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12. yeah this

Reply to GeorgeGist (Reply #11)

Tue Aug 4, 2020, 01:04 PM

Aug 2020

Black athletes should refuse to play at these schools. Some are doing so at Liberty due to Falwell Jr. College athletics, no matter your opinion of the justice of the matter, are a huge pressure point in many states which don't have wide spread professional sports. In NC, it was the loss of the NCAA tournament and the ACC tournament which likely cost McCrory the election to Cooper.

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Poll: Tommy Tuberville leads Doug Jones by 17 points in Alabama Senate race [View all] Polybius Aug 2020 OP

Apparently for a Democrat to win in Alabama, his opponent has to be The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2020 #1

Kinda sad, but you nailed it. Hoyt Aug 2020 #3

In Alabama, what matters is Coleman Aug 2020 #2

Well hopefully Jones will have a post at a reconstructed DOJ cilla4progress Aug 2020 #4

He'd be a great AG Polybius Aug 2020 #5

Football is a religion in those parts SallyHemmings Aug 2020 #6

We knew Jones was a bit of a one-off Sympthsical Aug 2020 #7

Alabama is just that bad. maxsolomon Aug 2020 #10

Civil Rights hero, legit or a washed up alky JCMach1 Aug 2020 #8

Apparently They're Going To Get The :eader They Deserve Me. Aug 2020 #9

Yet Black athletes will continue to give Alabama ... GeorgeGist Aug 2020 #11

yeah this dsc Aug 2020 #12

Way to early yet for one poll judeling Aug 2020 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author Polybius Aug 2020 #14

Too bad. By acting like a D since his election maybe he could have educated the population in2herbs Aug 2020 #15

Jones never acted like a Republican Polybius Aug 2020 #16

The articles I read say different. I understand that the mantra is that we are better off with in2herbs Aug 2020 #17

But unlike Manchin at times, on big wedge issues he's always voted with the Democrats Polybius Aug 2020 #18