. Look for more sports to join

NBA and NFL for sure. But the NCAA can make the biggest impact. NCAA should ban all Georgia college teams from post season including bowl games until this law is repealed. That would force their hand.

This stuff cannot stand.

[BannonsLiver]

52. Yeah, punish young black men and women for the actions of dumb white men

That makes a helluva lot of sense. Does anyone ever think this stuff through or is it just stream of consciousness?

D

[sheshe2]

71. I hear you, B.

It is a pretty hard choice voting rights or jobs. However they will be losing both under the new voting laws that restrict their voice and all their rights to equality.

I see both sides of this coin.

[BannonsLiver]

72. I agree in that context

But the poster I was talking to was talking about penalizing 19-22 year old athletes who work hard at what they do. I know to a lot of people it’s just sports but there’s a lot invested in blood and sweat by these kids to get to where they are. Corporations like Delta and Coke are fair game in my book. But I sort of draw the line at saying to college athletes competing at schools in Georgia that they can’t take part in national tournaments or bowl games because of a bunch of white pissants in the GA state government.

Anyway, I appreciate your response and your perspective, sheshe. You’re a good egg.

[sheshe2]

73. You are good peeps yourself,B.

I missed some of what you were responding to. Late. It is a hard decision because the GOP wants to handicap us all. They want to rip away our rights.

I just want equal voting rights for all. I wish I could be there to hand out food and water.

Ha, you said I am a good egg, however I do have my cracks...no yolk.

[Celerity]

19. great news!

[Treefrog]

20. K and R!

Some good news out of this awful day! I have to admit that I didn’t expect this.

[panader0]

21. I like this part:

"In addition, MLB's planned investments to support local communities in Atlanta as
part of our All-Star Legacy Projects will more forward."
I hope this means local businesses won't suffer because of the move.

[stopdiggin]

37. absolutely! emphasize that protest is directed at the

business and political community. drive the point home.
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[uponit7771]

75. +1,

[Chipper Chat]

22. I hope it's moved to a blue state.

Detroit would be peachy.
Oops. No pun intended.
On second thought.....

[Bleacher Creature]

23. YES!!!

[Tribetime]

24. Let's keep it rolling who's next

[Lonestarblue]

34. Texas needs the same treatment as Georgia.

[world wide wally]

25. Well, Georgia,

No matter what your local politicians may say... The rest of the world sees you as the racists you have shown your state to be.

[flying_wahini]

26. Time for a Kemp recall?

[DAMANgoldberg]

27. Living in North Carolina, we been there, done that...

One of the effects of wrong-headed policy is that it hurts the people directly tied to the event.

https://charlotte.axios.com/253148/what-georgia-can-learn-from-north-carolina-about-corporate-backlash/

[Captain Zero]

59. Well a large percentage of those hurt voted for Kemp

They need to learn which party is so short-sighted and reject it in the next election.

[DAMANgoldberg]

63. That is what ultimately happened here...

at least for the Governor that signed the "Bathroom Bill". Said Governor is currently a local talk-show host on WBT Radio. He has aspirations for the Senate, but won't get many votes outside the Charlotte region.

[dem4decades]

28. That's a good start. But just a start.

[Buns_of_Fire]

30. Need a new bumper sticker.

No All-Star Game in Atlanta? Thank a republican!

So thanks a lot, all you goddam ignorant inbred CletusBubbaBillyBobs in the legislature and in the Governor's Mansion, for turning Georgia into West South Carolina (or East Alabama, I'm not sure yet). i hope the exquisite taste of the former guy's ass was worth it. Geez. First Margie the Kook and now this. If it weren't for Ossoff and Warnock...

I think I'll just start telling people I'm from France and leave it at that.

[ShazzieB]

61. That needs to go on a billboard. No, wait....

No, it needs to go on a WHOLE BUNCH of billboards all over the state of Georgia, in time for the midterm elections!

[spooky3]

32. This also sends a clear message to other states that are considering

the same things.

