Lynx coach and general manager Cheryl Reeve appeared on the Sports Media Podcast hosted by The Athletic’s Richard Deitsch and revealed the curious situation, noting that former President Barack Obama’s administration called the team within 24 hours to congratulate them and invite them to the White House during their other three championships.
“This President may have a different protocol, but to this point — we won in October — we have not heard anything from the White House with regard to either a note of congratulations or even offering to visit at some point during this upcoming summer,” Reeve said, per The Athletic.
The Lynx have previously visited the White House when in Washington to play the Mystics. Those dates this year are May 27 and June 7, so Trump could theoretically still send an invite, it would just be much more difficult for both sides to make the schedule work than if the invite had been made back in October.
There could be a number of reasons why Trump has not extended the invite yet. Lynx forward Rebekkah Brunson told the Star-Tribune in October that she would not visit the White House if invited. A situation like that led to a very public dis-invitation in the past, when Trump tweeted that he was revoking the Warriors’ invite after Steph Curry made it clear he wasn’t interested in attending.
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Even if every Lynx player was publicly interested in attending and received an invitation, a visit wouldn’t have been guaranteed. The Sparks weren’t able to make it after winning in 2016, so Obama instead sent a congratulatory letter instead. Such a message has yet to come from Trump.
But on Tuesday Dr. Bornstein shared some information with CNN that puts the letter in a new light: Trump composed it himself. “He dictated that whole letter. I didn’t write that letter,” Bornstein said. “I just made it up as I went along.”
Bornstein explained that Trump called him as he and his wife were driving through Central Park, reading off the language he wanted in the letter. “(Trump) dictated the letter and I would tell him what he couldn’t put in there,” he said. “They came to pick up their letter at four o’clock or something.”
How is it that Animal Farm has been around for decades but the Media is worshiping Squealer (Sarah Huckabee Sanders), because somebody pointed out that she is just a mouthpiece for Napoleon's (Trump) lies?
The world is going to end because nobody reads books anymore.
How is it that Animal Farm has been around for decades but the Media is worshiping Squealer (Sarah Huckabee Sanders), because somebody pointed out that she is just a mouthpiece for Napoleon's (Trump) lies?
The world is going to end because nobody reads books anymore.
Full CEP circle since we just had that thread about classic books you don't have to read. LOL!
Trump is now basically tweeting out that the Saturday Night Massacre is coming soon.
😳😳😳
#45: A Rigged System - They don’t want to turn over Documents to Congress. What are they afraid of? Why so much redacting? Why such unequal “justice?” At some point I will have no choice but to use the powers granted to the Presidency and get involved! —— Can someone help me out with what documents to which he’s referring? Who’s “They”?? Is this because of Mueller threatening a subpoena?
Trump is now basically tweeting out that the Saturday Night Massacre is coming soon.
😳😳😳
#45: A Rigged System - They don’t want to turn over Documents to Congress. What are they afraid of? Why so much redacting? Why such unequal “justice?” At some point I will have no choice but to use the powers granted to the Presidency and get involved! —— Can someone help me out with what documents to which he’s referring? Who’s “They”?? Is this because of Mueller threatening a subpoena?
House Freedom Caucus. They keep demanding access to more and more stuff that DOJ has redacted or doesn't want to release. They got the Comey memos so they keep on pushing.
(PA) GOP House candidate gives absurd excuse for promoting disgraced racist shareblue.com/pennsylvania-gop-house-candidate-guy-reschenthaler-racist-carl-higbie/ As Media Matters for America notes, Higbie’s book was also loaded with white-hot hate. He wrote that Hurricane Katrina survivors are “human parasites,” that “widespread acceptance” of LGBT people “is wrong,” and that “it is my right to be suspicious” of anyone wearing a turban.
But now Reschenthaler is trying to distance himself from the book he promoted. Last week, he told reporters he had not read Higbie’s book before writing its foreword and that it was only a “placeholder,” suggesting he didn’t know the foreword he wrote would actually be published.
These excuses contrast sharply with the fact that Reschenthaler noted in the foreword that he had written it for Higbie “after reading his work,” and that he said on their radio show that he “laughed out loud” at a section in the book about fat-shaming airline passengers.
So is this thread now just a meme aggregator? Links to news stories and discussion make sense, but if I just want memes and charts posted with no source, I can check out my crazy uncle's Facebook page or track down fallbride.
So is this thread now just a meme aggregator? Links to news stories and discussion make sense, but if I just want memes and charts posted with no source, I can check out my crazy uncle's Facebook page or track down fallbride.
