Medal of Freedom ~ James Taylor & Barbara Streisand among Honorees

[exotix]

Happening Now


http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/obama-honoring-spielberg-streisand-more-medal-freedom-n469106

Spielberg, Emilio & Gloria Estefan and West Side Story lyricist Sondheim also recipients ... also Willie Mays ... and Yogi Berra honored posthumously.

NASA mathematician Katherine G. Johnson who invented the trajectory of Spacecraft honored ...

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[Common Sense]

Yenta? Seriously?

[Peter1469]

lol

[birddog]

1,2,3: Who cares what Obama awards! He's a doofus dumbass!

Taylor and Babs are great singers, and Yogi made more sense than most politicians.

[exotix]

1,2,3: Who cares what Obama awards! He's a doofus dumbass!

Taylor and Babs are great singers, and Yogi made more sense than most politicians.Brings tears of joy to your eyes does it not ... LOL



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[valley ranch]

Taylor was doing great for a while, then Carly went away. Point out Taylor.

[birddog]

Brings tears of joy to your eyes does it not ... LOL



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It should for any good American.

[maineman]

I'll betcha Dubya thinks that Joseph built the great pyramids to store grain in just like the good doctor! Birds of a feather!

[Standing Wolf]

James Taylor...really?

[pragmatic]

Streisand may be the greatest/finest female voice i have ever heard. Genuinely.

But Medal of Freedom? Not really getting it.

[maineman]

does anyone recall the country getting their undies in a bunch when Ella Fitzgerald, or Placido Domingo, or Vladimir Horowitz, or Aretha Franklin, or B.B. King, or Tennessee Ernie Ford were presented with this same medal?

[Standing Wolf]

does anyone recall the country getting their undies in a bunch when Ella Fitzgerald, or Placido Domingo, or Vladimir Horowitz, or Aretha Franklin, or B.B. King, or Tennessee Ernie Ford were presented with this same medal?

No, not really. Okay, I made a snarky comment about Sweet Baby James, but seriously, if the President (or whatever committee actually makes the selection) feels that his or anyone else's "cultural contribution" warrants the award, that's cool. Streisand's selection is getting flak from Conservatives because of her outspoken Liberal views, I would guess, and to be honest - President Obama could be putting the medal on Christ himself and a lot of people would complain. It's the closest thing America has to being knighted, I suppose, and the Brits have been putting that on actors and singers for quite some time now.

[Common Sense]

Ever since I read this thread, this song has been stuck in my head...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ALnh3w32VE

[Green Arrow]

The Medal of Freedom is largely meaningless, but whatever. Give it to whoever you want.