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Home Front: Politix
Broadway Star Asks ‘Where Is John Wilkes Booth?’ for Trump
2018-09-11
[NEWSBUSTERS.ORG] A famed Broadway actress is joining Hollywood’s crusade against President Trump ‐ by asking for president-assassinator John Wilkes Booth.

On Sunday, TMZ asked 94-year-old television and Broadway actress Carole Cook (Sixteen Candles, 42nd Street) about President Trump and a recent performance of Frozen. During the musical’s curtain call, one actor grabbed and threw away a "Trump 2020" banner from an audience member. While Cook hadn’t heard of the incident, she responded, "Where is John Wilkes Booth when you need him?"

Her husband, Tom Troupe, explained who Booth was: "He killed presidents," or, more particularly, he shot President Abraham Lincoln in 1865. He’s just a few years too late to hunt Trump.
"He killed presidents?" Plural? Did he get Garfield and McKinley, too?
"Don’t say that," Cook joked back at Troupe. "They’ll get me for that." A few seconds later, she checked, "Will I be on an enemies list? My God, I hope so."
If there really was one, she wouldn't be so insouciant.
"Just keep me out of jail," she concluded. "Or maybe not."
Posted by:Fred

#15  Jesus, couldn't you just take away her sucralose or something? Okay, I just watched the clip... never mind. Feel kinda bad for her, though. Imagine the poison she's been steeped in for the past fifty-plus years... McCain, if he'd never come home, like.
Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220   2018-09-11 23:40  

#14  Waterboard her. She's 94 and thinks she's got nothing to lose for being a pretension attention-whore asshole. Remind her how "95 looks pretty good". Any any of her posse that put her up to this.

"You were born in 1926. You've seen incredible evil. Don't go out as a joke or stupid"
Posted by: Frank G   2018-09-11 21:56  

#13  Uh oh. TMZ:

The Secret Service wants to hear from the veteran TV star who thinks it would be a good idea for someone to "John Wilkes Booth" President Trump.
Sources connected with the Agency tell TMZ, Carole Cook's comments to our photog when she left Craig's restaurant Sunday night were enough to trigger an official inquiry.
Posted by: trailing wife   2018-09-11 21:36  

#12  before talkies?
Posted by: Frank G   2018-09-11 20:35  

#11  She was very pretty when she was young, she was also one of Lucile Ball’s protégés.
Posted by: Neville Turkeyneck3487   2018-09-11 20:14  

#10  Shot to death in a burning barn.

The lovely hi-res imagery of his pals being hanged is pretty thought-provoking, too.
Posted by: Phosh Gloluting3919   2018-09-11 14:16  

#9  Dear Ms. Cook,

Mr. Booth has been reincarnated to an Ed Gein-like person in need of a redhead to complete his collection.

I'll forward your address.

Thank you!
Posted by: Vast Right Wing Conspiracy   2018-09-11 12:59  

#8  The theater is Bath House Barry's gig.
Posted by: Sliling Dribble4529   2018-09-11 10:38  

#7  Their definition of cute makes them f*cking nuts.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2018-09-11 10:23  

#6  Are these people trying to be what they think is cute or are they just nucking futs?
Posted by: JohnQC   2018-09-11 10:08  

#5  John Wilkes Booth killed POTUS who abolished slavery.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2018-09-11 09:35  

#4  "Where is John Wilkes Booth?"
Shot to death in a burning barn. Y'all might wanna remember that.
Memory jogger comment of the day.
Posted by: Mercutio   2018-09-11 09:27  

#3  With all the paedophiles and rapists in hollywood you'd think they'd worry a lot more about getting shot by their victims and relatives.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2018-09-11 07:26  

#2  ....94-year-old television and Broadway actress Carole Cook

At least we'll not be having to listen to that POS much longer.
Posted by: Besoeker   2018-09-11 05:12  

#1  ...Such a famed Broadway actress that I've never heard of her and neither had anyone else I've run across.

Quite famous, though, and Trump Bad.

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski   2018-09-11 05:03  

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