Root of Corruption - Annex: #WHQOPSI (pizzagatewhatever)

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ITT:

  • Analyzing curiosities relating to Whoopi Goldberg and possible connections to global corruption, including pedophile/trafficking/blackmail/espionage networks.

Continued in comments, sort oldest first

Definitions:

WG = Caryn Elaine Johnson (Whoopi Goldberg)

Preface

(Sorry for being slightly ambiguous again, the storytelling helps bring things together though.)

What prompted me to look into WG was that she apparently likens gays meeting with Mike Pence to Jews Meeting a Nazi (footage from The View; viewer discretion advised). Naturally this peaked my interest as an out of place comparison, given recurring elements in my research and that of others. I wasn't expecting to find much initially, but, incidentally, while I was busy looking through recent Q-drops and following along with current events and taking notes of who is or may be involved in this that or the other - juggling a shit load really... I kept coming across WG's name...

So, while WG was the initial topic, this thread will become about far more than her & her connections may remain peripheral at best, but, who knows...

wiki: Whoopi Goldberg

Caryn Elaine Johnson (born November 13, 1955),[3] known professionally as Whoopi Goldberg (/ˈhwʊpi/), is an American actress, comedian, author, and television host. She has been nominated for 13 Emmy Awards for her work in television and is one of the few entertainers to have won an Emmy Award, a Grammy Award, an Oscar, and a Tony Award. She was the second black woman in the history of the Academy Awards to win an acting Oscar.

In the period drama film The Color Purple (1985), her breakthrough role was playing Celie, a mistreated black woman in the Deep South, for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress and won her first Golden Globe. In the romantic fantasy film Ghost (1990), Goldberg played Oda Mae Brown, an eccentric psychic who helped a slain man (Patrick Swayze) save his lover (Demi Moore), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, and a second Golden Globe, her first for Best Supporting Actress.

In 1992, she starred as a pretend sister in the comedy Sister Act, earning a third Golden Globe nomination, her first for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical and reprised the role in Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993).[4] Her other film roles include Made in America (1993), The Lion King (1994), Ghosts of Mississippi (1996), How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998), Girl, Interrupted (1999), For Colored Girls (2010) and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014). In television, Goldberg is known for her role as Guinan in Star Trek: The Next Generation, and since 2007, she has been the moderator of the daytime television talk show The View.

Background and early life

Caryn Elaine Johnson was born in Manhattan, New York City on November 13, 1955, the daughter of Robert James Johnson, Jr. (March 4, 1930 – May 25, 1993), a Baptist[5] clergyman, and Emma Johnson (née Harris; September 21, 1931 – August 29, 2010),[6] a nurse and teacher.[7][8] She was raised in the Chelsea-Elliot Houses.

Goldberg has described her mother as a "stern, strong, and wise woman" who raised her as a single mother[9] with her brother Clyde (c. 1949 – May 11, 2015), who died of a brain aneurysm.[10][11] She attended a local Catholic school, St Columba's when she was younger. Her more recent forebears migrated north from Faceville, Georgia, Palatka, Florida, and Virginia.[12] She dropped out of Washington Irving High School.[13][14][15]

She has stated that her stage forename ("Whoopi") was taken from a whoopee cushion; "If you get a little gassy, you've got to let it go. So people used to say to me, 'You're like a whoopee cushion.' And that's where the name came from."[16][17] She said in 2011, "My mother did not name me Whoopi, but Goldberg is my name, it's part of my family, part of my heritage. Just like being black."[18] Henry Louis Gates, Jr., in his book In Search of Our Roots: How 19 Extraordinary African Americans Reclaimed Their Past, found that all of Goldberg's traceable ancestors were African Americans, that she has no known Jewish ancestry, and that none of her ancestors were named Goldberg.[12] Results of a DNA test, revealed in the 2006 PBS documentary African American Lives, traced part of her ancestry to the Papel and Bayote people of modern-day Guinea-Bissau. Her admixture test indicates that she is of 92 % sub-Saharan African origin and of 8 % European origin.[19]

~~

Between 1979 and 1981, she lived in East Germany,[21][citation needed] working in a number of theatre productions.[22]

Spouse

  • Alvin Martin (m. 1973; div. 1979)
  • David Claessen (m. 1986; div. 1988)
  • Lyle Trachtenberg (m. 1994; div. 1995)

Children

At this point, something seems really weird about how/why she chose the name Goldberg and doesn't seem to like the idea of carrying the surname of any man she marries. There's not a great deal to go on just yet, but, given that her daughter carries the surname of her father, I thought it worth looking into him.

