Ed Driscoll posted these at Instapundit:
MILLI VANILLI COULD NOT BE REACHED FOR COMMENT:
Shot: “The virtuoso performances of cellist Yo-Yo Ma and violinist Itzhak Perlman heard around the world during President Barack Obama’s inauguration were in fact recordings made two days earlier.”
—“Barack Obama inauguration music was mimed,” the London Telegraph, January 23, 2009.
Double shot: “Singer Beyonce has admitted miming during her rendition of the American national anthem at the inauguration of President Obama last month. She told reporters that she was a ‘perfectionist’ and — due to lack of rehearsal time — ‘did not feel comfortable taking a risk’. ‘I wanted to make him [Obama] and my country proud, so I decided to sing along with my pre-recorded track.’ ‘I’m very proud of my performance,’ she said.”
—“Beyonce admits inauguration miming,” the BBC, February 1st, 2013.
Chaser: “Scheduled to open in 2021, the Obama Presidential Center will rise in Jackson Park on the South Side. In a break from tradition, former President Barack Obama’s official papers and artifacts will not be housed there but will be digitized and stored elsewhere by the National Archives and Records Administration and made available through loans. The cost of the center is expected to be at least $500 million.”
—The Chicago Tribune, May 31st, 2017.
No word yet if one of the digital artifacts will be a recreation of Teleprompter XD-235
Brutal...
