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Nevilledog

(51,582 posts)
Fri Mar 15, 2024, 12:11 PM Mar 15

Justice Ginsburg's Family Decries Bestowing RBG Award on Elon Musk and Rupert Murdoch

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/03/justice-ginsburgs-family-decries-bestowing-rbg-award-on-elon-musk-and-rupert-murdoch/


On Wednesday, the Dwight D. Opperman Foundation announced the 2024 recipients of the Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Leadership Award. The winners: businessman Elon Musk, right-wing media kingpin Rupert Murdoch, lifestyle guru Martha Stewart, felonious Wall Streeter turned philanthropist Mike Milken, and actor Sylvester Stallone. The Foundation hailed these “iconic individuals” for their “extraordinary achievements.”

Veteran corporate lawyer Brendan Sullivan, who was Oliver North’s attorney during the Iran-contra scandal and who now chairs the RBG Award, noted, “The honorees reflect the integrity and achievement that defined Justice Ginsburg’s career and legend.” And the chair of the foundation, Julie Opperman, a big Republican donor and the widow of publishing titan Dwight Opperman, who once was CEO of Thomson Reuters, remarked that that the award embraces “the fullness of Justice Ginsburg’s legacy.”

Attaching Ginsburg’s name to Musk, who has amplified racist and antisemitic posts and ideas on X, and Murdoch, whose Fox News purposefully spread Trump’s disinformation about the 2020 election and has repeatedly deployed falsehoods to challenge and undermine the values that Ginsburg fought for her entire life, seemed an odd and inappropriate choice. That’s what Ginsburg’s family believes.

It has released a statement denouncing the awards:

The decision of the Opperman Foundation to bestow the RBG Women’s Leadership Award on this year’s slate of awardees is an affront to the memory of our mother and grandmother, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Her legacy is one of deep commitment to justice and to the proposition that all persons deserve what she called “equal citizenship stature” under the Constitution. She was a singularly powerful voice for the equality and empowerment of women, including their ability to control their own bodies. As it was originally conceived and named, the Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Woman of Leadership Award honored that legacy by recognizing “an extraordinary woman who has exercised a positive and notable influence on society and served as an exemplary role model in both principles and practice.” This year, the Opperman Foundation has strayed far from the original mission of the award and from what Justice Ginsburg stood for.

The Justice’s family wish to make clear that they do not support using their mother’s name to celebrate this year’s slate of awardees, and that the Justice’s family has no affiliation with and does not endorse this award.


