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Ooops:

Padres Apologize to Gay Men’s Chorus for Error in National Anthem Recording

The 100 men, in black dress shirts and pants, formed two rows in center field at Petco Park in San Diego before the Padres played the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night.

The men, members of the San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus, had been invited by the Padres to sing the national anthem. In keeping with the team’s request, the chorus would not sing live but would perform to an amplified rendition it had recorded.

The group waited for its cue, and after a prolonged pause, a recording began — of a young woman singing, said Bob Lehman, the executive director of the chorus.

Before a near-capacity crowd announced at more than 40,000, the men awkwardly waited for the song to finish. There was no announcement or attempt to stop the recording, Mr. Lehman said. The men were then ushered off the field as fans taunted them with phrases like “You sing like a girl” and “You never sounded better,” Mr. Lehman said.

“They just kind of let us stand there,” he said, describing the moment as surreal and devastating.

The Padres tried to figure out what went wrong and clearly, if this had been someone's idea of a deliberate prank it would have been a job-ender. However:

In a statement on Sunday night, the team said that it had found no evidence of malicious intent and that what happened was an “unintentional mistake.”

As a result, the team said it had ended its relationship with a contractor and disciplined an employee who was responsible for the game production on Saturday. The Padres accepted full responsibility and expressed deep regret, the statement said.

Mr. Lehman said he had spoken with Mike Dee, the team’s chief executive, whom he described as sincerely apologetic. Mr. Lehman said he had been told that the regular technician was in a car crash the night before and that a substitute was in the control room.

“Somebody didn’t know how to press the stop button?” he asked. “I couldn’t believe a professional organization like that didn’t know what to do.”

It's not a professional organization, it's the Padres.

MORE: Ambivalent coverage here - some laughed it off, some not:

Instead of their voices over the PA system, fans of the Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers heard a recorded voice of a woman singing the anthem. When the group stepped off the field at the end of the song it was to taunts such as, "You sing like a girl," according to a statement on the San Diego Gay Men's Chorus Facebook page, but also to clapping and apparently good-natured comments from fans, according to a video from one attendee.

On that video, one fan jokes, "It was all in unison, it was perfect, one voice, it was amazing."

One of the singers replies on video, "We're so insulted," but it was hard to tell by his tone if he was joking or seriously upset. The man whose brother took the video wrote on Twitter, "There was maybe 1 guy who was upset. Most understood it was an honest mistake."

OTOH:

The Padres apologized on Twitter during Saturday's game, but the San Diego Gay Men's Chorus called Sunday for Major League Baseball to investigate the incident to see if someone in the Padres control booth "intentionally engaged in anti-gay discrimination or a hate crime" and for the City Attorney's Office to determine if anyone "engaged in activity in violation of the San Diego Human Rights Ordinance or engaged in any deliberate hate crimes based on sexual orientation."

As to what may have gone wrong:

Union-Tribune sportswriter Kirk Kenney reported that a taped version of the anthem "was to be played with the performers on the field" Saturday and that the woman's voice was believed to be that of Friday's anthem singer.

Comments

[sbw]

Ichi, for daddy

[maryrose]

Why didn't they just let them singThe fans wouldn't mind a double anthem,
it is not like they were on a time schedule .

[daddy]

Catching up to Narciso's 01:26 on the previous page "Win Or Lose, A Third Party Run Would Be Mitt Romney’s Greatest Legacy", the authors name Jamie Weinstein, sounded familiar, so googling I realized he is Michelle Fields boyfriend.

I also see Weinstein in his column is promoting a link to this:
Hillary Is Preferable To Trump Just Like Malaria Is Preferable To Ebola).

As Dennis Prager tells us, he is startled at how complacent, how sanguine #NeverTrumper's are at the prospect of another 4 to 8 years of DEM control of the White House and the horrendous appointments to the Supreme Court they will make.

[maryrose]

They could have sung Take Me Out To the Ballgame at the 7th inning.

[daddy]

Domo-arigato, SBW:)

[DrJ]

Rats! I posted this at the end of the last topic, so I'll repost here.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Some time ago I mentioned that a proposal I submitted to NCI would fund. Last night I received my Notice of Award. It took that long for the proposal to receive the various approvals necessary and to work its way through the system.

