Was at the Cappies last night --the DMV high school theater awards show. I would not normally be so close to the sun of that theater culture besides attending my daughter's performances. Was within a few blocks of the WH at the DAR Constitution Hall.
I recall the scene in Miracle which reflected the feeling of the United States in the 1980 Winter Olympics where they were noting how the success of the USA Hockey team was feeding a need in the public after Watergate, after the various economic shocks of the post-Vietnam period.
That crowd last night was definitely looking for its version of the USA hockey team. So, about mid-way through one of the presenters noted that the event was not at its usual location (The Kennedy Center) for a reason and the crowd knew immediately what he was talking about and roared like hell. After that the kids who came up were throwing out "No ICE" and other gems. AI and the barons who run it were another target for sure.
Who knows if the rest of the mother-lovin country is where this very liberal, very gay audience was at. I know for the rest of the night it was feeding a need they felt. That crowd would have stormed the WH in their ball gowns and rented tuxes if someone had told them to.