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EDIT: Jordan Roth, a longtime Democratic donor and fierce critic of the Trump Administration, is a Broadway executive who has produced numerous shows including The Book of Mormon and Springsteen on Broadway.
Pete Buttigieg to attend 2020 fundraiser hosted by Broadway mogul Jordan Roth
Mayor and 2020 hopeful Pete Buttigieg is making inroads into the New York donor circuit as he prepares to attend a campaign fundraiser hosted by Broadway executive Jordan Roth.
Roth, and his husband, Richie Jackson, who is a movie producer, will be holding a reception for the South Bend, Indiana mayor with suggested contributions from $250 to $2,800, according to an invite first obtained by CNBC.
Roth is the president and majority owner of Jujacmyn Theaters, which has presented a litany of award-winning Broadway shows including "The Book of Mormon" and "Springsteen on Broadway." He's also the son of billionaire and real estate titan Steven Roth, who, according Forbes, has a net-worth of $1.1 billion. (The elder Roth is a prominent Republican donor)
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/26/pete-buttigieg-attending-broadway-mogul-jordan-roth-2020-fundraiser.html
A Broadway Bigwig Lampoons Trump, Despite Family Ties
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One of Broadways most powerful theater owners and producers, Jordan Roth, kicked off a raunchily comedic web video series on Thursday with a first installment that refers to Mr. Trump as a national disgraceand manages to allude to his combover hair style and his imagined penis size while critiquing a focus on personal appearances (lets take the focus off of looks and keep our insults humane).
Mr. Roth said the series, called The Birds and the BS, is intended to address the cultural coarsening that has accompanied the Trump era, reminding adults of the courtesies they learned as children, but using pungent language to attract attention, both to the videos and the broader issue.
We need a kids show for us, to remind ourselves of these basic human decencies in the complicated adult world that we now swim in, and if we can do that with a laugh and a catchy tune and a little bit of shock, then we might actually watch it, and then think about it, he said
Mr. Roth, whose company, Jujamcyn Theaters, owns five of the 41 Broadway theaters, has not been shy about his opposition to the Trump administration he is a longtime Democratic donor who co-produced a Broadway fund-raiser for Hillary Clintons campaign.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/08/theater/jordan-roth-donald-trump.html
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WeekiWater
(3,259 posts)Guy is really on a roll. Why would there be the possible thought of animosity?
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patricia92243
(12,601 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
mobeau69
(11,156 posts)Almost surprised the phrase "The elder Roth" wasn't left off the OP like the actual piece's preceding sentence was.
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crazytown
(7,277 posts)I cant see it.
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dsc
(52,166 posts)We aren't our fathers.
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crazytown
(7,277 posts)What I would say is appearances matter.
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dsc
(52,166 posts)It should hardly be shocking that a gay married man would hold a fundraiser for the first gay married candidate for President. Now if he were attending a fundraiser at the father's house, I would see the problem.
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LuvNewcastle
(16,856 posts)Looks fine to me.
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MrsCoffee
(5,803 posts)it sure gives the appearance of suggesting a negative connotation.
The guy is the opposite of his father. He hates Trump. Thats the appearance that matters.
This is pretty low tier spin.
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crazytown
(7,277 posts)Skimmed the article and made a fool of myself. I thought it was bad news. :dumbfuck:
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MrsCoffee
(5,803 posts)Glad it's all being cleared up.
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mobeau69
(11,156 posts)the fact that Jordan is the son of "The elder Roth". Then I looked at the entire piece and realized that obfuscation was not the fault of the author of the piece but a result of leaving out the paragraph immediately preceding it:
Roth is the president and majority owner of Jujacmyn Theaters, which has presented a litany of award-winning Broadway shows including The Book of Mormon and Springsteen on Broadway. Hes also the son of billionaire and real estate titan Steven Roth, who, according Forbes, has a net-worth of $1.1 billion.
The elder Roth, however, ...
"I'm posting this because it's out there, not out of any animosity towards Pete."
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crazytown
(7,277 posts)I should have done my homework before posting the OP
:stupid:
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greyl
(22,990 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
mobeau69
(11,156 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
crazytown
(7,277 posts)No snarks. No innuendos. I took the CNBC article at face value, without thinking. I apologise.
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mobeau69
(11,156 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
mobeau69
(11,156 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
crazytown
(7,277 posts)Like I should have done in the first place. I apologise.
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mobeau69
(11,156 posts)No research beyond just reading the article you posted was required.
Have a good day!
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crazytown
(7,277 posts)Im not usually this sloppy. :embarrassed:
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mobeau69
(11,156 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided