Libs Now Calling For A Seattle Seahawks Boycott

Regular season football starts TODAY! (I know a good chunk of you are still ticked at the NFL, but I have my reasons for loving it.)

I’m seriously so pumped. Football Sundays are the BEST. FALL IS ALMOST HERE I CAN SMELL IT. Pumpkin spice everywhere! (Confession: I had my first PSL of the season in August.)

ANNNNNYWHO. Bad news if you’re a liberal Seattle Seahawks fan. You’re being asked to boycott your team ahead of the first regular season game. Why? Because the owner, Paul Allen, donated $100,000 to an organization that has the goal of helping Republicans maintain a majority in the House.

OH NOOOOOO!

The June 14 donation, disclosed in mid-July, went to Protect the House, a committee headed by House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. It’s the biggest check Allen has ever sent to a federal political candidate or committee, according to a review of Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings.

Protect the House is a joint fundraising committee, a type of group that allows wealthy donors to make a single large contribution which is then divided up among multiple candidates and political-action committees (PACs) across the country.

FEC records show the largest chunk of Allen’s $100,000 was sent to the National Republican Campaign Committee (NRCC), which received $33,900. An additional $5,000 went to the Great America Committee, a PAC created by Vice President Mike Pence. More than a dozen other congressional Republicans from Iowa to New York received about $2,600.

On top of that, it was discovered that Allen donated a total of “$173,500 to Republican congressional candidates and PACs.” He only gave “$45,900 to Democratic candidates and PACs.”

It should be noted that Allen donated more to Democratic candidates than Republican candidates in 2016, but that’s neither here nor there.

“Paul Allen has supported both Republicans and Democrats over the years, and he will continue to support candidates on both sides of the aisle,” said John Pinette, a spokesman for Allen, in an emailed statement.

TOO BAD– TIME TO BOYCOTT!

Heads up Seattle @Seahawks fans – tell @PaulGAllen what you think https://t.co/678ivT9Vfb #Resist

— Democratic Coalition (@TheDemCoalition) September 2, 2018

I’m officially boycotting the Seahawks over this.

— Drew Woolley (@levit42) September 2, 2018

I hate @JerryJones and the @dallascowboys Cowboys and now I will add @PaulGAllen and the @seattleseahawks to the list.

— GaryAtty (@Garyatty) September 2, 2018

Seems easy boycott the football games.

— Virginia Fowler (@Virgini82091043) September 2, 2018

I hope the good people of Seattle crush this mans wallet.

— Mark Dubynsky (@MarkDubynsky) September 3, 2018

I don’t live in Seattle, but will boycott any @NFL game in which they are playing.

— Ó Fearghail (@Dadtf2834) September 2, 2018

I guess I won’t be watching the Seahawks anymore and I damn sure won’t be buying any tickets or seahawk memorabilia, unless it’s just to burn it.

— Debbie Moorehead (@hopeallswell) September 3, 2018

Who wants to bet that half the people pledging to boycott the Seahawks aren’t fans anyway?

h/t Seattle Times