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DC marching bands want no part in Trump's inauguration
Fox News (NY Post) ^
| December 15, 2016
Posted on 12/15/2016 8:57:20 AM PST by Navy Patriot
For the first time in 20 years, no Washington, DC, marching band will perform in the presidential inauguration.
The bands that have performed at the last five inaugural parades plus all other local groups have not applied to participate in President-elect Donald Trumps swearing-in ceremony, NBC 4 Washington reports.
I think everybody knows why and no one wants to say and lose their job, Howard University band director John Newson, whose band marched for President Obamas swearing-in ceremony in 2009, told the local news affiliate.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia; US: Maryland; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: antitrump; trumpinaugural
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To: Navy Patriot
The vile Left are so desperate for wins these days, they’re touting this as some major civil rights movement or something. Whatever. Nobody wanted to hear your crappy version of Roar or some other stupid song.
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posted on
12/15/2016 9:05:35 AM PST
by
NohSpinZone
(First thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers)
To: AngelesCrestHighway
If we did not have a leftist press, people would understand how divisive and destructive the left and the Democrat Party has become.
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posted on
12/15/2016 9:06:10 AM PST
by
Williams
(Trump You Magnificent Bastard!)
To: Navy Patriot
Good. Trump can then get down to business sooner.
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posted on
12/15/2016 9:06:13 AM PST
by
b4its2late
(A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
To: Navy Patriot
They used to accuse people of disrespecting Obama. We here admittedly couldn’t stand his lefty policies but I don’t recall any wholesale dumping on him this severe. It’s like we need national manners classes.
To: BlueStateRightist
One from Columbus Indiana and one from IU both where Trump graduated from. Then add a military unit from either Trump’s high school or a similar school
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posted on
12/15/2016 9:07:27 AM PST
by
hoosiermama
(“Christian faith is not the past but the present and the future. Make it stronger. "DJT")
To: Steve_Seattle
When are we going to realize the left is an enemy which intends to destroy America as it exists. Why else do you think millions of Mexicans are being brought in here to change our population so drastically? We better wake up.
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posted on
12/15/2016 9:08:16 AM PST
by
Williams
(Trump You Magnificent Bastard!)
To: Navy Patriot
DC marching bands want no part in Trump's inauguration Excellent, bring in the West Point marching band!
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posted on
12/15/2016 9:08:40 AM PST
by
DungeonMaster
(Rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft.)
To: Navy Patriot
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posted on
12/15/2016 9:10:24 AM PST
by
Maudeen
(No one on this earth is too far gone for Jesus.)
To: Navy Patriot
A rep for the DC public schools told NBC 4 she didnt know a single band that had applied for what used to be considered a prestigious gig.
Sounds like the kids decided their values didnt permit them to celebrate Trumps values. I applaud their willingness to stand up for America, said Howard Dean, a former chairman of the Democratic National Committee.
It is not the kids you turd, it is the so called adults in charge who are acting like kids, and having a temper tantrum.
Very sad that the kids have to suffer , because of these people acting like this.
Anyway there are many more bands which would love to march, and do have adults in charge.
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posted on
12/15/2016 9:10:50 AM PST
by
manc
( If they want so called marriage equality then they should support polygamy too.)
To: Navy Patriot
“Public School is Child Abuse.”
Very true.
Too bad the majority of the parents are either willfully ignorant or simply kept in the dark.
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posted on
12/15/2016 9:10:52 AM PST
by
Paulie
(America without Christ is like a Chemistry book without the periodic table.)
To: Navy Patriot
I was wrong in predicting significant violence at Trump rallies throughout the summer and fall. I think anti-Trump demonstrators were mainly told to stand down after their early troublemaking began to risk bad press coverage. (Well, not so much bad press coverage, but people seeing the violence and arriving at their own conclusions that the Democrats were acting like thugs.)
But once the Electoral College vote is in, the left will have nothing to lose, and I expect them to make good on their threat to try to "shut down the inauguration." It could get very ugly.
To: Williams
The media in America is very dangerous! If it comes to civil war they will be the major instigator!
To: Arkansas Toothpick
I am sure they will have absolutely no trouble finding marching bands to participate; screw the leftists who think they are going to shut this down by staying home.
Darn straight. Open it up to bands in flyover country. I'll bet there are plenty of talented bands that would make the trip and PROUDLY play for President Trump.
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posted on
12/15/2016 9:12:15 AM PST
by
Zarro
(Oh, we don't call them the "MSM" any longer; they are now the "Basket of Detestables")
To: fwdude
God I hope so! Hopefully a bluish shade of gray...
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posted on
12/15/2016 9:13:16 AM PST
by
ManHunter
(You can run, but you'll only die tired... Army snipers: Reach out and touch someone)
To: Navy Patriot
Bands I would like to see march:
Grambling
Rice
Texas A&M
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posted on
12/15/2016 9:13:32 AM PST
by
Rurudyne
(Standup Philosopher)
To: DungeonMaster
Way more inspirational. Great idea.
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posted on
12/15/2016 9:13:52 AM PST
by
NohSpinZone
(First thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers)
To: AngelesCrestHighway
To: AngelesCrestHighway
L.O.L.!!! Give a rats ass....?”
The inauguration must be cancelled because no public school marching bands will participate!!!!
/SARCASM/
IMHO
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posted on
12/15/2016 9:14:33 AM PST
by
ripley
To: upchuck
I searched the Fox article and it has not been posted, the thread you link was from Yahoo News and would not show up.
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posted on
12/15/2016 9:14:39 AM PST
by
Navy Patriot
(America, a Rule of Mob nation)
To: morphing libertarian
have you been seeing a lot of marching bands at gay weddings? If there was a Christian marching band, then gay activists would try to hire them for a gay wedding, just so they could sue if they refused (and if they accepted, the gays would just cancel once they accepted).
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posted on
12/15/2016 9:15:12 AM PST
by
PapaBear3625
(Big government is attractive to those who think that THEY will be in control of it.)
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