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workinclasszero

(28,270 posts) Sat Oct 20, 2018, 07:20 AM Oct 2018

SF Giants owner gave $1K to PAC behind racist ad targeting black voters [View all]

Sarah Ravani Oct. 19, 2018 Updated: Oct. 19, 2018 5:17 p.m

A billionaire co-owner of the San Francisco Giants gave money to a political action committee behind a racist radio ad in Arkansas that features two women saying Democrats could bring back lynchings if black voters don’t support the GOP.

Charles B. Johnson, who is believed to own the largest stake in the Giants, gave $1,000 this summer to Black Americans for the President’s Agenda, a super PAC that supports President Trump’s policies and conservative candidates, according to the group’s financial disclosures.

https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/SF-Giants-owner-gave-1K-to-PAC-behind-racist-ad-13321897.php

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SF Giants owner gave $1K to PAC behind racist ad targeting black voters [View all] workinclasszero Oct 2018 OP

The Information Age strikes again empedocles Oct 2018 #1

I have been an SF Giant fan since going to first game in 1959. PufPuf23 Oct 2018 #2

This is from your top link and I call BS on it! workinclasszero Oct 2018 #3

I agree with you that the statement is total BS. PufPuf23 Oct 2018 #4

Sure, this? workinclasszero Oct 2018 #5

Yes Thank you. Pretty cursory statement by the Giants organization. PufPuf23 Oct 2018 #6

Yes, nice sounding statement workinclasszero Oct 2018 #7