I made a #whoopsi at first when searching for more info on Alvin Martin; I came across the following and couldn't help but notice "Ham", naturally peaking my interest further, in possible connections between WG and global corruption.

wiki: Alvin Martin

Alvin Edward Martin (born 29 July 1958) is an English retired footballer who played as a defender.

Playing most of his footballing career for West Ham United he appeared in 598 games for scoring 34 goals.

Wrong Alvin Martin, though. There's no wiki for the correct one, but, there's this:

geni.com - Alvin Martin | archive.is does not work with geni <sadface>

Birthdate: May 26, 1952 (54)

Death: December 19, 2006 (54)

 

Immediate Family:

Husband of <private> Martin (Burrell)

Ex-husband of Whoopi Goldberg

Father of <private> Martin

 

Occupation: drug counselor at Horizon House, clerk at Chase Manhattan Bank

Managed by: Private User

Last Updated: March 13, 2015

So, I won't make any direct inferrences about WG just yet, but, like I said, her name keeps coming up.

Before I run out of room in the main body, let's take a quick look at something else in the WG wiki...

Personal life

~~She was romantically linked with actors Frank Langella,[63] Timothy Dalton, and Ted Danson,[64] who controversially appeared in blackface during her 1993 Friars Club roast.~~

wiki: Ted Danson: Personal life

Relationship with Whoopi Goldberg

While a guest on The Arsenio Hall Show in late 1988, he met actress Whoopi Goldberg, whom he described as "a sexy, funny woman".[24] The two became friends, co-hosting Help Save Planet Earth in 1990, a video guide to saving the environment (Danson played himself, Goldberg played the role of Mother Earth).[25] However while making Made in America in April 1992, the two became romantically involved—a pairing which was heavily featured in gossip tabloids such as the National Enquirer. The couple also appeared on the Rock the Vote TV special that same year,[26] as well as being set to star in a Paramount-produced version of Neal Barrett Jr.'s Pink Vodka Blues,[27] written by Marshall Brickman.

Danson experienced substantial negative press attention on October 8, 1993, after his appearance in blackface at a Friars Club comedy roast in honor of Goldberg. In his monologue, Danson made extensive use of offensive racial stereotypes, used the word "nigger" more than a dozen times, and ate a watermelon, angering such guests as Montel Williams and Mayor David Dinkins.[28][29] Goldberg defended the sketch, explaining that she had helped write much of the material and referred Danson to the makeup artist who painted his face.[30] Danson and Goldberg issued statements emphasizing "the Friars Club tradition of raucous and over the top humor" and describing those offended as newcomers who "were uncomfortable with what to expect".[28] Substantial excerpts from the performance were later printed in Spy.[31] On November 5, 1993, Danson and Goldberg issued a statement signalling the end of their relationship.[32]

Political activism

Danson is a friend of former United States President Bill Clinton, who attended Danson and Mary Steenburgen's wedding. Danson has donated more than $85,000 to Democratic candidates, including Al Gore, John Edwards, Barbara Boxer, Bill Clinton, Al Franken, and John Kerry. He has also donated to the Democratic Party of Arkansas and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. Danson and Steenburgen campaigned for Sen. Hillary Clinton during her 2008 Presidential campaign.[37] He attended the wedding of their daughter Chelsea on July 31, 2010.[38] He appeared with Steenburgen at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. On October 3, 2016, he helped open the new headquarters in Lancaster at the old Queen Pharmacy on King Street for Hillary Clinton.[39][40][41]

HRC +++ + +++++ | Danson | Johnson/Goldberg

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argosciv ago

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Okay, let's have a little fun... thanks to Q & Donald J Trump, again, for this one.

Q - 831

Where we go one, we go ALL.

Misspellings matter.

Sentence formation matters.

Learn.

Q

Tweet attempt A by DJT: March 2nd 2018 @ 2:42AM UTC(?) - deleted

^ Notes:

  • "Alex" instead of Alec. Mistake? No. Curious sidenote: WG's daughter, Alexandrea "Alex" Martin?
  • "dieing", instead of dying.

Tweet attempt A was replaced with: https://tweetsave.com/realdonaldtrump/status/969529668234829825

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump

Alec Baldwin, whose dying mediocre career was saved by his terrible impersonation of me on SNL, now says playing me was agony. Alec, it was agony for those who were forced to watch. Bring back Darrell Hammond, funnier and a far greater talent!

