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Swede

(38,198 posts)
Sun Mar 16, 2025, 06:38 PM Mar 2025

60 Minutes - What musicians did after executive order on DEI led to the cancellation of U.S. Marine Band collaboration

This is just so unfair.

The United States Marine Band was founded in 1798. Thomas Jefferson gave it its nickname, "The President's Own." Today, 135 Marines still perform the score of the White House from parties to inaugurations. So, there was excitement, last year, when the Marines judged a contest for teenage musicians. The winners would perform with the band. Thirty students were chosen. The concert was scheduled. But, last month, it was cancelled. President Trump had issued his executive order against diversity programs, and the young musicians were Black, Hispanic, Indian and Asian. Because they were silenced, many wanted to hear them including veterans of military bands who gathered in an improvised orchestra of equity that you might call America's own.

This past Sunday, at the music center at Strathmore, near Washington, 22 students who had lost their chance to play tuned up with the military band veterans for the concert that was not meant to be heard.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/concert-cancellation-trump-administration-dei-order-60-minutes-transcript/

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60 Minutes - What musicians did after executive order on DEI led to the cancellation of U.S. Marine Band collaboration (Original Post) Swede Mar 2025 OP
Kudos to those veterans who volunteered to make the concert possible. Ocelot II Mar 2025 #1
Inspiring But So Sad DET Mar 2025 #2
Same here. I'm trying to be strong, but this story is making me cry, too. wordstroken Mar 2025 #18
Trump is no different than the Taliban Blues Heron Mar 2025 #3
This is great, but sad. alarimer Mar 2025 #4
60 Minutes has been poking Humpty-Dumpty Donnie Dipshit Trumpte in the eyeballs maxrandb Mar 2025 #5
Yeah, John and Maurice BOSSHOG Mar 2025 #8
Great, it's on here in an hour. Abolishinist Mar 2025 #10
Works for me! calimary Mar 2025 #12
Good Rebl2 Mar 2025 #20
I hope 60 Minutes keeps it up! ReRe Mar 2025 #22
I'm loving it IronLionZion Mar 2025 #31
Good work, from 60 minutes. elleng Mar 2025 #6
Great job, 60 Minutes, Equity Arc and retired military musicians! tanyev Mar 2025 #7
Entire concert link please. Tia. cbabe Mar 2025 #9
I don't see a way to copy a link just to the concert. tanyev Mar 2025 #11
This message was self-deleted by its author cbabe Mar 2025 #13
Followed your tip: top of screen click cbabe Mar 2025 #15
This message was self-deleted by its author sestina Mar 2025 #17
I really fucking hate that man. William769 Mar 2025 #14
You have to wonder, why Donald wanted to be President of a Country that is the Melting Pot Dan Mar 2025 #16
A: To take All our money and turn our government over to Putin MagickMuffin Mar 2025 #19
Here is the YouTube link to the full concert. Music Man Mar 2025 #21
I hoped Figarosmom Mar 2025 #23
My god I hate that felon. What a sick, nasty, lying, AllyCat Mar 2025 #24
Love fuckity Phuck vapor2 Mar 2025 #34
Will Trump ban Jazz? Beck23 Mar 2025 #25
FTR, these current, retired or former muscians who play in the military bands Deminpenn Mar 2025 #26
Release the recording. I'd certainly buy a copy. marble falls Mar 2025 #27
Petty and shitty - that's how the G.O.P. rolls BoRaGard Mar 2025 #28
And yet young black males voted to elect what's his name. Firestorm49 Mar 2025 #29
Our uniqueness is what we are..all different colors, shapes and creeds and TSF can try as he may, we aren't going away Deuxcents Mar 2025 #30
K & R SunSeeker Mar 2025 #32
It was a wonderful story LogDog75 Mar 2025 #33

Ocelot II

(128,827 posts)
1. Kudos to those veterans who volunteered to make the concert possible.
Sun Mar 16, 2025, 06:50 PM
Mar 2025

And fuck racist Pete Hogsbreath and the other DoD assholes that cancelled the original one.

DET

(2,349 posts)
2. Inspiring But So Sad
Sun Mar 16, 2025, 06:55 PM
Mar 2025

TSF’s action in cancelling that concert was Hitlerian. Those kids should be celebrated. I haven’t cried in a while, but that story did it. I can’t believe what we’re turning into.

wordstroken

(1,402 posts)
18. Same here. I'm trying to be strong, but this story is making me cry, too.
Sun Mar 16, 2025, 09:04 PM
Mar 2025

The evil is on so many levels.

 

alarimer

(17,146 posts)
4. This is great, but sad.
Sun Mar 16, 2025, 06:58 PM
Mar 2025

Those kids earned their spots by auditioning, correct? That is the opposite of whatever the right things DEI is (and it IS NOT hiring the unqualified).

