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underpants's JournalVa. GOP's Youngkin debate excuse - 11 year old $250 donation by moderator
Youngkin to skip marquee debate over moderator’s donation to Clinton Bush Haiti Fund
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/youngkin-skip-debate-judy-woodruff/2021/07/12/8311282c-e355-11eb-8aa5-5662858b696e_story.html
RICHMOND — Republican Glenn Youngkin will skip what is typically the premier debate of the Virginia governor's race, saying he objects to the moderator, PBS NewsHour host Judy Woodruff, because she once donated $250 to the Clinton Foundation's Haitian earthquake relief fund.
By refusing to square off with Democrat Terry McAuliffe at the Virginia Bar Association debate later this month, the political newcomer and former Carlyle Group executive is breaking with a 36-year tradition. Every aspiring Virginia governor has participated in the VBA debate since 1985.
Woodruff donated $250 in 2010 to the foundation’s Haitian earthquake relief program, at the time led by two former presidents — Democrat Bill Clinton and Republican George W. Bush. Its formal name was the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund. Woodruff has moderated several VBA debates for governor and U.S. Senate in the years since.
“Judy’s donation to the Clinton-Bush Haiti Fund was in response to bipartisan call by fmr prezs Clinton & George W. Bush in 2010 for relief for Haiti following devastating earthquake. Seeing it thru any other lens is completely misleading,” Just tweeted. “And it should go without saying, Judy — over the course of her distinguished career — has never donated to a politician or any political party.”
Youngkin's latest excuse - debate moderator gave $250 to Haiti earthquake fund 11 years ago
Youngkin to skip marquee debate over moderator’s donation to Clinton Bush Haiti Fund
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/youngkin-skip-debate-judy-woodruff/2021/07/12/8311282c-e355-11eb-8aa5-5662858b696e_story.html
RICHMOND — Republican Glenn Youngkin will skip what is typically the premier debate of the Virginia governor's race, saying he objects to the moderator, PBS NewsHour host Judy Woodruff, because she once donated $250 to the Clinton Foundation's Haitian earthquake relief fund.
By refusing to square off with Democrat Terry McAuliffe at the Virginia Bar Association debate later this month, the political newcomer and former Carlyle Group executive is breaking with a 36-year tradition. Every aspiring Virginia governor has participated in the VBA debate since 1985.
Woodruff donated $250 in 2010 to the foundation’s Haitian earthquake relief program, at the time led by two former presidents — Democrat Bill Clinton and Republican George W. Bush. Its formal name was the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund. Woodruff has moderated several VBA debates for governor and U.S. Senate in the years since.
“Judy’s donation to the Clinton-Bush Haiti Fund was in response to bipartisan call by fmr prezs Clinton & George W. Bush in 2010 for relief for Haiti following devastating earthquake. Seeing it thru any other lens is completely misleading,” Just tweeted. “And it should go without saying, Judy — over the course of her distinguished career — has never donated to a politician or any political party.”
Golf in a time of COVID - Now 17 golfers are out of British Open due to COVID related reasons.
This link doesn’t have the full list but 17 golfers (these are basically self employed independent contractors) will not play this week for one of the majors.
The second link has some of the measures being taken for those who will compete. Oh and some grumbling from a couple of pros.
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We are up to three Masters champions who have withdrawn from the British Open for coronavirus-related reasons.
Zach Johnson, who triumphed at Augusta National in 2007 before winning the British Open in 2015, was forced out of this year’s staging of the latter event after he tested positive Sunday. He joins on the sideline reigning Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama, who has been quarantining while testing positive for the virus, and Bubba Watson, the 2012 and 2014 Masters winner, who has been identified as a close contact of someone who tested positive.
Per reports, Johnson was given a coronavirus test after completing his final round at the John Deere Classic in Illinois. He learned of his result shortly before he would have boarded a charter flight to England that evening with numerous other players, as well as with caddies and other related personnel.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/07/11/bubba-watson-hideki-matsuyama-british-open/
Golfers to face strict COVID-19 protocols at The Open
While COVID-19 restrictions are being eased across the United States, PGA Tour players who travel to The Open in England next month will face protocols and procedures more strict than any they have seen in months.
Among other things, players will not be allowed to share accommodations and will be required to undergo COVID-19 testing, regardless of vaccination status. They will not be allowed to visit restaurants, pubs or grocery stores -- all of which have been allowed for months at PGA Tour events in the United States.
