RIP. We'll miss you

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Well, I remember the Bob Dole thing, but very surprised with the other two items:

Moore wrote the song Dole Man, modelled on Soul Man, for Republican Bob Doleā€™s presidential campaign in 1996. In 2017, he was among the few entertainers who performed for Donald Trumpā€™s inaugural festivities. Eight years earlier, Moore had objected when Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obamaā€™s campaign used the song Hold On, Iā€™m Cominā€™.

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Didnā€™t he later speak out against Trumpā€™s use of this song? Or am I misremembering. (Either way, wow, wtf.)

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Not sure if he changed his mind. Wiki says he sent a C&D to Obama in 2008, but then he also performed at Obamaā€™s inaugural ball.

It goes on:

(No reference footnotes)

I just remember the Bob Dole song.

Perhaps he was an institutionalist and admirer of the Executive Branch, but disliked political parties? :thinking: :laughing:

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Do you suppose trump understood any of that?

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Maybe if heā€™d been paying attention. Iā€™d guess he was instead daydreaming about some piping hot KFC. Or maybe a hamberder.

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Oh, probably notā€¦ Iā€™m sure he just zoned out for much of the eulogies, since thatā€™s likely what he does if itā€™s not about himā€¦

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Such a shame- I met him a few years ago at the Edinburgh festival- he was getting his life back and starting to perform again after a long time away when his mental health was not great.

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Really sad - such a brilliant performer and comedian before it fell apart for him.

Bipolar, and abused by a priest when a kid (which he partly blamed for his mental health problems) - covered sensitively in the documentary ā€œWhatā€™s the matter with Tony Slattery?ā€ on BBC, but not currently available on iPlayer. It was a searingly honest ā€˜no holds barredā€™ programme.

He has been missed and will be even more so, now.

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https://www.mlb.com/news/bob-uecker-dies

ā€˜Mr. Baseballā€™ Bob Uecker passes away at 90

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He was an integral part of growing up in Milwaukee.

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Ahhh, shit. Double very sad day!

So much suckiness going on right nowā€¦ :cry:

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I hate this year. It sucks so much.

[ETA] From Gizmodoā€¦

Some picsā€¦

:sob:

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