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mobeau69

(12,462 posts) Mon Feb 10, 2025, 01:28 PM Feb 2025

Idiot fires Kennedy Center board. Names himself chairman.

He’s fucking nuts.

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Idiot fires Kennedy Center board. Names himself chairman. (Original Post) mobeau69 Feb 2025 OP

The Kennedy Center bylaws say the Board selects the Chair. Think. Again. Feb 2025 #1

There is no board. mobeau69 Feb 2025 #3

There is, the president only gets to appoint trustees. Think. Again. Feb 2025 #5

He's really fucking pushing it. Initech Feb 2025 #2

Has to be the most petty, vindictive person to ever walk the earth. mobeau69 Feb 2025 #4

Someone asked if he's ever been to anything there - he of course said, No. AStern Feb 2025 #6

The Kennedy Center's president just pushed back on Trump's illegal plans to seize control of the board. LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2025 #7

Think. Again.

(22,456 posts)

1. The Kennedy Center bylaws say the Board selects the Chair.

Reply to mobeau69 (Original post)

Mon Feb 10, 2025, 01:36 PM

Feb 2025

mobeau69

(12,462 posts)

3. There is no board.

Reply to Think. Again. (Reply #1)

Mon Feb 10, 2025, 01:37 PM

Feb 2025

Think. Again.

(22,456 posts)

5. There is, the president only gets to appoint trustees.

Reply to mobeau69 (Reply #3)

Mon Feb 10, 2025, 01:40 PM

Feb 2025

The board is determined by law and made up of various seatholders in government.

Initech

(109,262 posts)

2. He's really fucking pushing it.

Reply to mobeau69 (Original post)

Mon Feb 10, 2025, 01:37 PM

Feb 2025

mobeau69

(12,462 posts)

4. Has to be the most petty, vindictive person to ever walk the earth.

Reply to Initech (Reply #2)

Mon Feb 10, 2025, 01:39 PM

Feb 2025

AStern

(915 posts)

6. Someone asked if he's ever been to anything there - he of course said, No.

Reply to mobeau69 (Original post)

Mon Feb 10, 2025, 01:40 PM

Feb 2025

eom

LetMyPeopleVote

(182,006 posts)

7. The Kennedy Center's president just pushed back on Trump's illegal plans to seize control of the board.

Reply to mobeau69 (Original post)

Mon Feb 10, 2025, 05:17 PM

Feb 2025

This makes me smile

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