Hamilton takes on Vice President-elect Mike Pence

A big discussion took place today regarding a lecture directed towards Vice President-elect Mike Pence following a performance of the Broadway musical Hamilton that he attended. During the curtain call, Brandon Victor Dixon, who played Aaron Burr, read a prepared speech calling Mike Pence out by name and expressed concern with his willingness to uphold and defend all of the inalienable rights that the diverse cast of Hamilton and America have. Dixon urged all audience members to capture and share the moment on their phones so it could be spread far and wide. Later that evening, the Twitter war began:

Trump tweeted "@realDonaldTrump The Theater must always be a safe and special place.The cast of Hamilton was very rude last night to a very good man, Mile Pence. Apologize!"

Dixon tweeted "@realDonaldTrump conversation is not harassment sir. And I appreciate @mike_pence for stopping to listen."

As a side note, I do find it quite humorous that the character who played Aaron Burr, a sitting Vice President who removed his opponent Alexander Hamilton in a duel, is now calling out the current Vice President-elect Pence...who appears to be viewed as an opponent by Brandon Victor Dixon. Maybe Brandon Victor Dixon was still 'in character'. I also wonder how many of the cast members of Hamilton actually voted.

Honestly, is this really how a meaningful conversation takes place? For starters, this was a lecture , not a conversation. But, be that as it may, I didn't think it was a big deal. Well, I found my opinion to be much softer than others present at the Breakfast Club. The overwhelming opinion was the height of disrespect was shown to Vice President-elect Mike Pence. I certainly can see how someone might take the lecture as somewhat condescending and disrespectful but I also saw it as a gift of an opportunity to correct many long-standing views held by the left. According to the left/liberals and it's propaganda machine(mainstream media), the right/conservatives are anti black, woman, Muslim, immigrant, gay, poor and anybody else that is not white, male and of European decent. They also believe the only way to prosperity is through a massive centralized government.

The right, on the other hand, believes a massive centralized government is the enemy of freedom and prosperity, and that the conservative, free market system has lifted more people(of every variety) out of poverty than any economic system known to man and history proves this. This is indisputable!

I am a conservative and every day I work alongside and shoulder to shoulder with people who are black, white, female, Spanish, Muslim, Pakistani, Egyptian, Indian, immigrant(legal), gay and many people who were once poor. This is true of most people I know and it plays out all across America. We all get along, respect each other and work in a very productive and rewarding atmosphere. As a matter of fact, my work environment is more diverse than the cast of Hamilton. I don't go through life with all the hate that the left is constantly telling people I have. The ill-informed of America must be educated to understand what conservativism is.

So, I hope Vice President-elect Pence takes this opportunity to educate people. There is a cultural war going on in America and you don't always get to choose the environment where challenges come from. Conservatives should not be afraid of defending their position...even if the challenge is disrespectful. History is on their side.

Should I be more outraged by the disrespect showed to Vice President-elect Mike Pence?

Should conservatives do a better job with their message?

Somebody tell me!!!

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Under the guidance of Jim W., our resident food expert, the Breakfast Club is planning on a Christmas dinner at The Old Bay restaurant, NJ’s premier New Orleans-style restaurant featuring gourmet Fresh Creole and Cajun cuisine and an award-winning draft beer list with 22 taps. Jim has never made a bad choice when it comes to food and no doubt, this will be another excellent choice. It's not easy satisfying all BK members much less all of our wives but if anybody can pull it off, Jim can.

Lache Pas!

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#SecureThePorch - Accomplished 7:40 AM

After losing to that team just west of us, Rutgers has a record of 2 - 9/0 - 7 with 1 final game against Maryland remaining. It really is time to #FenceTheGarden.

The Breakfast Club tailgate record stands at 7 - 0.

We had close to a full house today with passions and opinions running as strong possible.

 Mike B. - Thank you for the book. You are keeping all members of the Breakfast Club well read.