You knew there would be more to say about the "Hamilton" dust-up, didn't you?

Hey, Hamilton cast: The left has its own problems with ‘diversity’
. . . "This should be no surprise as the left makes everything political. From NFL football games to Halloween costumes, it seems few American traditions are free from criticism and disdain over the same buzzword issues of diversity, inclusiveness, and tolerance. Even the tradition of a family night out at the theater." . . .

Venturing into the topic of "diversity", this article shows us the editorial board of the Huffington Post:

'That's what freedom sounds like': Mike Pence sides with Hamilton cast as he praises the 'great show'

Nobody really wins in the Hamilton message situation  . . . "It’s generated a nice weekend of publicity, with pretty much everyone weighing in on the issue (John has a good round up here).

The Hamilton cast didn’t do anything wrong (or illegal) by reading the statement (hi First Amendment!), but at the same time, it may have been better for them to try to deliver the message personally to Pence. This way it doesn’t come off as publicity seeking, as it’s being portrayed, and could also have an even better effect. It’s like with the fashion designers publicly saying they won’t create dresses for Melania Trump* (or the Trump daughters). They have every right to do it, but it might be better to privately state why they are opposed to doing business with the Trumps. Again, there’s nothing wrong with a public statement, but it’s still too “attention seeking” for me." . . .

Melania Gets Last Laugh On Michelle’s Designer Who Refuses To Dress Her  "Assuming that Melania would want to be dressed by someone who was responsible for Michelle’s look, fashion designer Sophie Theallet came out on her own accord to announce that she would be boycotting any potential opportunities to work with Mrs. Trump — ironically saying that to do so would go against her beliefs of respecting everyone and honoring diversity."

. . . "Theallet was probably among those against a Christian business owner who refused to bake a cake for a homosexual couple, citing their religious beliefs, but the same doesn’t apply when it comes to working for a woman who has differing political beliefs."

Trump Officially Considering Marine Hero for Secretary Of Defense

Mad World News  "Speculation regarding Donald Trump’s cabinet has run wild – but there’s one name that’s causing an even greater buzz than the others. Now, the word is out that Trump is officially considering a Marine hero for Secretary of Defense, and it’s a choice that should command respect — even from Democrats." . . .

General (Ret) James Mattis, USMC

. . .  “' Mad Dog” Mattis commands a great deal of nearly universal respect and is considered a hero to the Marines, who hold him almost in the same regard as their legendary former commandant, “Chesty” Puller. Importantly, Mattis also commands a great deal of respect and support within the Pentagon. Trump’s campaign rhetoric was very critical of the senior military leadership, so Mattis could be very useful in making peace with the Pentagon establishment.

"Mattis’ reputation and distinction come from his tenure as a Marine general in both Afghanistan (2001) and Iraq (2004), where he received wide acclaim for his command during the turbulent Battle of Fallujah. He later went to command US Central Command."

CRACKS AMONG THE CULTURATI?

PowerLine  "Politics is downstream from culture,” Andrew Breitbart liked to argue, and given the near-monopoly of the left on America’s cultural scene (Hamilton hecklers anyone?), the ballot box is the only place where the American people get to fight back. So it is worth taking in instances when the cultural world seems to get it, like this sketch on Saturday Night Live last night about the liberal “bubble.” Just 2:20 long an worth every second.

Trump Supporter Disrupts Chicago Performance Of ‘Hamilton’

I'm sorry about this. It is not hard to be classier than the left, so let's do it.

Daily Caller  "It did not take long for a Donald Trump supporter to respond to the way the Broadway cast of “Hamilton” treated Vice President-elect Mike Pence.

"BroadwayWorld reports a Trump supporter disrupted the Saturday night performance of “Hamilton” in Chicago.

"The audience member, who was sitting in the balcony, reportedly shouted, “We won! You Lost! Get over it! F[***] you!” during the number “Dear Theodosia.”

