oops ... meant to paste this link: http://mspmag.com/arts-and-culture/the-morning-after/review_julius_caesar_the_guthr/
not the same paragraph!!! On Wed, Jun 14, 2017 at 2:03 PM, Brian Bednarek <[email protected]> wrote: > This paragraph from the linked article: > > MSP Mag described the production > <http://mspmag.com/arts-and-culture/the-morning-after/review_julius_caesar_the_guthr/> > in a review: "And, because Caesar is cast as a tall, lanky black man, the > Obama inference is a bit too obvious. But it fits, sort of. Like Caesar, > Obama rose to power on a tide of public goodwill; like Caesar, there were > many in government who doubted Obama's leadership abilities; and now that > Obama's first term has failed to live up to the messianic hype, there are > plenty of people who-for the good of the country, you understand, not their > own glory-want to take Obama down." > > Makes me wonder if you read the wrong article ... there was a production > of Julius Caeser with a President Obama lokk-a-loke ... or am I reading > this wrong???? > > I see nothing that says it was a contest ... here's a review: > > MSP Mag described the production > <http://mspmag.com/arts-and-culture/the-morning-after/review_julius_caesar_the_guthr/> > in a review: "And, because Caesar is cast as a tall, lanky black man, the > Obama inference is a bit too obvious. But it fits, sort of. Like Caesar, > Obama rose to power on a tide of public goodwill; like Caesar, there were > many in government who doubted Obama's leadership abilities; and now that > Obama's first term has failed to live up to the messianic hype, there are > plenty of people who-for the good of the country, you understand, not their > own glory-want to take Obama down." > > On Wed, Jun 14, 2017 at 1:32 PM, Keith In Tampa <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Brine? >> >> You're comparing a President Obama Look-Alike Contest to a play that >> purports to assassinate President Trump/ >> >> >> >> On Wed, Jun 14, 2017 at 11:23 AM, Brian Bednarek <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> I don't recall any outrage in 2012 when they had a President Obama >>> look-a-like in the production!!! >>> >>> http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Delta-Sponsored-2012-Gu >>> thrie-Theater-Season-Which-Featured-Obama-Inspired-Julius-Ca >>> esar-20170612 >>> >>> On Wed, Jun 14, 2017 at 8:57 AM, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ‘Julius Caesar’, Antifa And Kathy Griffin All Show That The Left Has >>>> Absolutely No Positive Message To Offer >>>> <http://endoftheamericandream.com> >>>> ------------------------------ >>>> >>>> ‘Julius Caesar’, Antifa And Kathy Griffin All Show That The Left Has >>>> Absolutely No Positive Message To Offer >>>> <http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/julius-caesar-antifa-and-kathy-griffin-all-show-that-the-left-has-absolutely-no-positive-message-to-offer> >>>> >>>> Posted: 12 Jun 2017 07:15 PM PDT >>>> >>>> >>>> <http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/julius-caesar-antifa-and-kathy-griffin-all-show-that-the-left-has-absolutely-no-positive-message-to-offer/julius-caesar-donald-trump-youtube-screenshot#main>The >>>> endgame of the radical left is a nation filled with hatred, anger and >>>> violence. Is this really a message that the American people are going to >>>> embrace? For decades, Democrats have been getting a tremendous amount of >>>> mileage out of “divide and conquer” tactics. In other words, they get one >>>> group of people to support them by pointing a finger of accusation at >>>> another group. Just recently, I published an article entitled “A List >>>> Of 100 Things That Liberals Hate About America” >>>> <http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/a-list-of-100-things-that-liberals-hate-about-america>, >>>> and I could have easily doubled or tripled that list. The left specializes >>>> in hate, and the presidency of Donald Trump has been like throwing red meat >>>> to a bunch of sharks that are in a feeding frenzy. Lacking any kind of a >>>> positive message to share, the left is in the process of self-destructing >>>> as they show the entire world how intellectually and morally bankrupt they >>>> truly are. >>>> >>>> The New York theater group that is producing a twisted version of >>>> “Julius Caesar” in which a character that is dressed up just like Donald >>>> Trump is viciously assassinated is a perfect example of what I am talking >>>> about. The following comes from Piers Morgan >>>> <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4596300/PIERS-MORGAN-Hate-filled-liberals-bad-Trump-death-jokes.html> >>>> … >>>> >>>> The play portrays Caesar as a tempestuous, petulant blond-haired >>>> businessman in an expensive business suit with an American pin flag and >>>> over-long ties who takes baths in a gold bathtub. >>>> >>>> His wife Calpurnia has an Eastern European accent and wears designer >>>> clothes. >>>> >>>> So, it’s Donald Trump. >>>> >>>> It ends with Caesar/Trump being brutally murdered by Roman senators who >>>> fear he has become too power hungry. >>>> >>>> Only in this case, the assassins are all women and minorities, two >>>> groups that Trump has been accused of marginalising. >>>> >>>> By the end of the assassination scene, Trump’s shirt is absolutely >>>> soaked with blood, and it is quite obvious that the producers intended to >>>> create a spectacle that is as gruesome as they could possibly get away >>>> with. >>>> >>>> But instead of reacting to this play with horror, many on the left are >>>> absolutely gushing over it. For instance, CNN’s Fareed Zakaria actually >>>> called it “a masterpiece” >>>> <http://www.dailywire.com/news/17414/cnns-fareed-zakaria-hails-trump-assassination-play-john-nolte> >>>> . >>>> >>>> And despite all of the public outrage that we have seen in recent days, >>>> Time Warner, the New York Times and the New York City government plan to >>>> continue funding the production. >>>> >>>> Even more alarming than “Julius Caesar” is the relentless campaign of >>>> violence and intimidation being waged by Antifa. They are supposed to be >>>> “anti-fascists”, but instead they employ many of the exact same tactics and >>>> methods that hardcore fascists used