October 24, 2006

Jeff Suppan says: "No on 2"

Wow. Every so often I wonder if there's an active, progressive pro athlete in this entire country.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nguJQ_dRPXw

Posted by Thomas Crone at 05:17 PM | Digital & New Media
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during one of the recent games they talked about how suppan had dinner with the pope. pretty much sums that up.

Posted by diatriber on Tue., Oct 24, 2006 at 10:10 PM

Shut up and pitch ;-)

Posted by tom on Wed., Oct 25, 2006 at 7:34 AM

I agree with Tom.

Celebrities yapping about causes they know nothing about - be it Soup against Prop 2, Sheryl Crow for Prop 2 or Tom Cruise ranting on mental health - does nothing but turn me off.

Posted by barbara on Thu., Oct 26, 2006 at 11:42 AM

I think Johnny Damon is liberal, or at least not a raging homophobe

Posted by Kafka on Thu., Oct 26, 2006 at 4:30 PM

I have to disagree with Barbara's sentiment. A celebrity is still a person and (in some cases) a US citizen. As such, they have the right to advocate for whatever position they believe in. I disagree with Suppan's position, but it's alright for him to say what he believes. Who knows, he may fully understand the science behind stem-cell research and believe that it is ethically wrong. WE, as consumers of this information, are the ones to blame by putting credence in the views of a celebrity just because they're a celebrity.

Posted by jason on Fri., Oct 27, 2006 at 3:24 PM
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