[Daily Mail, Where America Gets Its News] Opera star Andrea Bocelli backed out of singing at Donald Trump's inauguration after receiving death threats, The Mail on Sunday has learnt.
The revelation came as another singer – Broadway legend Jennifer Holliday – last night pulled out of the President-elect's festivities after being threatened and branded an 'Uncle Tom'. Bocelli's a blind singer, not an opera star, even though he's recorded studio versions of about a dozen operas. He regularly does charity concerts, and I understand he's a very nice man personally.
When blind tenor Bocelli announced he would not sing at this Friday's celebration, it was widely reported it was because fans had said they would boycott his concerts and records. I greatly doubt that would have happened.
But a source said the 58-year-old had been determined to 'press ahead' and sing but had pulled out on the advice of his security team after receiving threats to his life. ... which is more believable.
A source close to Bocelli, a friend of Trump's, said: 'Andrea is very sad to be missing the chance to sing at such a huge global event but he has been advised it is simply not worth the risk.'
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So our President-Elect's opposition is Islamic?
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So - the left accuses Trump of "mocking a disabled person" - then issues death threats to a disabled person. The left says Trump will be awful for gays - then shuts down a gay guy (Milo Y) from speaking. Hypocrites. Double standard mongers.
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Why does there have to be entertainment for the inauguration? Take the oath and get down to the business of prosecuting those who break the law.
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Paul Anka singing My Way is perfect.
Everything else can be marine marching band for all I care.
[WASHINGTONEXAMINER] President-elect Trump continued his attacks on both civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis and the country's inner cities Saturday evening, calling them "burning and crime infested."
"Congressman John Lewis should finally focus on the burning and crime infested inner-cities of the U.S. I can use all the help I can get!" Trump tweeted.
Trump and Lewis have been at odds for the last day and a half after Lewis said in an interview he views Trump as an illegitimate president due to Russian interference in the election.
Trump responded Saturday morning with tweets calling Lewis' district in "horrible shape and falling apart," despite the fact that Lewis represents much of Atlanta including wealthy neighborhoods and the nation's busiest airport.
Trump also called Lewis, famous for being one of the leaders of the March on Washington and the march from Selma to Montgomery where civil rights activists were bloodied and beaten by coppers, "all talk, talk, talk ‐ no action or results."
Lewis was lauded by Democrats and Republicans alike in the wake of Trump's earlier tweets on Saturday and has long been seen as above reproach in the halls of Congress. Trump showed no such deference Saturday.
For your full enjoyment, dear Reader, Besoeker gave us a write-up of the earlier tweets:
[HOT AIR] And to think, I was worried that he might be easily baited by Lewis’s criticism of him.
Did Lewis freelance his attack on Trump’s legitimacy or was it plotted with Democratic leaders in hopes of drawing a response, to strategic ends? This is exactly the kind of headline the party may have been hoping for:
Lewis is the perfect person to lead the left’s attack on Trump since he’s a deeply partisan pol who’s typically treated as nonpartisan. He’s admired by people in both parties for his civil-rights-era activism, which gives him a degree of moral authority beyond partisanship that no one else in Congress enjoys. In practice, though, he’s been a reliable liberal as a congressman and a usefully vicious critic of Republicans for his party. The 2008 campaign ended with Lewis accusing John McCain of "sowing the seeds of hatred and division" and comparing him explicitly to George Wallace. Five years later, McCain was still vowing that he’ll never forgive him for it. For the left’s purposes, "John Lewis" is basically a synecdoche for "the civil-rights movement." Criticize him, for whatever reason and no matter how justified, and you’re criticizing social progress writ large -- exactly the sort of perception Democrats want to create about Trump.
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Trump has nothing to lose and everything to gain here. This is just attacking the rotten old establishment. I expect prosecution of Al Sharpton to follow.
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less IRS "turn the other way" on Sharpton's tax liens? Lewis is a dumb lying demagogue living off '60s civil rights achievements, not a "legend". Quick, name something he's done since then that wasn't dumb and racist? No, lying about being spit on while marching with Blinky Pelosi and the YUGE Obamacare gavel ain't it. He's a liar, and Andrew Breitbart called him on it
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I think the noggin thumping Lewis got from the Democrats 50 years ago addled his brain. He was a Republican at the time. I guess he joined the Democrats to avoid another thumpin. Disclaimer: I was there at the time. True it was 6th grade but I did know what it was all about.