"One Twitter user, BroadwayWorld notes, claims that the disrupter ended up in a conflict with security prior to being removed from the theater. (RELATED: Pence On Being Lectured By ‘Hamilton’ Cast: ‘I Wasn’t Offended By What Was Said’)"

Much commentary on the utter classlessness of liberal Obama/ Hillary supporters

"Hamilton" cast member with zero class calls out Pence from center stage

"Cast member Brandon Dixon awkwardly calls out VP Pence from the stage. Dixon expressed the country was about multiculturalism. This was obviously a set up."

"Earlier, Mike Pence was booed when he entered the theatre. "

Scratch football over the national disrespect and now the theater for the same. TV has been beyond the pale for decades.

Disgusting

A few comments from one Facebook site:

• "The audience should have had their purchase price refunded and someone should have personally and publicly apologized to the patrons, especially to the Pence Family. These people are what they are protesting!!! "
• "Well, this is what the past 8 years has produced! I am so disgusted by their behavior. I thought I also read that the audience was also disrespectful These people are all so classless and clueless...their rights were already sold by Clinton, and the democratic party. However, we will all work hard to make sure they are safe, our country is safe, and we are all strong again."
• "I went over to the Hamilton Musical Facebook page and am really disgusted by what I'm reading. We are in for a real revolution soon. Too many forces of evil and those that think they can spew their hate of others and everyone else are evil, hateful, etc."
• "Devoid of class and respect ....they can dress up...wear makeup and disguises....but beneath it all.....they lack common decency. The man was an elected Congressman from Indiana...his job performance led the CITIZENS of that state to elect him Governor. Now, he will serve as Vice- President of the United States. He has earned that RESPECT!! So, for those on that stage with that statement...you proved you are not citizens of this nation....merely actors playing a role!!

Entertainment Weekly showed no shame or embarrassmment: Hamilton cast delivers powerful message to Mike Pence during curtain call

'Hamilton' Star’s Plea to Pence Highlights Liberals’ Screwy Notion of Presidency
. . . "I guess the presidential oath isn’t in the script. Here’s a little refresher: The incoming president swears to “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.” (Emphasis mine.) The entire cast and audience of Friday night’s performance conveniently forgot that fact when pleading for mercy. Perhaps that is because Democrat administrations starting with F.D.R. and culminating with Barack Obama have manipulated the media and the law to give the presidency the regal image and legal authority the founders, most notably President George Washington, despised and rejected. Liberals like those attending Friday night’s performance of Hamilton didn’t blink twice when Obama was taking massive executive actions to empower the presidency." . . .

Liberal Springsteen rocker and no friend of conservatives Steven Van Zandt calls out the "Hamilton" cast.

As a performer with Bruce Springsteen and actor in The Sopranos, Steven Van Zandt knows a few things about performing. And he said what ‘Hamilton’ did was over the line.

In a series of tweets, Van Zandt called it “bullying.”

And he laid out how performers should respect their audience:

A guy comes to a Broadway show for a relaxing night out. Instead he gets a lecture from the stage! Not a level playing field. It's bullying. https://t.co/x4XKq86YN0

— Stevie Van Zandt (@StevieVanZandt) November 19, 2016

Judge Jeanine Tears Into Hamilton Hypocrites For Disrespecting VP Pence . . . "Judge Jeanine plays a clip of the cast and audience showing themselves as the racists asses that they are. She says, “You’re kidding, right? You’re alarmed the vice president is not going to protect us, our children, our parents, our planet, our values. Who’s left, al-Qaeda? Of course he’s going to protect us.” She asks, “Why didn’t you ask Hillary Clinton, part of the disastrous Obama administration, that put so many Americans at risk when they were in charge, why didn’t you ask her that when she attended Hamilton?" . . .This mother and son say what their thoughts are.

Sanctimonious gibberish from the Hamilton cast

. . . "I bet that this actor, in a play about Alexander Hamilton, one of the Founders, does not know that our first overseas war occurred when President Jefferson dispatched the Marines to Tripoli to rescue Americans held hostage by the Muslim terrorists of the day." . . .

