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Tue Aug 7, 2018, 04:44 AM

Star Member DippyDem (651 posts)

West Hollywood City Council: Remove Trump's star from Walk of Fame

Source: CBS News

The West Hollywood City Council unanimously passed a resolution Monday night urging the removal of President Trump's star from the Hollywood Walk of Fame, reports CBS Los Angeles. The resolution calls on the Los Angeles City Council and Hollywood Chamber of Commerce to remove Mr. Trump's star "due to his disturbing treatment of women and other actions that do not meet the shared values of the City of West Hollywood, the region, state, and country."

Mr. Trump received the star in 2007 for his work producing the Miss America Pageant and before he starred in TV's "The Apprentice".

Since then, the street plaque has been vandalized several times and completely destroyed twice, most recently last month by a man with a pickax. Austin Clay, 24, was charged Monday with one felony count for allegedly vandalizing the star and faces up to three years in jail if convicted as charged.

Initiated by West Hollywood Mayor pro tempore John D'Amico and Councilmember Lindsey Horvath, the resolution cites several reasons for getting rid of the star, including Mr. Trump's views on climate change, his border family separation policy, treatment of transgender people and his handling of the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/west-hollywood-city-council-remove-donald-trumps-star-from-hollywood-walk-of-fame/

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Reply West Hollywood City Council: Remove Trump's star from Walk of Fame (Original post)
 DippyDem Aug 2018 OP
LineReply Good for the West Hollywood City Council.
 pazzyanne Aug 2018 #1
LineLineReply Bill Cosby I understand, but why John Lennon? And what would anyone have against Harry Houdini?
 Bluepinky Aug 2018 #2
LineLineLineReply I have to admit
 Bob Loblaw Aug 2018 #3
LineLineLineLineReply Heh - I see what you did there -
 PAMod Aug 2018 #9
LineLineLineLineReply Clever!
 Danmel Aug 2018 #11
LineLineLineLineNew Reply DUers are so damn...
 3catwoman3 Aug 2018 #26
LineLineLineLineNew Reply I didn't pick up on the humor right off, very funny.
 Bluepinky Aug 2018 #27
LineLineLineReply These comments were written in the article I found:
 pazzyanne Aug 2018 #4
LineLineLineLineReply Thanks for responding.
 Bluepinky Aug 2018 #5
LineLineLineReply John Lennon
 melm00se Aug 2018 #10
LineLineLineReply Dumb fans wrote graffiti on John Lennon's
 IronLionZion Aug 2018 #15
LineLineLineLineNew Reply Hmmm. the chicken or the egg conundrum.
 pazzyanne Aug 2018 #25
LineReply Melania is enthusiastic as well!
 Snarkoleptic Aug 2018 #6
LineLineReply I think one day that Eastern European feistiness will appear in front of Donald.
 7962 Aug 2018 #8
LineLineReply Be Best!
 Racerdog1 Aug 2018 #14
LineReply Per their quote, they need to purge the Walk of several other Stars as well. Why not?
 7962 Aug 2018 #7
LineReply The problem is,
 amcgrath Aug 2018 #12
LineLineReply Refund the money with interest ...
 Auggie Aug 2018 #13
LineLineNew Reply Actually, Yesterday I read that the city taxpayers had to pay for the repairs last time
 riversedge Aug 2018 #23
LineLineNew Reply ...the bigger problem is that the star is not in the city of West Hollywood.
 tinrobot Aug 2018 #24
LineReply Carrie Fisher. See NEEDS to be there. NT
 Adrahil Aug 2018 #16
LineLineNew Reply Carrie Fisher would be a GREAT replacement.
 forgotmylogin Aug 2018 #20
LineReply They might need armed guards for that work crew.
 MGKrebs Aug 2018 #17
LineLineNew Reply Oh yeah, let the Trumpies come at road workers...
 forgotmylogin Aug 2018 #19
LineNew Reply West Hollywood cannot remove Trump's star
 left-of-center2012 Aug 2018 #18
LineNew Reply I say leave it. He has to pay to repair it and it can serve as a focus for the creative ire of
 keopeli Aug 2018 #21
LineNew Reply TAKE TRUMP DOWN!! He is dangerous to all of us!
 riversedge Aug 2018 #22

Response to DippyDem (Original post)

Tue Aug 7, 2018, 05:47 AM

Star Member pazzyanne (6,272 posts)

1. Good for the West Hollywood City Council.

tRump's star has been vandalized multiple times and destroyed twice since 2007. The removal of his star has been discussed over the years due to those incidents.

Other stars whose stars have been vandalized include:
Bob Marley
Mariah Carey
Hugh Hefner
Bill Cosby
Sophia Vergera
John Lennon
Harry Houdini
Ed McMahon
Ashley and Mary Kate Olson
Sharon Stone

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Tue Aug 7, 2018, 06:13 AM

Star Member Bluepinky (2,232 posts)

2. Bill Cosby I understand, but why John Lennon? And what would anyone have against Harry Houdini?

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Tue Aug 7, 2018, 06:21 AM

Bob Loblaw (1,900 posts)

3. I have to admit

that one escapes me.

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Tue Aug 7, 2018, 07:19 AM

Star Member PAMod (902 posts)

9. Heh - I see what you did there -

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Tue Aug 7, 2018, 07:39 AM

Danmel (4,777 posts)

11. Clever!

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Tue Aug 7, 2018, 06:36 PM

Star Member 3catwoman3 (22,990 posts)

26. DUers are so damn...

...”wicked smart.”

I love it here!

