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NotHardly

(2,647 posts) Fri Dec 19, 2025, 09:30 PM Dec 19

Anyone who performs at the "new" Trump/Kennedy Center is a...

unredeemable POS without morals, ethics, or conscience as far as I am concerned. Just would show its all about the money rather than decency. Let's see who "bends the knee".

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Anyone who performs at the "new" Trump/Kennedy Center is a... (Original Post) NotHardly Dec 19 OP

Real talent has walked away PJMcK Dec 19 #1

It sometimes isn't that easy. Wednesdays Dec 19 #2

There was an article in the Washington Post oberle Dec 19 #3

It's all about the money... IcyPeas Dec 19 #4

They can probably get Kid Rock and Turd Nugent FoxNewsSucks Dec 19 #5

PJMcK

(24,775 posts)

1. Real talent has walked away

Reply to NotHardly (Original post)

Fri Dec 19, 2025, 09:43 PM

Dec 19

There are plenty of venues where they can share their talents. Trump is toxic to creativity.

Wednesdays

(21,619 posts)

2. It sometimes isn't that easy.

Reply to NotHardly (Original post)

Fri Dec 19, 2025, 10:01 PM

Dec 19

That's like saying, "That's okay, you don't have to show up at your job Monday morning."

Some of those performers signed contracts for the venue long before The Felon had anything to do with it.

oberle

(272 posts)

3. There was an article in the Washington Post

Reply to NotHardly (Original post)

Fri Dec 19, 2025, 10:20 PM

Dec 19

about a violist with the National Symphony. He said it was difficult to play for a small audience. He worries that a lack of money being taken in may mean problems for the symphony.

IcyPeas

(24,883 posts)

4. It's all about the money...

Reply to NotHardly (Original post)

Fri Dec 19, 2025, 10:23 PM

Dec 19

Remember the American comedians who performed in Saudi Arabia's Riyadh Comedy Festival? Even Pete Davidson, whose firefighter father was killed on 9/11 went and admitted it was the money. (The names are in the link):

The event drew criticism due to Saudi Arabia's poor human rights record, as well as the censorship rules contractually imposed on the performers. Several comedians who were invited to perform declined and spoke out against it. Human rights organizations urged performers to speak out against any human rights abuses and not be complicit in any whitewashing of such abuses.

Riyadh Comedy Festival - Wikipedia https://share.google/pcaEVo65cbjVAvuCE

FoxNewsSucks

(11,503 posts)

5. They can probably get Kid Rock and Turd Nugent

Reply to NotHardly (Original post)

Fri Dec 19, 2025, 11:42 PM

Dec 19

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