Combined General and Maryland "Freak State" PING!
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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The election of Donald J. Trump proves that the Red Zone already understands this.
This was the last opportunity to turn the country around, and real America responded.
A large contingent of Millenials also understands this.
For proof of this assertion, check out The Donald on Reddit
We want no DC bands as part of Trump's inauguration. So there.
No.
Thank God for small favors.
And the great city of my youth, San Francisco, is only an hour away.
They have to apply to participate.
I can visit the National zoo anytime. Why screw up the presidential inauguration of the first American since Bush.
I will bet that there are high school marching bands in Wisconsin—Michigan—Pennsylvania—Montana—Kansas—Nebraska—
Texas—and MANY other states who would be DELIGHTED to be asked.
There are wonderful high school marching bands all over the country.
Also—DRUM & BUGLE CORPS. They are spectacular.
I was raised near Madison, Wis., and the Scouts Drum & Bugle Corps was always a delight.
3 members of my high school graduating class (of 93 students) were members of the Scouts D & B C . Their rendition of “You’ll Never Walk Alone’ played at the state high school basketball championships—in stocking feet on the BB court would bring tears to your eyes. Still do—just thinking about the memory.
Use Texas Bands—or bands from West Virginia! We do not need Washington DC bands to play—maybe the Navy or Army can provide some music?
I can visit the National zoo anytime. Why screw up the presidential inauguration of the first American since BushReagan.
It's morning in America of the Make America Great Again Decade.
DC public schools are about 90 to 95% students of color. So it’s no surprise, and no one needs to become excited over it.
So bring in the marching bands from the red states. In fact, move the inauguration to a red state...
These blue states are afraid, and they should be.
Payback time....MeanTime....
My error...Clearly you are correct...
Combined General and Maryland "Freak State" PING!
Are there no private or catholic schools in the area with bands. So what if the pubs don’t want to march. How bout WV or Penn?
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