So here’s the book our PRESIDENT promoted on Twitter this am, written by: you guessed it- Fox “News” Host Gregg Jarrett. Full of conspiracy theories about HRC, claiming that when the rigged election attempt failed, the deep state devised this whole Russian Hoax to rid him from office. YOU GUYS! 35+% of the country is going to read &/or hear about & believe this (or already does, I know, but I’m horrified anew😳).
So is this thread now just a meme aggregator? Links to news stories and discussion make sense, but if I just want memes and charts posted with no source, I can check out my crazy uncle's Facebook page or track down fallbride.
It's like groundhogs day. We keep having the same conversations about this, and nothing changes.
How is it that Animal Farm has been around for decades but the Media is worshiping Squealer (Sarah Huckabee Sanders), because somebody pointed out that she is just a mouthpiece for Napoleon's (Trump) lies?
The world is going to end because nobody reads books anymore.
On yesterday's PSA, Jake Tapper basically pointed out that the US has been through something just like this during the McCarthy era and the red scare and we have learned nothing.
I like the memes ... I don't have anywhere else to go to get them. (I'm not on social media.)
Well then, maybe she could start a meme only thread every day. Lord knows she's got enough material for them. OR, you could subscribe to twitter and see the same thing.
So here’s the book our PRESIDENT promoted on Twitter this am, written by: you guessed it- Fox “News” Host Gregg Jarrett. Full of conspiracy theories about HRC, claiming that when the rigged election attempt failed, the deep state devised this whole Russian Hoax to rid him from office. YOU GUYS! 35+% of the country is going to read &/or hear about & believe this (or already does, I know, but I’m horrified anew😳).
I tried to write a review, but it hasn't been released yet so it can't be reviewed. I was going to say "Save your money - everything in this book you can hear on Fox News every day." ... Guess I'll have to wait until it's released.
I like the memes ... I don't have anywhere else to go to get them. (I'm not on social media.)
Well then, maybe she could start a meme only thread every day. Lord knows she's got enough material for them. OR, you could subscribe to twitter and see the same thing.
But I like living vicariously through you guys... I don't like touching the "real world" ... ew
So is this thread now just a meme aggregator? Links to news stories and discussion make sense, but if I just want memes and charts posted with no source, I can check out my crazy uncle's Facebook page or track down fallbride.
It's like groundhogs day. We keep having the same conversations about this, and nothing changes.
I Know. It’s pathetic, & I realize my apologies mean nothing when I don’t fix it (or fix briefly) & repeat it again & again. I really do try to post pics/ memes & Tweets in moderation, & obviously get (super embarrassingly) out of control when I’m posting too much, due to being on the road & going back & forth in group texting, Twitter & here. It’s totally my bad & I sincerely promise to try & correct.
(PA) GOP House candidate gives absurd excuse for promoting disgraced racist shareblue.com/pennsylvania-gop-house-candidate-guy-reschenthaler-racist-carl-higbie/ As Media Matters for America notes, Higbie’s book was also loaded with white-hot hate. He wrote that Hurricane Katrina survivors are “human parasites,” that “widespread acceptance” of LGBT people “is wrong,” and that “it is my right to be suspicious” of anyone wearing a turban.
But now Reschenthaler is trying to distance himself from the book he promoted. Last week, he told reporters he had not read Higbie’s book before writing its foreword and that it was only a “placeholder,” suggesting he didn’t know the foreword he wrote would actually be published.
These excuses contrast sharply with the fact that Reschenthaler noted in the foreword that he had written it for Higbie “after reading his work,” and that he said on their radio show that he “laughed out loud” at a section in the book about fat-shaming airline passengers.
I am dying a little- I went to high school with Reschenthaler, and the nicest thing I can say about him is that he's ambitious. I'll admit I have some glee reading about him trying to talk his way out of this racist corner. He has always been a talking out of both sides of his mouth kind of person.
Love that girl and why I am horrible parent. Some guy flipped out yesterday saying I cut him off and in my rearview see my DD given him the figure. I seriously laughed, then told her it wasn't appropriate, lol.
So here’s the book our PRESIDENT promoted on Twitter this am, written by: you guessed it- Fox “News” Host Gregg Jarrett. Full of conspiracy theories about HRC, claiming that when the rigged election attempt failed, the deep state devised this whole Russian Hoax to rid him from office. YOU GUYS! 35+% of the country is going to read &/or hear about & believe this (or already does, I know, but I’m horrified anew😳).
Can his tweets be used as evidence for obstruction of justice? I mean, isn't that what he is trying to do? He is attempting to bring doubt about the DOJ and Special Counsel by calling it a "witch hunt" and accusing them of hiding the truth, etc.