As the word has sunk in with the players, many are learning that housing accommodations they had secured previously will not be suitable for The Open. According to the information update, they will be able to choose from a list of hotels provided by the R&A, or they can book their own private residence, but only for use by the player and team and with a maximum of four people.
Each player is permitted to bring one caddie plus two support team members. The latter can be a coach, manager, medical support or translator. Players can also choose to allow one family member to attend, but that person must already be in the U.K., have completed any quarantine requirements and must stay in the same accommodation as the player.
https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/31704671/golfers-face-strict-covid-19-protocols-open
(drumroll) The Night they drove old Dixie down....😁
I found this on the inter webs posted by a former DU’er
While my daughter was toasting her blueberry waffles 😆
She’s almost 16.
I mentioned that Don Jr. has a book out named “Liberal Privilege: Joe Biden And The Democrats’ Defense Of The Indefensible”
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1078&pid=54476
Me: He wrote a book about privilege
Daughter: You’ve got to write what you know.
Mom and I cracked up. 😆
"Safeguard" soap commercial with Tom Selleck, Terri Garr, and Penny Marshall. 😁
We saw this at a drive-in movie theater last night - Black Widow
They ran old commercials instead of trailers.
Apparently Tom Selleck’s first commercial. I didn’t recognize him until the end.
Terri Garr and Penny Marshall getting coffee.
"The Tomorrow War" - Question for those who've seen it
Was the one guy (third deployment) wearing a red shirt an inside joke for sci-fi fans?
My daughter brought this up while we were watching it.
"Black Widow" just saw it NO SPOILERS
We saw it at a drive in.
Wall to wall kick ass.
Back story but I’m not a comic book guy so I’m not sure if it’s true to the story. Even that was action action action.
No downtime hardly. Will see it again definitely.
I read a brief “review” of it here on DU saying that it was the movie Scarlett Johansson and the character needed. I agree.
We saw it at a drive in. 80something degrees when it started about 8:45. Cars had to be turned off. It got hot in the car so I took him for a walk for most of the movie but I could still hear the dialogue from other people’s cars - FM radio frequency.
Biggest boxing match of summer postponed - multiple COVID positives in 1 camp
Sources: Tyson Fury-Deontay Wilder postponed after Fury tests positive for COVID-19
https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/31785991/sources-tyson-fury-deontay-wilder-postponed-fury-tests-positive-covid-19
The biggest heavyweight bout of the summer has been postponed. Tyson Fury has tested positive for COVID-19 and his bout against Deontay Wilder will be rescheduled for later this year, sources confirmed to ESPN.
The fight was originally scheduled for July 24 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, with the broadcast on both Fox and ESPN+ pay-per-view. Sources told ESPN a weekend in October is the new targeted date with the Manny Pacquiao-Errol Spence Jr. PPV on Aug. 21 and Canelo Alvarez scheduled to fight in the second or third week of September.
Sources said multiple people in Fury's camp have tested positive. Fury is likely to return to England and ultimately come back to the United States for camp when the time is right.
REM - early "Sitting Still" (but not the polka version) + Mitch Easter interview
https://www.nme.com/news/music/r-e-m-share-original-1981-mix-of-radio-free-europe-so-we-had-a-chat-with-their-producer-2987824R.E.M. are celebrating their 40th anniversary by reissuing the original version of their classic debut track ‘Sitting Still’ – the first time since 1981 that the single has been re-released. Check it out below along with our interview with producer Mitch Easter.
The song was re-recorded for R.E.M.’s 1983 debut album ‘Murmur’, but the band have said they prefer the faster original single version, which was released on small US indie label Hib-Tone Records and co-produced by Mitch Easter – who was also behind the desk for ‘Murmur’ and ‘Reckoning’.
The reissued 7”, to be released on July 23, also features the original version of fellow ‘Murmur’ sing ‘Radio Free Europe’. The same date sees a special cassette release, limited to 1,500 copies, of ‘Cassette Set’. Originally only 400 copies were made, which the band circulated to interested music industry people. Featuring cassette labels handwritten by frontman Michael Stipe, ‘Cassette Set’ comprises the 7” songs plus ‘White Tornado’, a snippet of an alternative “polka” version of ‘Sitting Still’ and an aborted version of ‘White Tornado’ featuring a mistake by guitarist Peter Buck.
https://www.nme.com/news/music/r-e-m-share-original-1981-mix-of-radio-free-europe-so-we-had-a-chat-with-their-producer-2987824
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