Trump is very unhappy, a person with knowledge of the situation tells TheWrap

[Liberal_in_LA]

Donald Trump is so displeased with his team’s inability to lock in A-list talent for his inauguration events next month that he’s ordered a “Hail Mary” shakeup of his recruiters to try to book performers, a person familiar with the situation told TheWrap

Mark Burnett, who produces “Celebrity Apprentice” with Trump and has been overseeing entertainment for inauguration festivities, has brought in talent recruiter Suzanne Bender, a former “Dancing With the Stars” and “American Idol” booker, to end an effective freeze-out by Hollywood, the insider said.

“Trump is very unhappy,” the insider said. “Bender has been tasked with salvaging this… It’s a Hail Mary.

“It’s coming directly from the principal,” he said, referring to the president-elect. He also scoffed at a recent TMZ report claiming that Trump is “hardly engaged in the party planning

http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/the-wrap/article/Trump-Inauguration-Panic-Mark-Burnett-Throws-10812416.php

[UTUSN]

1. The Beach Boys to DRUMPF's rescue!1 n/t

[mchill]

13. I don't think they have committed yet; I PM'd them on their Facebook page to not support the....

[boguspotus]

23. It would be perfect - it's douchebag Mike Love's Beach Boys cover band:

No Brian Wilson or Al Jardine - not the Beach Boys.

[Equinox Moon]

41. Hey Hey with the Monkees!

This is a perfect fit! They are a made-up group to create a TV show.

[niyad]

73. and they are still touring

. . .

The Monkees have sold more than 75 million records worldwide and had international hits, including "Last Train to Clarksville", "Pleasant Valley Sunday", "Daydream Believer" and "I'm a Believer". At their peak in 1967, the band outsold The Beatles and The Rolling Stones combined.[12][13]

. . . .

[Freddie]

116. Saw their tour recently

Very entertaining show! Micky still sings great and they did some moving tributes to Davy. They (Micky and Peter) have a new album out with some nice stuff. Mike has joined them on tour occasionally.
Micky and Peter are "leftover hippies" and I highly doubt they support Trump.

[Judi Lynn]

82. Couldn't be more appropriate.

[tinymontgomery]

97. Always liked this song

"Take a Giant Step Out Side your Mind." About love but always reminds me of expanding my mind way back when. Just look at the words "take a giant step outside your mind."

[Retrograde]

108. Are any of them still alive? (n/t)

[LeftInTX]

113. All but Davy, he died in 2012

[Dulcinea]

2. And so it begins.

The whole world doesn't love you, Mr. President-Elect. Get used to it. It's part of the job.

He'll have a complete meltdown at some point. He won't last 4 years.

[MrPurple]

15. He's been melting down on a regular basis and somehow it didn't matter

[enough]

22. I thought he wouldn't make it through the primaries, and then I was sure

he wouldn't make it through the campaign.

[The Genealogist]

28. He can't even handle SNL satire

I don't know how he can possibly govern this nation. I'm sure his motley crew of rotten people will do 98% of the work, much to our detriment.

[ailsagirl]

53. That's pretty much it

[Initech]

84. He'll have a complete meltdown day 2.

What we're seeing right now is that guy who is five minutes away from going into the job interview and is like "what the fuck does this firm do again?". Believe me you do not want to be that guy.

[coco22]

91. Correct...

[lindysalsagal]

3. I doubt even his supporters give a damn about his happiness: I hope he hates the job and quits.

Boo effing hoo.

[KewlKat]

16. Maybe he'll pull a Phalin and quilt before his term is over.

I hope that ZERO entertainers say yes for performing at the Con's Russian Circus.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

46. I heard Weirld Al may play the inauguration, but that's it... haha!!

[LeftInTX]

114. I don't think he's a Trump supporter

He made a parody of Trump's bad hombres

[lpbk2713]

4. Kelsey Grammer.

And maybe Victoria Jackson can do a somersault or two.

[ailsagirl]

56. Hey, just found out that Mary Tyler is a repuke

[Tommy_Carcetti]

5. Maybe he'll nuke a country to blow off steam

Who knows?

[DFW]

26. Trouble is--

He might decide to nuke the People's Republic of California

[oberliner]

6. That news outlets are even covering this is a sorry state of affairs

Bernie was definitely right about the problem with the media. They just don't talk about issues that matter to people.

