{"id":385865,"date":"2021-04-03T21:56:36","date_gmt":"2021-04-04T01:56:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=385865"},"modified":"2021-04-03T21:56:37","modified_gmt":"2021-04-04T01:56:37","slug":"gov-kemp-mlb-caved-to-fear-lies-from-liberal-activists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-kemp-mlb-caved-to-fear-lies-from-liberal-activists\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov. Kemp: MLB caved to fear &#038; lies from liberal activists"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgov-kemp-mlb-caved-to-fear-lies-from-liberal-activists%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=385865&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2393547\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2393547\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp. (Photo by Sean Rayford\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 6:40 PM PT \u2013 Saturday, April 3, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Gov. Brian Kemp (R-Ga.) said the MLB struck out with their decision to move their All-Star Game to a new host city. During a press conference Saturday, Kemp called out the League\u2019s leaders for succumbing to the pressure of the left.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MLB<\/a>\u2019s decision is not about access to voting. It\u2019s about a lack of courage to stand up to the lies of a radical mob hellbent on distorting the truth for political gain.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brian Kemp (@BrianKempGA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrianKempGA\/status\/1378109513417551874?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 2, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>On Friday, the MLB announced their plans to move the All-Star Game out of Atlanta in response to the outcry over a recently passed voting rights bill.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYesterday, Major League Baseball caved to fear and lies from liberal activists,\u201d Kemp said. \u201cThey ignored the facts of our new election integrity law and they ignored the consequences of their decision on our local community. In the middle of a pandemic, Major League Baseball put the wishes of [Democrat] Stacey Abrams and Joe Biden ahead of the economic well-being of hardworking Georgians who were counting on the All-Star Game for a paycheck.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The MLB\u2019s decision came as several big companies, including Coca-Cola and Delta Airlines, have called for businesses to uproot their businesses from the Peach State. This was is in response to election laws aimed at tightening up Georgia\u2019s election system by enforcing stricter vote ID laws, unifying early voting hours and limiting mail-in ballots.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">DJT calls for retaliatory boycott of companies opposing GOP election reform\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MADaxUfYh3\">pic.twitter.com\/MADaxUfYh3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shane Althaus (@AlthausShane) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlthausShane\/status\/1378503494517227523?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Democrat opponents of the bill claim it targets minority communities and lessens their voices in the voting booth. However, Kemp stressed the laws aren\u2019t as restrictive as Democrat operatives claim them to be.<\/p>\n<p>He added, there are several blue states, namely New York, that have more restrictive election laws than Georgia does right now.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New York has nine days of early voting. Georgia has a minimum of 17, with an additional two Sundays as an option for every county. <\/p>\n<p>New York requires an excuse to vote absentee. Georgia does not. <\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re lying and they know it. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XxOc1ZAAAa\">https:\/\/t.co\/XxOc1ZAAAa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brian Kemp (@BrianKempGA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrianKempGA\/status\/1378486770992570373?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 3, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s easier to vote in Georgia than it is in New York,\u201d Kemp continued. \u201cEven more ridiculous is that MLB didn\u2019t cite a single reason that they disagreed with the bill in their statement. Everyone standing here today and those at home know why: Because the facts and the truth don\u2019t support their narrative. It\u2019s because the Election Integrity Act expands access to the polls and ensures the integrity of the ballot box. Then why did MLB move the All-Star game yesterday?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, Governor Kemp has not shown any signs he will roll back the voting rights bill. The Peach State governor was confident this will not have a snowball effect on Georgia\u2019s economy, citing a good relationship between his office and the business community.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/rep-ocasio-cortez-ranked-one-of-the-least-effective-dem-lawmakers\/\">Rep. Ocasio-Cortez Ranked One Of The Least Effective Dem Lawmakers<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp. (Photo by Sean Rayford\/Getty Images) OAN NewsroomUPDATED 6:40 PM PT \u2013 Saturday, April 3, 2021 Gov. 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