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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is closing its tent flap after 146 years in business citing high operational costs and low attendance.

The Feld family, who own what is known as The Greatest Show on Earth, said ticket sales fell drastically when the elephant acts were nixed at the behest of animal rights groups like People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

We know now that one of the major reasons people came to Ringling Bros. was getting to see elephants, Juliette Feld told the Associated Press. We stand by that decision. We know it was the right decision. This was what audiences wanted to see and it definitely played a major role.

PETA heralded the decision as a victory.

After 36 years of PETA protests, which have awoken the world to the plight of animals in captivity, PETA heralds the end of what has been the saddest show on earth for wild animals, and asks all other animal circuses to follow suit, as this is a sign of changing times,PETA President Ingrid Newkirk said in a statement to the Associated Press.

But Conservative Queen of Sarcasm Ann Coulter said it wasnt the elephant acts that caused the low ticket sales for the circus. It was the election circus, brought to you by American Democrats, that Ringling Bros. wasnt able to compete with.

She might have a point.

President-elect Donald Trump hasnt yet commented on the circus closing but he did say in 2015 that he was not going to attend anymore because it booted the elephants.

Responses varied on news of the final tent-folding:

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Actor and underwear model Antonio Sabto Jr. is a guest of Team Trump, as is Trumps Hollywood surrogate Jon Voight. Don King and Fabio are hard maybes. Ann Coulter is set to stay far, far away.

It is unlikely that Donald Trumps successful inauguration-concert booking of Toby Keith, 3 Doors Down, Lee Greenwood, and Jon Voight will do much to ease his hurt feelings toward liberal Hollywood.

The president-elect has reportedly been very unhappy about his and his teams inability to lure A-list and Hollywood talent to his inauguration in Washington, D.C., later this montheven as he insists this fact doesnt bug him at all.

The so-called A list celebrities are all wanting [tickets] to the inauguration, but look what they did for Hillary, NOTHING, the incoming president tweeted late last month. I want the PEOPLE!

These A-list celebswith whom Trump spent decade sucking up to in Hollywood before becoming the Republican standard bearerarent snagging their tickets to Trumps inauguration because, well, they arent asking for them.

Every passing week seems to bring more news of stars and singers boasting about how Trumps team tried to convince them to lend their star power to inaugural festivities, only to be shot down. Most recently, Tony-winning gay icon Jennifer Holliday, who Trumps team announced on Friday as booked for inauguration entertainment, quickly released a letter Saturday morning stating that she, too, was now ditching Trump, in solidarity with the LGBT community.

So, who else exactly is going to this thing, and which celebrities have Trump and his crew managed to secure for what will be The Donalds biggest weekendthe moment he officially ascends to the ultra-exclusive boys club of Leader Of The Free World.

After all, past inaugurations have been able to lure big-name performers such as Bruce Springsteenthis year, the pro-Trump festivities were able get a Springsteen tribute band, only to have the tribute band cancel a mere four days before the inauguration out of respect for the vocally anti-Trump Springsteen.

The pool of laudable pro-Trump celebs is pretty shallowand its getting to the point where even some key pro-Trump celebrities are ditching the inauguration.

Historic and wonderful as it is, Id rather cut my own liver out with a butter knife [than go], conservative columnist Ann Coulterwho made the rounds in Hollywood pitching Trumps case early last yeartold The Daily Beast. Ill watch on TV and celebrate with Trumpsters in [New York City] (which Trump would, too, if he could).

Other celebrity Trump fans are keeping noncommittal.

Don King, the famous boxing promoter and convicted killer, campaigned with Trump in Ohio, a state Trump won in the general-election fight against Clinton. Trump loves King so much that this past summer, Trump personally tried to get King a prime-time speaking slot at the GOP convention in Cleveland, Ohio, only to have the idea squashed by Republican officials.

At of press time, Kings assistant Dale Edwards tells The Daily Beast that King is scheduled but not confirmed to attend the inauguration.

Trump might not even be able to count on Fabio to celebrate the peaceful, orderly transition of power.

Fabios manager said it is not on his schedule, when reached by phone, right before sighing audibly. (The Italian-American fashion model was among the exclusive gathering to feast at The Donalds most recent Thanksgiving dinner, according to the New York Post.)

Furthermore, Caitlyn Jenner is reportedly preparing to head to Washington, D.C., but hasnt confirmed yet. Representatives for Ted Nugent, Kid Rock, and Sylvester Stallone wouldnt comment. Hell, even Scott Baio wont even say one way or the other right now.

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So who in Trumps weird, D-list-heavy constellation of famous people can Trump depend on?

The answer to that question is, apparently: Alec Baldwins brother and a right-wing underwear model.

Antonio Sabto Jr.a former model whose acting credits include General Hospital, Melrose Place, and, more recently, Celebrity Wife Swapconfirmed to The Daily Beast via Twitter DM that he would be attending the inauguration as a guest of Trumps team. Sabto, who was also a Trump convention speaker, has repeatedly voiced his support for throwing Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in prison.

