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alex51324:

bigskydreaming:

Also, while talking about the situation with Pence and Hamilton right now, please keep in mind that it was a recipe for disaster from the start…..and that was more than likely intentional. 

The danger of Trump’s camp from the start has lain in people equating ‘over the top’ with ‘stupid’. They are anything but stupid. Every move they’ve made has been calculated, and I don’t doubt this was any different. There is no way, in the face of all the protests and sentiments expressed towards Trump and Pence since the election, that it didn’t occur to anyone that Pence going and seeing Hamilton of all things, would likely cause an uproar.

And what else happened yesterday of significance? Trump settled the lawsuit for fraud against Trump University….for over double what it was expected to settle for. Our president elect essentially admitted to defrauding people via Trump U, and paid $25 million dollars to settle it. This is utterly unprecedented. Also of note in the last couple of days was that the Trump hotel in DC held an event for foreign diplomats, in which it was made plain to them what benefits might come from diplomats making use of the Trump hotel when visiting DC. After all, what better way to ingratiate yourself with the US President you’re here to see, than to be able to say ‘oh I stayed at your lovely hotel?’ And what worse way to get off on the wrong foot than by admitting you stayed at one of his competitors? This is but one more of the MANY conflicts of interest at work with Trump’s presidency.

But Pence goes to see Hamilton, and predictably enough, he gets heckled and booed and that’s the story of the day, and Trump’s tweeting about it, and everyone’s focused on Trump tweeting about it and Pence getting booed…..and suddenly nobody’s talking about the MASSIVE story that is a president elect settling a fraud lawsuit for 25 million dollars and enticing foreign diplomats to use his hotel to get in his good graces.

See how that works? 

Also, let’s keep in mind that the likely reason Trump settled the lawsuit is so that he wouldn’t have to testify.  This is a guy who does not want to be scrutinized, who does not want to be asked questions that he is compelled to answer honestly.  Yes, the Hamilton incident is somewhat important because it illustrates Trump’s contempt for the First Amendment, but let’s not be so distracted by the middle finger he’s giving us with his right hand that we take our eyes off whatever the hell his left hand is up to.  

My advice?  Keep putting pressure on the House Oversight Committee to investigate Trump’s financial conflicts of interest.  That will subject him to scrutiny that he can’t buy his way out of.  The number to call is 

(202) 225-5074.  

gryphyl:

princesshoneycunt:

ileolai:

wheefle:

gleekto:

For those not following on twitter – Mike Pence went to Hamilton tonight – got booed by the entire audience, was subjected to massive extended applause after “Immigrants, we get the job done”, and then King George sang “What Comes Next?” directly to him leading to a three minute standing ovation for the King.

Finally some good news.

Tonight Mike Pence was being a good sport trying to enjoy a show and everybody else got self-righteous and ruined his night all because wah wah we’re the left and he’s the devil and we demand respect and human decency but won’t be fucked to show it.

That’s what happens when you attack women’s autonomy, LGBT rights, and cause an HIV crisis in your home state. No one is under any obligation to be polite to you. Get over it.  
PS even the Republicans in his own state fucking loathed him and opposed the shit he tried to pass. That’s how much of a soulless slime ball he is.

Let’s add to this that the lead actor in this play is openly gay and HIV positive and Pence advocates for conversion therapy a very dangerous and ineffective therapy to try and turn gays straight.

All that said, some think that Pence’s little appearance was an attempt to distract us from what really should be issue #1, the aptly (Orewelianesquely named) the first amendment defense act 

Ohhh yikes.

“First, the bill applies to any corporation, organization, or person who “believes or acts in accordance with a religious belief or moral conviction that marriage is or should be recognized as the union of one man and one woman, or that sexual relations are properly reserved to such a marriage.”

Notice how broad that is: any business, agency, or individual, including government employees, hospitals, or huge businesses like Hobby Lobby or Chick-Fil-A. Old-age homes and hospices that turn away gay people – yes, this has actually happened – are covered. Hospitals that refuse a same-sex partner visitation rights – covered. National hotel chains that refuse to rent rooms to gay couples (or unmarried straight ones) – covered.  

And notice that it applies not just to religious beliefs about same-sex marriage, but also to sexual conduct in general. Translation: contraception, sex education, treatment of STDs – all of these are part of the bill.  If a national pharmacy chain wants to refuse to fill prescriptions for the “morning after pill,” if a company wants to fire someone for being pregnant out of wedlock or becoming HIV positive, if a public school wants to stop teaching sex ed – all covered.”

knee-uh:

This administration is going to give us plenty of irrelevant stories like the one from Hamilton last night. But we need to make sure we don’t get distracted from the stuff that really matters.

Like the fact that Ivanka, who is supposedly going to be controlling her father’s company in a “blind trust”, and her husband attended a meeting between her father and the Japanese prime minister.  (x)

Or that Trump settled the Trump University fraud case for $25 million. (x)

Or that foreign diplomats are attending events at Trump’s newly opened D.C. hotel.  (x)