I'm not complaining, really, but it always amazes me at how long things take with the government.

You all gave me congrats back then, so none are necessary now. But I will be opening a good wine tonight!

[henry]

They could have played YMCA.

[lyle]

Pretty funny? I thought you were referring to this headline from yesterday:

"Woman climbs Mount Everest to prove vegans aren't weak; dies"

https://www.rooshvforum.com/thread-55952.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=twitter+dlvrit+rss

Which brings me to this:

http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2016/05/meat-eaters-manifesto.php

Don't miss the video!

[lyle]

Enjoy the vino, DrJ!

[narciso]

yes, that's what we're afraid off:

http://blogs.news.com.au/heraldsun/andrewbolt/index.php/heraldsun/comments/peter_baume_reasures_abc_turnbull_will_give_them_a_left_wing_government_aft

[Comanche Voter]

I can understand why the Padres have gone to a taped version of the National Anthem with lip syncing from the "performers" on the field.

A few years back somebody in the Padre organization invited Rosie O'Donnell --the fat talentless bag of goo who has persuaded some folks that she might be a comedienne-- to sing the National Anthem at the start of a Padre game. Midway through the song, Rosie forgot the lyrics (that is if she ever knew them). Faced with music, but no words, Rosie simply grabbed her crotch. I dunno, maybe she thought she would find some cue cards in there.

Anyway, the Pads subsequently went to pre recorded versions of the Anthem. No more crotch grabbing by singers on the field (otoh, the Padre players are still known to occasionally adjust their jockstraps on the field).

[narciso]

so they are doing standup no, here and at the va,

http://denver.cbslocal.com/2016/05/19/tsa-blames-airport-passengers-for-long-lines/#.V0NPe_JRFOY.twitter

[DrJ]

lyle, I always enjoy the vino!

[daddy]

They could have sung Take Me Out To the Ballgame at the 7th inning.

Maryrose,

From this story, Take Me Out to the Ball Game I learn that that the song was written by some guy in 1907 or 1908, Frank Norworth, and that he wrote 2,500 songs in his career, including "Shine On Harvest Moon."

Who knew?

[Theo]

CV --

I think that was a different fat talentless bag of goo who has persuaded some folks that she might be a comedienne -- Roseanne Barr.

[narciso]

caution rocket surgery at work.

http://www.bakersfield.com/news/2016/05/22/bill-clinton-stumps-for-hillary-on.html

[daddy]

David Jenkins, president of something called “Conservatives for Responsible Stewardship”

Regarding Robert Bryce’s “An Ill Wind: Open Season on Bald Eagles” (op-ed, May 16): Wind power is one of the best ways to protect eagles and other birds because it combats their biggest threat—climate change.

True,

But if we used DDT to kill Zika and it destroyed Eagles egg before the chicks hatched, then they would never have to grow up and suffer from Climate Change, so just imagine the total amount of Eagle suffering we would have prevented by using DDT---its an astronomical number!

If there's no flaw in his logic, there's no flaw in mine.

[lyle]

Well, darnit! Enjoy it even more, DrJ,

This is longish but pretty good:

http://spectator.org/obama-the-great-bathroom-war-and-the-cultural-revolution/

The left's good friend, Antonio Gramsci, makes an appearance.

[Milli Vanilli]

Frankly, we're having a hard time seeing the problem here.

[Dave (in MA)]

I guess it wasn't a fabulous as they'd hoped.

[Threadkiller]

Indeed it was Barr that wrecked the anthem. I won't post the YouTube.

As far as the tape that wasn't used, apparently queer choir put it in the wrong hole.

[Threadkiller]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JMK6lzmSk2o

[Buckeye]

Congrats Dr.J!

[henry]

Im afraid of that youtube link TK.

[Beasts of England]

Did they flounce off the field when they were finished?

[lyle]

http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-troll-booth-1464026102

Even assuming that very large problem could somehow be solved, the idea almost certainly would not pass constitutional muster. The Constitution authorizes the disqualification from voting of only two classes of citizen: minors and felons. Such restrictions as exist today—registration, residency, identification—are ministerial or logistical in character.

