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MineralMan

(146,312 posts) Fri Oct 21, 2016, 03:21 PM Oct 2016

Does anyone know who was at the viewer's left of the podium at Al Smith Dinner?

He's wearing the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire medal on the civil division ribbon in this photo:

I'd also like know who was on the viewer's right of the podium.

Someone must recognize these people.

And stop looking at Maria Bartiroma's cleavage, dammit!

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Does anyone know who was at the viewer's left of the podium at Al Smith Dinner? (Original Post) MineralMan Oct 2016 OP

John J. Studzinski pinboy3niner Oct 2016 #1

Thanks! MineralMan Oct 2016 #5

Credit petronius, who was first to identify the medal and the man pinboy3niner Oct 2016 #6

John Joseph Paul Studzinski, CBE Brother Buzz Oct 2016 #2

Thanks so much. It's been driving me nuts. MineralMan Oct 2016 #4

I really want to know who Mr Utterly Horrified on the right is though! Hekate Oct 2016 #3

Which Maria? Jim Beard Oct 2016 #10

The one whose cleavage was above and to the right of Trump's head. Ms. Toad Oct 2016 #14

Bartiromo, in the red dress, sitting behind and to the left above the speaker's podium Hekate Oct 2016 #17

Twitter says its James P MacGilvray of UBS pkdu Oct 2016 #7

Thanks. That makes sense. MineralMan Oct 2016 #11

Here is earlier thread on it. Lochloosa Oct 2016 #8

And Maria was rocking that dress.... Lochloosa Oct 2016 #9

Who's Maria? n/t maveric56 Oct 2016 #12

Maria Bartiromo MineralMan Oct 2016 #13

Thank you. maveric56 Oct 2016 #16

All I noticed was the white... N_E_1 for Tennis Oct 2016 #19

looks like a fish out of water Angry Dragon Oct 2016 #20

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pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)

1. John J. Studzinski

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Fri Oct 21, 2016, 03:25 PM

Oct 2016

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_J._Studzinski

MineralMan

(146,312 posts)

5. Thanks!

Reply to pinboy3niner (Reply #1)

Fri Oct 21, 2016, 03:30 PM

Oct 2016

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)

6. Credit petronius, who was first to identify the medal and the man

Reply to MineralMan (Reply #5)

Fri Oct 21, 2016, 03:38 PM

Oct 2016

Brother Buzz

(36,434 posts)

2. John Joseph Paul Studzinski, CBE

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Fri Oct 21, 2016, 03:26 PM

Oct 2016

I thought he might have been The Grand Poobah of The Knights of Columbus, or something, wearing that medallion

MineralMan

(146,312 posts)

4. Thanks so much. It's been driving me nuts.

Reply to Brother Buzz (Reply #2)

Fri Oct 21, 2016, 03:29 PM

Oct 2016

Now, to find out who the guy on the right is.

Hekate

(90,690 posts)

3. I really want to know who Mr Utterly Horrified on the right is though!

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Fri Oct 21, 2016, 03:27 PM

Oct 2016

Hey, Maria has a medal (probably) for Most Excellent Cleavage. Heh.

I already got in trouble with the DU prude patrol last night for participating in the gentle ribbing that was going on. The patrol apparently thinks calling Maria's bounty "bazooms" is fully equivalent to Trump's gross and coarse banter on the bus.

Jim Beard

(2,535 posts)

10. Which Maria?

Reply to Hekate (Reply #3)

Fri Oct 21, 2016, 03:55 PM

Oct 2016

Ms. Toad

(34,073 posts)

14. The one whose cleavage was above and to the right of Trump's head.

Reply to Jim Beard (Reply #10)

Fri Oct 21, 2016, 04:04 PM

Oct 2016

A bit distracting. Especially since some shots rendered her merely headless cleavage.

Hekate

(90,690 posts)

17. Bartiromo, in the red dress, sitting behind and to the left above the speaker's podium

Reply to Jim Beard (Reply #10)

Fri Oct 21, 2016, 04:12 PM

Oct 2016

She was also wearing opera-length gloves, which I haven't seen in awhile (of course I don't go to white-tie dinners, so that might explain it), and had to remove one in order to keep texting. Also beautiful dangly earrings.

Depending on the camera angle, often all you could see of her was below the chin, which is why so many of us noticed the impressive decolletage. Being a woman of discernment myself, as well as a fan of Clue, I noticed other things as well.

You're welcome.