#BoycottHamilton Is A Tired And Typical Response To What Happened To Pence . . . "If the Right wants to act less emotional and more mature (and it should), it will refuse to react to things like the “Hamilton” debacle with calls to boycott. Instead, the Right should realize diversity of thought exists and no one will ask us first if we care. Though the Left says otherwise, they actually hate intellectual diversity." 

President-elect Trump demands an apology  . . . "We don’t even have to wonder how this would be received if it were a conservative or Tea Party cast screeching out a message of “empathy” to Obama . . . because it would never happen.  Somewhere along the way, the progressive left has completely abandoned common decency, good manners, and any ability to function in civil society." . . .

Pence’s Hamilton Lecture Is A Reminder That Urban Elites Just Don't Get It  . . . "You have to be seriously dense to think that this administration is actually going to declare open season on Americans, our own countrymen. Our system of government is designed, unless during periods of war or rebellion, that our government just can’t take actions akin to Latin American dictatorships. Third, liberals will see this as a call to show how great diversity is in this country. Yeah, as a person of color, I get it. Woo hoo! Diversity! Yeah!  . . .

Trump continues feud with Hamilton cast with ANOTHER tweet AFTER a full day of Cabinet meetings - only to delete it moments later  Let the left be the ones without class, Mr. Trump.

'Our wonderful future V.P. Mike Pence was harassed last night at the theater by the cast of Hamilton, cameras blazing,' Trump wrote. 'This should not happen!'The second one, written at 5.56am, read: 'The Theater must always be a safe and special place. The cast of Hamilton was very rude last night to a very good man, Mike Pence. Apologize!'  

New York Times Lady Simply Aghast VP-Elect Mike Pence Got Booed At ‘Hamilton’

TV News Anchor Fired For Criticizing Obama

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"Last night the cast of the Broadway hit Hamilton accused Vice President-elect Mike Pence of a being a racist homophobic man who will destroy the planet and they will probably get a special Tony award for it. In Houston this week a local news anchorwoman was fired because she made some true critical observations about current president Barack Obama.

"The NY Daily News reports that KRIV has fired news anchor Scarlett Fakhar for a now-deleted personal FaceBook post where she told it like it is concerning Obama dividing the country.

"In response to all of the liberal crybabies complaining about Donald Trump’s victory over Hillary Clinton, Fakhar wrote that she was, “happy and relieved.”

“ 'I prayed for the best leader that will turn this country that has become more violent and racist under the Obama administration than ever…into the country I once knew,” wrote Fakhar.

“ 'Want to talk about going down hill? Look what Obama has done…how he was made the entire country hate one another. Were you happy with how many people were killing each other in our own country? I work in news…and I hate to say it…but the number of African Americans killing one another far outweighs the number of them being killed by whites,” she continued.

“ 'And now you have groups murdering police officers both black and white. How did this happen under the Obama administration? You guys wanted another administration like that?” Fakhar asked." . . .

White Lives Matter March Met With Opposing Rally; Law Enforcement Called To The Scene

Wayne Dupree  "I am one to believe All Lives Matter, so if I call out Black Lives Matter, I will do the same for this White Lives Matter movement.

"Stop breaking this nation down by color. We are so much better than that, and when you do break it down by color, then violence follows, don’t you see that? Tensions rise every time these things happen, and I am sick of them, all of them.

"I understand the idea of the White Lives Matter movement listening to the gentlemen in the video below but is it a coincidence that down the street, they were unveiling a statue at the Texas African-American History event?

. . . 

"I don’t support this rally just like I won’t support black lives matter because I am not about separating by color but I understand their reasoning. They are adults so they know they are in for whatever comes their way.

"I’ll be so glad when Barack Obama leaves office. Nothing but his policies have given way to these actions. America needs to just stop, reset and move forward with a better outlook and positive direction. We can’t do that with the infection still sitting in the White House." . . .