[70sEraVet]

33. Now THAT'S what I call 'Cancel Culture'!!

A pissed off Chamber of Commerce is going to be cancelling some donations!

[Thrill]

35. I don't see this as a good thing

Atlanta is hurt by this more than anything. Not the country hicks that wrote this bill

[stopdiggin]

40. while taking your point

(and agreeing to some degree) the larger lesson brought home here -- will be to business leaders and corporations (in this an other states).

Make sure that next check you write to someones PAC -- has a little notation attached to it ..... Eh?

[bluestarone]

36. AWESOME news

[gldstwmn]

38. Well done!

[apcalc]

39. Now we need women's and men's golf to drop Augusta.

[Oliver Bolliver Butt]

41. They should play the All-Star game in Puerto Rico.

[FelineOverlord]

42. The Atlanta Braves aren't very happy about it

although they "stress the importance of equal voting opportunities."

Link to tweet

[UGADawg]

43. Are the Magats going to boycott the Braves

in retaliation?

[SCantiGOP]

56. They claim they are already boycotting

football and basketball because of players taking knees, but then two days later you can see the same people talking about games.
I used to love how trump claimed he never watched CNN or MSNBC, so when he wanted to mean tweet them about something he would have to start with “I just happened to walk by a TV and saw three minutes of MSNBC yesterday, and......”

[Cha]

44. Rt TY & MLB!!

[SergeStorms]

47. Wonderful.

I feel bad for the workers at these venues who were probably looking forward to the extra money, but we're all going to make sacrifices in order to stop these treasonous QOP bastards.

Nice work, MLB!

[nycbos]

48. Excellent

[southerncrone]

49. Good lick!

Actions should always have consequences.
The thing these slimeballs value most is money. Hit them in the pocketbook to get their attention.

[Music Man]

50. Woot woot!

Good for MLB.

[tiredtoo]

54. A good start

Must also carry on with boycott of Coke products.

[llmart]

55. This is wonderful news.

I am so glad they made this decision, and quickly. Now watch some of the mega corporations up their game on their apology tours.

[Paladin]

57. Outstanding! (nt)

[FelineOverlord]

60. MLB announces it is pulling this year's All-Star game and the amateur draft from Georgia

Link to tweet

[we can do it]

62. Yerrr out!

[Gore1FL]

66. Quite a different burn than Sherman's, but a burn, nonetheless. nt

[BobTheSubgenius]

67. I guess that's the biggest club in their bag, so I'm thankful that they made this decision.

It's going to take an awful lot more pressure than this to make Kemp and his minions back down, if that's even possible.

[Blue_true]

68. Cudos to the Players Association for front running this.

States should be encouraging EVERY citizen to vote. Politicians should be forced to develop policy proposals that appeal to a diverse group of voters to win office.

[whathehell]

74. Good.

[PatrickforB]

76. That's hitting them in the old pocketbook.

The legislature passed this to continue supporting the white power structure, but they are actually the minority. Most people, white people included, don't feel like that, and do support voting rights.

So by calling these people out, it creates some really nice, and long overdue, economic pressure on these kluxers. They have never responded to social pressure, after all. You either have to roll in the tanks with these people or engage in massive boycotts.

[MyMission]

77. I love baseball

Glad the MLB is taking a stand.

Not a fan of golf. Hope people will boycott the Masters tournament which is held in Augusta Georgia.

Before GA passed their voter suppression laws I was considering going to a GA beach this summer, to reward them with my tourist dollars rather than Florida, but not now.

[SWBTATTReg]

78. I think that if you want to hurt Georgia in their pockets, you need to go and ID their small

businesses that run in outstate Georgia, that elect this narrow minded politicians that enact such ridiculous legislation, that hinters the voting rights of urban voters. This nickel and diming urban city populations for their voting patterns needs to stop.

[turbinetree]

79. Don't tell Marjorie -Green, she thinks its a Corporate Communisms takeover

https://www.rawstory.com/marjorie-taylor-greene-2651350054/