{"id":2200037,"date":"2024-03-15T18:12:03","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T22:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rbgs-family-disagrees-with-namesake-award-going-to-likes-of-elon-musk\/"},"modified":"2024-03-15T18:15:38","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T22:15:38","slug":"rbgs-family-disagrees-with-namesake-award-going-to-likes-of-elon-musk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rbgs-family-disagrees-with-namesake-award-going-to-likes-of-elon-musk\/","title":{"rendered":"RBG\u2019s family disagrees with namesake award going to likes of Elon Musk"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frbgs-family-disagrees-with-namesake-award-going-to-likes-of-elon-musk%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2200037&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The family of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hollywoods-double-standard-strikes-again-pepe-le-pew-cut-from-space-jam-2-cuomo-keeps-his-emmy\/\" title=\"Hollywood\u2019s Double Standard Strikes Again: Pep\u00e9 Le Pew Cut from \u2018Space Jam 2,\u2019 Cuomo Keeps His Emmy\">reportedly upset<\/a> with the leadership award named in her honor being given to X owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Fox News founder Rupert Murdoch.<\/p>\n<p> The awardees, which also included actor Sylvester Stallone, author and businesswoman Martha Stewart, and philanthropist Michael Milken, were chosen by the Dwight D. Opperman Foundation and announced Wednesday. Opperman was an attorney himself and friends with Ginsburg before he died. His subsequent foundation established by his family asked Ginsburg for permission to establish the award while she was still alive, awarding the first honorees in 2020. <\/p>\n<p> While the award was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/covid-forever-scottish-govt-extends-forced-mask-wearing\/\" title=\"COVID Forever! Scottish Govt Extends Forced Mask Wearing\">initially slated<\/a> to be given to \u201c\u2018an extraordinary woman who has exercised a positive and notable influence on society and served as an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-attorney-alina-habba-should-have-been-on-time-person-of-the-year-list-charly-arnolt\/\" title=\"Alina Habba, Trump's attorney, deserved a spot on Time's Person of the Year list - Charly Arnolt\">exemplary role model<\/a> in both principles and practice,\u201d it has since been broadened to include men as well. The Ginsburg family issued a statement after this year\u2019s list was announced, said that they were not consulted beforehand, and they claimed the chosen awardees were \u201can affront to the memory\u201d of Ginsburg, without naming any in particular. <\/p>\n<p> \u201cHer legacy is one of deep commitment to justice and to the proposition that all persons deserve what she called \u2018equal citizenship stature\u2019 under the Constitution. She was a singularly powerful voice for the equality and empowerment of women, including their ability to control their own bodies,\u201d the statement read. \u201cThis year, the Opperman Foundation has strayed far from the original mission of the award and from what Justice Ginsburg stood for.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> RBG Award Chairman Brendan Sullivan Jr. said in a statement that all the awardees were chosen to reflect Ginsburg\u2019s reputation.<\/p>\n<p> \u201cJustice Ginsburg\u00a0became an icon by bravely pursuing her own path and prevailing against the odds,\u201d Sullivan said. \u201cThe honorees reflect the integrity and achievement that defined\u00a0Justice Ginsburg\u2019s\u00a0career and legend.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> Out of all these awardees, Musk and Murdoch are two figures known to express their political opinions that at times differed from the Democratic-leaning justice. As a result, they are presumably the awardees the Ginsburgs disagree with. However, the statement doesn\u2019t specifically name them.<\/p>\n<p> \u201cThis recognition not only reflects my journey in the media and publishing industry but also represents the relentless defense of civil liberties and a commitment to civil discourse that\u00a0Justice Ginsburg\u00a0embodied,\u201d Murdoch said in a statement.\u00a0\u201cHer unique ability to maintain friendships and professional relationships across the political spectrum was one of her greatest attributes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/p>\n<p> The Opperman Foundation did not return the Washington Examiner\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n<p> Ginsburg would have turned 91 years old on Friday. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The family of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is reportedly upset with the leadership award named in her honor being given to X owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Fox News founder Rupert Murdoch. 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