I just can't get over how awful these people are.

maxrandb

(17,131 posts)
5. 60 Minutes has been poking Humpty-Dumpty Donnie Dipshit Trumpte in the eyeballs
Sun Mar 16, 2025, 07:03 PM
Mar 2025

while simultaneously kicking him in the nuts for quite a few Sundays now.

BOSSHOG

(44,601 posts)
8. Yeah, John and Maurice
Sun Mar 16, 2025, 07:33 PM
Mar 2025

Have been good at getting the digs in every evening. But, just the facts. Something trump has a difficult time contending with. Greatly appreciated.

Rebl2

(17,329 posts)
20. Good
Sun Mar 16, 2025, 09:35 PM
Mar 2025

to hear they are poking Trump in the eye of late. Too bad they haven’t done this since he was president the first time. When are networks going to grow a spine and push back on Trump and his goons.

ReRe

(12,164 posts)
22. I hope 60 Minutes keeps it up!
Sun Mar 16, 2025, 10:57 PM
Mar 2025

I know that A.P. is giving as good as they got after the A.P. member of the White House Press Corp was kicked out because A.P. refused to call the Gulf of Mexico the "Gulf of America". If one gets confused about all that's going on in the courts to stop this maniac, just check out Associated Press. I think they are as good as any other news organization at explaining the twists and turns of the legal system as it works it's magic on holding this monster Administration to account.

IronLionZion

(50,728 posts)
31. I'm loving it
Mon Mar 17, 2025, 09:20 AM
Mar 2025

and Donny's been suing them for a while now with frivolous lawsuits. He doesn't like it so they should keep on doing it.

tanyev

(48,578 posts)
7. Great job, 60 Minutes, Equity Arc and retired military musicians!
Sun Mar 16, 2025, 07:07 PM
Mar 2025
The original Marine Band concert would have been seen by hundreds. Here, tonight, these musicians are being heard by millions.



ETA: Not only is the 60 Minutes story at the link, you can watch the entire concert! (60 Minutes Overtime) Give them some views!!

tanyev

(48,578 posts)
11. I don't see a way to copy a link just to the concert.
Sun Mar 16, 2025, 08:08 PM
Mar 2025

If you go to the link in the OP, at the top of the page is a viewing screen and right below it are three small screens with these titles:

DEI and a cancelled U.S. Marine Band concert

Equity Arc Wind Symphony: The full concert

America's Own | Sunday on 60 Minutes


The first one is the 60 Minutes story, the second one is the concert and I don’t know what the third one is.

Response to tanyev (Reply #11)

Response to tanyev (Reply #11)

Dan

(4,927 posts)
16. You have to wonder, why Donald wanted to be President of a Country that is the Melting Pot
Sun Mar 16, 2025, 08:46 PM
Mar 2025

He really hates POC,
He seems to really have an issue with women,
I am not sure what he really like....
He has no Class,
No Culture seems to want him,
and he really doesn't identify with the White Race accept for the support it brings,
I mean, he really is Orange (not sure what species or gender).

MagickMuffin

(18,064 posts)
19. A: To take All our money and turn our government over to Putin
Sun Mar 16, 2025, 09:23 PM
Mar 2025


Seems like Krasnov’s plan all along.


Music Man

(1,663 posts)
21. Here is the YouTube link to the full concert.
Sun Mar 16, 2025, 10:21 PM
Mar 2025

Good for these folks. It amazes me that some people are so small as to be threatened by this.

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AllyCat

(18,463 posts)
24. My god I hate that felon. What a sick, nasty, lying,
Mon Mar 17, 2025, 07:01 AM
Mar 2025

No good, racist, abusing, misogynistic, thieving, murderous fuckity Phuck he is.

Glad these kids got their chance.

vapor2

(3,637 posts)
34. Love fuckity Phuck
Mon Mar 17, 2025, 04:09 PM
Mar 2025

So so sad this country is so racist. They are erasing this and that and hopefully folks have copied stuff. How low will we go before this shit stops ???

Deminpenn

(17,274 posts)
26. FTR, these current, retired or former muscians who play in the military bands
Mon Mar 17, 2025, 08:37 AM
Mar 2025

are the best of the best. I'm sure many are still playing in top bands and symphony orchestras all over the country. It was no slight to the kids to play with them.

Deuxcents

(25,348 posts)
30. Our uniqueness is what we are..all different colors, shapes and creeds and TSF can try as he may, we aren't going away
Mon Mar 17, 2025, 09:07 AM
Mar 2025

We’re also good at thinking for ourselves and this is a prime example of determination and there’s nothing we can’t do if we do it together. If he comes for one of us, he can expect all of us because we’re not gonna put up with a wanna be king here.

LogDog75

(1,061 posts)
33. It was a wonderful story
Mon Mar 17, 2025, 03:53 PM
Mar 2025

The retired vets from all the services taking their time to play/teach with the students. I have no doubt, president Muskrat and mini-me Trump will try someway to take revenge on these vets. I they do I hope the vets will get a good law firm and sue the hell out of the Muskrat and mini-me administration.

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