Tuesday, January 03, 2017

It looks like Donald Trump may have found somebody else to perform at his inauguration, with conditions.

Courtesy of the BBC: 

Rebecca Ferguson says she's been asked to perform at Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony. 

The singer tweeted she would "graciously accept" the invitation from the American president-elect if she can perform Strange Fruit.

Here is what Ferguson tweeted in response:  

I've been asked and this is my answer. If you allow me to sing "strange fruit" a song that has huge historical importance, a song that was blacklisted in the United States for being too controversial. A song that speaks to all the disregarded and down trodden black people in the United States. A song that is a reminder of how love is the only thing that will conquer all the hatred in this world, then I will graciously accept your invitation and see you in Washington. Best Rebecca X

Here is the song she is referencing, as sung by India Ari:

So in a nutshell this black female singer will perform at the inauguration of the man who was endorsed by the KKK and supported by supremacists, IF she is allowed to sing a song about black people in America being lynched by those very same people.

Sounds like a deal to me.

And I want the camera focused squarely on Donald Trump's or Stephen Bannon's face while she sings it.

36 comments:

  1. Ooops. Her mike feed gets cut. So sorry...

    (If he knows what Strange Fruit is all about.)

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  2. Anonymous4:27 AM

    We must continue to say NO while we can. I will NOT bow down to that cretin nor his band of deplorables. Those who tweet, give 'em hell as well as the "journalists" who support them!

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  3. Would Trump even understand it? He seems to have an incomplete education.

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    1. Anonymous5:31 AM

      Yea, well, he got his degree from Trump university.

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    2. His advisors can google it. Then explain it to him.

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  4. Anonymous5:43 AM

    First thing gone, the Office Of Congressional Ethics. We are so screwed......

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    1. Anonymous6:20 AM

      Can you imagine if a Democratically-controlled House tried such a stunt? There would be media screaming so loudly that the heavens would reverberate. That the GOP is doing it? Not a whisper.
      Beaglemom

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    2. Nope.

      They caved to pressure and didn't pass it.

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  5. Anonymous5:54 AM

    Where's Hilary?

    Is she at home clutching her popular vote
    trophy mumbling something about "cold dead hands"?

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    1. Anonymous6:51 AM

      Where is your Mama, cleaning up your mess?

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  6. Anonymous6:00 AM

    Considering these are the same people who think Born in the USA is a patriotic song, they'd probably never notice the lyrics

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  7. Anonymous6:10 AM

    Son of a bitch can't get American so he has to go across the pond.

    Maybe Putin will send over some dancing bears?

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  8. Anonymous6:13 AM

    Trump whatever happened to

    BUY AMERICAN and HIRE AMERICAN

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  9. Anonymous6:16 AM

    Doesn't the KKK have a band Trump can hire? The Ted Nugent band

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  10. Anonymous6:22 AM

    I don't think that anyone should perform for him. This sham of an inauguration should be ignored by one and all.
    Beaglemom

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  11. Anonymous6:30 AM

    ANOTHER FUC_IN' TRUMP TWEET
    THIS ONE AT 4:30 AM

    ---------------
    Donald J. Trump ✔ @realDonaldTrump

    General Motors is sending Mexican made model of Chevy Cruze to U.S. car dealers-tax free across border. Make in U.S.A.or pay big border tax!

    4:30 AM - 3 Jan 2017
    -------------

    GM fires back at Trump: Most of our Chevy Cruzes ARE built in the US

    General Motors defended itself Tuesday from a Donald Trump tweet attack, saying only a "small number" of one Mexican-made Chevy Cruze model is sold in the United States.

    "All Chevrolet Cruze sedans sold in the U.S. are built in GM's assembly plant in Lordstown, Ohio," the company said in a statement. "GM builds the Chevrolet Cruze hatchback for global markets in Mexico, with a small number sold in the U.S."

    The president-elect earlier slammed GM in a tweet, claiming the auto giant is making a Cruze model in Mexico and then sending them to U.S. dealers tax free.

    GM told CNBC it sold about 190,000 Cruzes in the U.S. in 2016. About 4,500 of those, or 2.4 percent, were hatchbacks made in Mexico.

    GM shares initially fell in premarket trade after Trump's attack but traded higher after the market opened.

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    1. He does know that it's the Republicans that got rid of those imports taxes right? It was decades ago.

      I remember when the price of fabric went way up. I was told at the time that the companies were shipping the cotton out of the country to be woven in to cloth, then shipping it back to be dyed and sold. But there was a tax on bringing it back.

      Not any more. Republicans got rid of it because it hurt their bottom line.

      Trump's 0.01%er buddies are going to be calling him and demanding he shut up about taxing their profits.

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  12. Anonymous6:46 AM

    I'm starting to think maybe Trump attacks American companies on purpose in order to make their stocks drop and then he (and maybe his relatives who are tipped off) buys those stocks low and sells them high after the market stabilizes. Similar to Trump hoping America goes into a recession so he can buy property cheap.

    So far "BUY AMERICAN and HIRE AMERICAN TRUMP" has single handedly brought down Boeing's, Carrier's and now GM's stocks.

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    1. Anonymous7:13 AM

      Don't forget Trump brought down Nabisco too. How many shares did he buy of Nabisco when their shares dropped?

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    2. Not sure he's that smart but I know others are. Probably why they voted for him.

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  13. Anonymous7:14 AM

    How many Trump products were made overseas?

    Trump has a long history of outsourcing a variety of his products and has acknowledged doing so.

    “Trump’s products have been made in 12 other countries.”

