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In reply to the discussion: Foundation cancels RBG award ceremony that would have honored Musk, Murdoch after family's outcry [View all]mainer
(12,558 posts)45. Opperman's 2nd wife hijacked the award
From the Washington Post:
Ginsburg was longtime friends with Dwight Opperman, who served as president of West Publishing Co., which created the online research service Westlaw. He and Julie Opperman married in 2008. He died in 2013.
Neither of his two sons nor any other biological relative is involved with the Dwight D. Opperman Foundation, Vance Opperman, the son of Dwight Opperman and his first wife Jeanice, told The Post. He added that none of his biological family is in touch with Julie Opperman and that they were unhappy to have their names associated with this.
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Foundation cancels RBG award ceremony that would have honored Musk, Murdoch after family's outcry [View all]
BumRushDaShow
Mar 2024
OP
What I can't believe is that a foundation bearing her name would be run by MAGAts!!! WTF????
BComplex
Mar 2024
#3
Actually men can be worthy of it imo but only if the award is related to them contributing something towards
cstanleytech
Mar 2024
#49
Oh lawd.....the man-baby billionaire is going to burn up Nazi-X now. Snowflake bigot that he is.
Comfortably_Numb
Mar 2024
#5
I can't understand how anyone thought Musk and RBG should be group together for anything.
Biophilic
Mar 2024
#7
Martha Stewart has said she's not a Republican, but she also didn't endorse a candidate in 2020
ificandream
Mar 2024
#15
Well, they've taken down their website. I'm sure they were flooded with complaints.
keopeli
Mar 2024
#16
Last year, the judges included Stewart and Stallone's wife - this was the "foundation" praising its own
muriel_volestrangler
Mar 2024
#59
I read that as "cancel the ceremony" but the awards will still be given out quietly/privately
ZonkerHarris
Mar 2024
#27
Happy that my Rec brought this to 100 recs and thrilled that the family of RBG spoke out
japple
Mar 2024
#46
well, it must have been a hard decision!!--It took the committee a very long time to do this.
riversedge
Mar 2024
#62
Musk, Milken, and Stewart have all been recognized by the federal government for their financial securities achievements
mathematic
Mar 2024
#70