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rpannier

(24,339 posts)
Wed Jun 17, 2015, 08:50 PM Jun 2015

Would you have taken trump's 50 dollars

Donald Trump's big presidential announcement Tuesday was made a little bigger with help from paid actors — at $50 a pop.

New York-based Extra Mile Casting sent an email last Friday to its client list of background actors, seeking extras to beef up attendance at Trump's event.

"We are looking to cast people for the event to wear t-shirts and carry signs and help cheer him in support of his announcement," reads the June 12 email, obtained by The Hollywood Reporter. "We understand this is not a traditional 'background job,' but we believe acting comes in all forms and this is inclusive of that school of thought." (Read the full email at the bottom of the post.)

link:
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/donald-trump-campaign-offered-actors-803161

Which begs the question, "Would you have taken Trump's 50 bucks for 3 hours worth of work?"

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Would you have taken trump's 50 dollars (Original Post) rpannier Jun 2015 OP
When it come to politics, I cannot be bought...but I can be rented... brooklynite Jun 2015 #1
Yeah, anytime anyone wants to pay me for anything, I am there.... ghostsinthemachine Jun 2015 #2
Sure, but they would have had to pay me a lot more.... daleanime Jun 2015 #3
Take the 50 and make T-shirts that say: panader0 Jun 2015 #4
Yep--and it would be worth forfeiting the 50 bucks pinboy3niner Jun 2015 #20
Sure! Then I'd heckle him. madamesilverspurs Jun 2015 #5
I would have done it and live blogged it to DU. Renew Deal Jun 2015 #6
That would have been sweet rpannier Jun 2015 #12
Sure -- acting is acting! rocktivity Jun 2015 #7
Would have taken all my acting skill to cheer him on rpannier Jun 2015 #11
Hell no. frogmarch Jun 2015 #8
Odds are these people were called about a gig, said yes, joeybee12 Jun 2015 #9
Yeah, then would go buy some Bernie merchandise with it. nt NewSystemNeeded Jun 2015 #10
Sure, why not? HassleCat Jun 2015 #13
Rachel is killing me here malaise Jun 2015 #14
Under $17/hour to watch him preen Warpy Jun 2015 #15
anyone who needs the money should take the job. Liberal_in_LA Jun 2015 #16
In a heartbeat. I'd give the 50 bucks to DU. BlueJazz Jun 2015 #17
Not good actors pay IMHO. I would have taken the money but Cleita Jun 2015 #18
I would have taken the dough... DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2015 #19
He could have gotten 16.6 websites for every person he paid to be there, ffs!! PeaceNikki Jun 2015 #21
I very well might have! calimary Jun 2015 #22

brooklynite

(94,751 posts)
1. When it come to politics, I cannot be bought...but I can be rented...
Wed Jun 17, 2015, 08:52 PM
Jun 2015

take he 50 and donate it to the candidate of YOUR choice

ghostsinthemachine

(3,569 posts)
2. Yeah, anytime anyone wants to pay me for anything, I am there....
Wed Jun 17, 2015, 08:52 PM
Jun 2015

Putting it out there hoping for some "Crowd" work this year....

daleanime

(17,796 posts)
3. Sure, but they would have had to pay me a lot more....
Wed Jun 17, 2015, 08:54 PM
Jun 2015

to keep me from saying what I thought about it.

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)
20. Yep--and it would be worth forfeiting the 50 bucks
Wed Jun 17, 2015, 09:26 PM
Jun 2015

The deal was that the actors didn't get paid until the event was over, and you know any subversive acts would void the agreement.

rpannier

(24,339 posts)
11. Would have taken all my acting skill to cheer him on
Wed Jun 17, 2015, 09:05 PM
Jun 2015

I'd have probably had to pretend I was at an HRC, O' Malley or Sanders event to pull it off

 

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)
9. Odds are these people were called about a gig, said yes,
Wed Jun 17, 2015, 09:03 PM
Jun 2015

then found out when they had already committed...that said, sure, it would have made a great bar story to tell people...I was a paid shill for the biggest asshole on the planet.

 

HassleCat

(6,409 posts)
13. Sure, why not?
Wed Jun 17, 2015, 09:09 PM
Jun 2015

It might be fun, and Trump stands no chance of getting anywhere, no matter how many people cheer for him at a rally. When I was in college, I used to go to all the campaign victory parties, eat free food, talk with the crazies, etc. In 1980, we started out at Jimmy Carter's victory party, but that became quite a downer when the networks came on with news of his defeat even before the polls closed in the west. We moved on to the Republican victory party and that was great, because they ignored the food table and just drank, so we helped ourselves. We had to leave when they sang "Happy Days Are Here Again" for about the 12th time. Then we went to the Libertarian victory party, where we found an interesting mixture of business types, prostitutes, and drug dealers. They had a great cheese tray, but they seemed baffled by the whole election process, not sure whether they should be happy or sad about the results. I don't know if they still have open victory parties these days, but maybe I'll check it out, for old times sake.

Warpy

(111,361 posts)
15. Under $17/hour to watch him preen
Wed Jun 17, 2015, 09:13 PM
Jun 2015

and listen to him bloviate for three hours? That's underpaid! Cheap bastard.

There's no chance he'd pay anybody in advance so heckling possibilities weren't there for anyone who needed the money.

Cleita

(75,480 posts)
18. Not good actors pay IMHO. I would have taken the money but
Wed Jun 17, 2015, 09:17 PM
Jun 2015

I would not have worn a Tshirt or cheered. Then I would have donated the money to Bernie.

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,716 posts)
19. I would have taken the dough...
Wed Jun 17, 2015, 09:19 PM
Jun 2015

i would taken the dough, bought myself a sub from Subway, and given the rest to the first homeless person I met.

PeaceNikki

(27,985 posts)
21. He could have gotten 16.6 websites for every person he paid to be there, ffs!!
Wed Jun 17, 2015, 09:33 PM
Jun 2015

Pssh, no wonder he went bankrupt.

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