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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPerformers now out of Trump's bogus America Fair.
Martina McBride
Young MC
Milli Vanilli
The Commodores
Morris Day & the Time
Bret Michaels
Left, for now,
Vanilla Ice, C+c and Flo Rida
This is going to be delightfully embarrassing.
Johnny2X2X
(24,454 posts)Told the artists this was a bipartisan event for unity and it turns out it's a Trump rally.
Ms. Toad
(38,843 posts)I have no doubt they were lied to. But anything named Freedom 250, in Washington DC this summer, is going to be a Trump appropriation of our 250th birthday, and an ounce of common sense should have told them so.
Tanuki
(16,534 posts)signed on to the bipartisan and inclusive America250 before Trump corrupted, politicized, and rebranded it as Freedom250.
https://democraticunderground.com/100221267277
Ol Janx Spirit
(1,086 posts)niyad
(134,205 posts)Johnny2X2X
(24,454 posts)But also that they kind of knew what the deal was and then pulled out after backlash.
Wiz Imp
(10,513 posts)It was their agents who saw it as a good payday and weren't concerned about the optics for their clients. As soon as the artists were informed of the specifics of what they "agreed" to, they were likely horrified and that is why they are all dropping out.
peppertree
(23,482 posts)(well - one hopes)
dem4decades
(14,440 posts)peppertree
(23,482 posts)I'm sure the dog-and-cat meat hors d'oeuvres jokes will abound that evening.
EYESORE 9001
(29,914 posts)The horror. The horror.
peppertree
(23,482 posts)ProudMNDemocrat
(21,000 posts)This is what this fiasco is turning out to be!
Good! More performers bowing out, empty seats, etc. To bring the ratings down, DO NOT WATCH!
I will be at my annual Sci-Fi convention at the Hyatt -Regency in Minneapolis.
BlueSpot
(1,334 posts)travelingthrulife
(5,644 posts)Wednesdays
(23,226 posts)Kudos to your milestone!
Monsieur_Grumpe
(185 posts)PatSeg
(53,644 posts)peppertree
(23,482 posts)PatSeg
(53,644 posts)Though I'm not sure anyone will be there who would notice.
He and his pal Cheeto both.
PatSeg
(53,644 posts)They both have a "stinky" reputation.
Wednesdays
(23,226 posts)
FakeNoose
(42,558 posts)If they won't do it, then go with animatronics characters ... y'know, the robots that have no scruples or political convictions. Disney can probably lend some of theirs to Chump.
Ol Janx Spirit
(1,086 posts)... sycophants and suck-ups like Li'l Mikey, Lindsey Graham, Ken Paxton, and "The Cabinet Dancers" all take their turn at doing the double-jerkoff dance while he sways and smiles weirdly off to the side between naps and racist "Truths"--all under a completely hilariously ironic "Freedom 250" banner.
Because "freedom" in [REDACTED]'s America is really only the "freedom" to humiliate yourself for his pleasure.
Have fun with that Lindsey!
wolfie001
(8,027 posts)
calimary
(90,982 posts)Sheesh! You could do a horror movie based on that Thing coming at you.
ChazInAz
(3,036 posts)TommieMommy
(3,115 posts)kentuck
(115,700 posts)$60 million dollar celebration and Kid Rock will be the main event.
Warpy
(114,715 posts)and Fatso could be tucked into bed before his sundowner's became too obvious.
Celebrations will be local.