Not for long!

[Threadkiller]

Risk it, henry.

;-)

[narciso]

just make it stop,

http://twitchy.com/dougp-3137/2016/05/23/good-god-this-is-ignorant-hillary-vows-to-close-dog-trainerdaycare-worker-wage-gap-or-something/

[narciso]

is the fix in, but did they actually make a mistake,

http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2016/05/23/bofa-ruling-latest-in-string-of-rakoff-reversals/?mod=WSJBlog

[Marlene]

On topic! OK,this isn't funny,but it's pretty funny. I locked myself out of the cabin this morning. The small kitchen window over the kitchen sink was open to let the morning breeze in. I got a small ladder out of the garage,broke the screen and crawled thru the window,ha. Hubby just got home and I said,sorry about the screen! When I stuck my head in the window trying to figure out the best way to contort myself thru the window,the dog barked. He realized it was me and then watched,probably thinking,what the heck is she doing?!

[Theo]

FWIW, the last I heard about Roseanne Barr was that she ran for President in 2012 with her running mate, the "ultimate" moral authority on the war in Iraq, Cindy Sheehan.

Sheehan was something else herself. The left wing media loved her when she was complaining about Bush and the war. Then she ran against Nancy Pelosi for her House seat. Suddenly the media had nothing to say about her.

As someone said, when useful idiots are no longer useful, they are just....well, you know.

[Marlene]

Oh, and now an extra key is in a super secret hiding place.

[Free James D.]

Lyle @ 3:45

That's a great article, and it's what some of us here have been saying.

One thing I'd take exception to is that the author falls into the trap of using the left's language, which is in itself ceding part of the battle.

Why grant them any legitimacy by using terms like "cis" or "gender fluid" etc. Letting them rewrite the dictionary is a huge mistake.

[Old Lurker]

DrJ, our memory spans are so short, we can congratulate you all over again!

Congrats.

[daddy]

Since I listen to a lot of Talk Radio, the station that has Glenn Beck lately has been running an ad clip of his where he emotes desperately, saying something like "Everything I have been saying behind this microphone for the last 10 years is coming true before our eyes and God is moving to save the Republic and..."

Not to diminish religious individuals and their belief that God acts within history, but Beck strikes me as more and more totally nuts. I can't even stand listening to his ads anymore, much less his show.

Does anyone know what his audience numbers are? I have to imagine they are below "in the toilet."

Library run. Later. Have a nice trip Frau and Clarice, wherever you babes are going:)

[Buckeye]

Marlene

We keep a spare key hidden under a outdoor shelf next to the grill.

I noticed this weekend that the big black and yellow bumblebees that bore into wood to create a nest have picked that same spot. Lots of sawdust, lots of activity.

Hope I don't need that key before it gets cold!

[Neo]

Harry Reid says "not only no, but hell no" to Liz Brown as VP

"Do you think it's wise to even consider pulling somebody like a Sherrod Brown (D-OH) or a Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) out of the United States Senate at a time when Democrats are trying to win the body back," MSNBC's Joy Ann Reid, no known relation, asked the senator.

"If we have a Republican governor in any of the states the answer is not only no, but hell no," Reid replied. "I would do whatever I can and I think most of my Democratic colleagues here would say the same thing."

Governors: Charlie Baker (R-MA), John Kasich (R-OH)

[narciso]

restraining order or red squaw, a choice of poisons,

[Art in Newport]

... It's not a professional organization, it's the Padres...

Any long-time Padre fan would have to agree with that

[narciso]

lol.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3605293/Unabomber-pens-letter-prison-saying-s-ready-share-story-20-years-brother-led-investigators-arrest.html

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

Odds on lawsuit to follow?
10 to 1 on?

[Dave (in MA)]

daddy | May 23, 2016 at 04:08 PM would expect us to believe that a guy who rolls his face in a pile of Cheetos might not be completely stable.

[Dave (in MA)]

Buckeye | May 23, 2016 at 04:09 PM, Carpenter bees. The males don't sting.