[lostnfound]

29. +1 and it ties right in with the article posted here today on "celebrity" as distraction

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/dec/20/celebrity-corporate-machine-fame-big-business-donald-trump-kim-kardashian?CMP=share_btn_tw

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

48. Bernie is usually right bout alotta things.

[MountCleaners]

7. Shouldn't he have more serious issues to worry about?

n/t

[KewlKat]

17. well he has been thinking of expanding our nuclear weapon arsenal........

[marlakay]

8. We'll probably all have to pretend

To like him or he will start wars or other trouble. If my ratings falls below this number then I will.........

[pbmus]

9. Certifiable...scary shit

[KittyWampus]

10. Joy Reid's panel had it right, Trump should just do it old school w/Marine bands.

He just looks more pathetic as this goes on.

[meow2u3]

51. Either he'd use Marine bands

or he'd import Russian bands and have the russkies perform music to Pootie-Poot's liking.

[iwillalwayswonderwhy]

63. Oh wait! I have just the band!

https://m.

[Downtown Hound]

11. Maybe he should quit. n/t

[uponit7771]

20. amen

[bdamomma]

27. I'll second that

Amen

[Tommy_Carcetti]

30. I'll 65 millionth it. Nt

[ailsagirl]

58. I'll 900 billionth it

[niyad]

76. and I will gazillionth it.

[ailsagirl]

93. Touche!!!

[Tommy_Carcetti]

12. I bet good money that this will be the subject of tomorrow's Tweet storm. Nt

[Tommy_Carcetti]

65. Never mind. I stand corrected.

He's already whining on Twitter.

Except the delusional ass thinks celebrities actually want to go to his inauguration.

[pangaia]

14. For god's sake she works with "Dancing With the Stars and American Idol

Where are they gonna find 'A-LIST talent there?

[KewlKat]

18. A-merikkkan idol...... :)

[tclambert]

72. William Hung might like to try for a comeback.

[pangaia]

79. Had to look him up. I never watch those shows.. or much TV at all for that matter.. LOL!!

[tclambert]

83. Well, this explains it. He's the greatest act to ever come out of American Idol.

[pangaia]

90. Got it. Yup. I does.

Now you see why I don't watch TV..

[uponit7771]

19. THIS EATS HIM UP !! On NPR they had the story of the ISIS fighters that went for glory and

... when they don't get anything but ridicule they give up because they see they look ridiculous.

That's another reason Baldwin eats him up; Baldwin makes Benedict Donald look ridiculous...

I pray Baldwin doesn't mind being the face of the resistance, at least we'll get a laugh or two out of this

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

21. Anything that makes Trump unhappy makes me happy.

[ailsagirl]

54. That's because everything that makes him happy makes us miserable

[Emilybemily]

24. Good

Choke on it you stain.

[Baitball Blogger]

25. If I were an "A" list country singer I would be pissed that he didn't ask me.

[LiberalLovinLug]

45. Maybe Trump doesn't like country music?

Because I'm sure he'd have a flock of them lining up. The deplorables sure done like there country tunes.

[Baitball Blogger]

47. He would have to control the artist choice of songs, however.

Some of that music can be downright depressing.

[SlimJimmy]

102. A slight correction. It's 'their" not "there."

sure done like there country tunes

[yellowcanine]

31. I am sure Wayne Newton would sing "Danke Schoen" in Russian

[JenniferJuniper]

39. No, I think his voice is long gone, but

I'm not sure about Pat Boone.

[milestogo]

32. Maybe he can convince Chuck Norris and Tom Selleck to do some skits.

[monmouth4]

33. Or Clint Eastwood talking to a chair. Yeah, that's the ticket.. n/t

[tenaciousdem]

112. maybe Clint

will dance with the chair he brings to the ball....

[hatrack]

34. Just wait until the first time he gets well and truly booed in public!

Eagerly looking forward to that magic moment . . .

[Cracklin Charlie]

104. First pitch at the Nationals home opener?

Inauguration Day?

Dee-lightful!

[MFM008]

36. And that is most

Upsetting to maggot.

Good. Good.

