By Judi McLeod ——Bio and Archives--July 19, 2018
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For the past three nights and again tonight, former top aides for Hillary Clinton’s failed 2016 presidential election campaign traded whining for off-key singing in front of the White House.
Now #OccupyLayfayettePark , Hillary’s top aides were able to crowd fund an 18-member Mariachi band in less than 30 minutes to serenade President Donald Trump with the intent of keeping him from getting a good night’s sleep on his return from Helsinki.“The Washington, D.C. protest was one of a series of anti-Trump gatherings across the country Wednesday night. “Protestors held candles as the eighteen musicians played “Cielito lindo.” The crowd erupted in song."
"After Parkhomenko live streamed the event on periscope, “Nothing says Impeach like a Mariachi band,” one user chimed in.And just to think those who heard the din thought the band was singing, “Ay, Ay, Ay, AY”!
“The musically infused evening capped the third consecutive night of noisy protests that began with a single Tweet on Monday afternoon as Trump was flying back to Washington from Helsinki meetings with Putin that had even normally pro-Trump allies crying foul. Former CIA director John Brennan went so far as to call Trump’s performance beside Putin as “nothing short of treasonous. … He is wholly in the pocket of Putin.” (People)Get out of the song, John Brennan.
“All of that got former Clinton aide Philippe Reines thinking—and Tweeting—on Monday: “If someone flew home from Helsinki they’d get back to DC around 9pm. You know what I’d hate if I just got back & needed sleep? A bunch of people outside my home with bullhorns & air horns. I’ve never started a protest. How does one do that @MoveOn?” (People) “I think you just did, homie!” one user responded. “After sensing a heightened anti-Trump fervor in the nation’s capital, #OccupyLafayettePark organizers Parkhomenko and Reines joined forces with national advocacy organization Public Citizen to throw their third event on Pennsylvania Avenue. “The Mariachi band became the staple of Day 3 White House protests when Parkhomenko Tweeted Tuesday night: “We are looking for some good mariachi bands to play outside the White House around Trump’s bedtime. If you have any recommendations please let us know.”
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“After a phone call to the coordinator of Mariachi bands, Parkhomenko’s vision became reality. “I just got off the phone with an individual who is the coordinator of Mariachi bands and his first question was…Your primary goal is volume right? Yep,” Parkhomenko Tweeted. “He initially promised a 13 person band, but by the time the sun set it had grown to 18. To fund the musical protest, Parkhomenko tweeted out an Act Blue contribution page link. In under 30 minutes, the band was paid for. “In addition to the music, the Wednesday protest featured prominent politicians who spoke during a White House “vigil”—Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (R-RI) among them—as live streamed by advocacy group Move On. “Protestors roared in agreement with the speakers, holding lit up signs that read “TREASON” and “PROTECT AMERICA” and “Country Over Party.”“Congressman Joaquin Castro (D-Texas), actress Alyssa Milano and Stormy Daniels‘ attorney Michael were among featured protestors over the last two days—like “the load a roaches in the hall” in the song ‘Speedy Gonzales’.
“When they go low, we send mariachis,” Tweeted President Barack Obama‘s former director of domestic policy, Cecilia Muñoz.”The crowd that is determined to keep the president awake at night plans to return tonight, according to the Act Blue page. Meanwhile, it’s not OWS keeping Trump awake at night, it’s Trump keeping THEM awake and tearing their hair out.
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