I'd like to be the designated apologist for all those unruly people. Trump and his followers would never ever hurt anybody's feelings in such a manner. Disgusting.
On Nov 19, 2016 11:35 AM, "Curley McLain via Mercedes" < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > More sick puppies. > > Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> November 19, 2016 at 9:51 AM >> Pence needs a therapy pet after this: >> >> >> The cast of “Hamilton” was not going to throw away its shot. >> >> After Friday evening’s performance, at which Vice President-elect Mike >> Pence was in the audience, several dozen of the Broadway musical’s cast >> members zeroed in on Pence during their curtain call. Brandon Victor Dixon >> — the actor who played Aaron Burr — stepped forth and cut through the >> applause. >> >> “You know, we have a guest in the audience this evening,” he said to >> audience laughter. “And Vice President-elect Pence, I see you walking out, >> but I hope you will hear us just a few more moments. There’s nothing to >> boo >> here, ladies and gentlemen. There’s nothing to boo here. We’re all here >> sharing a story of love. We have a message for you, sir. We hope that you >> will hear us out.” >> >> As he pulled a small piece of paper from his pocket, Dixon encouraged >> people to record and share what he was about to say “because this message >> needs to be spread far and wide.” >> >> * [‘Hamilton’: Making ecstatic history >> <https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater_dance/ >> hamilton-making-ecstatic-history/2015/08/06/6bc85fb4- >> 3b72-11e5-8e98-115a3cf7d7ae_story.html>] >> * >> >> “Vice President-elect Pence, we welcome you, and we truly thank you for >> joining us here at ‘Hamilton: An American Musical.’ We really do,” Dixon >> said to further applause. “We, sir, we are the diverse America who are >> alarmed and anxious that your new administration will not protect us, our >> planet, our children, our parents, or defend us and uphold our inalienable >> rights, sir. But we truly hope this show has inspired you to uphold *our* >> American values and work on behalf of *all* of us. All of us. Again, we >> truly thank you truly for (sharing) this show, this wonderful American >> story told by a diverse group of men and women of different colors, creeds >> and orientations.” >> >> Pence reportedly left the auditorium before Dixon finished speaking, but a >> show spokesman told the Associated Press >> <http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/3d281c11a96b4ad082fe88aa0db >> 04305/Article_2016-11-19-US--Pence-Hamilton/id-9cee1decd8ed4 >> cff9c9671105acee614> >> that the vice president-elect stood in the hallway and heard the full >> message. >> >> “Hamilton,” a musical about the rise of former treasury secretary >> Alexander >> Hamilton from his humble beginnings as an orphan and an immigrant, has a >> famously diverse cast. One of its oft-touted lyrics — “Immigrants, we get >> the job done” — appeared on a sign just outside the Richard Rodgers >> Theatre >> <http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/3d281c11a96b4ad082fe88aa0db >> 04305/Article_2016-11-19-US--Pence-Hamilton/id-9cee1decd8ed4 >> cff9c9671105acee614> >> on Friday night, where dozens had gathered to protest Pence. >> Content from AllstateMillennials sound off on the big issues >> Generation Y has a lot to say. We went straight to the source. >> <https://adclick.g.doubleclick.net/pcs/click%253Fxai%253DAKA >> Ojsva0cAiKYFz0PDGltUcH7FukGWNJ6i1l7INoHEfg6ivhp4qC6-9lW3_ >> m7lY-RTngxTtNKGMnWbn3-906uyvlKN8hieGDyGl5nc9dSV8wGm8be2PLut8 >> bjsoBVAXUO3aquhODYSBL37SgkWkanAv4GC1B0_cMVaqyC2wM8H05LxA3007 >> sZb3tb_RYJCsdMkVU3yfkD7M6NEj0_PEygAecD5j19hG59ITl6adtgxo8Hht >> ibNGN59raF5XD8bJdBgeQx04Gey_65Md%2526sig%253DCg0ArKJSzK5oP70 >> FE3uGEAE%2526urlfix%253D1%2526adurl%253Dhttp://www. >> washingtonpost.com/sf/brand-connect/allstate/millennial-matters/> >> >> Twitter exploded late Friday night with responses that cleaved into two >> camps: Those who cheered the cast for voicing their concerns so directly >> and those who found the exchange “rude.” In the latter was President-elect >> Donald