{"id":19091,"date":"2017-01-09T03:59:49","date_gmt":"2017-01-09T03:59:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=19091"},"modified":"2017-01-09T03:59:49","modified_gmt":"2017-01-09T03:59:49","slug":"what-now-he-dumps-inaugural-parade-announcer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=19091","title":{"rendered":"What? Now he dumps inaugural parade announcer?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=jkanelis\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/charliebrotman.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-19092\" src=\"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/charliebrotman-300x169.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/charliebrotman-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/charliebrotman.png 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can&#8217;t see me doing it, but I am shaking my head at this very moment.<\/p>\n<p>The president-elect has decided to toss aside a man who&#8217;s announced the inaugural parade for the past 60 years.<\/p>\n<p>He goes back to President Eisenhower&#8217;s second inaugural in 1957. He&#8217;s called them all for Democrats and Republicans alike.<\/p>\n<p>Charles Brotman won&#8217;t be announcing this year&#8217;s inaugural parade because Donald J. Trump has thrown him over in favor of a freelance announcer named Steve Ray.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/blog-briefing-room\/news\/313240-trump-dumps-inaugural-parade-announcer-who-has-done-them-for-60\">http:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/blog-briefing-room\/news\/313240-trump-dumps-inaugural-parade-announcer-who-has-done-them-for-60<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brotman said he was &#8220;heartbroken&#8221; and &#8220;destroyed&#8221; when he heard the news. Gentleman that he is, he says he wishes Ray well &#8212; but isn&#8217;t sure if he&#8217;ll attend the inaugural.<\/p>\n<p>To be fair, the Trump team has paid tribute to Brotman, calling him &#8220;the voice&#8221; of the inaugural.<\/p>\n<p>But this seems &#8212; to me, at least &#8212; to be one of those changes that is being made just for the sake of change.<\/p>\n<p>Go figure, man.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=jkanelis\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can&#8217;t see me doing it, but I am shaking my head at this very moment. The president-elect has decided to toss aside a man who&#8217;s announced the inaugural parade for the past 60 years. He goes back to President Eisenhower&#8217;s second inaugural in 1957. He&#8217;s called them all for Democrats and Republicans alike. 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