[Skittles]

37. he should have thought about that when he took his "victory tour"

he has alienated A MAJORITY OF THE VOTERS (YES DONALD, HILLARY BEAT YOUR ASS) - anyone who performs for him now will lose a LOT OF FANS

[loyalsister]

38. Just thought of the white house correspondent's dinner

He'll probably be the first president to have attended only as an audience member and be ridiculed. I bet that the 2017 event will either be canceled or no one will show.
Then cable news will show all of the best ofs from the past.

[Tanuki]

43. He was so obnoxious at the Al Smith Dinner for Catholic Charities

that the audience booed. Any normal person would have been mortified. I think it will be even worse by the time they have the next Correspondents' Dinner. They might cancel it if we are in the middle of a war that idiot Trump is likely to cause.

[ailsagirl]

60. There is no WAY that clod won

Not after his disgraceful speech at that dinner-- HRC was revered while he was summarily dismissed

Yet he won???

I-don't-think-so

[Cracklin Charlie]

105. Totally agree.

No one likes this guy.

He doesn't even like himself.

No way he won that election.

[ailsagirl]

122. [phone]

[Retrograde]

110. He got 3 million fewer votes than Clinton

and only won because the election process stated in the Constitution does not reflect modern times. That needs to be our mantra.

[Vogon_Glory]

40. I think Michelle Schocked's career is still in the sub-basement

Maybe she's available?

[world wide wally]

42. Rick Perry can dance for him

[50 Shades Of Blue]

67. This made me LOL.

[niyad]

77. wasn't the bug man on dancing with the "stars"???

[Marie Marie]

86. Karl Rove and David Gregory could dance with each other... remember??

[petronius]

44. He could probably get that Milo Yiannapoulos guy to do some stand-up

[lunasun]

49. Why not just play Wagner ?

[mahina]

55. HAAAAAA

Best laugh in weeks

thank you

I love you right now

[meow2u3]

62. Why not play Elmer Fudd, as in Kill the Wabbit?

[mahina]

50. Might I suggest Gogol Bordello?

Or Pussy Riot!

[Betty]

57. Get those "Freedom Kids" who performed at one of his rallies

who he stiffed.

&t=54s

[diane in sf]

119. Not available, he stiffed them last time, lol

[Cryptoad]

59. anybody else besides me,,,,,

think Trump looks very physically sick....I had several friends die with liver problems and he looks like they did not long before they passed.

[keithbvadu2]

68. Great 'trickle down' cartoon you've got there.

Great 'trickle down' cartoon you've got there.

I hope Trump has not copyrighted the word "great" yet.

[cwydro]

80. He's orange, not yellow.

That being said, he certainly looks unhealthy.

[marzipanni]

99. I just discovered that I can't use the "equal" sign in the subject line

Pink (florid) + yellow (jaundiced) = orange

[Tikki]

61. trump should invite all his loyal trump-pets to go on stage and dance around and sing real loud.

Isn't he a man of the common people and all and wouldn't he want to get up close and very,very personal with them.


Tikki

[Wounded Bear]

64. I can't imagine Trump being happy...

Frankly, I don't want to try to think of that. It's kind of disgusting, actuallly.

[CousinIT]

66. Poor little tiny-handed snowflake. n/t

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[mobeau69]

69. He could probably get that "I'm proud to be an Amercun where at least I know I'm free" guy. n/t

[mobeau69]

71. Or

Bill Cosby. I'm sure he's available. And Rump could just pardon his ass in lieu of cash. And they've got Dumb and Dumber. The boys could do a skit of some sort or a demonstration on changing the oil in your hair.

[Historic NY]

70. Found a performer

[Judi Lynn]

88. You have an impeccable sense. Absolutely nothing could be better. Wooohooooooo! omg. n/t

[mwooldri]

94. Sadly he's passed away...

Along with Donald Trump's hopes of getting some decent A-listers to his inauguration.

[Liberal_in_LA]

111. Nice voice. Odd song. Cheesy 80s visuals

[niyad]

74. hmm, a couple of days ago, the meme was that he really wasn't interested in performers,

had decided not to have them at his coronation.

of course, we know that is a load of codswallop. his widdle feefees are getting hurt.

[Generator]

75. He just tweeted about it.

God I hate this moron every second more.

