# What's the deal with Trump's Inaguration Committee's inability to secure "A" list talent? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 3, 2017, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-trumps-inaguration-committees-inability-to-secure-a-list-talent/776192 "2017-01-03T02:03:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2017, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-trumps-inaguration-committees-inability-to-secure-a-list-talent/776192/221 "2017-01-21T18:38:57Z")
> [@StarvingButStrong](#): > > But the idea of watching anyone be emotionally tortured day after day for years? Are you really up for that? Why, no, I’m _not_ up for watching millions of Americans be subjected to the message “you ain’t really American” from the highest echelons. The best countermeasure I can think of is a constant stream (not the sort of steam he seems to be into; get your mind out of the gutter) of mockery and contempt, which will at least rot the foundations of the bully’s bully pulpit and at best make it easier for his political opponents to throw spanners into his works. It sucks for him, but the needs of the many and all that. Again, if the kitchen heat proves too oppressive for him, there are no locks or guards on the exit door. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2017, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-trumps-inaguration-committees-inability-to-secure-a-list-talent/776192/222 "2017-01-21T18:45:27Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > Why, no, I’m _not_ up for watching millions of Americans be subjected to the message “you ain’t really American” from the highest echelons. Millions and millions of immigrants, homosexuals, Muslims, disabled, blacks, etc wondering what’s going to happen to them and if their world is safe but we’re “torturing” a guy for comparing his event attendance totals. Ain’t enough :rolleyes: in the world for that. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2017, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-trumps-inaguration-committees-inability-to-secure-a-list-talent/776192/223 "2017-01-21T18:58:59Z")
Well, as long as I’m torturing the poor pumpkinhead, here’s another [twist of the knife](https://twitter.com/Rob_Flaherty/status/822508671083184128/photo/1), and another [lead pipe to the kneecap](https://twitter.com/Mikeggibbs/status/822566379991760896/photo/1), and another [dip on the ol’ waterboard](https://twitter.com/SamSeder/status/822566396282466309/photo/1)… [Crowd count is in](http://www.politicususa.com/2017/01/20/numbers-in-trumps-inauguration-crowd-17th-size-obama.html): Trump 2017: 250,000 Obama 2013: 1,000,000 Obama 2009: 1,800,000 ---
**Author:** ![CatandMouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c89c15/32.png) [@CatandMouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatandMouse)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2017, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-trumps-inaguration-committees-inability-to-secure-a-list-talent/776192/224 "2017-01-21T19:14:49Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > I feel bad for those guys. They played the 08 and 12 parties and were booked for this one a couple of years ago before they knew who would win. They are totally apolitical and were getting so much shit that they canceled. I think they did the right thing by cancelling, and probably should have sooner. ---
**Author:** ![Lamia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Lamia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamia)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2017, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-trumps-inaguration-committees-inability-to-secure-a-list-talent/776192/225 "2017-01-21T19:19:14Z")
I’m seeing estimates online that the turnout for the Women’s March on Washington is ~500,000 people. I’m not sure if that’s accurate, but it does look like a bigger crowd than for the inauguration. If this makes Trump feel bad about himself, all the better. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2017, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-trumps-inaguration-committees-inability-to-secure-a-list-talent/776192/226 "2017-01-21T19:19:30Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > Well, as long as I’m torturing the poor pumpkinhead, here’s another [twist of the knife](https://twitter.com/Rob_Flaherty/status/822508671083184128/photo/1), and another [lead pipe to the kneecap](https://twitter.com/Mikeggibbs/status/822566379991760896/photo/1), and another [dip on the ol’ waterboard](https://twitter.com/SamSeder/status/822566396282466309/photo/1)… > > [Crowd count is in](http://www.politicususa.com/2017/01/20/numbers-in-trumps-inauguration-crowd-17th-size-obama.html): > Trump 2017: 250,000 > Obama 2013: 1,000,000 > Obama 2009: 1,800,000 Even the people who voted for this asshole can’t stand him. No one wants to celebrate. ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2017, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-trumps-inaguration-committees-inability-to-secure-a-list-talent/776192/227 "2017-01-21T19:33:41Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > It’s not that we want the plane to crash. It’s more that we’re sitting in our seats and realizing that our new pilot has a souvenir Junior Air Captain’s certificate from Joe-Bob’s Flyin’ Machine Museum ‘n’ Bait Shop. Turns out, he earned that the same way he “earned” his purple heart. It’s so much better this way. I didn’t have to wait in line or anything. ---
