One of Georgia’s two U.S. senators on Friday said he respected Major League Baseball’s (MLB) decision to move its all-star game and draft from the state. “Businesses and organizations have great power in their voices and ability to push for change, and I respect the decision of the players to speak out against this unjust…
Trump Calls for Boycott of MLB, Coca-Cola, Delta Over Opposition to Georgia Election Reforms
April 2, 2021
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Former President Donald Trump on April 2 urged people to boycott Major League Baseball (MLB), Coca-Cola, Delta, and other corporations which are openly opposing election reforms enacted by Republicans in Georgia. “Baseball is already losing tremendous numbers of fans, and now they leave Atlanta with their All-Star Game because they are afraid of the Radical…
House Republican Drafting Bill to Yank MLB’s Antitrust Exemption Over Political All-Star Game Move
Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.) on April 2 instructed his staff to draft a bill that would remove the federal anti-trust exemption granted to Major League Baseball (MLB) after the professional baseball monopoly moved the All-Star game from Georgia as a political statement against election reforms enacted by the state’s Republican legislature and governor. “In light…
Democrat Senator Opposes Push to Move MLB All-Star Game out of Georgia Over New Voting Law
Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) does not want the Major League Baseball (MLB) All Star Game moved from Georgia, breaking with President Joe Biden. “I absolutely oppose and reject any notion of boycotting Georgia. Georgia welcomes business, investment, jobs, opportunity, and events,” Ossoff said in an emailed statement to The Epoch Times on Friday. “In fact,…
Republican Launches Primary Campaign Against Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp
A Georgia Republican on Thursday said he’s running in the 2022 gubernatorial race, in an attempt to unseat Gov. Brian Kemp. Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John King, who says he’s the first Hispanic statewide official in state history, is primarying Kemp, whose approval ratings dropped sharply amid a public spat with then-President Donald…
Georgia Republican Announces Primary Campaign Against Gov. Kemp
A Georgia Republican said on April 1 that he’s running in the 2022 gubernatorial race in an attempt to unseat Gov. Brian Kemp. Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John King, who says he’s the first Hispanic statewide official in state history, is primarying Kemp, whose approval ratings dropped sharply amid a public spat with…
Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John King Launches Campaign for Another Term
Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John King said on April 1 that he’s running for another term. King, a former police officer and police chief, said in a statement that he’s not a politician, but a soldier, a lawman, and a public servant. “To keep Georgia competitive, we must lower health care costs and…
Georgia House Strips Delta Air Lines of Tax Break After CEO’s Criticism of Voting Integrity Law
The Georgia state House voted Wednesday to strip Delta Air Lines of a significant tax break after the firm’s CEO condemned a recently passed voting integrity law. Led by Republicans, the Georgia House voted to strip the firm of the break that’s worth tens of millions of dollars per year. The Senate did not take…
Biden Would ‘Strongly Support’ Moving Baseball’s All-Star Game Out of Atlanta Over Georgia Election Law
President Joe Biden on Wednesday said he would support Major League Baseball moving its All-Star Game from Atlanta as a reprisal for a new election reform law passed by the state legislature and signed into law by Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp. “I think that today’s professional athletes are acting incredibly responsibly. I would strongly support…
Jim Crow and the Georgia Voting Law
Commentary At his news conference last Thursday, President Biden said of Georgia’s new voting law, “It makes Jim Crow look like Jim Eagle.” Jim Crow was not a person, but unlike most former presidents, he has a museum: The Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia. The name came from a song written by Thomas Dartmouth…
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