Trump, who tweeted twice Saturday morning about Pence’s musical >> visit, saying that the cast had “harassed” the vice president-elect with >> “cameras blazing.” >> >> “The Theater must always be a safe and special place,” Trump tweeted >> <https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/799974635274194947> as a >> follow-up. “The cast of Hamilton was very rude last night to a very good >> man, Mike Pence. Apologize!” >> >> By Saturday morning, #NameAPenceMusical and “The Cast Had Something to >> Say” >> were trending. >> >> Though the Broadway cast’s message was directed broadly at what would be >> an >> administration under Trump’s presidency, Pence himself has a political >> track record that has been excoriated by the LGBT community. Last year, as >> governor of Indiana, Pence signed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act >> <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2015/ >> 03/30/why-no-one-understands-indianas-new-religious-freedom-law/> >> after >> the federal courts ruled that same-sex marriage bans in states were >> unconstitutional. Under the new state law, Indiana business owners could >> cite their religious beliefs it they didn’t want to participate in >> same-sex >> weddings. Opponents said it amounted to allowing discrimination based on >> sexual orientation. A week later, after facing boycotts and widespread >> condemnation from rights groups, Pence signed an amendment clarifying that >> the law could not be used to discriminate against the LGBT community. >> >> He has a “0%” rating >> <https://votesmart.org/interest-group/1256/rating/5716#.WDBkrLIrKUk> from >> the Human Rights Campaign >> <http://www.hrc.org/blog/with-pence-pick-trump-doubles-down- >> on-anti-lgbtq-agenda>, >> a nonprofit group that calls Pence “notoriously anti-LGBTQ” when he was >> chosen to be Trump’s running mate. Republican Chrys Kefalas >> outlined Pence’s anti-LGBT record in a guest column for The Washington >> Post >> <https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/an-appeal-to-mike- >> pence-leave-your-anti-lgbt-views-behind/2016/07/20/bc688d >> e0-4e90-11e6-a7d8-13d06b37f256_story.html?utm_term=.1c37fbec35c8> >> : >> >> During his public career, Pence has been an outspoken opponent of equal >> rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender citizens. In Congress, >> he >> opposed efforts to encourage foreign governments to decriminalize >> homosexuality and sought to block the repeal of the military’s “don’t ask, >> don’t tell” policy. As a governor, he stood against not only marriage >> equality, but civil unions as well. He also opposed a law prohibiting >> discrimination against LGBT people in the workplace and signed one opening >> the door to wide-ranging discrimination against these residents of his own >> state under the guise of religious liberty. >> >> None of this was lost on the audience, who greeted Pence’s arrival to his >> prime orchestra seat with a mix of cheers and boos, according to the AP >> <http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/3d281c11a96b4ad082fe88aa0db >> 04305/Article_2016-11-19-US--Pence-Hamilton/id-9cee1decd8ed4 >> cff9c9671105acee614> >> . >> >> Dixon told Broadway.com after Friday’s performance >> <http://www.broadway.com/buzz/186795/exclusive-brandon-victo >> r-dixon-on-the-hamilton-fams-speech-for-mike-pence-i-hope- >> he-remembers-us/> >> that the cast was alerted ahead of time that Pence would be in the >> audience, and that they spoke to Lin-Manuel Miranda, who created >> “Hamilton,” as well as show producer Jeffrey Seller. >> >> “When we first got the call that [Pence]] was coming, there was certainly >> a >> question of what we would do,” Dixon told the site, which covers Broadway >> news. “These are the opportunities that you die for.” >> Content from CanonWalk the streets of NYC with a teenage photography >> sensation >> From skate parks to midtown, Ryan Parrilla captures the energy of the city >> that never stops moving. >> <https://adclick.g.doubleclick.net/pcs/click%253Fxai% >> 253DAKAOjss-G6nx8Rd_lZ222kGfm1Bt-ZJAmJkc19rOZTnlFkyCJRmuBeYj >> twDNu_BP5hJ04FbKRBUfielpuM_dYMe1ouC4y8E1ZfcTO3dChTmRpTW05egz >> tufwdibNnfOej6LDeBqRf3dPsF6p-IF-YxY6j1qwdowzKh7_NoVR2MeXniQ >> n-tCJMgnBtcDwOFDjASLmCLMXx9azF7wcZCLJ2LZVuKIEHqpjinBdqEL_ >> I8TB-1d3UNSbKT3F4UgT8bWHi_R9zlYWydvYK7Y%2526sig%253DCg0ArKJS >> zP7pST-usDUpEAE%2526urlfix%253D1%2526adurl%253Dhttp:// >> www.washingtonpost.com/sf/brand-connect/canon/energy-of-the-city/> >> >> Dixon added that he saw Pence enjoying the show and hoped the future vice >> president would remember the cast. >> >> “I truly believe we had an effect,” Dixon told the site. “It was a message >> from the producers the creative and the cast. If you have differences, say >> something! What better place than on this stage telling this story with >> these people? I hope he thinks of us every time he has to deal with an >> issue or talk about a bill or present anything.” >> >> “Hamilton” has been an overwhelming hit since it debuted on Broadway last >> August >> <https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater_dance/ >> hamilton-making-ecstatic-history/2015/08/06/6bc85fb4- >> 3b72-11e5-8e98-115a3cf7d7ae_story.html>. >> The show won 11 Tony Awards >> <https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/tony-award-2016-wi >> nners/2016/06/12/b62f28ac-30f5-11e6-8758-d58e76e11b12_story.html> >> in June, including for best musical. >> >> On Sat, Nov 19, 2016 at 10:46 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> Mitch Haley via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> November 19, 2016 at 9:46 AM >> More violent progressives: >> http://www.ammoland.com/2016/11/economic-social-privilege-no >> -barrier-death-threats-trump-supporters/#axzz4QT8jW8Yu >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> Mitch Haley via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> November 19, 2016 at 9:03 AM >> In the 90s, when the sheetheads had a rally at the state capitol, >> Michigan State >> Police erected a fence around their assigned rally spot to keep the >> counter >> demonstrators from killing them. I don't recall a repeat performance. >> >> As I understand it, the KKK is now a racially oriented political >> organization >> like the NAACP, and no longer a terrorist organization. >> >> Mitch. >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> November 19, 2016 at 8:48 AM >> Witnessed a number of Klan rallies and cross burnings as a kid in central >> Indiana during the 1970s. Pretty scary stuff at the time. >> >> Saw a cross burning in the front yard of a house that was owned by an AA >> family in a small town close to me. Local (volunteer) fire department was >> there, didn’t put it out. Someone in the crowd asked them why they didn’t >> put it out. They said they were there to prevent the fire from spreading to >> nearby homes. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> Curt Raymond via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> November 19, 2016 at 8:14 AM >> When I was in high school the Klan decided they'd have a rally in >> Portland, Maine. They were laughed out of the state pretty quick. >> Cheaper than shooting them, I'm not sure they're worth the bullet... >> -Curt >> >> From: Mitch Haley via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> Cc: Mitch Haley <mi...@mitchellhaley.com> >> Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2016 8:53 AM >> Subject: Re: [MBZ] CCFNN current headline >> >> Here's one "Right Wing Militia Nut's" solution for the KKK: >> >> And what about the Ku Klux Klan here in America? They had serious power >> for >> sixty or seventy years. What if every time five or six guys in white >> sheets came >> to toss a firebomb in a black church, or burn a cross on a guy's lawn, >> somebody >> with a ten-dollar .22 shot one of them in the leg to keep him from >> running away? >> And then held a straight razor against his balls and asked the man nicely >> for >> the names and addresses of his friends? And then popped each one of them >> in the >> back over the next few weeks, while they were on their way to church, or >> the >> drug store? Klan wouldn't have lasted seventy minutes, let alone seventy >> years. >> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
