Monday Odds and Ends - Wells Fargo Championship Edition

News from Wells Fargo Golf - The purge is on, last year Kym Hougham stepped down as the executive director of Charlotte's Wells Fargo Championship after 15 years. Mac Everett long time tournament chairman stepped down after this year's event concluded. 

Last week Paula Burnett the tournament's Volunteer Coordinator (a paid full-time position) resigned. Paula famous for her, pep rally cheer leading jumps (one for each year of the tournament) during volunteer training events, held the position since the tournament began.  

Her email sent to all WFG Volunteers:  

I wanted to share with you that as of today, Friday, June 15, I am resigning my position with the Wells Fargo Championship and will be moving on to the next adventure in my career. 

Words cannot express how blessed I feel to have worked with each of you.  Your dedication and enthusiasm are the reason that the Wells Fargo Championship is one of the BEST tournaments on the PGA TOUR.  I hope that you will continue to help the new Volunteer Coordinator in striving for that same goal.

As I look forward to the future, I hope our paths will cross and that we will be able to work together again.  Please feel free to reach out to me at my new email address:    

All my best,

Paula

Up next for WFG: Negotiation of Wells Fargo's continuing marquee sponsorship.The current sponsorship agreement runs through the 2019 tournament. Typically agreements are worked out well in advance so it will be interesting to see what transpires this summer.

Gary Sobba remains tournament director overseeing staff of 12.

SouthPark Novelty Signs - You never know where Charlotte's next bright idea will show up. But someone thought is was necessary to put SouthPark logo signs atop of street signs at every South Park intersection, about 100 signs total. The only trouble is the two tone signs have faded so only the "South" is visible. Leaving non-local drivers wondering why they are on "South" Sharon Road. As if we didn't have enough Sharons already?

Rodney Monroe - Like a bad penny Charlotte's favorite Cop showed up last week to of all things a LaWana Mayfield event. Proof once again it's not what you know but who you know. After all Loony LaWana is Charlotte's most influential politician a specialist is politicization.  

Red Hen Your Goose is Cooked

By now you've heard about Sarah Sanders and her experience at The Red Hen restaurant in Lexington, Virginia.

Got to admit it’s a pretty bold move alienating 1/2 your clientele in hopes that you’ll double your sales from the remaining 1/2. My experience is people can only eat so much and they seldom visit the same place twice in a month.

Now the argument is they will be fine after the madness fades. Maybe, but restaurant business isn't like a book store, once you lose a day you can't get it back, it's not like people will come back tomorrow and eat two meals to make up for the days they stayed away.

The fall out over the Sarah Sanders removal was swift, and It didn't take long before the Yelp and Facebook reviews went crazy. At this point with a 2.5 rating it seems the battle is a tie. The bogus reviews are priceless.  

Regulars typically have lower check totals as do locals, a party of eight can be challenging but patrons celebrating a family get together are normally pretty good to the staff. 

I give the place six months. 

After all if we can't dine in peace why go out and worry that you're political views are going to be challenged. If they'd do this to @PressSec they'd spit in your food just for not driving a Prius.

Of Course the Lib Rats have their justifications:

In the defense of The Red Hen:

Stephanie Wilkinson (above left) apparently the co-owner of The Red Hen defended her actions with:

“I’m not a fan of confrontation. I have a business and I want the business to thrive. But this feels like the moment in our democracy when people have to make uncomfortable decisions to uphold their morals.” 

Democrats are upset that SHS tweeted about her experience, never mind that given the same situation of being refused service, Libtards would have already posted a video after refusing to leave until the cops came, and then they’d demand an apology while threatening a boycott and filing a lawsuit anyway. Sanders just said OK and left.

Other Loony Left Talking Points:

Gay Cake

The "Gay a Cake" analogy has little merit, first the Supreme Court ruling was very narrow in scope with extremely limited application. Demanding a special gay wedding cake is far from sitting down and ordering off the menu.

