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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIt's so fitting that Renee Montgomery helped rid the WNBA of Kelly Loeffler
You lose again, Kelly Loeffler. You will not be missed, most certainly not by WNBA players.
On Friday, the WNBA announced that the sale of the Atlanta Dream had been finalized, and that the primary owner is Larry Gottesdiener, founder and chairman of Northland, a Massachusetts-based real estate development company.
The two other members of the ownership group are Suzanne Abair, Northland's president and COO, and ... former Dream player Renee Montgomery.
There is something so satisfying about a Black woman being part of the ownership group, so delicious that it is one of the players Loeffler openly disparaged during her futile campaign to win the U.S. Senate seat she had temporarily held for Georgia. Loeffler expressed disgust that WNBA players were so vocal about demanding recognition of their full humanity (aka "Black lives matter" as she wait for it used them as political pawns in her ultimately losing quest to retain that seat.
And now, not only did WNBA players play a significant role in Loeffler losing to Rev. Raphael Warnock, a WNBA player is part of the group that bought the Dream from Loeffler, ending a shameful era in the ascending league's history. It bears repeating what a stroke of genius it was to turn their attention away from rightfully complaining about Loeffler's racist, homophobic stances and toward supporting one of her potential opponents.
On Friday, the WNBA announced that the sale of the Atlanta Dream had been finalized, and that the primary owner is Larry Gottesdiener, founder and chairman of Northland, a Massachusetts-based real estate development company.
The two other members of the ownership group are Suzanne Abair, Northland's president and COO, and ... former Dream player Renee Montgomery.
There is something so satisfying about a Black woman being part of the ownership group, so delicious that it is one of the players Loeffler openly disparaged during her futile campaign to win the U.S. Senate seat she had temporarily held for Georgia. Loeffler expressed disgust that WNBA players were so vocal about demanding recognition of their full humanity (aka "Black lives matter" as she wait for it used them as political pawns in her ultimately losing quest to retain that seat.
And now, not only did WNBA players play a significant role in Loeffler losing to Rev. Raphael Warnock, a WNBA player is part of the group that bought the Dream from Loeffler, ending a shameful era in the ascending league's history. It bears repeating what a stroke of genius it was to turn their attention away from rightfully complaining about Loeffler's racist, homophobic stances and toward supporting one of her potential opponents.
[link:https://sports.yahoo.com/renee-montgomery-helped-rid-the-wnba-of-kelly-loeffler-002311970.html|
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It's so fitting that Renee Montgomery helped rid the WNBA of Kelly Loeffler (Original Post)
tulipsandroses
Feb 2021
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Deuxcents
(16,218 posts)1. It's wonderful
And her year off has paid off. I hope the good citizens support the team n their dreams..just great.
Ferrets are Cool
(21,106 posts)2. THE happy story of the week.
malaise
(268,998 posts)3. Off to the greatest page
Needs to be seen
niyad
(113,303 posts)4. It is indeed delicious. Would you consider cross-posting this in Women's Rights And Issues?
Thanks in advance.
crickets
(25,980 posts)5. Great news! K&R