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Tue Aug 7, 2018, 11:22 PM

Star Member Bluepinky (2,232 posts)

27. I didn't pick up on the humor right off, very funny.

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Tue Aug 7, 2018, 06:32 AM

Star Member pazzyanne (6,272 posts)

4. These comments were written in the article I found:

John Lennon - “Morons did it,” Lomax said, calling the writings “rather tacky.” The messages were scrawled in different colors of ink, which suggested that they were written by a group according to Lomax."

Harry Houdini - "The star was unveiled in 1975 and had been undisturbed until Halloween night 2000, when it mysteriously cracked. It has since been repaired, thanks to David Copperfield, Penn & Teller, Siegfried and Roy, and others who paid for the restoration."

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Tue Aug 7, 2018, 06:57 AM

Star Member Bluepinky (2,232 posts)

5. Thanks for responding.

Trump should never have been offered a star to begin with, and I’m glad the council members voted the way they did.

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Tue Aug 7, 2018, 07:36 AM

melm00se (4,913 posts)

10. John Lennon

was physically abusive to women.

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Tue Aug 7, 2018, 08:13 AM

Star Member IronLionZion (43,661 posts)

15. Dumb fans wrote graffiti on John Lennon's

and cracked Harry Houdini's in a halloween prank

For example, when someone puts a swastika on Trump's star, is it a supporter or protester?

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Tue Aug 7, 2018, 06:06 PM

Star Member pazzyanne (6,272 posts)

25. Hmmm. the chicken or the egg conundrum.

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Tue Aug 7, 2018, 07:10 AM

Star Member Snarkoleptic (5,973 posts)

6. Melania is enthusiastic as well!

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Tue Aug 7, 2018, 07:11 AM

7962 (11,841 posts)

8. I think one day that Eastern European feistiness will appear in front of Donald.

 

Maybe it has already!

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Tue Aug 7, 2018, 07:50 AM

Racerdog1 (808 posts)

14. Be Best!

 

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Tue Aug 7, 2018, 07:10 AM

7962 (11,841 posts)

7. Per their quote, they need to purge the Walk of several other Stars as well. Why not?

 

Kevin Spacey, Cosby, etc

Their statement when asked about this last year, at the height of the MeToo movement, was this:
“The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce has received inquiries asking whether we are planning to remove the stars of Walk of Famers because of alleged misconduct. The answer is no,” said Leron Gubler, Hollywood Chamber of Commerce president and CEO. “The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a registered historic landmark. Once a star has been added to the Walk, it is considered a part of the historic fabric of the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Because of this, we have never removed a star from the Walk.”

So if they keep to this statement, trumps star will remain in place to be laughed at daily

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Tue Aug 7, 2018, 07:41 AM

amcgrath (393 posts)

12. The problem is,

the stars are not placed there by a committee who vote or decide who should be 'honoured'.

They are simply purchased. Trump or one of his minions will have paid the requisite fee, and the committee accepted it. It is not in anyway an honour 'bestowed'. It is a cash transaction and Trumps star has been bought and paid for.

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Tue Aug 7, 2018, 07:45 AM

Star Member Auggie (30,552 posts)

13. Refund the money with interest ...

what do banks give these days, .05%?

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Tue Aug 7, 2018, 05:04 PM

Star Member riversedge (67,570 posts)

23. Actually, Yesterday I read that the city taxpayers had to pay for the repairs last time

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Tue Aug 7, 2018, 05:26 PM

tinrobot (10,458 posts)

24. ...the bigger problem is that the star is not in the city of West Hollywood.

This vote is purely symbolic.

The star is in the Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles.

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Tue Aug 7, 2018, 08:15 AM

Adrahil (13,340 posts)

16. Carrie Fisher. See NEEDS to be there. NT

 

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Tue Aug 7, 2018, 10:00 AM

forgotmylogin (7,358 posts)

20. Carrie Fisher would be a GREAT replacement.

Better than my suggestion of Stormy Daniels!

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Tue Aug 7, 2018, 08:58 AM

MGKrebs (8,138 posts)

17. They might need armed guards for that work crew.

Lots of angry trumpers out there.

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Tue Aug 7, 2018, 09:59 AM

forgotmylogin (7,358 posts)

19. Oh yeah, let the Trumpies come at road workers...

armed with pickaxes, chisels, and jackhammers. Oh, my!

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Tue Aug 7, 2018, 09:25 AM

Star Member left-of-center2012 (34,195 posts)

18. West Hollywood cannot remove Trump's star

West Hollywood cannot remove Trump's star

They voted for it's removal,
but the star is in Hollywood, in Los Angeles.

In the past, Hollywood has refused to remove stars.

It's as if Pittsburgh, Boston, Chicago, etc voted for the removal.

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Tue Aug 7, 2018, 10:46 AM

Star Member keopeli (3,266 posts)

21. I say leave it. He has to pay to repair it and it can serve as a focus for the creative ire of

American patriots who will be constantly defacing the "star". It will also begin to devalue to entire Walk of Fame until it's removed from the list of National Historic Landmarks. So, the pinheads at the Hollywood CofC will cook their own goose, so to speak.

I love the Walk of Fame, but having learned from Herr trump the true nature of the stars, that they're bought by the rich and famous rather than awarded, and that the custodians have no couth or patriotism, I'm eager to see the icon fall from grace and rise from the ashes as a better representation of truly memorable Americans in media.

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Tue Aug 7, 2018, 05:03 PM

Star Member riversedge (67,570 posts)

22. TAKE TRUMP DOWN!! He is dangerous to all of us!

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