It's Fair We Took a Vote

It was nice that Red Hen co-owner Stephanie Wilkerson huddled her staff together and took a vote. But imagine if every restaurant gathered the staff and took a vote on who they served and who they didn't. 

"OK team we need to vote on table four - its a two top with an annoying hand holding couple and they're clearly not going to run a big tab since they just ordered coffee. So, what do you say all in favor? Opposed? Looks like the "nays" have it. Rocko and Moose would you please remove the guests at table four!"

"OK next up is table 16 . . . ."

It Is Illegal For Sanders To Tweet About it From Her Official Account

The loony left is also upset that Sarah Huckabee Sanders tweeted her removal from the Red Hen via her official Twitter account. Angry pink hat liberal t winded Wind Chime teased that she threw red meat at the republican base. Since she was asked to leave because she is the "Official" White House Press Secretary as The owner of The Red Hen stated it was because she worked for Donald Trump being removed for her "official capacity" certainly merits tweeting the facts in an official capacity 

Sarah Is Fair Game Since She Has No Morals

It's a job and the liberal nut birds might want to consider that SHS is very good at delivering the president's message. Doesn't mean she agrees with it or that she should shape the message to meet her own agenda. It's a job nothing more should be made of it.

She's Rude To The White House Press

The White House press corps have become rude and unmanageable. All decorum has gone out the window Sanders has a right to be heavy handed with the fake news press. 

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Ran a check on the Red Hen at least they are current with the state, sanitation seems to be an issue. 

Don't take my word for it here's what USA Today said:

February 2018 and November 2015. The inspections resulted in zero violations.

However, the Red Hen was hit with two violations in an April 2014 inspection. One cited raw beef stored above cooked ready-to-eat food and thawing meats stored above cookie bars. The other violation cited ready-to-eat container of grits stored in a refrigeration unit without being properly dated.

Both violations were deemed "critical" under the Department of Health's inspection regulations before a 2016 update.

They would be deemed "priority" violations now under the new system, because they could be a direct cause of illness for the restaurant's patrons, said Julie Henderson, Director of Food and General Environmental Services for the state Department of Health.

A  January 2017 inspection found a "priority" violation for having pickles or jams in a sealed container that was not from an approved food processing plant.

Saw a dozen or so tweets about the voice mail message people where hearing while calling the restaurant. 

So I called their number 540-464-4401 just to get an idea how things were going, shockingly the message is vile and rude and really is threatening to throw anyone who is a Trump Supporter out on their butt!

Late yesterday the Historic Downtown Lexington Virginia Group issued this statement:

We do not condone the actions of Stephanie Wilkinson, owner of the Red Hen Restaurant and Director of Main Street Lexington.

The negative impact and nasty backlash towards our little community is downright appalling. 

Please do not condemn our town for one persons actions.  

To The People, Mr. President Trump & Secretary Sarah Sanders we sincerely apologize for the poor behavior and decision of ONE PERSON! 

If you feel the need to express negative comments, please re-direct them to Stephanie Wilkinson directly. Thank You :) 

Lexington's downtown is a thriving collection of shops and restaurants housed in restored buildings with brick sidewalks and old fashioned lantern street lamps that serve the many visitors and tourists that come here all year long. 

Finally the Trumpster tweeted (of course)

Now the crazy stuff:

The address is not really 666 and even though there are reports that Wilkerson's part owner is a convicted sex offender and pedophile it is doubtful that is fact as well.

Cedar's Take:

Stephanie Wilkerson missed a "huge" opportunity, after all she had the most connected woman in America in her house. She could have fixed a fabulous dinner and then used the moment ask for Sander's ear, maybe even ask for a moment of the President's time or at least a direct line of communication.  But that's how the lunacy of the left rolls crazy vile protests demanding crazy things calling people Nazi Terrorists and Racist Idiots.  Doubt they will learn.

