Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Harris Responds to Trump's Town Hall-turned 'music fest'

"Hope he's okay"

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... The big picture: Trump's campaign hailed the impromptu concert hosted by the GOP presidential nominee who's known for sometimes unorthodox improvisation as "very special," while Vice President Kamala Harris early on Tuesday reposted her team's X post saying he "appears lost, confused" with the comment: "Hope he's okay." ...

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-10-15 01:40 AM

Still more...

... Driving the news: Trump was holding the town hall at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center and Fairgrounds in Oaks, Pa., with South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem when the first medical incident occurred about 30 minutes into the event.

- - - The Republican presidential nominee asked for "Ave Maria" to be played following the first incident at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center and Fairgrounds in Oaks after calling for a doctor, and an instrumental version of the song was played.

- - - After the second disruption, Trump joked "would anybody else like to faint?" before requesting "Ave Maria" again and saying he wished someone could open the doors.

- - - He then asked for Italian opera singer Luciano Pavarotti's version of the song to be played and for it to be turned up louder, a request that was obliged by his staff.

Zoom in: Trump opted to have more music played, rather than take more questions at the event, as he danced to songs including the Village People's "YMCA" and swayed along to Sinead O'Connor's "Nothing Compares 2 U," Rufus Wainwright's version of "Hallelujah" and Guns N' Roses' "November Rain." ...



#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-10-15 01:42 AM

Another view...

Let's Just Listen To Music': Trump Turns Town Hall Into Concert Prompting Mockery From Harris
www.forbes.com

... Former President Donald Trump's Town Hall in Pennsylvania on Monday turned into a more than half-hour-long "music fest" where the former president slowly swayed and danced while the crowd slowly streamed out of the venue, prompting immediate mockery from both Vice President Kamala Harris and her campaign.

Key Facts

Trump town hall was interrupted by two separate medical emergencies in the crowd, which he blamed on the heat as moderator, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, quipped about the venue being unable to afford air conditioning "in this economy."

Trump called for Ave Maria to be played at first during both interruptions but the former president spoke only briefly after the second person received treatment.

Trump then said: "Let's not do any more questions. Let's just listen to music. Let's make it into a music fest. Who the hell wants to hear questions right? Isn't that beautiful?"

Trump then stood on stage swaying and bobbing to the music while the crowd appeared unsure if the event was over, the Associated Press reported.

After the Village People's "YMCA" was played"usually a song played at the end of Trump's rallies"the former president remained on stage and asked, "Nobody's leaving, what's going on?"

A few more songs were played as the "music fest" segment of the town hall lasted more than 30 minutes, as the crowd slowly streamed out of the venue, and ended only when Trump finally left the stage. ...



#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-10-15 01:47 AM

The demented------------- urged his deplorables to go out and vote on January 5th.

www.mediaite.com

#4 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2024-10-15 03:32 AM

Beneath the frumpy suits, above the high heels, between girdle and girdled, amid the swirling clouds of senility, there beats the tiny heart of a stuck-in-time compere at a broken down hobnobbery in the Catskills.

#5 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2024-10-15 05:32 AM

Beneath the frumpy suits, above the high heels, between girdle and girdled, amid the swirling clouds of senility, there beats the tiny heart of a stuck-in-time compere at a broken down hobnobbery in the Catskills.

Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2024-10-15 05:32 AM | Reply |

The best explanation of this was that he is prone to raging out of control when things don't go his way and the only way to get the toddler to calm the ---- down is play music to ease his drug fueled rage. It happened on the apprentice and it happened during his first term. Reportedly they had to play "memories" from Cats to soothe his raging.

Just the type of person who should have access to the nuclear codes.

#6 | Posted by Nixon at 2024-10-15 12:43 PM

Thank you, NIXON, for pointing that out. Here's another:

"Music Therapy in the Treatment of Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis"
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Dementia is a neurological condition characterized by deterioration in cognitive, behavioral, social, and emotional functions. Pharmacological interventions are available but have limited effect in treating many of the disease's features. Several studies have proposed therapy with music as a possible strategy to slow down cognitive decline and behavioral changes associated with aging in combination with the pharmacological therapy.

#7 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2024-10-16 07:41 AM

His Tiny Hands dance is to Trumpers what the Twist was for Chubby Checker... the high point of his career.

Chubby Checker - The Twist (Official Music Video)

www.youtube.com

#8 | Posted by Corky at 2024-10-16 06:01 PM

"Just the type of person who should have access to the nuclear codes."

While President Trump assressed that questiion; his answer Vladimir Putin. ZMakes you feel real secure; don't it?

#9 | Posted by danni at 2024-10-16 06:17 PM

... and one of the tunes fmr Pres Trump seems to ~sway~ (can't say dance) to was ...

Village People - YMCA (1978)
www.youtube.com

Y.M.C.A.(song)
en.wikipedia.org(song)#Lyrical_content

... Lyrical content

Taken at face value, the song's lyrics extol the virtues of the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA). However, in the gay culture from which the image and music of the Village People came, the song was implicitly understood as celebrating YMCA's reputation as a popular cruising and hookup spot, particularly for the younger men to whom it was addressed.[15]

The initial goal of Village People producers Morali and Belolo was to attract disco's gay audience by featuring popular gay fantasy in their music.[16] Although co-creator Morali was gay and the group was initially intended to target gay men, the group became more popular and more mainstream over time.[17] ...


#10 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-10-16 06:22 PM

#11 | Posted by commnotes at 2024-10-17 09:42 AM | Reply | Flag: Do you ever wonder what life would be like if you'd had enough oxygen at birth?

#12 | Posted by Hans at 2024-10-17 09:45 AM

So then, listening to Metallica on the FREE Pandora while I surf the Interweb News every day is helping me to cope with the endless barrage of political ads and "Election News."

#13 | Posted by john47 at 2024-10-17 10:44 AM

why doesn't she respond to her abysmal performance with Bret?

#14 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2024-10-17 10:01 PM

She's responded, as has her campaign - with killer ads. It's rather glorious - all the press she's gotten from it. But you keep polishing that turd she left you. Take special care of it.

#15 | Posted by YAV at 2024-10-17 10:09 PM

He looked like Angry Orange trying to do his best impression of
'the White man's overbite dance' while shaking two tiny hand maracas.

#16 | Posted by earthmuse at 2024-10-18 06:47 AM

My favorite moment yesterday was when anti-choice, forced birth "protesters" tried to disrupt her rally. She stopped speaking, got a HUGE smile on her face and addressed them saying "Oh! You have the wrong rally! You want the much smaller one down the street!"

#17 | Posted by YAV at 2024-10-18 09:49 AM

#17 That moment is one of my favorites too. She handled the hecklers like a pro by thinking on her feet and making a joke about Trump's Achilles heel: crowd sizes.

#18 | Posted by Gal_Tuesday at 2024-10-18 10:08 AM

why doesn't she respond to her abysmal performance with Bret?

#14 | POSTED BY LFTHNDTHRDS

You mean like old Trumpy did after his now infamous "THEY ARE EATING THE PETS!!!" mad maga clown routine?

No need. She can let Bret simmer in his own maga juices.

#19 | Posted by donnerboy at 2024-10-18 10:43 AM

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