Neo | May 23, 2016 at 04:11 PM, Wouldn't surprise me if Charlie "the most popular Governor in the US" would nominate a Dem.

[maryrose]

The. I guess she will pick Kaine to lock down Virginia.
Sanders can't get out because if things get dicey for Hillary they will then have free rein to put in Biden in her place.
I believe that is their Plan B.

[maryrose]

FBI according to CNN investigating McAuliffe
Illegal governor campaign finances probe.

[Thomas Collins]

Ah, Shine on Harvest Moon. Talk about an oldie but goodie.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7Mu9fh23dY

[Jack is Back!]

Of the 100 members of the Gay Men's Choir how many do you think are gay?

The reason I bring this up is that we used to go the Brompton Oratory in Knnightsbridge for Sunday Mass. They had a terrific choir. No one has ever sung the Credo like them since I left London.

None of the choir was Catholic. Hired. Paid. But forever on all their CD's that sell out to all the tourists, they are a Catholic choir at Brompton Oratory.

[Thomas Collins]

I'm saying prayers today for your mom, anonamom.

[Neo]

Virginia Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe is the subject of an ongoing investigation by the FBI and prosecutors from the Justice Department's public integrity unit, U.S. officials briefed on the probe say.
The investigation dates to at least last year and has focused, at least in part, on whether donations to his gubernatorial campaign violated the law, the officials said.

McAuliffe wasn't notified by investigators that he is a target of the probe, according to the officials.
"The Governor will certainly cooperate with the government if he is contacted about it," said Marc Elias, attorney for McAuliffe campaign, in a statement to CNN.
As part of the probe, the officials said, investigators have scrutinized McAuliffe's time as a board member of the Clinton Global Initiative, a vehicle of the charitable foundation set up by former President Bill Clinton.

LUN

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

--Virginia Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe is the subject of an ongoing investigation...--

It's a campaign finance security review to see if he should become a justice involved individual.

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

Too much to hope for I know but wouldn't it be hilarious if his predecessor got off and McAwful ended up in choky.

[jimmyk]

Catching up, can someone with more patience or sleep than I had sort out this sentence from narc's 3:58?

Last year, a unanimous Second Circuit panel also reversed Judge Rakoff’s holding that a New York state law banning surcharges on credit card purchases was unconstitutional.

I think there are three negatives, with the end result being that surcharges are still banned (which they should not be IMO), but I gave up.

[Beasts of England]

Althouse linked to the same article, and Titus (out and proud!) ripped up Teh Ghey Chorus using words that would make Trump blush. lol

[jimmyk]

Of the 100 members of the Gay Men's Choir how many do you think are gay?

Somehow I think it's a bit less daunting for a Protestant, say, to sing in a Catholic choir than for a straight man to sing in a Gay Men's choir, so my guess is nearly all. But perhaps I am behind the times.

[maryrose]

Then they should give the office of governor to Cuccinelli who came in second
That is the law I would like to see established.
When Blago was sent to prison his Repub opponent should have become governor.
If you are a crook and still run for office you should step aside and
Let the Repub who was a honest person representing the people of your state take the seat. You must be convicted of course.

[jimmyk]

I agree maryrose. Ted Stevens should have been given back his Senate seat (though I think the findings came too late for him), and all laws in which his replacement's vote was decisive (Obamacare) should be invalidated. Some chance, I know.

[Jack is Back!]

jimmyk,

Appreciate your comment but I didn't say they were Protestant or Jewish or Islamist but rather professionals for hire. It would not surprise me that in any combine trying to make headlines and sell themselves therer are ringers.

[Beasts of England]

I'm not sure what kind of trophies are still available for the NeverTrumpers, but Mona Charen deserves one for this stupidity:

If Hillary Clinton is elected president, a united Republican party will oppose her. Assuming Republican control of the House, she will not be able to pass a single piece of liberal legislation.

How can she write and publish something so demonstratively false? Perhaps someone should ask her about AFFH...

[Miss Marple 2]

http://injo.com//2016/05/612245-disney-fires-back-after-va-secretary-compares-wait-lines-for-veterans-to-theme-park-rides/

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

Assuming Trump might do some of what he says = crazy talk.

