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He should be an awesome host of the KC Honors!

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The ladies in evening dresses doing the reveal just screams fine arts …

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farce© said:
I expect great ratings for Trumps Kennedy Center Awards. He will bring in a demographic who have no idea what this event is all about, while losing most of the previous attendees.
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Isn’t it also a big fundraising night for the Kennedy Center?

I doubt the traditional supporters are attending or supporting.
 


"Our debt has now risen to an unacceptable $37 trillion dollars. To add insult to injury, we will spend $1 trillion on interest this year alone. Interest is now the second largest expense in the U.S. budget, surpassing defense and Medicare spending. Republicans are supposed to be the Conservative Party. Our kids and grandkids aren’t buying it."

No shit, Nimrata! You're exactly right: the Republican Party ain't conservative and its voters are morons. But you voted for this and enabled it! Also: you ain't ever gonna be POTUS!
 
CFordUNC said:


"Our debt has now risen to an unacceptable $37 trillion dollars. To add insult to injury, we will spend $1 trillion on interest this year alone. Interest is now the second largest expense in the U.S. budget, surpassing defense and Medicare spending. Republicans are supposed to be the Conservative Party. Our kids and grandkids aren’t buying it."

No shit, Nimrata! You're exactly right: the Republican Party ain't conservative and its voters are morons. But you voted for this and enabled it! Also: you ain't ever gonna be POTUS!
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nycfan said:




He should be an awesome host of the KC Honors!

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Underneath that narcissistic, Alaska-sized ego, Donald Trump has got to be one of the most insecure and petty men alive. He's won two elections over vociferous opposition and in his second term has been getting nearly everything he wants, he has turned one of our two major political parties into his own personal cult of personality that controls all three branches of the government and gives him pretty much anything he demands, he's forcing major universities, news media organizations, corporations, and nearly everything in sight to bend the knee and kiss his ass - and yet he's still whining and crying about having the 2020 election "stolen" from him.

And if you listen to his Kennedy Center Honors remarks he's still crying about most of Hollywood not kissing his ass and accepting him. No matter how many elections he wins or people he humiliates, in his mind he'll always be pissed because the "good people" of New York and the "elites" he so loves to attack have never socially accepted him, and never will. Resentment and feeling rejected is a helluva drug.
 
Mulberry Heel said:
Underneath that narcissistic, Alaska-sized ego, Donald Trump has got to be one of the most insecure and petty men alive. He's won two elections over vociferous opposition and in his second term has been getting nearly everything he wants, he has turned one of our two major political parties into his own personal cult of personality that controls all three branches of the government and gives him pretty much anything he demands, he's forcing major universities, news media organizations, corporations, and nearly everything in sight to bend the knee and kiss his ass - and yet he's still whining and crying about having the 2020 election "stolen" from him. And if you listen to these Kennedy Center Honors he's still crying about most of Hollywood not kissing his ass and accepting him. No matter how many elections he wins or people he humiliates, in his mind he'll always be pissed because the "good people" of New York and the "elites" he so loves to attack have never socially accepted him, and never will.
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Poor man wants to rich, rich man wants to be king, and a king ain't satisfied till he has everything
 
altmin said:
Poor man wants to rich, rich man wants to be king, and a king ain't satisfied till he has everything
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In this instance I definitely don't think he's ever going to get what he wants, as his behavior since 2016 has only alienated most of those people even more, and many of them already held him in contempt. And it's not just Trump, the whole MAGA movement is built in part around this resentment. For example, I've read that Alan Dershowitz still rants about his neighbors on Martha's Vineyard socially ostracizing him after the Epstein revelations about him came out (I don't blame them, I wouldn't invite him to social gatherings either after the kinds of credible accusations made against him).
 
Mulberry Heel said:
In this instance I definitely don't think he's ever going to get what he wants, as his behavior since 2016 has only alienated most of those people even more, and many of them already held him in contempt. And it's not just Trump, the whole MAGA movement is built in part around this resentment. For example, I've read that Alan Dershowitz still rants about his neighbors on Martha's Vineyard socially ostracizing him after the Epstein revelations about him came out (I don't blame them, I wouldn't invite him to social gatherings either after the kinds of credible accusations made against him).
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It didn't help him that he defended Trump.
 
I've never been persuaded that there is a special circle of hell reserved for people who waste good scotch, but there definitely is a special circle for those who know better and do it anyway. And Dersh knows better. He knew better.
 
farce© said:
I expect great ratings for Trumps Kennedy Center Awards. He will bring in a demographic who have no idea what this event is all about, while losing most of the previous attendees.
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Next year the awards will be given posthumously, as the 5 people honored will all be pro wrestlers who have passed on. Hulk Hogan, Randy "Macho Man" Savage, etc. Trump, dressed in an ill-fitting tux, will fall asleep while watching the ceremony, which will be hosted by Kanye, Kid Rock, and Scott Baio.
 
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"New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick issued a statement Monday in which he declined to accept the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which President Donald Trump had intended to present to him.

Belichick's statement explained that though he appreciated the honor, in light of the events of Wednesday -- when Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol in protest of Joe Biden's Electoral College victory -- he would not proceed forward with accepting the medal.

"Recently, I was offered the opportunity to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which I was flattered by out of respect for what the honor represents and admiration for prior recipients. Subsequently, the tragic events of last week occurred and the decision has been made not to move forward with the award," Belichick said in a statement obtained by NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport. "Above all, I am an American citizen with great reverence for our nation's values, freedom and democracy. I know I also represent my family and the New England Patriots team. One of the most rewarding things in my professional career took place in 2020 when, through the great leadership within our team, conversations about social justice, equality and human rights moved to the forefront and became actions. Continuing those efforts while remaining true to the people, team and country I love outweigh the benefits of any individual award."

The presentation of the Presidential Medal of Freedom was expected for Thursday, a White House official confirmed to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.

Trump and Belichick have known each other for several years. Trump, before his campaign victory in 2016, read a letter of praise from Belichick at a New Hampshire rally. Belichick said afterward he was not a political person and that he had "a friendship and loyalty to Donald."

Trump has selected a string of sports figures and political backers for the award of late. He has often held grand presentation ceremonies for the award, but recent ceremonies have taken place in private. Trump has generally avoided the press since his election loss. And Twitter banned his account Friday, citing "the risk of further incitement of violence" following the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol last Wednesday.

Massachusetts congressman Rep. Jim McGovern (D) said during a Monday morning appearance on CNN that Belichick should "refuse" the award.

"This president has made a mockery of the Presidential Medal of Freedom," McGovern said. "Bill Belichick should do the right thing and say, 'No thanks.'"


"I'll be very disappointed to be honest with you. This president is not fit to be in office, so anything that he would bestow on anybody to me is meaningless and to accept it is disgraceful."

Belichick is undoubtedly one of the most successful football coaches in NFL history and owns the most wins among active coaches. The Bill Belichick Foundation also provides scholarship and grant funds to help underprivileged youth participate in sports programs.

Politico first reported about the honor for Belichick."

 
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