Posted on 01/08/2017 1:17:52 PM PST by Brad from Tennessee
President-elect Donald Trump's team decided not to call upon the services of the inauguration announcer who has worked every parade for the past 60 years, according to a local Washington station.
Trump is choosing not to use Charles Brotman, 89, to announce his inaugural parade — breaking with decades of tradition that began with Brotman's first inaugural gig for Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1957.
Brotman told ABC News’ D.C. affiliate he was “heartbroken” to learn he wouldn't be announcing what would have been his 12th inaugural parade.
“I’ve been doing this for 60 years,” Brotman told WJLA.
“I was destroyed,” he added.
Brotman, once known as the voice of the Washington Senators baseball team, said he had already started to prepare for the upcoming inaugural parade before he learned he was not going to have a role. . .
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
No more business as usual
When did Trump go to the bathroom today? Are you going to make a scamdal out of the toilet paper? This from people who don’t give a crap who the Clintons fire or when.
He’s 89 and being doing it for 60 years?
Time to let go, pal. Be thankful you’re still drawing breath and let someone else take the baton.
They found someone older.
exactly.
what an ingrate.
[No more business as usual.]
This fossil is almost 90. He was going to have to be replaced sometime. Besides that, he is a self-described Democrat.
Oh, brother. Talk about Snowflakes.
Another entitled American. Time to shake things up!
Really. They probably figured he’d keel over if they asked him to do it.
Now they’ll accuse Trump of age-ism or some such bullshit. I hate the media.
You think it might be time?
Ya think!?
Why not start someone new and honor the old guy with a cameo.
I hate them as well.
And if Trump had asked him, and the guy keeled over, it would be Trump’s fault for not being sensitive to the fact that the guy is 90 and should not have been put in such a stressful position.
Damned if you do, damned if you don’t. So please yourself.
He should sack the WH travel office next - lets see how the democrat press reports that.
He’s 89. Some people don’t know when to quit. I’m older...and it’s time to pass the torch.
1/14 4:35 ET At Atlanta -4.5 Seattle 51
1/14 8:15 ET At New England -16 Houston 44.5
1/15 1:05 ET Pittsburgh -1 At Kansas City 46.5
Mild weather expected SAT nite in Foxboro
KC underdog. Surprise?
1/15 4:40 ET At Dallas -??? xxx ??
And he should fire all the US attorneys. How would the shitbirds report that?
LOL!
This is an outrage! (Sounds like he's related to Randolph and Mortimer Duke.)
wrong thread
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