Assuming Reps in Congress will stop lib bills = you can bank on it.

[James D.]

re: VA Governor McAwful and the FBI...

Could this be a warning shot against Hillary, since McAwful is definitely a part of the extended Clinton Crime Syndicate?

[Miss Marple 2]

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/280947-gingrich-romneys-anti-trump-efforts-pathetic

This is the important quote:

“It’s pathetic,” he said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal. "I don’t know what happened to Mitt, but it is weird; it is bizarre. Having a guy like that go berserk in public makes you wonder what his problems are."

[Beasts of England]

It certainly belongs in the curiouser and curiouser file, James D. I thought McAwful had triangulated the Ø and Hill camps with aplomb.

[lyle]

Aplomb = no honor among thieves, right?

[Jack is Back!]

MM,

Jelousy is a serious mental illness and not immune to past POTUS candidates. He is just pissed he didn't get the same grass roots support or had the balls to take down Obama and Candy at the same time. He would President today if he had done a GWHB on Romney like 41 did on Dukakis.

[Jack is Back!]

I should also say if Ryan had taken a Trump strategy of "no Prisioners" on Uncle Joe. Both of them demonstrated the lack of passion and interest they continue to be defined.

[lyle]

TC, PJM has a photo of you--perhaps unauthorized--on their lead post. I'd link but I'm on my phone. Cease and desist letter on the way? 😉

[Beasts of England]

I was trying to be nice, lyle, but your sekret dekoder ring tripped me up! :)

[lyle]

No, wait. Check that, TC. On second look the guy on the treadmill in the pic at PJM is only wearing a two-piece suit. My bad. 😌

[maryrose]

Both erred on the side of caution rather than being bold.
I think because of tactics some men can't bend toward Trump.
At some level I think they know he is going to win it and they feel one they identify with should have won it.However , each day I am more certain Hillary won't be able to weather this combination of storms.
DSW has really pissed off Bernie.
Nevada and the. Stealing Kentucky were unfair situations and Bernie is all about fairness. For those who have not yet voted: Cruz just picked up some delegates in Washington.

[lyle]

"Trying to be nice"? Who are you and what have you done with Beasts of England, you scoundrel?!?

[jimmyk]

Going to my 35th college reunion this weekend, and just filled out the "class survey." I was relieved to find that under the "Your gender" question, the choices were M, F, or "Other, please specify" with a box. I'm not sure that would pass muster with the current administration, as it seems to treat the non-M or F genders differently, analogous to having those single-person restroom options that were specifically rejected the D of E.

There were also questions asking your opinion on global warming, availability of guns, global terrorism, etc., with answer options ranging from something like "Catastrophe/End of the world" to "A good thing." Very happy to show some diversity in this.

On the other hand, they asked about what "green products" I own, with options like solar panels, electric car, etc. Unfortunately two of the options were "No Car" and "Bicycle," which, being the honest person I am, I had to check. We'll see how the results turn out.

[Beasts of England]

It's unnatural, lyle. The NT folks around the webz are getting on my last nerve. ;)

[maryrose]

Jimmyk
Begich was a vote for Obamacare.

[jimmyk]

It would not surprise me that in any combine trying to make headlines and sell themselves therer are ringers.

Possibly so, JiB. In my limited but not negligible experience with choirs/choruses, I'm always amazed at how many really good and experienced singers there are out there, even for just amateur one-off type pickup groups, but I would agree this group might have an agenda that would tempt them in that direction if it would make a difference.

[maryrose]

Jimmyk
I just figured out I am 8 years older than you.
You are my youngest sister's age.

[maryrose]

Have fun at your reunion!

[Miss Marple 2]

My 50th high school reunion is in August.

My efforts on the questionnaire involved striking my husband's name from the listing under my name.

So let it be written, so let it be done.

[Jack is Back!]

jimmyk

Are you prepared to answer the Q&A with major eruptions of intellectual honesty or are you prepared to stay neutral and an accepted alumni at the bar that night?