Anti-Trump Protesters UNLEASH Electoral College Members’ PERSONAL Information On Internet!

Terresa Monroe-Hamilton  "This is called doxing. The #NotMyPresident Alliance has dug up the personal information of Electoral College members in states that voted Republican and has released it to their thuggish supporters. Their mission, should they choose to accept it (and they have), is to ‘persuade’ these voters to switch their votes from Donald Trump to Hillary Clinton. How many times do I have to tell these idiots that it is not going to happen? I don’t think even violence would do the trick. In fact, this is going to solidify their votes for Trump.

"They delivered this information via a Google doc spreadsheet to I don’t know how many people out there. Some of them are most likely unstable as that is the calling card of the Left. I think the authorities should go after these people with at the very least a warning. A few of the electors are not totally committed on their vote yet and are being severely targeted. One guy in Arizona, who is definitely voting for Trump, in one day got 60 calls and over 1500 emails. It’s sheer harassment." . . .

Father Of Slain California Soldier Says Airline Passengers Booed Him On Flight Home…

Weasel Zippers

"Poor snowflakes’ flight was delayed and they acted out.

"Via CBS13:

The father of a slain Stockton soldier is speaking out after he says his family was booed on the flight to bring his son’s body home from Afghanistan.

Sgt. John Perry died on Saturday in Afghanistan by a suicide bomber.

Stewart Perry is a father mourning the loss of a son at a service on Thursday.

“Most importantly, I want people to know about the heroic thing that my son did,” he said.

His son stumbled on the suicide bomber before he could reach his target—a soldiers’ 5K Veterans Day run.

“He would have killed 100, 200, who knows?” he said.

Perry says his son’s death comes comes at a time military service is facing disrespect. He says his family was even booed on the flight to bring his son’s body home over a delay.

“To hear the reaction of the flight being delayed because of a Gold Star family, and the first class cabin booing that was really upsetting, and it made us cry some more,” he said.

Perry says his son’s death also underscores why the American flag is sacred for service members, not just a symbol for protest.

“It’s not for protest—it’s for the death of the people that are saving us. That’s what it’s for,” he said.

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Trump and the media

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The media are telling us how to think and they want us to think badly of Trump.  "The same crowd that tried to push him around is now trying to order him around. They think they own Trump.

"At about the same time that Mayor de Blasio lectured Trump on how to behave, the press boys and girls read him the riot act because he failed to report back to them when he sneaked out for a steak at 21 Club. They too instructed Trump on how to behave, which amounts to galloping chutzpah." . . .  

Geraldo Rivera: I Have Never Seen ‘the Mainstream Media … Be So Partisan’  . . . "Rivera said on “Fox & Friends” in the wake of allegations that Trump inappropriately touched or kissed several women years ago.

. . . "Earhardt noted that on Thursday night, ABC, NBC, and CBS all devoted a significant amount of time to the allegations – up to nine minutes on ABC and NBC and five minutes on CBS, while only devoting seconds – 30 on ABC, 26 on CBS and none on NBC – to Wikileaks’ leaked Clinton emails."

The New York Times “Rededication” Must Address Middle East Reporting

Will the newspaper heed the call of one of its former editors to stop treating Palestinians as “just victims”? Will it sufficiently cover and fully explore the role played by Palestinian incitement to violence and continued rejection of a Jewish state in the Middle East in the continued conflict? Or will it continue to advocate for Palestinians? If the latter, don’t hold your breath for changes in any of the other contentious topics covered by the newspaper.

Fake News and Our Cultural Crisis

"False stories on Facebook are worrisome, but the mainstream media’s own distortion of the truth is worse."

. . . "What do I mean by that? Just take a look at the past week’s worth of false media narratives:
1. "The Trump administration is in disarray." . . .
2. "Trump is already showing signs of unsavory nepotism." . . .
3. "Steve Bannon is a white nationalist like David Duke. Yes, Breitbart has championed the alt-right. But the evidence is not nearly as clear as the media have made it seem." . . .

