Posted on 01/16/2017 5:31:56 AM PST by rktman
After many hours of hard work, Ive put together an exhaustive list of the prominent celebrities who chose not to perform at President Obamas inaugural ceremonies in 2009 and 2013 because they were threatened with death, boycotts, or ostracism. The grand total, to my knowledge, is zero, despite the rights deep antipathy of Barack Obama.
But when it comes to the inauguration of Donald Trump, Andrea Bocelli, the wonderfully gifted, blind operatic tenor, has decided not to perform, despite being a friend of the president-elect. And reports indicate that it was not just because he was threatened with a boycott; rather, it was because of death threats that his security team deemed too serious to ignore.
Broadway star Jennifer Holliday has also dropped out of the inaugural festivities after being branded an Uncle Tom. (I thought Uncle Tomes were male, by definition.) Claiming she didnt realize that performing at the inauguration would be interpreted as supporting the president (really?), she wrote, My only choice must now be to stand with the LGBT community and to state unequivocally that I will not perform for the welcome concert or for any of the inauguration festivities.
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I got that too. But if you hit "cancel" in the upper left-hand corner, the "print" page goes away while the article remains.
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Anyone order this semi load of flexi cuffs? I wish.
Maybe he meant “light in the loafers”.
I wish the threats were serious; it would be nice to have the left provoke a confrontation it has no chance of winning. Would our lives be any worse off if any (or all) of these people weren’t here anymore? They can’t say the same...
Hey, Irishbutthead, if it’s such a burden to respond, then don’t. No one asked for your help.
“we should not let the humor mask the fact that the left is fundamentally ugly, evil, and profoundly dangerous.”......
I like you definition and am profoundly happy you are an “Ex-dem”. Welcome aboard the Trump train.
Bkmk
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