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Miles Archer

(24,838 posts)
Sun May 31, 2026, 09:50 PM May 31

Tim Burchett desperately wants musicians to fly in to CircleJerk 250 so Grampy has music for his f*cking moron dance

In a two-minute video posted to social media on Sunday, Tim Burchett, a Republican from Tennessee’s second congressional district, addressed Trump directly as he outlined his plan to rescue the event by flying in MAGA acts.

“What we ought to do is, my suggestion, get your friend and my friend John Rich, great musician, to lead it off,” Burchett began, after denouncing the acts who cancelled as “pathetic.”

“He’s got some great patriotic tunes he’s written and he sings and it’s just awesome, and let him MC the dadgum thing, and have all these folks come in, there’s plenty of acts in Nashville—people that are trying to get on, get on a big stage like this—this is a world stage,” he continued, perhaps not having heard that even before Trump threatened to cancel there were problems selling tickets.

“Let some of those musicians get out and sing a few songs. All we’d have to do is pay for their dadgum airfare...they’d love it,” he said.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/maga-rep-publicly-pleads-for-musicians-willing-to-play-trump-concert/

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Tim Burchett desperately wants musicians to fly in to CircleJerk 250 so Grampy has music for his f*cking moron dance (Original Post) Miles Archer May 31 OP
I'm sure everyone would rush into town JBTaurus83 May 31 #1
Tim Birdshit rustbeltvoice May 31 #2
Fuck burchett. spanone May 31 #3
They're resorting to all but ordering military personnel to show up to your dadgum fartfest nt GenThePerservering May 31 #4
They've already done that Totally Tunsie May 31 #12
Dadgum, that was good for a laugh. Disaffected May 31 #5
I know! NJCher May 31 #10
Growing up in texas, I heard it quite a bit. mwmisses4289 Jun 1 #20
just create some AI music DBoon May 31 #6
!These 2 are booked !1! dweller May 31 #7
THe actual singers for Milli Vanilli were booked. Not the Lip Syncers. Wiz Imp May 31 #11
Did they book C + C Music Factory with Zelma Davis or Martha Wash? ToxMarz Jun 1 #18
Freedom Williams (an original member who sang/rapped on all their hits) has the rights to the name. Wiz Imp Jun 1 #21
Yeah, was more wondering if they were using the lip syncer or the actual singer ToxMarz Jun 1 #24
Dadgum. Aristus May 31 #8
I thought they has whatshisname Gill, and Tritt and Cyrus and some other country stars. I doubt Dolly or Miley would. Srkdqltr May 31 #9
There a plenty of NAshville based artists who would love to tear Trump a new one... Wiz Imp May 31 #13
This could be a bigger flop than Trump's parade. oasis May 31 #14
Great idea. SamuelAdams Jun 1 #15
Why not invite random sightseers to do karaoke? TurboDem Jun 1 #16
Dadgummit, Timmy... GiqueCee Jun 1 #17
Where's Lee Greenwood? durablend Jun 1 #19
I thought Ka$h Patel had a girlfriend who's a performer so great she deserves FBI protective services. Drum Jun 1 #22
Good question lame54 Jun 1 #28
Surely they've got some Mariachi bands locked up in ICE detention facilities 70sEraVet Jun 1 #23
Welcome to Ted Mack's Original Amateur Hour! BidenRocks Jun 1 #25
;-{) LEADER OF THE BAND Goonch Jun 1 #26
Maybe they can get Lauren Boebert.... SergeStorms Jun 1 #27
Scott Baio put out 2 albums, he could do it. Not sure Luz Jun 1 #29
"Yee haw! Let's bring the dadgum thing back to life." The wise words of Birdshit. Vinca Jun 1 #30
Hegseth and Patel could have a public drinking contest DBoon Jun 1 #31
Watch your step, Burchett nuxvomica Jun 1 #32
Is John Ashcroft still alive? BidenRocks Jun 1 #33
They should just get the Squeaky Tank nt GenThePerservering Jun 1 #34
"...dadgum..." MorbidButterflyTat Jun 1 #35

