Good for him!Tom Cruise Turned Down Trump's Lifetime Achievement Award
The actor reportedly cited “scheduling conflicts.”www.thedailybeast.com
Will we now see if Trump's patented rejection responses like how Cruise is "less talented than Stallone" (who accepted the award) or how Cruise is "overrated as an actor" actually occur.
Nice BN hose upTom Cruise Turned Down Trump's Lifetime Achievement Award
The actor reportedly cited “scheduling conflicts.”
Will we now see if Trump's patented rejection responses like how Cruise is "less talented than Stallone" (who accepted the award) or how Cruise is "overrated as an actor" actually occur.
Oh, you know that's coming.Tom Cruise Turned Down Trump's Lifetime Achievement Award
The actor reportedly cited “scheduling conflicts.”
Will we now see if Trump's patented rejection responses like how Cruise is "less talented than Stallone" (who accepted the award) or how Cruise is "overrated as an actor" actually occur.
"I HATE TOM CRUISE! LOW RATINGS, NO TALENT ACTOR!!!"
Or Scott Baio.
Politicizing the Kennedy Center Awards is a shame (also the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame, etc.)
I'd go broader and not focus solely on the awards.Politicizing the Kennedy Center Awards is a shame (also the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame, etc.)
I think that any President should be hands-off, period. But please--let's not pretend that Orange Man Bad is where the shame begins.
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So, the institution was apolitical before Trump.I think that any President should be hands-off, period. But please--let's not pretend that Orange Man Bad is where the shame begins.
A little history from WaPo:
For 40 years, the Kennedy Center Honors — one of Washington’s premier social events, and the most lucrative fundraiser on the arts institution’s calendar — has managed to sidestep partisan politics. Honorees have been known to grouse about the policies of the president whose hand they have to shake. But no luminary in music, film, theater, dance or television has ever refused the invitation that is annually extended to the new inductees to meet the leader of the free world, in the people’s house.
Until now.
With the honorees in open revolt, and three of them — television impresario Norman Lear, dancer Carmen de Lavallade and recording artist Lionel Richie — declaring they would boycott or were considering not attending a White House reception to celebrate them, President Trump pulled the plug Saturday on his role in the festivities. This meant that, for the first time since the Honors were established in 1978, a president or a first lady will not be throwing the coveted pre-gala party at the White House for the honorees, and will not attend the show — this year to be held Dec. 3 in the Opera House and later broadcast nationally on CBS.
The Kennedy Center Honors: Apolitical no more
Honorees rebel, the president withdraws and an institution grapples with the fallout.
Kid Rock is a pile of shit. He always has been.
My appreciation of Tom Cruise continues to improve.Tom Cruise Turned Down Trump's Lifetime Achievement Award
The actor reportedly cited “scheduling conflicts.”
Will we now see if Trump's patented rejection responses like how Cruise is "less talented than Stallone" (who accepted the award) or how Cruise is "overrated as an actor" actually occur.
People call Trump a "polarizing figure" but one has to choose where to place politics on their list of priorities. It's quite sad to see so many people that have chosen to place politics right at the top of that list and then cordon it off from everything else.I think that any President should be hands-off, period. But please--let's not pretend that Orange Man Bad is where the shame begins.
A little history from WaPo:
For 40 years, the Kennedy Center Honors — one of Washington’s premier social events, and the most lucrative fundraiser on the arts institution’s calendar — has managed to sidestep partisan politics. Honorees have been known to grouse about the policies of the president whose hand they have to shake. But no luminary in music, film, theater, dance or television has ever refused the invitation that is annually extended to the new inductees to meet the leader of the free world, in the people’s house.
Until now.
With the honorees in open revolt, and three of them — television impresario Norman Lear, dancer Carmen de Lavallade and recording artist Lionel Richie — declaring they would boycott or were considering not attending a White House reception to celebrate them, President Trump pulled the plug Saturday on his role in the festivities. This meant that, for the first time since the Honors were established in 1978, a president or a first lady will not be throwing the coveted pre-gala party at the White House for the honorees, and will not attend the show — this year to be held Dec. 3 in the Opera House and later broadcast nationally on CBS.
The Kennedy Center Honors: Apolitical no more
Honorees rebel, the president withdraws and an institution grapples with the fallout.
OTOH, you'd think the President would be so busy "presidenting" and stuff that the running the Kennedy Center personally and directly would be .... heck, not even on his list at all.
The president, historically, engages in all kinds of ceremonial functions.
The emphasis being on "ceremonial."
