# 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:** 7
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-trumps-inaguration-committees-inability-to-secure-a-list-talent/776192/121 "2017-01-17T04:45:28Z")
Let’s hope he’s smart enough to insist the returns are released before he plays. Not that he’s going to. But in theory. ---
**Author:** ![Zoot\_Sutra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/51bf81/32.png) [@Zoot\_Sutra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoot_Sutra)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-trumps-inaguration-committees-inability-to-secure-a-list-talent/776192/122 "2017-01-17T05:03:45Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > I wish somebody would hire[this guy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZdj_7dTfCs) for the inaugural parade. [Somebody beat you to the punch.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QosyPyUTag) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-trumps-inaguration-committees-inability-to-secure-a-list-talent/776192/123 "2017-01-17T05:05:53Z")
If they have the party in the lobby of the IRS building, the audit team could just come right downstairs with all the Trump returns. Pretty convenient. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-trumps-inaguration-committees-inability-to-secure-a-list-talent/776192/124 "2017-01-17T05:10:06Z")
> [@Zoot\_Sutra](#): > > [Somebody beat you to the punch.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QosyPyUTag) Bloody brilliant! ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-trumps-inaguration-committees-inability-to-secure-a-list-talent/776192/125 "2017-01-17T05:40:04Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > Things have gotten to the point of [Trump personally trying to give away free tickets](https://www.facebook.com/DonaldTrump/videos/10158473899090725/). Well, I live in Missouri, & am broke until the beginning of February, so…if he pays transportation costs, I can come. I’m even willing to get on stage with him, maybe wave a little sign. ---
**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 17, 2017, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-trumps-inaguration-committees-inability-to-secure-a-list-talent/776192/126 "2017-01-17T13:30:09Z")
> [@gaffa](#): > > I honestly do not know what to think in this case. > > On one hand, we have the completely irredeemable Donald Trump. > > On the other, we have a ticket scalper. “If both survive the _lirpa_…” ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-trumps-inaguration-committees-inability-to-secure-a-list-talent/776192/127 "2017-01-17T14:47:07Z")
If Rob Schneider is pro-Trump, I wonder if his good buddy Mr Sandler would like to reprise his Wedding Singer act. ---
**Author:** ![Evan\_Drake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b487fb/32.png) [@Evan\_Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evan_Drake)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-trumps-inaguration-committees-inability-to-secure-a-list-talent/776192/128 "2017-01-17T16:51:42Z")
> [@gaffa](#): > > I honestly do not know what to think in this case. > > On one hand, we have the completely irredeemable Donald Trump. > > On the other, we have a ticket scalper. What’s more, this is a ticket scalper who is identified in the article as a Democrat, and has the traditionally Jewish name “Rosenberg” who, not finding buyers: > > _…visited a handful of white supremacist websites, including the Daily Stormer, where he posted listings for the tickets on the site’s message boards._ > > The next four years are going to make satire and parody nearly impossible. So what ? Many Jews are very right-wing. Almost to the point of mania, as with other groups who lean that way. Andrew Breitbart himself was Jewish. Almost to the point of mania. _Breitbart News was “founded by Jews, is largely staffed by Jews, and has an entire section dedicated to reporting on and defending the Jewish state of Israel,” that organization’s Jewish CEO Larry Solov has announced_. [http://newobserveronline.com/breitbart-boasts-jewish-credentials/](http://newobserveronline.com/breitbart-boasts-jewish-credentials/) ---
**Author:** ![yanceylebeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yanceylebeef/32/12290_2.png) [@yanceylebeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yanceylebeef)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-trumps-inaguration-committees-inability-to-secure-a-list-talent/776192/129 "2017-01-17T16:56:39Z")
I hear the [Recess Monkeys](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaHfWqmC18A) are available. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-trumps-inaguration-committees-inability-to-secure-a-list-talent/776192/130 "2017-01-17T16:59:48Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > If Rob Schneider is pro-Trump, I wonder if his good buddy Mr Sandler would like to reprise his Wedding Singer act. Having Adam Sandler reprise that role would add the appropriate amount of gravitas to the ceremony. Perfect fit. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-trumps-inaguration-committees-inability-to-secure-a-list-talent/776192/131 "2017-01-17T17:05:46Z")
> [@Evan\_Drake](#): > > So what ? Many Jews are very right-wing. Almost to the point of mania, as with other groups who lean that way. Andrew Breitbart himself was Jewish. Almost to the point of mania. There’s right-wing, and there’s neo-Nazi web sites. I didn’t say “all Jews are liberal” I pointed out that the article mentioned that this \*particular \*Jewish Democrat visited a neo-Nazi web site to try to scalp tickets to neo-Nazis. If the irony of that action is lost on you, there is no hope. ---
**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 17, 2017, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-trumps-inaguration-committees-inability-to-secure-a-list-talent/776192/132 "2017-01-17T17:17:56Z")
> [@Evan\_Drake](#): > > So what ? Many Jews are very right-wing. Almost to the point of mania, as with other groups who lean that way. Andrew Breitbart himself was Jewish. Almost to the point of mania. > _Breitbart News was “founded by Jews, is largely staffed by Jews, and has an entire section dedicated to reporting on and defending the Jewish state of Israel,” that organization’s Jewish CEO Larry Solov has announced_. > > [http://newobserveronline.com/breitbart-boasts-jewish-credentials/](http://newobserveronline.com/breitbart-boasts-jewish-credentials/) Your “cite” has this quote > [@](#): > > Mook went on to cite the Jewish supremacist Southern Poverty Law Center… , advertises various items such as"German And Proud!" t-shirts, and let’s not forget the articles and advertisements from [the main page](http://newobserveronline.com/) and the [North America page](http://newobserveronline.com/category/americas/northamerica1/). Now I know which impartial news site to go to if I want a copy of _Mein Kampf: The Stalag Edition_ or _Jewish Domination Of Weimar Germany_. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-trumps-inaguration-committees-inability-to-secure-a-list-talent/776192/133 "2017-01-17T21:22:42Z")
