Hillary Clinton

Walk away

(9,494 posts) Tue Jun 21, 2016, 08:57 AM Jun 2016

Hillary's campaign plans a rock-star convention lineup!

".....Clinton has no shortage of celebrities to choose from. Pop stars like Katy Perry, Demi Lovato and Christina Aguilera have performed at fundraisers and campaign rallies. Perry, who performed at a Clinton rally in Des Moines ahead of last year’s Jefferson-Jackson Dinner in Iowa, was so enthralled with the campaign, operatives said, that she requested a meeting with Clinton’s policy advisers and then sat through the hours-long rubber chicken dinner listening to speeches by local elected officials.

Beyoncé has also attended a Clinton fundraiser. Hollywood power brokers like Steven Spielberg, Harvey Weinstein, Jeffrey Katzenberg and Rob Reiner are all backing Clinton. Oprah Winfrey announced her endorsement last week. And comedians like Amy Schumer and Lena Dunham have acted as stalwart campaign surrogates.

“They won’t have a lack of entertainment,” said a close Clinton ally......"

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http://www.politico.com/story/2016/06/clinton-democratic-convention-hamilton-224583#ixzz4CDRtPOAI

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Hillary's campaign plans a rock-star convention lineup! (Original Post) Walk away Jun 2016 OP

I love Democratic Conventions.. 2012 was Super Exciting . and i have no Cha Jun 2016 #1

I think he will be there. They have to keep up the suspense but I bet he does something original... Walk away Jun 2016 #2

Awww.. I'm so happy for you and your family. That would be so Awesome! Cha Jun 2016 #4

Omg DesertRat Jun 2016 #6

And, just like Hillary to get him for our Convention! Cha Jun 2016 #9

I'd tune in for that! mcar Jun 2016 #7

Right.. all our Wonderful Dems there to kick off Hillary's Campaign in Cha Jun 2016 #10

K&R! stonecutter357 Jun 2016 #3

Great! I hope it brings in more under 40s. spooky3 Jun 2016 #5

Pales in comparison to the Trumpfucktastic convention Kaleva Jun 2016 #8

We know Wayne Newton is a lock!!! Walk away Jun 2016 #11

I noticed a couple snarky remarks about this news BlueMTexpat Jun 2016 #12

I probably didn't see it because I enlarged my list to include every Iggy on DU.... Walk away Jun 2016 #15

Curiously, I've noticed someone who EileenFB Jun 2016 #13

"[Katy Perry] then sat through the hours-long rubber chicken dinner listening to speeches" caquillo Jun 2016 #14

That is an expression used to describe business dinners, other dinners with speakers, etc., because spooky3 Jun 2016 #20

Hamilton Rose Siding Jun 2016 #16

But tRump has Mike Tyson & Gary Busey. So put that in your pipe & smoke it. Tarheel_Dem Jun 2016 #17

No Ted Nugent? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2016 #19

It should be excellent. Kath1 Jun 2016 #18

And Tina Fey! Samantha Bee! Maru Kitteh Jun 2016 #21

Cha

(318,969 posts)

1. I love Democratic Conventions.. 2012 was Super Exciting . and i have no

Reply to Walk away (Original post)

Tue Jun 21, 2016, 09:03 AM

Jun 2016

doubt 2016 will be Awesome!

Hillary Clinton has reached out to Lin-Manuel Miranda, the Tony Award-winning star of the musical ‘Hamilton,’ about performing at the Democratic convention. | Getty

Mahalo, Walk away~

Walk away

(9,494 posts)

2. I think he will be there. They have to keep up the suspense but I bet he does something original...

Reply to Cha (Reply #1)

Tue Jun 21, 2016, 09:17 AM

Jun 2016

political and awesome! My whole family saw Hamilton on Broadway in April. This man is an artistic genius!