Mar 02, 2018 11:07:40 UTC

^ Notes:

  • "Alec" instead of "Alex"
  • "You were terrible" removed, "terrible" now used as adjective to Alec's impersonation, "terrible impersonation of me on SNL, now says playing me was agony."; tweet now refers to DJT in first-person instead of as "DJT"
  • Removed redundant words: "Alec, it was also agony for those who were forced to watch. Bring back Darrell Hammond, much funnier and a far greater talent!"

So why wasn't "Alex" a mistake?

wiki: Alec Baldwin

Alexander Rae Baldwin III (born April 3, 1958) is an American actor, writer, producer, and comedian.[1] A member of the Baldwin family, he is the eldest of the four Baldwin brothers, all actors. Baldwin first gained recognition appearing on seasons 6 and 7 of the CBS television drama Knots Landing, in the role of Joshua Rush. He has played both leading and supporting roles in films such as the horror comedy fantasy film Beetlejuice (1988), as Jack Ryan in the action thriller The Hunt for Red October (1990), the romantic comedy The Marrying Man (1991), the superhero film The Shadow (1994), Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000), and two films directed by Martin Scorsese: the Howard Hughes biopic The Aviator (2004) and the neo-noir crime drama The Departed (2006). His performance in the 2003 romantic drama The Cooler garnered him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

From 2006 to 2013, Baldwin starred as Jack Donaghy on the NBC sitcom 30 Rock, winning two Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and seven Screen Actors Guild Awards for his work on the show, making him the male performer with the most SAG Awards. Baldwin co-starred in Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, the fifth installment of the Mission: Impossible series, released on July 31, 2015.[2] He is also a columnist for The Huffington Post. Since 2016, he has been the host of Match Game. He has received worldwide attention and acclaim for his portrayal of Donald Trump on the long-running sketch series Saturday Night Live, both during the 2016 U.S. presidential election and following the inauguration, a role which won him his third Primetime Emmy in 2017.[3]

Let's bring WG back into it again first..

Personal life

1995 photographer incident

In October 1995, Baldwin allegedly assaulted a photographer for videotaping his wife, Kim Basinger, and their 3-day-old daughter. The couple was returning from the hospital and were confronted by the photographer outside their Los Angeles home. Whoopi Goldberg praised Baldwin for his actions during her opening monologue while hosting the 68th Academy Awards.[93][94]

Notes on Alec's Political views:

  • Baldwin is a Democrat and endorsed Barack Obama in his two presidential campaigns.[106][107]
  • He serves on the board of People for the American Way.

Hold the fucking presses ladies and gents...

wiki: People for the American Way

People For the American Way (PFAW) is a progressive/liberal[4] advocacy group in the United States.[5] Organized as a 501(c)(4) non-profit organization, PFAW was registered in 1981 by the television producer Norman Lear[6] who founded the organization in 1980 to challenge the Christian right agenda of the Moral Majority.

History

PFAW was founded by the television producer Norman Lear in opposition to the publicized agenda of the Moral Majority, a formerly prominent and influential American political organization associated with the Christian right.[7] Officially incorporated on September 4, 1980,[1] its co-founders included Democratic Congresswoman Barbara Jordan and Time Inc. chairman and CEO Andrew Heiskell.[8] PFAW began as a project of the Tides Foundation,[9] a donor-advised fund that directs money to politically liberal causes.[10]

Former presidents of PFAW include Tony Podesta[11] and Ralph Neas.[12]

Soon after its founding, PFAW launched an affiliated 501(c)(3) organization, People for the American Way Foundation, for the purpose of conducting more extensive educational and research activities for left-wing causes.[13] Later,[when?] the People For the American Way Voter Alliance was launched as a political action committee.

Ok so let's recap...

  • HRC +++ + +++++ | Danson | Johnson/Goldberg + Alec Baldwin | PFAW | TP

So... Let's take a look at Darrell Hammond and see if we can learn a bit more about him... replacing DH with AB, seems to have been possibly in the interest of PFAW/TP and others?

wiki: Darrell Hammond

Darrell Clayton Hammond (born October 8, 1955)[1] is an American actor, stand-up comedian and impressionist. He was a regular cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1995 to 2009.

