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.
Ive 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 ...
LOL!!! One of the funniest movies ever!
“At his age was/is his voice okay to announce anymore?”
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I guess you never heard of Peter Thomas-—a professional,award-winning narrator until he was almost 90.
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Just one question, who did this guy replace 60 Years ago?
Not quite the same BUT when it is time to go, it is time to go.
Just leaving him in place because he has been doing it for xx number of years isn’t really proving anything.
As to the ‘objections’ remember the fuss ‘we’ raised over Billy Dale & the travel office?, Yes not the same but of the same trend.
I, for one, hope Trump does NOT pardon the turkey for Thanksgiving.
As far as I am concerned, it is a dumb ‘tradition’ and have been hoping someone would have already done it.
BO doesn’t realize how much more I would have thought of him if he would have invited the Turkey to be the ‘centerpiece’ of the Thanksgiving Dinner.
It was a question. And nope, don’t know Peter Thomas.
I was long overdue for bed when I posted that,EST, and realized after the fact that it was a tad snarky.
Sorry.
Andrea Bocelli is BLIND. It has nothing to do with weakness of Character.
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I dont get the point of your post at all. So hes blind. He performs all over the world, most recently at Madison Square Garden in New York City. He was invited to perform at the inauguration but declined after taking too much heat from his fans on social media who were intimidating him with a #BoycottBocelli hashtag.
Here is a renowned star of international fame with all the logistical benefits and security protection you could think of, yet he backs down out of fear of a hashtag and a little intimidation by people who are no more than a bunch of snowflakes and political zealots who are out to disrupt the time honored and traditional inauguration ceremonies of a new president.
He did not do the honorable thing which is to always stand on principle. What does his blindness have to do with it? This is a character issue.
One of his most memorable songs is “Because We Believe” which says:
Once in every life
There comes a time
We walk out all alone
And into the light
I wonder if he see’s the irony in what he himself wrote?
Don Rickles would be great.
LOL! Exactly.
FakeStream Media: Trump Squeezed the Charmin!
One of the comments over at The Hill:
“Democrats are like crazy girlfriends who are determined to get in a big fight with you in public no matter what.”
“There’s no inauguration when a sitting president wins reelection, so 12 sounds about right. “
Really? You mean the parade and address and swearing in doesn’t happen? Are you just 12 years old and don’t remember the 2005 and 2013 inaugurals??
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