Bashing them for being A listers but not "helping" Hillary. Screaming I want the PEOPLE! What does that even mean? Look at twitter if you have the stomach for it.

[Charles Bukowski]

85. It's amazing,

the comments are almost completely anti-Trump.

Where did the Deplorables go?

[milestogo]

78. Good. I want him to drown in misery with the knowledge that he is the most contemptible man

in the universe.

[still_one]

81. who'd a thunk that talented people don't want to participate in the coronation of a racist, sexist,

PIG

[Cha]

87. How are they going to end "an effective freeze out by A listers"?

If someone doesn't want to sully themselves and go against their principles by lowering themselves to entertain for the pervert then so be it.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

100. I wouldn't put threats past them. Donnie the Vulgarian is very vindictive,

especially if he feels humiliated. I'm sure his enemies file is getting larger and larger.

Certain A-listers may be told he will be extremely displeased if they won't show up, and some may fear what that will entail.

I hope I'm wrong. It's just that I expect the worst of tRump at every turn.

[Cha]

101. I think it's more like this, Stormy..

snip//

Trump has reportedly fired several of the people in charge of finding him “A-list” talent to perform at his inauguration after they failed to deliver even a single viable star and the transition team is now in “panic” mode.

And despite his feigned indifference, Trump himself is said to be freaking out over his inability to get celebrities to come. In Hollywood, it’s been a rare unified front. Not a single star has agreed to show up, despite Trump’s team even floating financial offers (unheard of) or ambassadorships (possibly illegal) to sweeten the deals.

“If anyone does do it, I hope that the check that they get is in the nine figures. Because it’s probably the last check they’re ever going to get,” Dixie Chicks manager Simon Renshaw told TheWrap on Friday.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=8391927

This is one way to show smart creative people don't want dump.. the electoral college couldn't do it.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

107. I agree with you, but still am worried that we have not begun to see

the strong arm tactics that will be employed to get the dump everything he wants.

My therapist told me to stay off DU and away from politics in general fore a whle because my stress/blood pressure is becoming a concern due to freaking the fuck out about this crass, intemperate, bigoted, war-mongering, power hungry, megalomaniacal bully is going to be sworn in as the president of our country.


I try to ignore it, but feel like I need to know what's happening. Just not doing a great job of dealing with it just now.

I guess I'd better sign off now. Good night.

[Cha]

109. Not doing a good job of dealing, either, Stormy.

I guess we're all doing the best we can.



At least we have kindred spirits to help us

[Charles Bukowski]

89. Last I checked celebrities are people too.

Trump is a total airhead.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

92. Bruce Willis won't sing for him?

[TrekLuver]

95. That KellyAnne Skankway said it's not about the performers...it's about the people...you are

damn muthafuckin skippy that nobody better perform for this prick. He bashed hollywood and so does his foul followers so FUCK YOU...now you get none.

I don't give a shit if Jesus appeared and did a jig...I for one will not be watching one minute of that inaguration.

[Initech]

96. He wants a grand shinding worthy of his ego. Instead he's going to get coffee shop open mic night.

Can't wait for the meltdown.

[C Moon]

103. He could probably get Tom Selleck to do a short set:

[sarah FAILIN]

106. New Tweet!!!!

He doesn't even want A listers there now, only real people.
In other words, I'm taking my ball and going home now.

[oldtime dfl_er]

115. Maybe The Raging Boehners are available

http://thehardtimes.net/2015/09/25/john-boehner-finally-gives-into-pressure-to-reunite-college-band-raging-boehners/


(disclaimer: fake news)

[Freddie]

117. They're also afraid they won't get paid

Demand cash up front!
I'm sure Ted Nugent and Kid Rock are available. Does Chachi sing? Oh, and his new pal, Kanye!

[Hugin]

118. How about a trade?

For every performer who agrees to perform... In addition to whatever outlandish fee they require up front, Mark Burnett will release a certain amount of unseen Trump damning "Apprentice" outtakes.

How about it?

[MountCleaners]

120. On Facebook, someone suggested the Upper Crust

Let the eat Rock!

[Vinca]

121. For an entertainer, it boils down to the the price of your soul.

It appears the vast majority can't be bought. Where's Meatloaf when you need him?