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

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".....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......"

more...

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

[Cha]

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

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~

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

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

[Cha]

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

[DesertRat]

6. Omg

Lin-Manuel Miranda?? That would be AMAZING!

[Cha]

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

DesertRat~

[mcar]

7. I'd tune in for that!

I'll be watching anyway!

[Cha]

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

in the GE.. Awesomeness! mcar~

[stonecutter357]

3. K&R!

[spooky3]

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

[Kaleva]

8. Pales in comparison to the Trumpfucktastic convention

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12512210101

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

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

[BlueMTexpat]

12. I noticed a couple snarky remarks about this news

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.

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

[EileenFB]

13. Curiously, I've noticed someone who

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]

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

Say what? Rubber chicken dinner?

[spooky3]

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

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

[Rose Siding]

16. Hamilton

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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[Tarheel_Dem]

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

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

19. No Ted Nugent?

[Kath1]

18. It should be excellent.

Melissa Etheridge was fantastic in 2008. I thought that was just perfect.

[Maru Kitteh]

21. And Tina Fey! Samantha Bee!

How much fun will this convention be?