*snip*



So disrespectful to RBG
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Justice Ginsburg's Family Decries Bestowing RBG Award on Elon Musk and Rupert Murdoch (Original Post) Nevilledog Mar 15 OP
Good. DURHAM D Mar 15 #1
The disrespect is deliberate peggysue2 Mar 15 #2
Yes. Terrible they felt they need to do so. elleng Mar 15 #5
It's impulsive with them. KPN Mar 15 #45
sure seems like it mountain grammy Mar 15 #44
I have no problem with Martha and Sly but Abigail_Adams Mar 16 #66
They disrespected RBG the second they named Brendan Sullivan as chairman peppertree Mar 15 #47
AWFUL! elleng Mar 15 #3
That's such a MAGA punch in the nose. That was a maliciously derived slate. marble falls Mar 15 #4
They're evil fuckers. Spending their time coming up with hateful actions. Nevilledog Mar 15 #61
Effin sick malaise Mar 15 #6
One does really have to ask why. Look at the two recipients. republianmushroom Mar 15 #7
And the rest! 2naSalit Mar 15 #20
What on earth would make them think their selection was appropriate? Raven123 Mar 15 #8
The mockery is deliberate and full of malice Easterncedar Mar 15 #13
Take a look at who runs that thing. Sick little reichwing jerks. niyad Mar 15 #19
Millionaires/billionaires gotta aire... rubbersole Mar 15 #23
i know her son jim. i knew he's b pissed. mopinko Mar 15 #9
Can the family demand RBG's name be disassociated with this foundation? Raven123 Mar 15 #10
This!!! ☝☝☝☝☝☝☝☝ nt wolfie001 Mar 15 #35
I thought the same thing JoseBalow Mar 15 #43
Complete assholes. brer cat Mar 15 #11
That's really offensive, beyond just tone-deaf. Ocelot II Mar 15 #12
It IS intentional Easterncedar Mar 15 #14
Why is someone connected to Oliver North in charge of the RBG award in the first place? ificandream Mar 15 #15
Next up: Hitler posthumously awarded Peace Prize. Hermit-The-Prog Mar 15 #16
The Ronald Reagan award markodochartaigh Mar 15 #54
That is defamatory. They should sue if possible. I'm not a lawyer but damn... CousinIT Mar 15 #17
eek. yuck AllaN01Bear Mar 15 #18
WTF? That's a travesty. Martin68 Mar 15 #21
Unbelievable sheshe2 Mar 15 #22
Uh? "lifestyle guru Martha Stewart"? You mean ex-con Martha Stewart? Wonder Why Mar 15 #24
Brendan Sullivan and decency never moniss Mar 15 #25
Has Stallone Rebl2 Mar 15 #26
I'll buy "achievement" Mblaze Mar 15 #27
So basically this is now Quanto Magnus Mar 15 #28
I had to double-check the date, that it wasn't April 1. (n/t) thesquanderer Mar 15 #29
The honorees reflect the integrity and achievement that defined Justice Ginsburg's career and legend patphil Mar 15 #30
Wow, they couldn't have picked any worse people Farmer-Rick Mar 15 #31
Stallone is a staunch Republican. I do not know his views on MAGA, but as RBGs contemporary, he would have nothing but keopeli Mar 15 #32
Commit more crimes, get more awards! bucolic_frolic Mar 15 #33
This Has To Be Satire... GB_RN Mar 15 #34
It's real Nevilledog Mar 15 #38
Really Putrid... GB_RN Mar 15 #60
Worse than the so-called "Nobel Prize in Economics" HariSeldon Mar 15 #36
Their website is conveniently "currently under revision" FelineOverlord Mar 15 #37
Create a burner account first dickthegrouch Mar 15 #62
Huh? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 15 #39
Total bullshit. RBG would definitely not approve. spanone Mar 15 #40
Is this award for real? SleeplessinSoCal Mar 15 #41
Do we all feel appropriately "owned"? MorbidButterflyTat Mar 15 #42
What a list that is! Omg. BootinUp Mar 15 #46
WTF???!!! TeamProg Mar 15 #48
I just read this article that I just can't imagine what RBG would say......... turbinetree Mar 15 #49
Pure insult to PDG's family and the memory of Justice Ginsburg Trust_Reality Mar 15 #50
Honestly, for most of the folks listed I wouldn't lift a finger if they were drowning. pecosbob Mar 15 #51
What? Why? How... ColinC Mar 15 #52
These lowlifes... GiqueCee Mar 15 #53
Considering they consider RBG a hero for dying budkin Mar 15 #55
Can they stop the ability to use her name from these people? onecaliberal Mar 15 #56
That is what I was thinking Sanity Claws Mar 15 #58
"extraordinary achievements." Bayard Mar 15 #57
"This year's multi-millionaire award goes to..." C Moon Mar 15 #59
What?! Good Grief! Rhiannon12866 Mar 15 #63
Musk deserves the Donald J. tRump Full Pantload Award Blue Owl Mar 15 #64
RBG "Award" Zambero Mar 16 #65

Abigail_Adams

(309 posts)
66. I have no problem with Martha and Sly but
Sat Mar 16, 2024, 09:45 AM
Mar 16

Musk, Milken, and Murdoch? Really? REALLY??!! I concur with others--this was a deliberate kick in the teeth, and why are these jackasses in charge of that award anyway? Ginsburg's family should sue to revoke their ability to use her name on this "award."

peppertree

(21,927 posts)
47. They disrespected RBG the second they named Brendan Sullivan as chairman
Fri Mar 15, 2024, 03:17 PM
Mar 15

Best known for being Ollie North's "don't recall" lawyer, his family was the Sullivan in Sullivan & Cromwell.

The firm that represented Nazi interests in the U.S. before, during - and even after the war.

But they've got God's unlisted phone number, so it figures they'd get their claws even into RBG.

mopinko

(70,602 posts)
9. i know her son jim. i knew he's b pissed.
Fri Mar 15, 2024, 12:24 PM
Mar 15

he’s zealously guarded her name and image. i hope he takes some action here.
if any of these recipients had a shred of decency, they’d refuse the award.

Easterncedar

(2,426 posts)
14. It IS intentional
Fri Mar 15, 2024, 12:38 PM
Mar 15

Owning the libs by spitting on RBG’s name.

Like the Susan B Anthony organization. Damn them.

ificandream

(9,513 posts)
15. Why is someone connected to Oliver North in charge of the RBG award in the first place?
Fri Mar 15, 2024, 12:46 PM
Mar 15

Makes absolutely no sense. Surprised he didn't give it to Trump.