NJCher

(43,793 posts)
10. I know!
Sun May 31, 2026, 10:50 PM
May 31

I thought that word was only used in the funny papers 50 years ago. Dick Tracy, I think.

mwmisses4289

(5,125 posts)
20. Growing up in texas, I heard it quite a bit.
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 10:12 AM
Jun 1

Usually came after male started to cuss, and a female relative would say something like "Jim Bob, your manners" or " Jim Bob, the children"

Wiz Imp

(10,784 posts)
11. THe actual singers for Milli Vanilli were booked. Not the Lip Syncers.
Sun May 31, 2026, 11:20 PM
May 31

Last edited Mon Jun 1, 2026, 12:45 PM - Edit history (2)

Brad Howell, John Davis, and Charles Shaw, with Jodie Rocco and Linda Rocco were the real Milli Vanilli singers and they were who was supposed to perform. Also, Rob Pilatus, one of the two lip syncers died in 1998.

Wiz Imp

(10,784 posts)
21. Freedom Williams (an original member who sang/rapped on all their hits) has the rights to the name.
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 10:18 AM
Jun 1

I have no idea who else is currently part of the touring group, but I assume it doesn't include any other original members.

Aristus

(72,716 posts)
8. Dadgum.
Sun May 31, 2026, 10:41 PM
May 31

The hillbillies hate it when we mock their brain-dead, backwoods douchebaggery.

But when they lean so hard into the stereotype…

Srkdqltr

(10,128 posts)
9. I thought they has whatshisname Gill, and Tritt and Cyrus and some other country stars. I doubt Dolly or Miley would.
Sun May 31, 2026, 10:44 PM
May 31

What a mess. The 250 celebration should be a huge deal and he junked it all.

Wiz Imp

(10,784 posts)
13. There a plenty of NAshville based artists who would love to tear Trump a new one...
Sun May 31, 2026, 11:27 PM
May 31

Steve Earle, Maren Morris, Jason Isbell, Brandi Carlile, Margo Price, Bryan Andrews and many others

SamuelAdams

(337 posts)
15. Great idea.
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 09:18 AM
Jun 1

Let "musicians" who are so unknown and untalented they don't get paid to perform. Why not invite random sightseers to do karaoke?

GiqueCee

(5,041 posts)
17. Dadgummit, Timmy...
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 09:59 AM
Jun 1

... read the room!
Even if a performer is stupid enough to support the Orange Shitgibbon, he or she is probably not so stupid that they'd willingly flush their career down a gold-painted toilet for appearing onstage just to stroke his infantile ego.

Drum

(10,809 posts)
22. I thought Ka$h Patel had a girlfriend who's a performer so great she deserves FBI protective services.
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 11:03 AM
Jun 1

Why not her?

70sEraVet

(5,728 posts)
23. Surely they've got some Mariachi bands locked up in ICE detention facilities
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 11:05 AM
Jun 1

There's your free entertainment.
Didn't Nazis do something similar with musicians at THEIR 'detention facilities'?

(I apologize for the stereotype -- no doubt there are very talented musicians of ALL musical genres locked up)

SergeStorms

(21,034 posts)
27. Maybe they can get Lauren Boebert....
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 02:17 PM
Jun 1

to "lend a hand" entertaining the mostly male audience? She gets rave reviews from the Denver theater crowd, at least from her male "friends."

She apparently has what it takes to "entertain."

Luz

(947 posts)
29. Scott Baio put out 2 albums, he could do it. Not sure
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 02:55 PM
Jun 1

if Kevin Sorbo can sing, but he could ask. Perhaps James Woods could do a dramatic reading of....something, and Roseann Barr is always avaliable for the national anthem.

Anyway, those people think to small

nuxvomica

(14,377 posts)
32. Watch your step, Burchett
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 04:40 PM
Jun 1

Now that Trump has already floated the idea of headlining himself it's a bit risky to suggest someone else.

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