Anonymous ID: ffc686 Dec. 5, 2020, 6 p.m. No.11919805   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>0069 >>0139 >>0180 >>0214 >>0219 >>0243 >>0257

https://the18.com/soccer-entertainment/fulton-county-elections-director-portland-timbers-lanyard

 

Twitter Confounded By Fulton County Elections Director (Atlanta) Wearing Portland Timbers Lanyard

 

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

WITH THE NATION FOCUSED ON THE VOTES COMING IN FROM ATLANTA, ONE PROMINENT ELECTION DIRECTOR SPARKED SOME INTRIGUE.

 

Fulton County Elections Director Richard Barron has been a major focus of the nation this week. As eyes converge on Atlanta votes coming in to see if Georgia flips from red to blue in the U.S. presidential election, Barron has appeared on TV to explain the process to media such as CNN.

 

And he’s done so with some soccer paraphernalia adorned around his neck.

 

As many on Twitter have pointed out (and my brother texted me about it Wednesday night), Barron has been wearing a Portland Timbers lanyard in all of his interviews on TV. Fulton County, of course, is Atlanta United territory, so many folks were understandably confused. Some jokingly suggested a conspiracy, but we all know conspiracy theories about voter fraud are never true.

 

So, what gives? Why is an Atlanta-area election director supporting a Portland soccer team? Again, almost all alleged voter fraud is a conspiracy theory purported by those who want to increase voter suppression, so it’s definitely not that.

 

And it’s not hard to figure out why the Fulton County Elections Director is pro-Portland.

 

Chris Barron (@tbc5150 on Twitter) claims to be Richard’s brother, and we have no reason to not believe him considering his past tweets prior to Richard’s sudden fame on TV on Wednesday. Chris said Richard has been an Atlanta United season-ticket holder but is a lifelong Timbers fan.

Anonymous ID: ffc686 Dec. 5, 2020, 6:20 p.m. No.11920139   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>0180 >>0257 >>0357

>>11919805

>Portland Timbers

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland_Timbers

 

Nickname(s) The Timbers

Founded March 20, 2009; 11 years ago[nb 1]

Stadium Providence Park

Portland, Oregon

Capacity 25,218

Owner Peregrine Sports, LLC

CEO Merritt Paulson

Head coach Giovanni Savarese

League Major League Soccer

2020 Western Conference: 3rd

Overall: 8th

Playoffs: First rou

Anonymous ID: ffc686 Dec. 5, 2020, 6:23 p.m. No.11920180   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>0208 >>0257

>>11919805

>>11920139

 

Fulton County Elections Director (Atlanta) Wearing Portland Timbers Lanyard

Henry Merritt Paulson III is the majority owner of Peregrine Sports, LLC which owns the Portland Timbers,

 

Merritt Paulson's father is Henry Merritt "Hank" Paulson Jr., an American banker who served as the 74th United States Secretary of the Treasury, and was formerly Chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs.

 

^^^^^^^^^^^connection Fulton County Elections and Hank Poulson….Goldman Sachs

Anonymous ID: ffc686 Dec. 5, 2020, 6:26 p.m. No.11920208   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>0257

>>11920180

>Henry Merritt "Hank" Paulson Jr

Henry Paulson - Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Paulson

Henry Merritt "Hank" Paulson Jr. (born March 28, 1946) is an American banker who served as the 74th United States Secretary of the Treasury from 2006 to 2009. Prior to his role in the Department of the Treasury, Paulson was the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Goldman Sachs.

 

He served as Treasury Secretary under President George W. Bush. Paulson served through the end of the Bush administration, leaving office on January 20, 2009. He is now thechairman of the Paulson Institute, which he founded in 2011 to promote sustainable economic growth and a cleaner environment around the world, with an initial focus on the United States and China.