LEAKED AUDIO: Kennedy Center President
Deployed Lobbyist to Secure $25 Million in
Coronavirus Stimulus, But Not a Cent for Workers
Gateway Pundit,
by
Cassandra Fairbanks
Original Article
Posted By: ladydawgfan,
3/31/2020 7:32:25 AM
The Gateway Pundit has received audio of a video conference call between Kennedy Center President Deborah Rutter, members of their human resources department, and 200 of their employees.
The audio was first obtained by Jack Posobiec of One America News.
As the Gateway Pundit previously reported, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts infamously received a controversial $25 million from Democrats in the coronavirus relief package — and just hours later they told their performers and employees that they will not be getting paychecks. [Audio clip]
During the leaked conference call, which took place on March 26,
Reply 1 - Posted by:
John C 3/31/2020 7:45:21 AM (No. 363592)
Wonder what Kennedy Center President Deborah Rutter makes a year. I am sure Valery Jarret and Susan Rice will get their directors and benefit pay also.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
philsner 3/31/2020 7:45:26 AM (No. 363593)
Remember, leftists have all the "empathy" and don't care about money.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
WinterParker 3/31/2020 7:58:10 AM (No. 363609)
So it's a great big poorly run money tree, run by a stupid woman, that we support. But 'the arts' are so important! Close the damn thing but first let's see the books.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Frenesi1 3/31/2020 8:01:57 AM (No. 363617)
How many Americans will ever go here? Why are we forced to fund something for the elites and politicians?
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
Clinger 3/31/2020 8:09:02 AM (No. 363625)
I keep hearing the words of Milton Freedman in his interview with Phil Donahue. Where are these benevolent people we can trust at some point he turned to Donahue and said "I don't even trust you."
Government is fire; limited controlled fire cooks your food and keeps you alive in the cold. Once outside of proper control it burns you to a crisp. Being for limited government is no more being anti government than being for limited fire, confined to your stove and furnace.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
felixcat 3/31/2020 8:22:48 AM (No. 363635)
President Trump was asked about the $25 million at one of his pressers last week and he defended the money. Saying, and I paraphrase, that it's a nice center, it's closed, people are hurting, he'd like to visit someday, etc. Very disappointed.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
DCGIRL 3/31/2020 8:39:11 AM (No. 363657)
The Kennedy Center has been dying a very slow death for years. I would be one to put it out of it's misery. Please tell me how the Kennedy Center fits in the scheme of things pertaining to the coronavirus.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
Muguy 3/31/2020 9:07:51 AM (No. 363704)
As Rush Limbaugh has said for decades, FOLLOW THE MONEY.
Nasty Piglosi's "wish list" is FULL of goodies that lobbyists want. Is this how so many 'republicans' voted for all that PORK?
If it would cost them campaign money donations, that could be a reason.
What are the restrictions place on how the money is spent? Surely, there are public records that could be looked into to find out--
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
qr4j 3/31/2020 9:11:35 AM (No. 363711)
Is the Kennedy Center president still receiving his salary? I bet it's bigger than the staff's wages!
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
ToryWhite 3/31/2020 9:16:54 AM (No. 363719)
The Kennedy Center is to the "arts" as the Washington Cathedral is to Christianity (n.b. tedious speechifying at so-called memorial services for the politicos' Great and Good; Pelosi's soon up to bat?) Corrupt, venal, and utterly divorced from ANY valid mission.
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All of the pork that democrats attempted to put into the bill are their usual kickback bribery schemes. Green energy, foreign aid, "charities" they control...
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
mizzmac 3/31/2020 9:40:03 AM (No. 363766)
Not surprised. Not one bit.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
padiva 3/31/2020 10:19:19 AM (No. 363819)
I can see it now. This place will give Yuge honorariums to A-list people who will then give it to the DNC.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
rsgonner 3/31/2020 10:21:55 AM (No. 363821)
When the republicans retake the House in November, they need to nullify this garbage and jail those responsible for it. Didn't the Kennedy Center turn around and donate millions of the money to the DNC? Shouldn't that be illegal?
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
Jebediah 3/31/2020 10:31:29 AM (No. 363838)
And Nancy LISTENED!!!!!! What's the story with that. I am SURE she is not intellectually inclined.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
DVC 3/31/2020 10:45:39 AM (No. 363862)
New Yorkers are such fine, upstanding, sensible folks.
/s off
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
edgar 3/31/2020 10:52:41 AM (No. 363874)
Follow the money. There are kickbacks a plenty in that $25 million.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
Jebediah 3/31/2020 11:41:14 AM (No. 363944)
Wonder whether RUTTER is keeping HER salary----take a guess.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
Chuzzles 3/31/2020 12:45:52 PM (No. 364037)
Now why am I not surprised. This reminds me of the stunt AOC pulled last year with her staff. She cut her senior staff's pay then gave it to the interns. Did she touch her own pay? Are you out of your mind? Of course not. #1 has it right. That money was not for the elites at the Kennedy Center. That money was also earmarked for their employees as well. This is indeed disgraceful and I hope he calls them on it. This is why you just do not give these weasels extra money, for they will not give it to the ones who really need it.
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OUTRAGEOUS!! I'm sure all of those self-important celebrities who had the "illustrious" Kennedy Center Honors bestowed on their pampered posteriors could dig into their millions and help out a bit!!