Cedar Update:

As of this AM Tuesday June 26, 2018 The Red Hen Yelp rating had dropped to 1.5. Assume the true rating is 4.0 or even 4.5 so the 1.5 rating is a clear sign the Democratic base is dying. In a perfect world a dead heat (Supporters posting 5's and Haters posting 1's) would result in a 3 rating because the lowest rating number is 1 and not zero. At 1.5 it works out to about 3 to 1 in favor of Sarah Huckabee Sanders. 

Honduran Girl Crying -Tragic or #WompWomp?

A 2-year-old cries as her mother is searched near the U.S. border on June 12, 2018

The picture of a Honduran girl crying as she and her mother are detained in Texas has grabbed worldwide attention and come to symbolize the intense debate about separating children from their parents. 

Time magazine put the young girl on next week's cover, but the Border Patrol agent involved in the dramatic scene says the photo might be a little misleading. That agent said the mother and daughter were never separated and are still together. 

"We were patrolling the border. It was after 10 o'clock at night," Border Patrol agent Carlos Ruiz told CBS News' David Begnaud.

He was the first to encounter Sandra Sanchez and her daughter after they allegedly crossed the Rio Grande River into Texas illegally.

"We asked her to set the kid down in front of her, not away from her, she was right in front of her...So we can properly search the mother," Ruiz said. "So the kid immediately started crying as she set her down. I personally went up to the mother and asked her 'Are you doing OK? Is the kid OK?' and she said, 'Yes. She's tired and thirsty. It's 11 o'clock at night.'"

"They're using it to symbolize a policy and that was not the case in this picture," Ruiz said. "It took less than two minutes. As soon as the search was finished, she immediately picked the girl up, and the girl immediately stopped crying." 

Moore says Ruiz and other agents acted professionally that night. But he is happy with the cover and the response to the image.

"Oftentimes, immigration is talked about in terms of statistics, and when you put a human face and humanize an issue, you make people feel. And when you make people feel, they have compassion. And if I've done just a little bit of that, then that's OK," Moore said.

Ruiz said he and his fellow agents represent more than just the Border Patrol logo. 

"We are also fathers, we are also sons, we are also have families, and we do care, and we do our jobs, and we treat these people as humanely and as best as we possibly can," Ruiz said.

Sandra Sanchez and her daughter were arrested on June 10 and are still detained, so Sanchez has not been able to respond to any of this. According to U.S. Border Patrol, they were only in their custody for 72 hours and were then turned over to Health and Human Services. It's unclear where Sanchez and her daughter are now. 

The photo has reached the young girl's father in Honduras. He told Univision it broke his heart and that he hoped his wife and daughter's rights were respected. 

Finally the girl's went on the explain that the mother took it upon herself to travel to the United States to seek a better job and life. She paid a coyote $6,000.00 to take her across the border. She there are also numerous that she had previously been deported. 

Cedar's Take: Heart breaking or #WompWomp the story got a lot of mileage because it at least for the 24 hour news cycle fit the Democratic narrative that Trump and Republicans are heartless bastards.

The girl and her mother are from Honduras, which is an amazing country. Beautiful beaches fabulous resorts and stunning mountains. However there is, at least in the back country, massive corruption and crime. "Banditos" with "Pistolas" are everywhere once you stray of the tourist routes. I have traveled to Honduras several times and while it has a wonderful coastline its not without shocking poverty. It is after all a 3rd world country.

And it is the birthplace and former home to my sister-in-law, who now resides in Atlanta as an US Citizen. She came here 15 years ago speaking only Spanish on a work visa, in other words she's a legal immigrant.

It took Sanchez a month and $6,000.00 to travel to the Rio Grande River and cross the dangerous desert countryside and finally a river to step into the United States illegally.  . 

It took my sister-in-law a month's worth of paperwork and a $500 plane ticket.

So why do they do it? Why not go south to Brazil or Argentina countries with thriving economies? Why not enter the US legally? 

