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dballance

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3. COBB=County Operated By Bigots

Reply to 7962 (Original post)

Sun Nov 24, 2013, 10:31 PM

Nov 2013

According to my friends who live there - that's what they call it.

I don't understand why cities and counties get away with funding these private, for-profit stadiums.

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Cobb coalition: Delay Braves stadium vote [View all] 7962 Nov 2013 OP

Meh. Let Cobb County have the Braves. onehandle Nov 2013 #1

Good point, I'm sure the coalition is a bunch bigots afraid Marta wil come to Cobb. Hoyt Nov 2013 #4

MARTA still doesn't reach to Cobb County? House of Roberts Nov 2013 #6

Well they do have the Cobb Transit system, but the separatists still don't accept Marta. Hoyt Nov 2013 #7

No, they can't find enough people to work because the pay and conditions are miserable Fumesucker Nov 2013 #19

They want a new stadium already, and the current one isn't more than 20 years old?!?! Crowman1979 Nov 2013 #2

Turner Field is a beautiful stadium. onehandle Nov 2013 #5

It isn't about the condition of Turner Field, olddad56 Nov 2013 #10

I know, I can't believe that one of the new wave stadiums is already being deemed unacceptable and StevieM Nov 2013 #8

It was built in 1996 for the Olympics. . . aggiesal Nov 2013 #11

Yep there should be no free ride for sports team anymore davidpdx Nov 2013 #12

Chargers have the same issues . . . aggiesal Nov 2013 #15

Very interesting davidpdx Nov 2013 #16

Farmers Field in LA next to the Staples Center . . . aggiesal Nov 2013 #17

Might as well if it's being built just send them back to LA davidpdx Nov 2013 #18

COBB=County Operated By Bigots dballance Nov 2013 #3

This black girl who grew up in Atlanta knows what this deal is all about: white folk afraid... Liberal_Stalwart71 Nov 2013 #9

Theres a difference between the Falcons deal and the Braves too 7962 Nov 2013 #13

I've been following this closely since it was announced..... groundloop Nov 2013 #14