Several liberal celebrities celebrated on social media in response to Major League Baseball’s decision to move its All-Star Game out of Georgia as punishment for the state’s latest election integrity law.
“You reap what you sow,” actor Mark Ruffalo tweeted in response to a statement from Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred moving the game out of Atlanta because the newly passed law making changes to Georgia’s election process didn’t represent the “values” of the league.
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You reap what you sow. https://t.co/lMPkQyrhA8
— Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) April 2, 2021
“#GeorgiaVoterSuppression is an existential crisis,” actress Debra Messing tweeted. “#MLB made a powerful decision to stand AGAINST voter suppression. They will go down in the books as being on the right side of history.”
#GeorgiaVoterSuppression is an existential crisis. #MLB made a powerful decision to stand AGAINST voter suppression. They will go down in the books as being on the right side of history. https://t.co/WFAasjYQtA
— Debra Messing✍? (@DebraMessing) April 2, 2021
“Yo Kemp, they drop-kicked the All-Star game out of your state,” actor Ron Perlman tweeted. “In other words, America’s ‘past time’ to have lowlife racist m———— like you.”
Yo Kemp, they drop-kicked the All-Star game out of your state. In other words, America’s “past time” to have lowlife racist motherfuckers like you.
— Ron Perlman (@perlmutations) April 2, 2021
“Home run,” actress Ellen Barkin tweeted.
Home run https://t.co/S10Rd8GEmI
— Ellen Barkin (@EllenBarkin) April 2, 2021
“Because there is nothing more American than baseball and democracy,” actress Alyssa Milano tweeted. “Thank you, @mlb.”
Because there is nothing more American than baseball and democracy. Thank you, @mlb. https://t.co/fz94oLcr4L
— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) April 2, 2021
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Democrats, including President Joe Biden, had been open lobbying Major League Baseball to move the All-Star Game due to the law passed by Georgia lawmakers and signed by the governor that made changes to mail-in voting, drive-thru voting, and voter ID requirements, arguing that the law makes it more difficult for minorities to vote.
The day before Major League Baseball’s decision was announced, Biden told ESPN that the bill would ensure polling places would close at 5 p.m., preventing working people from voting. That claim was given “Four Pinocchios” by the Washington Post days earlier, and the paper also reported that the bill actually expands early voting in the state.