Cha

(318,969 posts)

4. Awww.. I'm so happy for you and your family. That would be so Awesome!

Reply to Walk away (Reply #2)

Tue Jun 21, 2016, 09:24 AM

Jun 2016

DesertRat

(27,995 posts)

6. Omg

Reply to Cha (Reply #1)

Tue Jun 21, 2016, 09:28 AM

Jun 2016

Lin-Manuel Miranda?? That would be AMAZING!

Cha

(318,969 posts)

9. And, just like Hillary to get him for our Convention!

Reply to DesertRat (Reply #6)

Tue Jun 21, 2016, 09:50 AM

Jun 2016

DesertRat~

mcar

(46,049 posts)

7. I'd tune in for that!

Reply to Cha (Reply #1)

Tue Jun 21, 2016, 09:46 AM

Jun 2016

I'll be watching anyway!

Cha

(318,969 posts)

10. Right.. all our Wonderful Dems there to kick off Hillary's Campaign in

Reply to mcar (Reply #7)

Tue Jun 21, 2016, 09:52 AM

Jun 2016

in the GE.. Awesomeness! mcar~

stonecutter357

(13,045 posts)

3. K&R!

Reply to Walk away (Original post)

Tue Jun 21, 2016, 09:24 AM

Jun 2016

spooky3

(38,624 posts)

5. Great! I hope it brings in more under 40s.

Reply to Walk away (Original post)

Tue Jun 21, 2016, 09:28 AM

Jun 2016

Kaleva

(40,355 posts)

8. Pales in comparison to the Trumpfucktastic convention

Reply to Walk away (Original post)

Tue Jun 21, 2016, 09:49 AM

Jun 2016

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12512210101

Walk away

(9,494 posts)

11. We know Wayne Newton is a lock!!!

Reply to Kaleva (Reply #8)

Tue Jun 21, 2016, 10:03 AM

Jun 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=fxZ3BOn4riM

BlueMTexpat

(15,689 posts)

12. I noticed a couple snarky remarks about this news

Reply to Walk away (Original post)

Tue Jun 21, 2016, 11:10 AM

Jun 2016

in another forum. Nothing quite bad enough to alert on, but definitely snarky.

As a result, I've added a couple more names to my Iggy List, which will remain as is and/or grow for quite a while longer.

That said, I personally am glad to see this line-up. These are not just "rock stars," but rock stars whose hearts are in the right place.

Walk away

(9,494 posts)

15. I probably didn't see it because I enlarged my list to include every Iggy on DU....

Reply to BlueMTexpat (Reply #12)

Tue Jun 21, 2016, 11:23 AM

Jun 2016

EileenFB

(360 posts)

13. Curiously, I've noticed someone who

Reply to Walk away (Original post)

Tue Jun 21, 2016, 11:15 AM

Jun 2016

has been vocal in his support of both Bill and Obama in the past but nothing as of yet for Hillary. David Geffen.

He would not endorse her in '08 because he said she was too divisive. Wondering if this time around he's changed his mind.

caquillo

(521 posts)

14. "[Katy Perry] then sat through the hours-long rubber chicken dinner listening to speeches"

Reply to Walk away (Original post)

Tue Jun 21, 2016, 11:22 AM

Jun 2016

Say what? Rubber chicken dinner?

spooky3

(38,624 posts)

20. That is an expression used to describe business dinners, other dinners with speakers, etc., because

Reply to caquillo (Reply #14)

Tue Jun 21, 2016, 11:46 PM

Jun 2016

they often serve chicken (cheap and easy to prepare for large groups) that is overly or otherwise badly cooked (and therefore rubbery).

Rose Siding

(32,629 posts)

16. Hamilton

Reply to Walk away (Original post)

Tue Jun 21, 2016, 11:33 AM

Jun 2016

Hillary Clinton has reached out to Lin-Manuel Miranda, the Tony Award-winning star of the musical ‘Hamilton,’ about performing at the Democratic convention. | Getty

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