Elton John/Biden/Medal

[Paigntonian]

Thought this was great.

[choux]

So did I. Sir Elton refused any such award from the previous incumbent, good lad ;)

[Paigntonian]

Yeah. Good that he wouldn't be seen to support Trump.

[ichkeria]

Agree

[naomi24]

If it was offered by the previous incumbent it should have been accepted in good grace. That’s soured it for me. He should have risen above politics.

[Paigntonian]

Naomi: that's not fair. If he thought Trump was anti-gay why on earth would he lower himself to accept an honour from him.

[choux]

I have to disagree, naomi, that would have made him a hypocrite in many eyes. He was entitled to refuse it, imo, and I would be surprised if Biden's aides had not sought out how EJ would feel if Biden presented it. It appears to have been given and accepted with very good grace now.

[ichkeria]

I can understand why he didn’t want to be associated with Trump.
The “politics” works both ways.

[Paigntonian]

Naomi: if a regime I didn't agree with offered me a medal I wouldn't accept it. Would you?

[naomi24]

Disagree with me all you like but the award isn’t about politics. It is in recognition of his good works and that’s the basis upon which it should have been accepted.

[Gromit]

Naomi,
// If it was offered by the previous incumbent it should have been accepted in good grace. //

Trump did not invite Elton John to the Whitehouse.

Mr Dwight would not have accepted such an invite.

You are getting all in a tizzy about something that didn’t happen.

He last played for the Clinton’s in 1998.

[naomi24]

Gromit, tell choux she’s encouraging tizzies. I assumed she knew what she was talking about but apparently not.

[Paigntonian]

Naomi: I expect there's a medal waiting for you from Berlusconi (corrupt), from D'Estang (corrupt), from Mugabe (corrupt), Pinochet (corrupt) from Putin (corrupt), from Papa Doc (corrupt) from Amin (corrupt) from Marcos (corrupt) and from Trump (corrupt). They're probably in a drawer somewhere in, as you, say in recognition of good works. Going to the ceremony?

[Gromit]

Naomi,
Best not to believe everything you read on the internet.

Wonder why Trump never invited the Queen of pop to the White House? :-)

[Gromit]

Paigntonian
That is rather uncalled for abuse. That post should be zapped.

[naomi24]

Paigntonian, you’re confused:

[Paigntonian]

Gromit: that's not abuse. You are wrong.

[naomi24]

Gromit, I don’t … but choux seemed pretty sure. I wonder where she got it from?

[FatticusInch]

Basically, naomi24 is upset(as ever) that somebody had the affront to treat one of her hero’s with obvious disdain at being given an award he would never accept from that particular odious homophobe.

[naomi24]

Oops! Another one confused … but no change there. :o)

[anneasquith]

Great post, thanks .no one with any morals would accept any award from trump. IMO.