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Champagne Papi… Literally: Drake Gets Back In The Beverage Game With New Mod Sélection Champagne

Source: Vivien Killilea / Getty Drake Is Diving Into The Alcohol Business Once Again Drake’s Instagram handle certainly isn’t just for show, and he’s proving that to all of us by turning his famous “Champagne Papi” moniker into a business. The star recently entered the alcohol business once again by introducing Mod Sélection, a new champagne that officially launched earlier this week. Drizzy partnered with California-based entrepreneur Brent Hocking for this venture in creating a luxury champagne. The beverage will come in two different non-vintage 750ml selections: Mod Réserve Champagne ($300) and Mod Rosé Champagne ($400), according to reports from  vinepair.com . According to  Mod Sélection’s website , their liqueurs were only previously available to the “political and industry elite,” until now. Luckily for those of us with expensive taste and some money to blow, their champagnes will be available to the public for the first time ever. You can pre-order the bottles here . Drake and Hocking have already collaborated on another liqueur brand in the past, Virginia Black Whiskey in 2016. If you’ll recall, one of the best things about the alcohol is that the Toronto native included his dad Dennis Graham in the mix by featuring him in some absolutely hilarious ad campaigns, playing “the world’s coolest dude.” “The product is great, the presentation is great, and hopefully the representation is great as well,” Drake said in a promotional video via Southern Glazer’s Instagram page. “We’ll enjoy this run. It should be a long one and a strong one. I think the full package is there.” Continue reading

Ho Sit Down: Virginia GOP Senator Compares Obamacare To “Tar Baby” But Swears It’s Not A Racist Statement

How is using “tar baby” NOT racist ?? Virginia Senator Compares Obamacare To Tar Baby Via HuffPo reports: Despite issuing an apology, Virginia state Sen. Frank Ruff (R) faced more heat on Wednesday for his decision to liken Medicaid expansion to a “tar baby.” WWBT-TV reports that state delegate and Virginia Black Caucus Member Delores McQuinn condemned the comment made by Ruff at a Tuesday Danville, Va. chamber of commerce breakfast, saying that he “should have known better.” “Many had been called that as they were lynched on a tree,” McQuinn said, referring to the phrase’s use in 19th-century Uncle Remus African folklore stories. Ruff told the Virginian Pilot by phone Wednesday that he “meant nothing racial” with the comments. He paralleled those remarks in an additional statement. “None of my comments at the Chamber of Commerce were meant to be offensive, and certainly not racially offensive,” Ruff said, according to the Lynchburg (Va.) News & Advance. Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) also reacted to Ruff’s words Wednesday, calling the remarks “horrible comments.” “I know he has apologized, but there is no place in the debate that we are having today to be using that kind of language,” McAuliffe said, according to WWBT-TV. WTF?!? Ruff is a 64-year-old man from a state with a very racist past. It is extremely hard time believing he doesn’t know a little bit of the history behind the term “tar baby” and what it means. GTFOH!!!!

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Ho Sit Down: Virginia GOP Senator Compares Obamacare To “Tar Baby” But Swears It’s Not A Racist Statement