Upon his departure, Hammond, at age 53, was the oldest cast member in the show's history. Hammond made more SNL appearances than any other cast member and impersonated more than 107 celebrities, with Bill Clinton as his most frequent impression.[2]

Hammond held the record for most impersonations by an SNL cast member with 107, until he was surpassed by Kenan Thompson on May 3, 2014. As of December 10, 2011, he had appeared on the show eight times since leaving the cast.[needs update]

On September 19, 2014, Hammond was announced as the new announcer of SNL, replacing Don Pardo, who had died the month before.[3] In May 2015, he began portraying Colonel Sanders in television commercials for Kentucky Fried Chicken, although he was replaced by Norm Macdonald, also a former SNL cast member, just three months later.[4]

Early life

Hammond was born in Melbourne, Florida, the son of Margaret and Max Hammond.[1] Hammond has claimed he was severely abused by his mother, contributing to his lifelong struggles with depression and substance abuse;[5] his father, dealing with his own psychological issues resulting from his military service during World War II, often drank heavily and acted out violently. Hammond found as a child that doing impressions was the only thing he did his mother liked.[6]

He played baseball in high school and at Brevard Community College. In high school, he was a teammate of San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy.[7] He went on to attend the University of Florida, where he graduated in 1978 with a degree in advertising and a 2.1 GPA.[7] He credits UF theater professor David Shelton for encouraging his work.[7] After completing college, Hammond moved to New York City where he worked as a waiter, studied at HB Studio, did roles in theater productions, performed one set at a comedy club at age 26, and then returned to Florida, where he became a voiceover artist in the Orlando area.[7]

This guy actually looks pretty familiar... has he been discussed in v/pizzagate before? Nope... I must have come across him another time. Moving on...

Career

Saturday Night Live

~~He is best known on the show for impersonating Bill Clinton, as well as Al Gore, Donald Trump, John McCain, Regis Philbin, Dick Cheney, Chris Matthews, Phil Donahue, Phil McGraw, Ted Koppel, John Travolta, Jesse Jackson, Geraldo Rivera, and Sean Connery, in the recurring "Celebrity Jeopardy!" skits.~~

In 2014 Hammond took over the announcer role on SNL starting with the 40th-season premiere, replacing Pardo, who had died that August.[3] Since he began as announcer, he has also appeared in skits numerous times reprising his Clinton and Trump impersonations.[8]

The following season Hammond reappeared on the show, doing his impression of Trump as the Apprentice host began performing well in the Republican primaries and Taran Killam's take on the candidate failed to resonate with viewers. He moved back to New York in 2016 after Trump won the nomination, expecting to be appearing on a weekly basis during the election. However, Lorne Michaels decided instead to go with Alec Baldwin's impression, since it more effectively captured the contemporary Trump.[6]

Other work

In the late 1980s, Hammond gained fame for his impersonations of Elmer Fudd and other Looney Tunes characters in the comedy single "Wappin'." The song was popular enough with Dr. Demento listeners to be included on the show's 20th-anniversary compilation.

~~

In the summer of 2007, Hammond made his Broadway theatre debut, playing the role of Vice Principal Douglas Panch in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. In 2009, Hammond had a guest starring role on the FX drama Damages. The same summer, Hammond appeared with Eli Manning, Peyton Manning, and Donald Trump in an Oreo commercial, where he does an impression of Trump.[9]

We're going to look at DH and AB a bit more in the next comment, this one is running out of space. There's a few things amiss with DH's situation, I think.

Vindicator ago

So why wasn't "Alex" a mistake?

Can I get a TL;DR answer to this question, argosciv? I read the whole thing, but couldn't parse it out. I haven't seen the editing of Trump's tweet analyzed before a la Q, and I do find the "Goldberg" thing curious. Danson and Baldwin have always given me the willies.

argosciv ago

Curiosities, mostly, plus perhaps an indicator from DJT, to look at both Alec and WG:

  • "Alec" / "Alex"
  • Alexander Baldwin (Alex is close enough to Alec, either are acceptable in my personal opinion).
  • WG's daughter, Alexandrea "Alex" Martin, coincidence? Maybe.
  • Add WG and Alec re: 1995 incident, repeating "Alex".
  • Consider Alec's impersonation of Trump and connection to PFAW/TP + WG's anti-Trump/Pence bullshit.

Paints a curious/suspicious picture to me. Maybe Alex and WG don't realise the curiosities and are innocent, but, at this stage of my research(beyond this entry and previous ones), I'm inclined to lean towards well aware & complicit.