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Mitt Romney stated on November 28, 2007 in a debate in St. Petersburg:

The Red Sox waited "87 long years" to win the World Series.

By Bill Adair• November 29, 2007

TikTok posts stated on August 14, 2024 in a TikTok video:

Video shows Boston Red Sox player Jarren Duran getting a “MASSIVE” ovation after his two-game suspension for homophobic slur.

By Jeff Cercone• August 15, 2024

Sherrod Brown stated on August 04, 2011 in an appearance on MSNBC:

"Rooting for the Red Sox is like rooting for the drug companies."

By Tom Feran• August 29, 2011

Barack Obama stated on October 21, 2008 in :

On which team he's rooting for in the World Series.

By Robert Farley• October 21, 2008

Lincoln Chafee stated on July 27, 2010 in in a comment on the John DePetro Show:

"I remember one of [Curt Schilling's] teammates said he painted his sock, the bloody sock."

By Cynthia Needham• July 27, 2010

James Skeffington stated on February 10, 2015 in a radio interview:

Thirty U.S. cities have Triple A baseball teams and "virtually everyone of them [is] playing in government owned ballparks."

By Katie Mulvaney• February 26, 2015

John Robitaille stated on August 12, 2010 in a campaign news release:

"Mr. Caprio is a career politician who has never worked in the private sector."

By Cynthia Needham• August 20, 2010

Cora Faith Walker stated on November 09, 2017 in a guest commentary in the St. Louis American:

"The average life expectancy for African Americans in Saint Louis and Saint Louis County varies by as much as 18 years compared to the white population, with nearly half of all African-American kids under the age of 18 living in poverty."

By Emily Sanderson, Tessa Weinberg• December 25, 2017

Rudy Giuliani stated on February 23, 2015 in an op-ed in the 'Wall Street Journal':

Says President Barack Obama said "that American exceptionalism is no more exceptional than the exceptionalism of any other country."

By Steve Contorno• February 23, 2015

Kelly Ayotte stated on October 24, 2013 in a town hall meeting in Hudson, N.H.:

The deficit this year could pay "all of the 2013 salaries of every professional baseball player for the next 248 years."

By Kaitlin Mulhere• November 18, 2013

Jeremy Kapstein stated on July 20, 2010 in a comment on the Dan York Show:

The lieutenant governor has the power to be an "economic ambassador" and "negotiate" on economic development

By Cynthia Needham• July 23, 2010

Rob Portman stated on September 06, 2012 in a news release:

The national debt of $16 trillion, is "enough to buy both the Cleveland Indians and Cincinnati Reds 1,918 times."

By Tom Feran• September 21, 2012

Charlene Lima stated on June 26, 2013 in a speech on the floor of the Rhode Island House:

Economic Development Commission Executive Director Keith Stokes "sent me a letter and he said the taxpayers will never be on the hook for these bonds" for 38 Studios.

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• July 10, 2013

John DePetro stated on September 20, 2015 in blog:

"Remember that developers are forced to use the ‘195 land union’ contractors, so tap an extra $10 million into any construction project."

By Mark Reynolds• October 4, 2015

Barack Obama stated on September 20, 2009 in an interview on Meet the Press:

"Mathematically, the White Sox can still get in the playoffs."

By Bill Adair• September 20, 2009

Steven Frias stated on February 24, 2015 in a newspaper commentary:

"Research performed by economists has shown no consistent, positive impact on jobs, income or tax revenues arising from stadiums or sports franchises."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• March 7, 2015

Keith Stokes stated on August 07, 2010 in an interview on WJAR-TV:

"One of the things we found very clearly and consistently is that [video gaming] is a growth industry."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• August 25, 2010

Curt Schilling stated on August 10, 2019 in a tweet:

Law-abiding gun owners stop crimes "2.5 million times a year," according to the federal Centers for Disease Control.

By Tom Kertscher• August 14, 2019

Jim Taricani stated on March 24, 2013 in a comment made on "10 News Conference.":

"No one knows who bought the [38 Studios] bonds. And there was some language put in the bond offer that they must remain anonymous."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• April 8, 2013

Facebook posts stated on August 14, 2023 in a Facebook post:

FEMA and Red Cross are “confiscating” donations meant for Hawaii wildfire victims.

By Maria Briceño• August 25, 2023

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