**Author:** ![Lamia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Lamia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamia)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2017, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-trumps-inaguration-committees-inability-to-secure-a-list-talent/776192/228 "2017-01-21T20:01:34Z")
> [@Lamia](#): > > I’m seeing estimates online that the turnout for the Women’s March on Washington is ~500,000 people. I’m not sure if that’s accurate, but it does look like a bigger crowd than for the inauguration. > > If this makes Trump feel bad about himself, all the better. I’m watching on C-SPAN and Madonna is performing right now. I’m not really a fan, but I think she qualifies as “A List” and is certainly a bigger star than anyone Trump got for his inauguration. ---
**Author:** ![Pantastic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3bc359/32.png) [@Pantastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pantastic)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2017, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-trumps-inaguration-committees-inability-to-secure-a-list-talent/776192/229 "2017-01-21T20:39:23Z")
> [@StarvingButStrong](#): > > I didn’t expect this to happen: I’m actually feeling sorry for Trump. > But the idea of watching anyone be emotionally tortured day after day for years? Are you really up for that? Since he wants to torture gay until they turn straight, torture people with illnesses to death by removing their health insurance, and torture women by forcing them to act as human incubators, I can’t seem to find an outpouring of sympathy for a guy who isn’t as well-liked as he wants to be. His ‘suffering’ only a tiny fraction of the suffering he deliberately has and plans to inflict on others. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2017, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-trumps-inaguration-committees-inability-to-secure-a-list-talent/776192/230 "2017-01-22T02:30:47Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > Well, as long as I’m torturing the poor pumpkinhead, here’s another [twist of the knife](https://twitter.com/Rob_Flaherty/status/822508671083184128/photo/1), and another [lead pipe to the kneecap](https://twitter.com/Mikeggibbs/status/822566379991760896/photo/1), and another [dip on the ol’ waterboard](https://twitter.com/SamSeder/status/822566396282466309/photo/1)… > > [Crowd count is in](http://www.politicususa.com/2017/01/20/numbers-in-trumps-inauguration-crowd-17th-size-obama.html): > Trump 2017: 250,000 > Obama 2013: 1,000,000 > Obama 2009: 1,800,000 And the Official White House response is: [“Are you gonna believe your own eyes, or are you gonna believe us?”](http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/inauguration-2017/new-white-house-press-secretary-blasts-media-over-crowd-size-n710351) ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2017, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-trumps-inaguration-committees-inability-to-secure-a-list-talent/776192/231 "2017-01-22T11:26:36Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > And the Official White House response is: [“Are you gonna believe your own eyes, or are you gonna believe us?”](http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/inauguration-2017/new-white-house-press-secretary-blasts-media-over-crowd-size-n710351) Trump is going to come down hard on media that don’t toe the line. It’s going to be “_interesting_” to see what he does and whether the media can stand the heat he’s going to apply. He will stop at literally nothing to pressure the media to start reporting things as he wants them to be seen. ---
**Author:** ![Bill\_Door](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@Bill\_Door](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_Door)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2017, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-trumps-inaguration-committees-inability-to-secure-a-list-talent/776192/232 "2017-01-22T11:46:00Z")
From the NBC News story about the inauguration: [QUOTE=NBC News] Spicer claimed of Trump’s inauguration, “this was the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration, period, both in person and around the globe.” He did not provide any evidence. [/QUOTE] I’d advise them to get a hotkey for that phrase “He did not provide any evidence”. They’re going to be needing that a lot. The style seems to be naked assertion without evidence. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2025, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-trumps-inaguration-committees-inability-to-secure-a-list-talent/776192/233 "2025-01-16T21:25:47Z")
