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Nobody hates living veterans more than Republicans. Dead veterans they can put in a video with Kid Rock music. They love those. But living veterans with opinions, experience, and medical needs are genuinely offensive to conservatives.
Donald Trump illegally hid files alleging that he raped a child.
This is by far the most heinous scandal of any President in American history.
He needs to resign in disgrace and face charges.
Eddie Murphy called out the Oscars live on stage in 1988 for never awarding Black actors.
“I remember being with Robin Williams backstage. And he goes to me, like, ‘But why go there?’ I was like, ‘Oh, you don’t think it’s funny?’ It was more, is it funny? Rather than it’s controversial. I was trying to be funny and say a little something, but be funny too. Have a little edge to what I said," Murphy told Entertainment Weekly.
Murphy's speech centered on him originally not wanting to present at the Oscars, as he said on air: “I’m not going because they haven’t recognized Black people in motion pictures. And I’ll probably never win an Oscar for saying this, but hey I gotta say it. Actually, I might not be in any trouble because the way it’s been going is about every 20 years we get one, so we ain’t due to about 2004. So by that time, this will all be blown over... But I just feel that we have to be recognized as a people. I just want you to know I’m gonna give this award, but Black people will not ride the caboose of society, and we will not bring up the rear anymore. And I want you to recognize us,”
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The Hollywood Bowl stage has been dedicated to composer John Williams. It's the first time in the Bowl’s 103-year history that the stage has been dedicated to an artist.
“The Hollywood Bowl has become synonymous with John Williams’ music. His scores have captivated generations of filmgoers, and his concerts at the Bowl have defined what it means to experience film music live. This dedication honors not only his artistic brilliance but also the way he has helped shape the Bowl into the most recognizable stage for symphonic film music.”
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“They were careless people… they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.”
- F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
“When we decline to speak ill of the dead, it’s because we have compassion for the living. In this respect, I am sorry for Kirk’s children. I don’t know if Kirk was a good father, but if he was, that does little to mitigate the damage he did to other people’s children.”
Actor Jeff Daniels on Donald Trump’s 2nd term: “We’ve lost decency. We’ve lost civility. We’ve lost respect for the rule of law. We’ve normalized verbal abuse. We’ve normalized bullying. Out the window goes character, integrity. We’re supposed to elect the best of us, not the worst of us. He’s everything that’s wrong with not just America but being a human being.”