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Kathi Miller's avatar

Living in the DC area for the past 21 years, I have gone often. I also loved watching the Kennedy Center Honors on TV. I will truly miss this once amazing arts venue

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Robert K Vukovic's avatar

The name includes the word "Center". As an alpha narcissist, Trump is compelled to be the center of attention no matter where it happens to be. He's like the baby in the high chair who giggles, and coos until mom diverts her attention elsewhere, it's tantrum time.

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Susan Wladaver-Morgan's avatar

It’s only a matter of time before he renames it the trump center for acting out. He names everything for himself so he has constant reminders, like so many mirrors.

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Eric Stromquist's avatar

I didn't think Trump could possibly top making George W Bush seem smart, sensible and appealing. But making me long for the days when Tricky Dick tinkled the ivories for Pearl Bailey just blows that out of the water. What's next? Wishing Il Duce was in charge of DOGE?

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Jamie Schler's avatar

I can’t wait for Kid Rick - Lara Trump to appear at the Kennedy Center!

Isn’t Trump et al trying to kill PBS and NPR, too?

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Spencer Pierre LeGate's avatar

About to launch a Substack comparing the reign of Louis XIV. Fourteen was a great patron of the arts, not only brought opera and ballet to France, but loved to dance and performed in many court productions. He did it as an affirmation of his obvious heavenly grace and beauty that was bestowed on le dieu-donne by you know WHO.

Would not be surprised that some Trump underling knew this and thought His Eminence might imitate the Sun King as he seems to have attempted in other ways as well.

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Jack Ohman’s You Betcha!'s avatar

The Scum King.

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Phil Stokes's avatar

OK, now I get it. The 43 foot foam of Trump in Vegas was actually an ad for his coming Finocchio Revival at the Center featuring a Can Can number called ‘No You Can’t’.

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tecolote42's avatar

Because he can.

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Jamie Schler's avatar

Omg, Jack! I just saw the title of your post 😂😂😂

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Eric Stromquist's avatar

I think Dick tickled the ivories but it is possible he tinkled on them too.

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Kathleen Reilly Mannix's avatar

Well, I was going to pay KenCen $400 for Mother's Day tix to see Rhiannon Giddens & The Old-Time Revue. Now DearLeaderNorthAmerica is bringing his old time autocrat revue to our cultural temple. Additionally, I don't know how long my social security payments are going to arrive. I may be so much poorer by May. Can't believe you've never visited b/c you need a picture of yourself next to the Robert Berks bust of JFK.

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Jack Ohman’s You Betcha!'s avatar

I have the Berks bust here, but it’s the smaller one. Then my RFK journalism award is a Berks. I think my looking like JFK moment has morphed into Looks Like An Aging 1970s Rock Musician vibe.

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Kathleen Reilly Mannix's avatar

The original is huge, justifiably huge.

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