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 Trump’s 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 Obama’s swearing-in ceremony in 2009, told the local news affiliate.
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Whatever will it be like with no "Twerking Teens" demonstrating their total lack of manners and morals?
A lot of bands in OKLAHOMA would jump at the chance.
What’s so inspirational about mass violation of the Honor Code?
Fine. Bands from the heartland better represent America anyway. Stay home DC groups.
LOL! Excellent!
“If I were Trump, I would have he Inauguration indoors in a private ceremony...”
I wish Trump would do that, too, for his own safety. I worry about terrorists, both from abroad and home-grown.
So now we won’t have to endure rappified beat music with pompommers juju hopping cadence like hutu revelers, biggggg loss there.
I know I know .... raysis
That’s why they’re on the list. Lying propagandists near the top
Offer the gig to the USC Marching Band. They’re the best in the country and they’d be glad to do it.
Good...we feel the same way.
You can say that again!
Oh wait . . . ;)
Yup! And invite only select news orgs to handle it!
School is child abuse.
No, but I haven’t been to one.
Search on the words marching bands
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/search?s=marching+bands&ok=Search&q=quick&m=exact&o=time
The reason is clear? I guess they think he’s racist. This coming from an all black school.
Well, I can’t speak to the other bands mentioned, but the Eastern High School “band” “marches” past my house regularly when they are out practicing. I think the Inaugural Parade can live with the loss.
Repetition is either persistence or stupidity; unfortunately, I fall into the latter category with that post.
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