I guess all of the big stars had nicer people to perform for: > **[6 Brutal Dictators You Didn't Know Had Celebrity BFFs](https://www.cracked.com/article_23862_6-brutal-dictators-you-didnt-know-had-celebrity-bffs.html)** > > If you find yourself getting booked to hang out with someone who's in between hearings at The Hague, it's time to fire your agent and/or hire an ethics tutor. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-trumps-inaguration-committees-inability-to-secure-a-list-talent/776192/134 "2017-01-17T22:06:55Z")
If they’re really stuck, I could sing the Soviet anthem for them in the baritone style of Paul Robeson. I ain’t half bad. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-trumps-inaguration-committees-inability-to-secure-a-list-talent/776192/135 "2017-01-17T22:17:08Z")
> [@Kimstu](#): > > The federal government itself generally contributes a sizeable chunk of the total (e.g., $49 million of an approximately $170 million budget for Obama’s 2009 ceremony). I’m a fan of Obama and everything, but holy shit. $170M?! ---
**Author:** ![Biffster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biffster/32/339_2.png) [@Biffster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffster)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-trumps-inaguration-committees-inability-to-secure-a-list-talent/776192/136 "2017-01-17T22:59:47Z")
If it gets low enough, he will have nowhere to go but up. > [@](#): > > Donald Trump Enters Office With Dismal Approval Ratings > > by Tod Perry > via Twitter > > President-elect Donald Trump is wildly unpopular. Sure, he won the presidency, but lost the popular vote to Hillary Clinton by nearly three million votes. According to Gallup, Trump is the least popular president-elect since they began tracking incoming presidential approval ratings back in the ‘90s. While most incoming presidents enjoy a post-election bump in the polls, Trump’s numbers have soured since the election and, according to a recent national poll by Quinnipiac University, only 37 percent of Americans approve of the job he’s doing. > > For some historical context, Barack Obama had an 83 percent approval rating in 2009. George W. Bush entered office with a 61 percent favorable rating even after beating Al Gore in a contentious supreme court battle. And Bill Clinton had a 68 percent favorable rating after winning three-candidate race with 43 percent of the vote. After winning the election, Trump had a 46 percent approval rating but it’s precipitously dropping as Americans become leery of his ties to Russia, calls to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and daily Twitter outbursts. > > More findings from the Quinnipiac University poll: > > — 53 percent of Americans believe Trump isn’t honest > > — 52 percent of Americans believe Trump does not care about average Americans > > — 62 percent believe he isn’t level-headed > > — 34 percent of Americans believe that Trump will be a better president than Obama > **[Donald Trump Enters Office With Dismal Approval Ratings - Good](https://www.good.is/articles/trumps-low-approval-ratings?utm_content=inf_10_81_2&utm_source=TSE&utm_medium=FB&utm_campaign=pd&tse_id=INF_df784e00dcdf11e6a03c354c456e1db2)** > > He has a dismal 37 percent approval rating Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-trumps-inaguration-committees-inability-to-secure-a-list-talent/776192/137 "2017-01-17T23:23:35Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > If they’re really stuck, I could sing the Soviet anthem for them in the baritone style of Paul Robeson. > I ain’t half bad. I’d like to hear that. Maybe put up a YouTube video? It might really take off. ---
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-trumps-inaguration-committees-inability-to-secure-a-list-talent/776192/138 "2017-01-17T23:29:08Z")
> [@yanceylebeef](#): > > I hear the [Recess Monkeys](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaHfWqmC18A) are available. How about Caspar Babypants? ---
**Author:** ![Evan\_Drake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b487fb/32.png) [@Evan\_Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evan_Drake)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-trumps-inaguration-committees-inability-to-secure-a-list-talent/776192/139 "2017-01-17T23:45:49Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Your “cite” has this quote , advertises various items such as"German And Proud!" t-shirts, and let’s not forget the articles and advertisements from [the main page](http://newobserveronline.com/) and the [North America page](http://newobserveronline.com/category/americas/northamerica1/). > Now I know which impartial news site to go to if I want a copy of _Mein Kampf: The Stalag Edition_ or _Jewish Domination Of Weimar Germany_. :rolleyes: I don’t see what difference the cite has to whether Breitbart and his News were/are Jewish. Either they are or they aren’t. The British publication **Private Eye** used to print extreme right-wing persons until the title _Mental Illness_: made no difference as to the truth or not of the loonies’ statements. ---
**Author:** ![Battle\_Pope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@Battle\_Pope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Battle_Pope)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-trumps-inaguration-committees-inability-to-secure-a-list-talent/776192/140 "2017-01-17T23:48:40Z")
Maybe they could get Rebecca Black to rework her “Friday” into _Trumpday!_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-trumps-inaguration-committees-inability-to-secure-a-list-talent/776192.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-trumps-inaguration-committees-inability-to-secure-a-list-talent/776192.md?page=8)