Liberal Senators Want MLB To Ban Tobacco

Senate Democrats Ask Major League Baseball
to Ban Players From Using Chewing Tobacco
Chicago Sun Times - WASHINGTON--The day before game one of the World Series, U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Tom Harkin (D-IA), and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and other senators are asking Major League Baseball to ban players from using tobacco products at games, especially smokeless or chewing tobacco.

"Tomorrow night, an expected 15 million viewers, including many children, will tune in to watch the first game of the series.

Unfortunately, as these young fans root for their favorite team and players, they also will watch their on-field heroes use smokeless tobacco products," wrote Durbin and other senators to MLB executive director Michael Weiner.

"During the upcoming negotiations over the bargaining agreement, we write to ask that the Major League Baseball Players Association agree to a prohibition on the use of all tobacco products at games and on camera at all Major League ballparks. This would send a strong message to young baseball fans, who look toward the players as role models, that tobacco use is not essential to the sport of baseball." - Continue reading...

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Blog author's comments - So the Democrat Senators don't have anything important to be working on, like the economy, job creation, controlling government spending, terrorism etc.

Liberals reach their freedom-depriving fingers into everything. The Democrats like to pretend they are taking care of us – that they’re looking out for our general welfare.

Next they can ban beer in the stands, prohibit soft drinks, since they have all that bad sugar, and forbid those unhealthy hot dogs, pizza and other foods from being sold to the fans. With the current regime in power, each day becomes more bizarre.

Good Call Bud Selig - Ignore The Race Baiters

Bud Selig, the MLB baseball commissioner said that next year's All-Star Game will not be moved from Phoenix, Arizona.

Because of the new immigration law which was recently passed and desperately needed by the state to do the job the Federal government will not do, Arizona passed their law. Selig has been asked by many to pull the game out of Arizona. Let us hope Bud Selig does not cave to those who want amnesty for the illegal aliens.

Selig defended baseball's record on minority hiring. Selig said "apparently all the people around and in minority communities think we're doing OK. That's the issue, and that's the answer," he said. I told the clubs today: "Be proud of what we've done." They are. We should. And that's our answer. "We control our own fate, and we've done very well."

Ozzie Guillen. the Chicago White Sox manager, said he wouldn't participate in next year's All-Star Game if it remains in Arizona, because the law empowers the police to determine a person's immigration status. Ozzie Guillen, have you already been invited to Arizonat and the game there next year?

Ozzie, what would you be doing without MLB? You should be thankful you are making the large salary courtesy of baseball. Apparently you are not an illegal but you have no problem with your fellow countrymen being given a free pass to our country. Perhaps you could spend some time helping the illegal's attain 'legal' citzenship to this country.