CousinIT

(9,342 posts)
17. That is defamatory. They should sue if possible. I'm not a lawyer but damn...
Fri Mar 15, 2024, 12:56 PM
Mar 15

....a family should be able to protect its name. This is a nasty insult to her family.

patphil

(6,321 posts)
30. The honorees reflect the integrity and achievement that defined Justice Ginsburg's career and legend
Fri Mar 15, 2024, 01:38 PM
Mar 15

Really? Musk, Murdoch, and Milken?
This is pure BS, Republican style.
How do these three guys embrace the fullness of Justice Ginsberg's legacy?

Answer: They don't.

This used to be the Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Woman of Leadership Award.
I only see one woman in the list of 5 recipients.

Farmer-Rick

(10,318 posts)
31. Wow, they couldn't have picked any worse people
Fri Mar 15, 2024, 01:53 PM
Mar 15

Unless they added a few mass murderers. They have a convicted felon, a convicted drug runner, accused rapist, convicted sexual abusers, known Nazis and vile misogynists on the list. Maybe they should award it to David Berkowitz, the Son of Sam murderer, or Dennis Rader, the BTK murderer, too while they are at it.

It was an obvious insult. Naming the award after the first Jewish female judge is appalling. Her family say they have absolutely no connection to this award. It's such an insult, you got to think it's a hoax.

Her family appropriately asks for her name to be removed from the award. "Unless the original award criteria, as accepted by Justice Ginsburg, are restored, they very much want their mother’s name to be removed from the award.”

keopeli

(3,536 posts)
32. Stallone is a staunch Republican. I do not know his views on MAGA, but as RBGs contemporary, he would have nothing but
Fri Mar 15, 2024, 02:02 PM
Mar 15

disdain for the iconic liberal justice.

With the exception of Martha Stewart, the whole list is of rabid Republicans. I am sure they all had a good laugh at RBG's expense afterward. This is such a travesty that it is beyond words.

GB_RN

(2,516 posts)
60. Really Putrid...
Fri Mar 15, 2024, 07:11 PM
Mar 15

I did see where the family had nothing to do with it and wanted her name removed from it. Looks like a Reichwing scam that aims to pervert/subvert her good name and works by giving “awards” to crackpots and criminals.

HariSeldon

(465 posts)
36. Worse than the so-called "Nobel Prize in Economics"
Fri Mar 15, 2024, 02:16 PM
Mar 15

Nobel didn't create the "Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel", as he did the actual Nobel prizes (physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and peace). The money-people got butt-hurt about being left out and made their own "Nobel prize." Mathematicians were left out of eligibility for Nobel prizes as well, but they did the honorable thing and created their own awards (the Fields Medal and Abel Prize).

How did this odious organization get any right to use RBG's name? Shouldn't those rights belong to her estate?

FelineOverlord

(3,626 posts)
37. Their website is conveniently "currently under revision"
Fri Mar 15, 2024, 02:32 PM
Mar 15
https://www.oppermanfoundation.org/

However, you can tell them exactly how you feel but sending them an email:

press@rbgaward.org.

dickthegrouch

(3,213 posts)
62. Create a burner account first
Fri Mar 15, 2024, 09:51 PM
Mar 15

I’m no longer sure these outrageous incidents aren’t just a way to collect information from dissenters

turbinetree

(24,779 posts)
49. I just read this article that I just can't imagine what RBG would say.........
Fri Mar 15, 2024, 03:48 PM
Mar 15

and that these jerks, being put mildly and they reflect integrity and achievement............

pecosbob

(7,589 posts)
51. Honestly, for most of the folks listed I wouldn't lift a finger if they were drowning.
Fri Mar 15, 2024, 04:14 PM
Mar 15

I consider three of them to be horrible examples of human beings.

GiqueCee

(727 posts)
53. These lowlifes...
Fri Mar 15, 2024, 04:31 PM
Mar 15

... think they're clever, but they're the furthest thing from it. Malice is their default setting, but it won't be long before they realize that they are being shunned and ostracized by decent people, which they, of course, know they will never, ever be.

Every time I think that Republicans can't possibly sink any lower into the putrid muck at the bottom of their cesspool of malice and mendacity... it's Friday, and we gotta recalibrate... yet again.

budkin

(6,768 posts)
55. Considering they consider RBG a hero for dying
Fri Mar 15, 2024, 04:35 PM
Mar 15

And giving them total control of SCOTUS and ending Roe, this doesn’t surprise me at all.

Bayard

(22,455 posts)
57. "extraordinary achievements."
Fri Mar 15, 2024, 05:36 PM
Mar 15

And what would those be? Lying, cheating, and spitting on the little people?

RBG has to be rolling in her grave. This is a deliberate insult to her memory and legacy. Her family should sue.

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