Your Voices Were Heard

Hire Jim Essian! found this 4/25/2008 on www.bleedcubbieblue.com [flag]

This morning, BCB reader lemon20pie posted about the racist T-shirt being sold by outside vendors near Wrigley Field. The outrage expressed here was heard all the way to the ballpark. I know a number of you emailed Cubs media relations director Peter Chase on this issue, and the Cubs had also begun to investigate this early this morning, and these T-shirts will no longer be sold. ... [link]

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Sweet Uncle Lou’s Friday Roundup: The “Playground for the Cocksuckers” Edition
Published 4/25/2008 by Sweet Uncle Lou at Hire Jim Essian!
... . Whaddya mean, “It was probably because Commissioner Gordon brought the shirts to the Cubs’ attention?” If these self-fellating douchebags can take credit for it, then so can we! ...

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