If Soros Comes, I Go
It was announced this afternoon that billionaire George Soros has joined one of the groups vying to purchase the Washington Nationals from Major League Baseball this fall.If his group wins and becomes the new owners of the Nats, I will revert my allegiance back to the Atlanta Braves in a heartbeat, and I doubt I would be the only one.
Now, before my Democratic readers flip out, listen to me. This is not about me being a Republican [which I proudly am]and unable to root for a team owned by a Democrat. I would point to the years the Redskins were owned by Edward Bennett Williams, one of the most influential Democrats of his day. There are countless Democrats that could become owner of the Nationals, and I would have no problem with any of them.
It's only George Soros that could make me a Braves fan once again.
George Soros did everything he could to remove George W. Bush from office. Using the newly created election financing laws, he pumped hundreds of millions of his dollars into "527" groups like MoveOn.org to accomplish his goals. He, and his groups, used innuendo, half-truths, lies and illegal practices to gain John Kerry the Presidency.
For instance, groups he funded slashed tires of vans that were to pick up Republican voters and take them to the polls in Wisconsin. On and on it went.
Al Gore would be a fine owner. He used his mouth to espouse his ideas, and didn't try to change America using money, and not ideas, as the key to that change. I won't give my money in any form to a man who is so anti-American, who believes that Republicans are somehow cro-magnon in temperament.
It's up to you, MLB. If he comes, I go. I know I'm not important to you, but by allowing this man to be part of any ownership group, you would be validating his decidedly socialist agenda and telling fans of the Nationals that money trumps everything.
# posted by Farid Rushdi @ 1:35 PM 
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You righty types have conveniently forgotten Soros' role in the collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe. Your ideology is so blinding. You also may want to reconsider your fantasy about the Nats fan base being all gop. Just because there are more gops running around the city these days doesn't mean that you can dictate who is allowed to be a baseball fan, nazifascist, i mean natsofast.
Personal attacks only make you look bad, daedalus.
I also will drop the Nats if Soros has any stake in the team.
I make this decision not because of his political beliefs. I greatly respect members of both parties.
But a man who spews such hateful vitriol to advance his cause will not get any of my money.
I also will drop the Nats if Soros has any stake in the team.
I make this decision not because of his political beliefs. I greatly respect members of both parties.
But a man who spews such hateful vitriol to advance his cause will not get any of my money.
All right, first of all, I'm not going to be throwing around the nazi word here. That's pretty absurd. That being said, there is some cognitive dissonance here. Soros has cash. MLB has the right to sell to the highest bidder, if they so choose. Fans have every right to stop supporting a team because they disagree with their ownership (See, "D vs Angelos, Peter"). All good and fair in the free market.
So, based on that, "you would be validating his decidedly socialist agenda and telling fans of the Nationals that money trumps everything" seems self-contradictory. It isn't socialist at all. It's capitalism.
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So, based on that, "you would be validating his decidedly socialist agenda and telling fans of the Nationals that money trumps everything" seems self-contradictory. It isn't socialist at all. It's capitalism.
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