Posted on 08/27/2010 5:00:31 PM PDT by GOPsterinMA
Tony La Russa insists he wouldn't put Albert Pujols in the center of a political firestorm as the St. Louis Cardinals visit Washington for a weekend series with the Nationals.
La Russa and Pujols will join former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin as honorees for a Saturday event organized by Fox News talk show host Glenn Beck.
(Excerpt) Read more at sports.espn.go.com ...
Is it true that it’s not political?
I am a big time Cardinal fan and I went to ESPN and the Post-Dispatch sites to see what was being said about this, and I wasn’t surprised that comments being made were vitriolic and sad that people were reacting the way they are. Some even said they are giving up on the Cardinals because of this. They have no idea what this is about. Yeah, we are in need of some big time honor. Good for Tony and Albert. Class guys.
Luv it!
I’ve done some work with Tony for his charities. He’s a REALLY good guy. This doesn’t surprise me at all.
Didn’t Pujols just come out against the Arizona anti-illegal immigration law?
“Pujols has been very vocal against SB1070 and other civil rights issues,” said Roberto Lovato, co-founder of Presente.org, among the organizations seeking a boycott of next season’s All-Star Game in Phoenix, to the New York Daily News. “We sure hope he continues to do the right thing this weekend.”
But La Russa was confident his bases were covered.
“I made the point several times: What is this about?” La Russa said Thursday, according to the St. Louis newspaper, of the rally billed as a celebration of the First Amendment and one reportedly also expected to be centered around a message of faith.
I am watching the 8.27 Devine Destiny event at the Lincoln Center. IT IS COMPLETELY non-POLITICAL. Amazing event. I’ve been crying for an hour.
C-SPAN will be covering Glenn Beck’s “Restoring Honor” rally at the Lincoln Memorial this Saturday, with Sarah Palin among those expected to attend. Coverage begins 10amET.
Beck was on the Mall again today (above) taking another walk-through in preparation for Saturday.
http://cspan.org/Watch/C-SPAN.aspx
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