all the way back in the 1930s. If these >>>> radical leftists ultimately have their way in our society, free speech will >>>> become a thing of the past. The following comes from a National Review >>>> article >>>> <http://www.nationalreview.com/article/448275/antifa-protest-donald-trump-roots-left-wing-political-violence> >>>> … >>>> >>>> Lately, Antifa have emerged as the militant fringe of #TheResistance >>>> against Donald Trump — who, they maintain, is a fascist, ushering into >>>> power a fascist regime. In Washington, D.C., Antifa spent the morning of >>>> Inauguration Day lighting trash cans on fire, throwing rocks and bottles at >>>> police officers, setting ablaze a limousine, and tossing chunks of pavement >>>> through the windows of several businesses. On February 1, Antifa set fires >>>> and stormed buildings at the University of California–Berkeley to prevent >>>> an appearance by Breitbart provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos. (They succeeded.) >>>> In April, they threatened violence if Ann Coulter spoke on the campus; when >>>> the university and local law enforcement refused to find a secure location >>>> for her to speak, she withdrew, saying the situation was too dangerous. >>>> >>>> In the end, these radicals are doing us a tremendous favor. As the left >>>> shows us what they are really all about, the American people are going to >>>> be so revulsed by what they see that they will look elsewhere for answers. >>>> >>>> So when Kathy Griffin posed for her now infamous photograph with >>>> “Donald Trump’s severed head”, she did a tremendous amount of damage >>>> <http://themostimportantnews.com/archives/has-kathy-griffin-produced-a-defining-moment-that-will-cause-america-to-reject-the-hate-filled-ideology-of-the-radical-left> >>>> to her own political movement. >>>> >>>> At first she issued a seemingly heartfelt apology, which was the right >>>> thing to do, but shortly thereafter she held an absolutely shameful press >>>> conference in which she blamed Trump for ruining her life >>>> <http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/02/entertainment/kathy-griffin-trump/index.html> >>>> … >>>> >>>> In a news conference on Friday, Griffin’s attorney Lisa Bloom accused >>>> Trump and his family of “using their power to target her.” >>>> >>>> “If you don’t stand up, you get run over,” Griffin said. “What’s >>>> happening to me has never happened in this great country. A sitting >>>> president of the U.S. … is personally trying to ruin my life forever.” >>>> >>>> Bloom said the comedian was contacted by the U.S. Secret Service and >>>> said she has retained a criminal lawyer. >>>> >>>> “As a result of the first family bullying her, she has been vilified, >>>> getting death threats, fired from multiple jobs and had multiple events >>>> canceled,” Bloom said. >>>> >>>> But of course it wasn’t Trump that ruined her life. >>>> >>>> She did that all on her own. >>>> >>>> The reason why the left resorts to anger, hate, threats and violence is >>>> because they do not have the ammunition to win in the marketplace of ideas. >>>> >>>> To the left, more government is the answer to just about every problem. >>>> But there is an inverse relationship between government and liberty. The >>>> bigger government becomes, the less liberty we have. Every new rule, >>>> regulation or law restricts our ability to live our own lives as we see fit >>>> in some way, and our founders intended for the federal government to be >>>> greatly limited because they wanted a nation where freedom and liberty >>>> would be maximized. >>>> >>>> So the message of the left is fundamentally an anti-liberty message. >>>> >>>> But it is really hard to win over voters with an anti-liberty message, >>>> and so that is why leftist politicians have to resort to “divide and >>>> conquer” and other tactics that distract voters from the real issues. >>>> >>>> And unfortunately, those of us on the right have not always had a clear >>>> message because our party has been dominated for way too long by “big >>>> government Republicans”. It has been really hard to communicate a >>>> pro-liberty message when so many top Republicans have been responsible for >>>> growing the size of government on the federal, state and local levels over >>>> the past several decades. >>>> >>>> In just a few weeks, I am going to release a new book with an >>>> exceedingly positive message for America. When it is ready, you will be >>>> able to find it on my author page <http://amzn.to/2sW2EKQ>. Yes, we >>>> are facing immense challenges as a nation due to decades of incredibly >>>> foolish decisions, but that doesn’t mean that we should throw in the towel. >>>> >>>> What we really need is a new American awakening. We need to rediscover >>>> the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution and our other >>>> founding documents. And we also need to rediscover the values and the >>>> principles that this nation was founded upon. >>>> >>>> If we will embrace those values and those principles, we will have a >>>> chance to become “the land of the free” once again. >>>> >>>> But if we continue to embrace the values that the left is trying to >>>> impose upon all of us, our future is going to be exceedingly bleak indeed. >>>> >>>> <http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/endoftheamericandream/OFri?a=Z1QIS_Eicyg:i2HiqF8ZZQw:yIl2AUoC8zA> >>>> <http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/endoftheamericandream/OFri?a=Z1QIS_Eicyg:i2HiqF8ZZQw:gIN9vFwOqvQ> >>>> <http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/endoftheamericandream/OFri?a=Z1QIS_Eicyg:i2HiqF8ZZQw:qj6IDK7rITs> >>>> <http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/endoftheamericandream/OFri?a=Z1QIS_Eicyg:i2HiqF8ZZQw:V_sGLiPBpWU> >>>> <http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/endoftheamericandream/OFri?a=Z1QIS_Eicyg:i2HiqF8ZZQw:l6gmwiTKsz0> >>>> You are subscribed to email updates from The American Dream >>>> <http://endoftheamericandream.com>. >>>> To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now >>>> <https://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailunsubscribe?k=PUqP-8wQoWiQt5ehZwMHdhStWfE> >>>> . 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