‘Ruined this place’: chorus of boos against JD Vance at Washington concert

a year ago by HellsBelle to c/news

Attendance of vice-president – who once disbelieved that people listened to classical music for pleasure – strikes sour note at Kennedy Center in light of Maga takeover

JD Vance, the US vice-president, was booed by the audience as he took his seat at a National Symphony Orchestra concert at Washington’s Kennedy Center on Thursday evening.

As the normal pre-concert announcements got under way, the vice-presidential party filed into the box tier. Booing and jeering erupted in the hall, drowning out the announcements, as Vance and his wife, Usha, took their seats.

Such a vocal, impassioned political protest was a highly unusual event in the normally polite and restrained world of classical music.

Vance ironically acknowledged the yelling and shouts of “You ruined this place!” with a smile and a wave.

xtr0n 81 points a year ago

They should have kept booing until he was forced to leave. Nothing gets to proceed in the presence of Nazis. And if that means the show is canceled or ruined, so be it. We’ve already had far worse things ruined this week.

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HeyJoe 64 points a year ago

Like this bozo even enjoys symphony orchestra's.

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Semi_Hemi_Demigod 28 points a year ago

I bet he’s a big fan of Wagner like most nazis

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treadful 4 points a year ago

“Elites use different words, eat different foods, listen to different music – I was astonished when I learned that people listened to classical music for pleasure – and generally occupy different worlds from America’s poor,” he said. “Unfortunately, this can make things a little culturally awkward when you leap from one class to the other.”

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BetaBlake 1 point a year ago

We know he loves show tunes

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jimjam5 55 points a year ago

If I ever get the chance to heckle jd vance in person, I’d happily use my defcon 1 voice to make sure he feels uncomfortable, shamed, and involuntarily pees his pants.

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mosiacmango 25 points a year ago

Haha, defcon 1 voice is a great way to describe what you're talking about.

I spent some time in heavy industrial spaces, so i have an "engineering" voice that is like roaring thunder compared to my everyday. When the median decibel level is 110 and everyone is wearing hearing protection, you learn to "shout talk" with your whole body.

I can also be horrifyingly loud. I'll gladly join your chorus.

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Eldest_Malk 10 points a year ago

I have the drill sergeant bellow. It causes abject horror and pants wetting in the mentally delicate. I’d happily join the chorus.

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Fillicia 7 points a year ago

French Canadian and fucking tired of this shit. J'vas y crier par à tête tu créra même pas à ça tabarnak.

I mean, count me in.

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Imgonnatrythis 4 points a year ago

I'm really hoping you get to meet him.

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shininghero 38 points a year ago

If I ever go to DC, I'm buying a tomato to hurl at either of those bozos.

Sure, there's a non-zero chance of being shot at, and a bigger chance of being flat-out arrested, but the news coverage will be legendary.

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aviationeast 10 points a year ago

Make sure it's just like them: rotten to the core.

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Sir_Kevin 4 points a year ago

If you're cool with being arresled and/or shct, do something that's worth it. Don't waste that on a tomato.

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DougHolland 19 points a year ago

Why would anyone who's not a Nazi perform or attend a performance at Trump's Kennedy Center?

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i_stole_ur_taco 4 points a year ago

I have to assume they had already bought tickets before the fuckery all started.

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Wahots 15 points a year ago

Disgusting. They'll have to burn the furniture afterwards, knowing Vance. We know what he did.

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expatriado 13 points a year ago

they better get used to it or move the white house to alabama 😂

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BetaBlake 6 points a year ago

Ugh as an alabamian please don't, but I get it, most of my state would probably love that

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Nemean_lion 11 points a year ago
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MyOpinion 11 points a year ago

When MAGA enters the room they tend to stink up the place. I can see why they booed.

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EmpathicVagrant 8 points a year ago

I want someone to ask him if his couch knows he’s sitting with other furniture.

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johncandy1812 7 points a year ago

Boo the coup!

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