Forbes indicates talent is better this time around. > **[All The Big Performers At Trump’s Inauguration Events: Carrie Underwood,...](https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2025/01/16/all-the-big-performers-at-trumps-inauguration-events-carrie-underwood-village-people-gavin-degraw-and-more/)** > > The Village People—the band behind one of Trump’s favorite hits, “Y.M.C.A.”—will perform at a pre-inauguration event. Their list of everyone appearing in inauguration-related events: - **Carrie Underwood** - **Village People** - **Lee Greenwood** - **Jason Aldean** - **Rascal Flatts** - **Kid Rock** - **Billy Ray Cyrus** - **Christopher Macchio** - **Snoop Dogg** - **Gavin DeGraw** - **Parker McCollum** ---
**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2025, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-trumps-inaguration-committees-inability-to-secure-a-list-talent/776192/234 "2025-01-17T09:14:18Z")
I don’t hate him, but he does disgust me. But the most powerful feeling I have about him is abject terror ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2025, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-trumps-inaguration-committees-inability-to-secure-a-list-talent/776192/235 "2025-01-17T09:42:56Z")
> [@StarvingButStrong](#): > > Clearly he is a man who cares about his image. He wants approval, admiration. Here he has achieved something that is really remarkable. How many people get voted President, after all? > > And in return, he receives heaping servings of contempt and disapproval. Day after day of mockery and scorn. Don’t worry, Fox won’t show him any of that. And fuck his fee-fees. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2025, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-trumps-inaguration-committees-inability-to-secure-a-list-talent/776192/236 "2025-01-17T11:39:52Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > Their list of everyone appearing in inauguration-related events: Almost nobody on that list is much of a surprise, but…_Snoop Dogg_? Didn’t think he was much of a trumper. I guess, judging by his constant appearances I’ve seen lately on commercials and talk shows, he’s willing to do anything and appear anywhere for a buck. Got his mind on his money and his money on his mind. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2025, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-trumps-inaguration-committees-inability-to-secure-a-list-talent/776192/237 "2025-01-17T19:41:45Z")
The rest are booked for the Putin benefit. ---
**Author:** ![Coriolanus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/coriolanus/32/18769_2.png) [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2025, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-trumps-inaguration-committees-inability-to-secure-a-list-talent/776192/238 "2025-01-18T18:24:27Z")
It’s going to be cold in DC so they’ve moved the inauguration inside (The Capitol Rotunda I believe?) and there are fence walls all over DC. So no repeat of Henry Harrison. Even if Trump could spout 8,400+ words of verbal garbage he can do that indoors now. No inflated counts and bad cut & paste jobs of the huggge crowds that are 10x bigger than any other president had and at least 2 or 3 times 2017 for sure. Snoop Dogg, huh? It’s about time he got a jobby job. But Trump isn’t actually watching all this amazing talent in person is he? If he is, Snoop will gain back some of my respect if he lights up the biggest spleef ever smoked on any inauguration day. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2025, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-trumps-inaguration-committees-inability-to-secure-a-list-talent/776192/239 "2025-01-19T20:04:47Z")
The latest news: Jumbotrons that were installed on the Mall for people to watch the inauguration have been removed by order of the Committee. ---
**Author:** ![Coriolanus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/coriolanus/32/18769_2.png) [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2025, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-trumps-inaguration-committees-inability-to-secure-a-list-talent/776192/240 "2025-01-20T04:57:02Z")
Maybe the company that rents Jumbotron’s wanted cash up front (not gonna happen) and nobody would insure them against eggs, balloon paint bombs, rocks, etc. Plus they’ll need the Jumbotron’s for wherever the overflow of dignitaries who didn’t make the rotunda cut will watch it from, ETA: The venue The Capitals play in will be open for viewing. Hope they serve beer then. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-trumps-inaguration-committees-inability-to-secure-a-list-talent/776192.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-trumps-inaguration-committees-inability-to-secure-a-list-talent/776192.md?page=13)