Pat Caddell: CNN ‘Smearing’ Trump Supporters — ‘They Just Call Everybody a Racist’  . . . "Caddell said, “What they have not admitted is their complicity in Hillary Clinton’s campaign, or their unbelievable bias, and worse, their smearing of people, including Steve Bannon and others so that they could make some political points.”

"He laid the blame on having someone from Hollywood like Jeff Zucker running the network. “I don’t think it will go very well if that continues,” said Caddell. “They need to start with, ‘Hey, we did some not very professional things during this campaign,'” he added.

"It was CNN’s Donna Brazile who provided questions to Hillary Clinton’s campaign before a scheduled debate.

"Caddell said, “They need to start a new, clean effort to inform the American people, not to dictate to them. This is the loss of journalism.' ” . . .

The Two Americas, Graphically Illustrated

PJ Media

. . . "Hillary's America, by contrast, is minuscule -- only 15 percent of the American land mass, according to the Times.

Hillary Clinton overwhelmingly won the cities, like Los Angeles, Chicago and New York City, but Mr. Trump won many of the suburbs, isolating the cities in a sea of Republican voters. Mrs. Clinton’s island nation has large atolls and small island chains with liberal cores, like college towns, Native American reservations and areas with black and Hispanic majorities. While the land area is small, the residents here voted for Mrs. Clinton in large enough numbers to make her the winner of the overall popular vote.

"Click on the link for a map showing just how small her geographic appeal is. At the current count, she beat Trump in the popular vote, but that doesn't matter -- to win a presidential race, it depends on where you get the votes, not how many overall. "

This is NOT my father's Democrat Party and we must get America out from under it's thumb!

How Trump Can Stop Obama from Closing Gitmo   . . . "Terrorists were big supporters of Barack Obama. At Gitmo they were chanting“Obama! Obama! Obama!” during election night and when he won started chanting to their guards and prosecutors the refrain “Hey, hey…goodbye' ” . . .

Trump’s unheralded victory: Smashing the ‘Media Veto’   "The propagandists of Democrats’ media machine have more than met their match in Donald Trump." . . .
"Let’s call it the “Media Veto.”  It is actually a cooperative endeavor of the media and Democrats." . . .

Spicer: 'People Are Drawn to Donald Trump...We Had Over 47,000 Resumes'  " 'People are drawn to Donald Trump right now," Spicer said. "We had over 47,000 resumes at greatagain.gov. People want to be part of this administration. And you're seeing a number of these quality-caliber-type people come in and out, share their ideas with him, and then he is able to sit back and figure out who will be the best people to help enact that vision.' " . . .

Trump Mandate: Save the US Navy



. . . "Political ship naming. Throwing away ship­naming convention, this Secretary named a U.S. warship after Democrat Congressman John Murtha, an appropriator who gave money to the Pentagon, was an “unindicted co­conspirator” in the FBI’s “Abscam” investigation, and on whom public corruption questions still circulate. The move was flagrantly political. It was compounded by naming another ship after Mexican­ American political activist, Cesar Chavez, who disdained the Navy. Then a combat ship for former Democrat Congresswoman Gabrielle Gifford, icon of gun control. This year, ships for Democrat Congressman John Lewis, and Democrat gay rights activist Harvey Milk. This Secretary chose party over Navy. 

"Social engineering. Taking from George Orwell, he unilaterally ended the longstanding suffix “­ man” on all Navy ratings, some dating to the American Revolution, and led a public relations policy focused on “gender­neutralizing.” Public discussion shifted from big issues – readiness, procurement reform, timely ship delivery, ship capability, cyber­security and re­grounding Navy morale – to fringe fancies, such as “transgender” training and bathrooms, sex changes and overruling US Marine Corps advice for headlines. " . . .

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