Cast of Hamilton delivers a message to Vice President-elect Pence

Source: Hot Air | November 19, 2016 | John Sexton

Vice President-elect Mike Pence attended a performance of Hamilton Friday night. Pence was greeted with a mix of booing and some applause when he entered the theater in Manhattan:

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Immediately after the show, Pence got up to leave the theater and one of the actors announced that the Vice President-elect was in attendance and, after asking people not to boo, said he had a message to deliver to him. Video of the announcement was posted on the official Hamilton Twitter account:

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Pence stood in a hallway just outside and listened to the entire statement before exiting the building. The NY Times reports that the message was written by the show’s creator with input from the director, the producer and the cast:

The statement that Mr. Dixon read was written by the show’s creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda, its director, Thomas Kail, and the lead producer, Jeffrey Seller, with input from cast members, Mr. Seller said.

“We had to ask ourselves, how do we cope with this?” Mr. Seller said. “Our cast could barely go on stage the day after the election. The election was painful and crushing to all of us here. We all struggled with what was the appropriate and respectful and proper response. We are honored that Mr. Pence attended the show, and we had to use this opportunity to express our feelings.”

Mr. Seller said that there was some discussion about whether it was appropriate to inject a political statement into the night, and that those involved decided to wait until the end of the performance.

There’s plenty to be offended by here but on the scale of left-wing obnoxiousness I’d say this scores about a 6 (out of 10). On one hand the message presumes that the incoming administration is a threat to pretty much everyone and everything, which is just obnoxious. And the bit about hoping Pence was inspired by the show resumes that, without that inspiration, he’s hopeless. Also, making this statement public— rather than, say, sending Pence a note from the cast privately— seems more about posturing for the cameras than communication. There’s no dialog possible here. It’s not as if Pence could respond or do anything but politely hear them out. This is the kind of national discussion the left loves: the kind where they talk and you listen.

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    What does one expect from mud wallowing pigs?

    Thespians have been without dignity all of the 72 years of my life.

    Pence’s attendance is the closest thing to relevance that any of them will ever experience.

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