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DOLLY DOES DALLAS
Powerline ^ | 25 Nov 2023 | Lloyd Billingsley

Posted on 11/25/2023 2:07:28 PM PST by Rummyfan

At halftime of Thursday’s Dallas-Washington football game, Dolly Parton made a pitch for the Salvation Army but didn’t show up just to ring the kettle bell. In a flash, Dolly appeared all tricked out as a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader, and as the crowd confirmed, the minimalist style suited the 77-year-old quite well. Parton first busted out “Jolene,” but she hadn’t forgot the working folks.

As Dolly lit into “Nine to Five,” the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders pranced onto the field showcasing the athletic moves that had made them famous. Bob Fosse, call your office. Busby Berkeley, phone home. And as Popeye might say, “what did I do with my spinach?” The cheering crowd joined in on “We Are the Champions,” followed by “We Will Rock You.” Viewers could easily get the feeling that this was about more than a football game.

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Surging inflation is sacking the nine-to-five workers and many a Joe parades around as a Jolene, with the demand that everybody play along. This absurdity shows up in the schools and protesting parents can get a visit from the FBI, which brands them as domestic terrorists.

Once-great American cities have become open-air latrines and drug dens. The American military defends other countries, but not America’s own southern border. Millions of “migrants” enter the country with no background checks, no vaccinations, and no job skills.

As Conrad Black put it, the man in the White House is waxworks effigy of a president, which might be too kind.

1 posted on 11/25/2023 2:07:28 PM PST by Rummyfan
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To: Rummyfan

It’s kind of gratifying to us old ladies that Dolly is about 77 years old...:-)


2 posted on 11/25/2023 2:13:31 PM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: Rummyfan

As impressive a performance as we see every time out with another 77 year old.


3 posted on 11/25/2023 2:13:36 PM PST by hardspunned (Former DC GOP globalist stooge)
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To: Jamestown1630

Living proof that modern science is focused like a laser on prolonging erections and eliminating hair loss.


4 posted on 11/25/2023 2:18:26 PM PST by jdt1138 (Where ever you go, there you are.)
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To: jdt1138

I think Spirit is what keeps Dolly going so strong.


5 posted on 11/25/2023 2:20:15 PM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: Rummyfan

I have a “list” of people I’d love to have a cup of coffee with. Dolly has been forever No.1 on that list.


6 posted on 11/25/2023 2:21:49 PM PST by llevrok (“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” ― George Orwell)
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To: Jamestown1630

I actually watched the half time show .... no rappers or female screechers, dressed like skanks (or worse). It was refreshing to see someone do a decent performance (carry a tune, could understand the words, etc.). For 77, Dolly is doing well.


7 posted on 11/25/2023 2:22:43 PM PST by Qiviut (If the genocide was unintentional, they would have pulled the poison vaccines, long ago.)
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To: Rummyfan
I was looking at Dolly the whole time. Honest.


8 posted on 11/25/2023 2:23:27 PM PST by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: Rummyfan
Dolly Parton

I have to admit, pretty impressive for a 77 year old.

9 posted on 11/25/2023 2:23:54 PM PST by Robert DeLong
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To: Libloather

I bet Dolly’s morning conversation is better...


10 posted on 11/25/2023 2:25:03 PM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: Rummyfan

I would certainly prefer to see Dolly Parton (even at age 77) in a half-time show than I would most of the current Hollywood performers. She can still belt out a song and she has a wonderful stage presence in that she makes the audience feel like she could be their best friend.

Here she is in the 70s with Porter Wagoner. They did some great duets!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLRoPzGvW8g&ab_channel=BearFamilyRecords


11 posted on 11/25/2023 2:26:47 PM PST by CFW (I will not comply!)
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To: CFW

She was lip syncing and holding onto the props.

Probably because they’ve chisled her legs and butt. Surprised they hold her up.

100% better than the rap crap I saw at another game.


12 posted on 11/25/2023 2:38:13 PM PST by Fledermaus (It's time to get rid of the Three McStooges; Mitch, Kevin and Ronna! 1 gone, 1 almost dead. )
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To: Fledermaus

How did we ever survive before halftime shows? I get it for the Super Bowl, but this is ridiculous.


13 posted on 11/25/2023 2:40:50 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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Personally I thought it was meh…but she sends my grandson a free book every month and I really admire her for that.


14 posted on 11/25/2023 2:40:52 PM PST by mmichaels1970
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To: Rummyfan

Her take on “We Are The Champions” was surprising, and pretty damn good.


15 posted on 11/25/2023 2:46:22 PM PST by JennysCool ("It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled." - Mark Twain)
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To: Jamestown1630

Dolly is truly an American treasure. Her philanthropy is literacy among poor children. Her foundation has given away something like 50 million books to school children. I hope she lives forever.


16 posted on 11/25/2023 2:51:06 PM PST by cornfedcowboy ( )
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To: dfwgator

Just because it’s Thanksgiving?

Guess it gets eyeballs.


17 posted on 11/25/2023 2:55:53 PM PST by Fledermaus (It's time to get rid of the Three McStooges; Mitch, Kevin and Ronna! 1 gone, 1 almost dead. )
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To: Jamestown1630
It’s kind of gratifying to us old ladies that Dolly is about 77 years old...:-)

LOL! She looks damn good for 77!

18 posted on 11/25/2023 3:02:56 PM PST by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized of man)
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To: Qiviut
I actually watched the half time show .... no rappers or female screechers, dressed like skanks (or worse).

Yeah it was.

19 posted on 11/25/2023 3:04:18 PM PST by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized of man)
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To: Robert DeLong

She’s still got... the pipes!


20 posted on 11/25/2023 3:05:11 PM PST by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized of man)
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