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  14. I agree. I think a lot of these tweets are to make a lot of money for Donald Trump. We never did find out how deeply in debt he was before the election.

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  15. Anonymous7:26 AM

    Washington Post:

    The Facts

    TRUMP APPAREL

    The Donald J. Trump Collection includes ties, suits, dress shirts, eyeglasses and other accessories.

    ● Trump shirts were made in CHINA, BANGLADESH, HONDURAS and VIETNAM.

    ● PolitiFact Virginia found some Trump sport coats made in INDIA.

    ● The Clinton campaign pointed to import data from 2007 that showed a Trump men’s shirt shipment marked as made in SOUTH KOREA.

    ● Some of the Trump suits on Amazon.com show they were IMPORTED, Made in USA or both. BuzzFeed ordered a suit that was listed as both “IMPORT” and “Made in USA” — and ended up with a label showing the suits were made in INDONESIA.

    ● Users commented on Amazon.com that the suit that BuzzFeed purchased previously was listed as being imported from MEXICO or CHINA. This photo shows a Trump suit that carries a “Made in MEXICO” label.

    ● Manufacturing information online is not always reliable — for example, a photo of one shirt shows a “Made in Bangladesh” label, but the item description says it was made in China. This may be a reflection of the different countries that products sometimes pass through before they are ultimately shipped into the United States.

    ● Trump eyeglasses are made in China.

    Cufflinks and other accessories do not list the source of manufacturing on Amazon.com.
    (WHERE WERE THEY MADE DONALD?)


    BUY AMERICAN and HIRE AMERICAN
    -President-elect
    Donald J. Trump

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    1. Walmart used to brag about stocking only make in the USA, but that went out the window when the kids took over and all they wanted was profit.

      Hasn't stopped the Deplorables from shopping there. They just love them some cheap Walmart crap.

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  16. Anonymous7:47 AM

    Washington Post:

    The Facts

    "TRUMP HOME ITEMS"

    Trump Home has a range of items, including chandeliers, mirrors, bedding, table lamps, cabinets, sofas, barstools, cocktail tables and more.

    ● Trump expanded the Trump Home brand internationally, including in TURKEY. A Trump Organization news release shows it partnered with a global luxury furniture brand, Dorya International, to EXPAND THE TRUMP HOME BRAND TO A PRODUCTION FACILITY IN TURKEY.

    ● According to Furniture Today, components of the Trump by Dorya furniture were made in GERMANY, particularly the brass and stainless pieces.


    HOW COME TRUMP DOESN'T BUILD AND EXPAND HIS TRUMP HOME BRAND PRODUCTION FACILITY TO THE RUST BELT IN THE GOOD OLD USA? Oh that's right, then that means he has to pay taxes. So it's either create jobs in America or avoid paying taxes?

    HOW COME PRESIDENT TRUMP DOESN'T BUILD HIS FURNITURE BUSINESS TO THE RUST BELT IN THE GOOD OLD USA?


    AUNT SALLY AND UNCLE JOE BOB NEED JOBS IN AMERICA!

    JUST LIKE FORD AND CARRIER,
    BRING JOBS BACK FROM GERMANY AND TURKEY

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    1. How ugly is that stuff? If his condo in Trump Tower is any indication, it must be just awful. Like Versailles threw up in a double wide.

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  17. Anonymous8:17 AM

    "TRUMP HOME ITEMS MADE IN CHINA, INDIA AND SLOVENIA?"

    WHAT'S WRONG WITH AMERICAN WORKMANSHIP?

    Washington Post:
    ● Several Trump Home items are listed as made in CHINA or imported from China — mirrors, ceramic vases, wall decorations, kitchen items and lighting fixtures.

    ● The Clinton campaign has pointed to a trademark registration for the Trump Home brand that shows picture frames and other home products were made in INDIA.

    ● The Trump Home by Rogaska tabletop collection featured a crystal and china collection with a company based in SLOVENIA (Slovenia?). Trump bedding comforters are listed as made in USA.

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    1. Anonymous9:05 AM

      Melania is from Slovenia.
      Beaglemom

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  18. Anonymous8:20 AM

    Is President-elect Trump embarrassed that he has his products made in 12 different countries and imported to America while we have people here in America on Welfare?

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    1. No.

      He'll just brag that it's good business. Because he's like, a really smart person.

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  19. Anonymous9:46 AM

    https://thinkprogress.org/chicagos-former-top-cop-blames-city-murder-rate-on-black-lives-matter-bf7b4f1a92c8#.707ej195v

    “They see an opportunity to commit nefarious activity.”
    But the claim that BLM is contributing to violent crime has no basis in reality."

    BLM

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    1. Every time I see BLM I think Bureau of Land Management because of the Bundys.

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  20. Anonymous12:06 PM

    Hillary and Bill to attend Trump's inauguration. Hillary , once again closing the "safe" path, being a doting wife...the very qualities that kept her out side the white house

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    1. Are you shitting me?

      Is she a sadist or something?

      Who the fuck cares if she goes or doesn't go? She should stay as far away as possible.

      Go to Miami for the We the People concert.

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  21. Billie Holiday's rendition of "Strange Fruit" is still the standard by which all others are compared.

    Indie Arie's rendition lacks the power due to the rich instrumentals and smooth vocals.

    Billie was raw. That's how it needs to be.

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    1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4ZyuULy9zs

      A rare live performance.

      And another. Recording studio.

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Web007rzSOI

      This is a song that should not be prettied up or given a slick instrumental. It needs to be as bare and bloody as it's subject matter.

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