Me? My 50th was last year and I went au natureul - I was not alone or even in the majority. It was like, Hello Friend - Where the Hell have You been!

Trump has an undercurrent and that is what all the polls don't detect. No sonar in polls.

[maryrose]

Hillary gave answer today about Fox News Debate
Will consider it but decided No to the debate.

[narciso]

nothing to see here,

http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-36353650

[maryrose]

ValJar
Talks about ending 2 wars.
Bret says someone should tell the military🙀

[narciso]

that makes him ringo,

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/05/23/jihadi-johns-fourth-beatle-unmasked-as-refugee-given-shelter-in/

[Thomas Collins]

Yes, lyle, there are frauds who two piece it on the treadmill! I saw the pic.

[maryrose]

More war dead under Obama.
Laura Ingram appalled by her statements.

[Jack is Back!]

narc,

Europe in tweet.

Its the way it is. She is the equivalent of a muzzie BS artist.

[maryrose]

TC
Did you have a nice birthday?

[Marlene]

LOL,TC. Hubby was just complaining about the exercises his trainer put him thru today. His trainer was in the daughter's high school class,which makes him feel really old. I said,oh please,I went thru a window today!

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

--ValJar
Talks about ending 2 wars.--

She and her idiot ward have managed the formerly impossible feat of losing two wars and then continuing to fight them.

[jimmyk on iPhone]

"Me? My 50th was last year and I went au natureul"

JiB you went to your reunion in the nude?

[MaryD]

Marlene, I am so jealous about your window exploit that I could spit! So there, smarty pants!

[jimmyk on iPhone]

Coulter on MSNBC, seems to have been hitting the old Botox pretty hard.

[henry]

Jimmyk, have fun at your 35th... I'm skipping mine.

[jimmyk on iPhone]

This is the first I've ever gone to. I don't expect to enjoy it, but I guess there's a small chance I will.

[daddy]

Lou Dobbs opens his show with a contrast between Hillary's willingness to debate Obama in 2008 and her unwillingness to debate Bernie now.

FOX Reporter: Clinton was noncommittal yesterday about participating in a FOX News Debate in California, which Sanders has agreed to do. (Plays clip of Hillary yesterday)

Hilary: "I haven't thought about it. We'll consider it."

FOX Reporter continues: This cycle there have only been 9 Democratic Debates so far. Clinton debated then Senator Obama 19 times during the 2008 Campaign, and sounded open to more of them.
(Plays clip of Hillary in 2008)

Hillary: "I just believe that this is the most important job in the world. It's the toughest job in the world. You should be willing to campaign for every vote, you should be willing to Debate, anytime, anywhere."

FOX Reporter Late in the day Bernie Sanders called on Clinton to keep her word here in terms of participating in a date here in California. He says the people of the Nations most populous State deserve a "serious Debate." Lou...

Lou smiles:)

[DrJ]

I must not be the sentimental sort. I've never gone to a reunion for any education level.

[daddy]

Lou: ...Potentially more serious trouble for the Clinton Campaign, specifically Hillary Clinton. The infamous Romanian hacker Guccifer, who said he easily broke into Clinton's Private Server, is now close to a Plea Deal with the Justice Department...Last month in a JailHouse interview he said he wanted to cooperate with the Government, and now he is apparently doing so. He is now expected to reverse course, plead Guilty to some of the charges in a Hearing that will be held Wednesday morning...He was the first source to expose Hillary Clinton's misuse of a Private E-mail server while she was Sec/State.

[anonamom]

Thanks for the prayers for my momma. She was successfully cardioverted at 3:00. How long will she stay in sinus rhythm?

"Maybe ten minutes, maybe til she dies."
Gotta love those experienced, no bologna cardiologists.

She's hungry. Always a good sign.

[daddy]

Hillary's unveils her New Slogan:

WE ARE STRONGER TOGETHER!

Lou thinks a better slogan for her is:

WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE?

[Janet S.]

This is the first I've ever gone to. I don't expect to enjoy it, but I guess there's a small chance I will.

My 35th reunion was the first I ever went to & I had a really good time. I didn't remember hardly anyone, but everyone was so nice that it didn't matter. Very fun.