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"North Carolina NAACP President Rev. William Barber weighed in on the brewing feud between Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) and President-elect Donald Trump after Lewis said Trump was not a “legitimate president” and Trump fired back with criticisms of Lewis for his work in Georgia.
Barber praised Lewis, saying he “stands in the tradition” of the prophets, Jesus and Martin Luther King Jr.
“There’s a great deal of illegitimacy to [Trump]. I can tell you lastly, Joy, over 10,000 clergy and activists, we wrote him and asked to meet with him to discuss things with him and they still have not responded. So, I stand with John Lewis as he stands in the tradition of the prophets, the tradition of Jesus and the tradition of Martin Luther King to say what is right even when people may not want to hear it,” Barber said."
When they play politics, they are politicians -- just unpaid ones.
[Reuters] Outgoing CIA Director John Brennan on Sunday issued a stern parting rebuke to Republican Donald Trump days before he assumes the U.S. presidency, advising him not to absolve Russia for its recent actions and warning him to watch what he says.
Brennan's comments, in an interview on "Fox News Sunday," laid bare the simmering tensions between the president-elect and the intelligence community he has criticized and is on the verge of commanding.
The CIA director said Trump needs to be mindful about his off-the-cuff remarks once he takes the oath of office on Friday, alluding to his penchant for making broad pronouncements on Twitter.
"Spontaneity is not something that protects national security interests and so therefore when he speaks or when he reacts, just make sure he understands that the implications and impact on the United States could be profound," Brennan said.
"It's more than just about Mr. Trump. It's about the United States of America."
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Trump is trying to get Putin on side to face down China.
Putin already on that side - take a good look at the maps of Russia & China. It's a matter of whether US policy is driven by globalists or national interest.
ZH..yeah, I know. Just too sweet
The media was rife with 'I told you so' headlines yesterday, after reports from more unnamed sources said the first order of business for the Trump administration was to hold a summit with Vladimir Putin, in Iceland, just like Reagan did with Gorbachev, circa 1986.
The headlines were smug and the Twitterati of newly born left wing militarist war mongers were resplendent with calls for martial law or protests or anything that could stop Donald Trump, an obvious traitor against America -- a revolting person of low qualities who enjoys to be urinated upon by Russian hookers.
The only problem with that narrative, as touching as it may seem, is that it's completely false. According to Trump's press secretary, it's all fake news.
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[Daily Caller] On the day of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration protesters are planning an anti-capitalist march, road blockades and disruptions to inauguration balls. The protests will likely include property destruction, a source with intimate knowledge of the protest plans told The Daily Caller Friday.
The blockades are not limited to roads but will also be at every security checkpoint, the source said. The source added that the protesters blockading each checkpoint will represent a different liberal cause such as climate change or money in politics.
A group called #DisruptJ20 is the most active in the planned protests for the inauguration.
Organizers for #DisruptJ20 are planning to kick off the inauguration protests on Jan. 18 with a gay dance party outside of Vice President-elect Mike Pence’s Chevy Chase, MD home.
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Organizers for #DisruptJ20 are planning to kick off the inauguration protests on Jan. 18 with a gay dance party outside of Vice President-elect Mike Pence’s Chevy Chase, MD home.
Nothing so eloquently signals that the nation's health and prosperity is as risk like a gay dance party.
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There will be many christian groups in Washington DC praying with and for the president and this nation on inauguration day. Do not let msm have you think it will be total chaos. God and His people will there as well.
But the Post’s early reporting on the “firing” of General Schwartz contains no statements from the Trump transition office and also leaves out key points such as the fact that the general of the D.C. National Guard traditionally supplies his letter of resignation to every new president who is about to take office.
Subsequent to the publishing of the paper’s story making Trump appear incompetent, news emerged that the incoming Trump administration offered to let General Schwartz keep his position through inauguration day, but it was the general himself who refused the offer, preferring instead to quit at 12 noon on January 20, the hour Trump takes his oath of office.
The general then ran straight to the media to “argue his case in the press,” as a recent Fox News report noted.
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The general was one of the 25% of the troops who vote Democrat, one assumes, and therefore chose to create a major security risk during the inauguration by removing the organizer of security at the last moment.
