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Old 07-04-2018, 11:25 AM
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The Fourth of July White House concert used to be a sea of stars. For Trump, it’s a drought.

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This year, taking the stage will be . . . two “American Idol” finalists. As in, not actual winners. Ever heard of Jax? Jonny Brenns? Not ringing a bell? You’re not alone. And there’s also country singer Sara Evans, whose last hit was back when “Lost” was still on the air (that was 2010, for the record, if you can remember that far back).

Big-name acts that seemed old hat during the glittery Obama years have yet to warm up to the Trump administration.
While elsewhere,
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Just a mile and a half away from the South Lawn, a slew of celebs will be performing at PBS’s annual “A Capitol Fourth.” That event, hosted by John Stamos and airing live at the same time as the White House event, airs on PBS, will showcase the Beach Boys, Pentatonix, Jimmy Buffett and the cast of his Broadway show “Escape to Margaritaville,” Chita Rivera, Luke Combs, the Temptations and more.
Now that is a real 4th musical celebration, just not on the WH lawn.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...=.5d62df67253c
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Old 07-04-2018, 03:29 PM
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Half the country thinks Donald Trump is a racist. HALF.

WTF is wrong with the other half!? Of course he’s a racist!

https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/04/polit...oll/index.html
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Old 07-04-2018, 06:18 PM
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Half the country thinks Donald Trump is a racist. HALF.

WTF is wrong with the other half!?

https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/04/polit...oll/index.html
They agreee!

Or worst don't care!
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Old 07-04-2018, 08:08 PM
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An I the only person not flying the National Ensign out of a profound sense of shame?
Nope. Mine is staying furled this 4th.
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Old 07-05-2018, 09:55 AM
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J.K. Rowling, Merriam-Webster mock Trump over misspelled 'pour' tweet

Hilarious. Fucking clown.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...eet/757467002/
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Old 07-05-2018, 10:03 AM
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I still say Trump and his minions insert misspellings on purpose. First, it's a way of verbally 'dressing down,' to mingle with his uneducated base. Second, it usefully fuels the base's sense of victimhood and outrage when 'the elite' criticize him over it!
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Old 07-05-2018, 10:42 AM
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I still say Trump and his minions insert misspellings on purpose. First, it's a way of verbally 'dressing down,' to mingle with his uneducated base. Second, it usefully fuels the base's sense of victimhood and outrage when 'the elite' criticize him over it!
I recalled reading this a while back.

Inside the Trump Tweet Machine: Staff-written posts, bad grammar (on purpose), and delight in the chaos

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WASHINGTON — The hallmark of President Trump’s Twitter feed is that it sounds like him — grammatical miscues and all.

But it’s not always Trump tapping out a Tweet, even when it sounds like his voice. West Wing employees who draft proposed tweets intentionally employ suspect grammar and staccato syntax in order to mimic the president’s style, according to two people familiar with the process.

They overuse the exclamation point! They Capitalize random words for emphasis. Fragments. Loosely connected ideas. All part of a process that is not as spontaneous as Trump’s Twitter feed often appears.

Presidential speechwriters have always sought to channel their bosses’ style and cadence, but Trump’s team is blazing new ground with its approach to his favorite means of instant communication. Some staff members even relish the scoldings Trump gets from elites shocked by the Trumpian language they strive to imitate, believing that debates over presidential typos fortify the belief within his base that he has the common touch.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nat...TrN/story.html
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Old 07-05-2018, 11:21 AM
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Dumbing it down to Whell’s level. Sad.
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Old 07-05-2018, 11:26 AM
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We know that the Trumpinistas will as usual complain about the anonymous sources, inside information is usually so.
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