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This week, Bruce Springsteen and Robert De Niro were abroad destroying President Donald Trump in front of wealthy Europeans, but everyday Americans flocked to the Kennedy Center to enjoy art.
It's a fairly split screen to consider, and in the end you run into the boss and old, droopy eyes looking at Bobby as he looks ridiculous.
Let's start with Springsteen. Springsteen began his tour in Manchester on Wednesday night and sent a message to the British.
Dolly Parton Symphony concert heads to DC's Kennedy Center with an event that “no one wants to miss”
“My home, America I love, America I wrote, America, which had been a beacon of hope and freedom for 250 years, is now in the hands of corrupt, incompetent and uncomfortable administrations,” he said.
Later on the show, he probably played some music, and Springsteen was called Trump's incompetent and authoritarian. Bruce was born to whine, not to run.
Bruce Springsteen had harsh words to President Trump at a recent concert. (Photo: Debra L Rothenberg/Wireimage) (Debra L Rothenberg/Wireimage)
Beyond the English Channel, which is not yet an American channel, De Niro was taking part in the Cannes Film Festival, which won the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Of course, De Niro couldn't resist offering a lot of fierce bulls about Trump.
“(Artists) are a threat to dictators and fascists,” he said. “The Philistine President of America has been appointed head of one of our best cultural institutions (Kennedy Centers). He cut funding and support for the arts, the humanities and education.”
This last statement about the Kennedy Center sparked a strong responsibilities from the new controversial president, Richard Grenell.
“He's lying,” Grenell wrote to X. “President Trump hasn't cut funds at the Kennedy Center. There are a few honest reporters who have already reported large funding requests from President Trump at the Kennedy Center. They have cancelled the show, and the people they disagree with politically are cancelled and booed.
Robert De Niro blows up the Trump administration when he visited Cannes. (Barry Brecheisen)
The fact in question is that Grenell is absolutely right about this. It's the actor in the production of “Les Micerables,” where Trump refuses to perform next month, rather than refusing to see them.
The producers of “Hamilton” have decided to cancel their Kennedy Center run, not Trump administration officials who censored Arm.
In fact, I don't know if “Hamilton” composer Lynn Manuel Miranda knows this, but it's conservatives who are far more likely to value patriotic musicals these days. Many on the left accused him of whitewashing America's horrible history.
For the first time in decades, we have leadership at the Kennedy Center, where we are worried about what our audience is looking for, rather than instilling progressive ideology in shows that no one wants to see anyway.
After all, I found myself catching a performance of Beethoven's “Missa Solemnis” National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center on Thursday night. After all, columnists cannot survive on diving bars and Midwest diners alone.
I know this will come as a deep shock for Springsteen and De Niro, but in my life I have not been able to find fascism or dictatorship.
Instead, I found Americans of all ages and paths of life that surprised me as music that captivated audiences for 200 years under the direction of legendary maestro Janandorea Nosa.
It was a packed house on Thursday night. We could see young people grabbing $10 rush tickets, just like we did as students to see the Philadelphia Orchestra decades ago.
Try putting $10 at Springsteen's concert.
The Boss and Bobby were bothered by the Euro Elite, but they were still playing the fantasies of the protest of the sad boomer born under the weed smoke haze in 1968.
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In April, the Kennedy Center broke attendance records when 11,000 people participated in a cheesy performance combining art, science and drones. It is truly a type of programming that brings this gem of art back to people.
For the first time in decades, we have leadership at the Kennedy Center, where we are worried about what our audience is looking for, rather than instilling progressive ideology in shows that no one wants to see anyway.
Maybe Springsteen and De Niro should stay in Europe and move near Rosie O'Donnell and Eva Longoria, who have already left after Trump's election. They all think America is terrible and can cheer overseas to destroy the red, white and blue.
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Here in the US, we don't overlook the talents of these deniers. Because there are a wealth of great artists who want to share gifts with Republicans and Democrats.
So, if you find yourself in Washington, swing by the Kennedy Center to check it out. Or, wherever you live, find an artist you want to talk to your soul, not your politics. Because we are finally making space for that ancient pursuit once more.
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