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I used to snicker at that sovietski "In Truth there is no news, in News there is no truth" thing. Apparently, the laughing is on the other foot now.
[Breitbart] Wednesday on Fox News Channel’s "Your World," Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) told host Neil Cavuto it was his view that if it were a U.S. intelligence agency that leaked an unsubstantiated dossier on President-elect Donald Trump and his relationship with Russia to the press, there should be repercussions, including prosecution and possible jail time.
"What I would say is that if there is private information that someone is blackmailing a public figure and the public figure or someone takes it to the intelligence agencies, you would think it would be private. And really, this is so important that I think whoever leaked it should be prosecuted. Someone should go to jail if this was an intelligence agency head talked to the media, they should go to jail. If it was the Obama administration, they should go to jail."
Paul offered his reason, saying such blackmail efforts may go unreported in the future.
[Daily Caller] The Clinton Foundation announced it’s laying off 22 staffers on the Clinton Global Initiative, keeping with a plan to deal with the negative spotlight put on the organization during former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign.
The layoffs will take effect April 15, the Clinton Foundation said in a filing with the New York Department of Labor Thursday, citing the discontinuation of the Clinton Global Initiative. The move is part of a plan put in motion ahead of the presidential election in order to offset a storm of criticism regarding pay-to-play allegations during Clinton’s tenure as secretary of state.
The layoffs were reportedly announced internally in September, ahead of Clinton’s stunning loss to President-elect Donald Trump. Many other employees had already begun looking for or accepting other jobs at that time, as it had become clear the future of the initiative was in doubt. It’s unclear how many of the once 200 strong staff might remain at the Clinton Foundation in some other capacity.
The Clinton Foundation could not immediately be reached for comment.
[Wash Times] In what is likely the final on-camera interview during his eight year stay at Washington’s most famous address, President Obama tells CBS that his family will be happy to be out of the White House come next weekend.
Security constraints and other factors appear to have worn thin after eight years, he said, noting that his wife Michelle and daughters Malia and Sasha are particularly eager to get on with their private lives.
"They’re ready to go. I mean, the girls, obviously, they are now of an age in which the constraints of Secret Service and bubbles and all that stuff has gotten pretty old. Michelle never fully took to the scrutiny. I mean, she’s thrived as a first lady, but it’s not her preference," Mr. Obama tells CBS "60 Minutes" in the interview, which is scheduled to air Sunday evening.
His wife was the "hardest sell" for a White House experience, Mr. Obama says.
"She never fully embraced being in the public spotlight. Which is ironic, given how good she is [at it]. I think having said that, she would acknowledge -- and I certainly feel-- that we just have a lot of memories here. You know, our kids grew up here. Some of our best friends have been here in this place," the president continues.
His wife is "glad" that their time at the White House is ebbing down to the last few days, Mr. Obama says.
I'll take Grom Jr to his favorite pastry shop - usually there are too many people where for me, but it was virtually empty on Nov 9 (being in Ramat Aviv and near TAU), and it'll be empty on 21st.
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[Daily Mail, Where America Gets Its News] Opera star Andrea Bocelli backed out of singing at Donald Trump's inauguration after receiving death threats, The Mail on Sunday has learnt.
[WASHINGTONEXAMINER] President-elect Trump continued his attacks on both civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis and the country's inner cities Saturday evening, calling them "burning and crime infested."
[Reuters] Outgoing CIA Director John Brennan on Sunday issued a stern parting rebuke to Republican Donald Trump days before he assumes the U.S. presidency, advising him not to absolve Russia for its recent actions and warning him to watch what he says.
[Daily Caller] On the day of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration protesters are planning an anti-capitalist march, road blockades and disruptions to inauguration balls. The protests will likely include property destruction, a source with intimate knowledge of the protest plans told The Daily Caller Friday.
I still think this recent, spontaneous, multi-city shopping mall yoot fight thing was a communication exercise for the big one.
[Daily Caller] The Clinton Foundation announced it’s laying off 22 staffers on the Clinton Global Initiative, keeping with a plan to deal with the negative spotlight put on the organization during former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign.
[Wash Times] In what is likely the final on-camera interview during his eight year stay at Washington’s most famous address, President Obama tells CBS that his family will be happy to be out of the White House come next weekend.