I don't have a clue do you?

Did you know that of the 2000 plus children being held because their parents tried to unsuccessfully enter the US that only 24 are from Mexico? The rest are from Honduras, El Salvador, and Nicaragua. 

Of course these are only those who got caught. 

Yesterday the cable contractor shows up at my house he's from Mexico via, California and his co-worker from Honduras in fact he knows the city where my sister-in-law is from. And he tells me he came here in January via Texas with six other men all from Honduras. They crossed the border at night waiting til just before first light to move then hiding just on the other side for another day before moving north. 

Crossing during the winter months gives a little more darkness, the long night tires the CBP Officers and they work in teams spaced a few minutes apart but taking different routes to predetermined points. 

The have what is basically slavery's underground railroad with passwords and safe houses. 

They do it for the money. Six months work here is 3 maybe 4 years of work at home. Because they travel on their own they are at great risk of capture from gangs and Mexican Police who will use them as decoys and bait for the US CBP. 

So why does Mexico allow them to travel across their country to break US laws? Because the migrant worker travel business is very lucrative.  

WCNC Charlotte's Clickbait Leader

Twitter is a mixed bag for news hungry people, in many cases it is the front line of breaking news. 

The attack on the US Consultant in Benghazi was a perfect example. My Twitter feed was filled with images and details in near real time. I knew what was happening in Benghazi long before CNN or even Hillary Clinton thanks to following a number of international journalists.

So it pains me greatly to see the idiot and fake journalists at WCNC use Twitter to clickbait followers into fake news stories with little and in most cases no substance.

Their hope is that followers will keep clicking adding to their page view count and perhaps even click on a few of their clickbait ads disguised as news. Classic examples are "Why men can't get enough of this underwear" or "You wont believe what Hillary Duff looks like now."

Today WCNC offers up yet another fine example of how the station views their follower's IQ and the station's role is reporting news in Charlotte.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Crews responded to a call from Charlotte Douglas airport Tuesday night after suspicious noises came from one of the planes.

Officials did not specify what kind of noises the plane was making or what caused it to happen.

Airport officials did not release the number of passengers affected by this report.

Stick with WCNC.com for the latest on this developing story.

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Yep that's it a plane made funny noises! Sadly they will probably receive an Emmy for this in-depth reporting.

If you work for this station you might as well be flipping burgers at McD's because you have about as much integrity as a Filipino dice game.

Go ahead add WCNC to your CV and point to your accomplishments as I generated clickbait news for Charlotte's ratings loser.

Charlotte City Council Members Quietly Add Personal Assistants To 2019 Budget

Charlotte City Council Members are so stressed out and over worked that they are requesting individual personal assistants to help with their voice mail and manage their email accounts.

The cost to you, the taxpayer is 3/4 of a million dollars next year.

Adding 7 staff members increases next year's budget by $733,617.00 but that's on top of the staff increase last year that doubled the support staff from 2017.

Just so out of touch:

Over the last 5 years Charlotte City GuvCo has been singularly living in a "Socialcentic" world where everything they do is driven by a social agenda.

From Tranny Potties and Same Sex Partner Benefits to Give-Away Housing.

But they are so caught up with social justice and equality that they have completely forgotten the basics running a city. Things as simple as Police and fixing pot holes!

Their are six potholes that slam, rock, jam, shake, jar and hammer my car between my driveway and @HarrisTeeter 1.5 miles away. My annual donation to Mecklenburg County and the City of Charlotte is north of 25k yet I only see a CMPD Officer in my neighborhood only about 3 times a year!

The median along the way to that Harris Teeter looks like crap the grass isn’t cut and trash is omnipresent except where my $1,000 a year HOA fee pays to maintain the city property.

The curb along Rea Road at Piper Station Drive

So it really grinds my gears when  Charlotte City Council tries to quietly slide under the door a 3/4 million dollar budget item for personal assistants to help them with their part time jobs!