As for President Trumps welcome concert the day prior to the inauguration, it is only natural that Voight would be appearing. The Academy Award winning actor was Trumps biggest and most famous Hollywood booster and campaigned for the Republican presidential nominee: If youre not for Trump, then youre not for me, Voight told The Daily Beast in September.

Team Trumps lackluster tap on the A-list isnt a brand new phenomenon, however. It was a theme all throughout the presidential campaign, as it was during his years-long reign over the NBC show Celebrity Apprentice.

The Trump campaign was roundly mocked for its sad, D-list roster of celebrity mainstage-speakers (which included Baio and Sabto) at the Republican convention over the summer, especially when compared to the 2016 Democratic National Conventions A-list turnout.

Spoiler: The Dems roll-out of pro-Hillary celebs didnt matter, and Trump won anyway. It appears that Trumps D-list campaign and D-list convention were, in fact, surprisingly successful preludes to his D-list inauguration.

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Ann Says, No Mas!

Ann Coulter is back, more fearless than ever. In Adios, America! she touches the third rail in American politics, attacking the immigration issue head-on and flying in the face of La Raza, the Democrats, a media determined to cover up immigrants crimes, churches that get paid by the government for their charity, and greedy Republican businessmen and campaign consultantsall of whom are profiting handsomely from mass immigration thats tearing the country apart.

Applying her trademark biting humor to the disaster that is U.S. immigration policy, Ann Coulter proves that immigration is the most important issue facing America today. As Ann points out, if we cave to the Democrats scheme to bring in 30 million new liberal voters, we lose on everything else, too, from the economy to social issues to foreign policy to constitutionalism, to the very identity of our nation.

Immigration is the one issue where its nearly impossible to get the factsor even the other side of the argument. But Ann blows the lid off the cover-up by government, both political parties, and media alike. A sampling of the scintillating insights and revelations in Adios, America!:

On building a border wall: People who live in gated communities tell us fences dont work. On welfare: Todays immigrants arent coming here to breathe free, theyre coming to live for free. On how the media shut down the immigration debate: It can be difficult to discuss Americas immigration policies when its considered racist merely to say, We liked America the way it was.

The Democrats have always regarded immigration reform as a way to stuff the ballot boxstarting with Ted Kennedys immigration law of 1965.

The Democrats know that by changing the makeup of our population they can deliver themselves a permanent majority. Immigration amnesty will do just that overnight; continuing our current legal immigration policy will do it within ten or twenty years. Ann Coulter shows what we need to do to stop them.

If you love your country, you need to read Adios, America!

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Ann Coulter posted a very simply tweet Thursday, reading only, "14!"It quickly excited neo-Nazis accounts on Twitter, however, becausethe number is a popular white supremacist code word.

Neo-Nazis often use the number 14 as a reference to the so-called 14 words, which the Anti-Defamation League(ADL) calls "the most popular white supremacist slogan in the world." Those 14 words are,"We must secure the existence of our people and a future for white children."

Some of Twitter were quick to point out 14 is a common Neo Nazi phrase. Others pointed out Coulter could be referencing the days until President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, which is actually 15 days days away.But President Barack Obama does have just 14 full days left in office, Mic pointed out.

The 14-word slogan was originated by David Lane, a member of a white supremacist group called The Order. Lane died in prison in2007.

"Because of its widespread popularity, white supremacists reference this slogan constantly, in its full form as well as in abbreviated versions such as '14 Words','Fourteen Words,'or simply the number '14,'" the ADL's website states.

A number of Twitter users responded to Coulter's tweet by simply typing out the 14-word slogan. Others responded with "88," another white supremacist code. It stands for "Heil Hitler" H is the eighth letter in the alphabet and is often combined with14 to spell out further white supremacist messages, according to the ADL. Eighty-eight can also represent Lane's "88 Precepts," which dictated what he considered to be "natural law," according to the Huffington Post.

Coulter is a conservative figure who has written a number of controversial books, including 2016's "In Trump We Trust: E Pluribus Awesome!" and2015's "Adios, America: The Lefts Plan to Turn Our Country Into a Third World Hellhole."

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) wrote a post in December calling Coulter an "infamous far-right attack dog," whilenoting she had attended a holiday party hosted by the website VDARE, which the SPLC has deemed a white supremacist site.

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In that spirit, let us revel in the Never Trumpers tweets leading up to Trumps election night triumph. Now that Ive had time to do a full archeological dig, Im able to present a whole new treasure trove of smug idiocy.

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PATTON OSWALT: Comedian who realized he wasnt reallyall thatfunny and decided to try his hand at political commentary instead.

His tweets are a perfect time capsule of the Never Trumpers smug certitude that Hillary would win which would soon blossom into bitter recrimination.

The day before the election, Oswalt was snarky and nasty, but his mood turned as election results came in:

NOV. 7:

@pattonoswalt Every artisanal cocktail bar in Williamsburg is scrambling to create a mazel tov cocktail right now.

@pattonoswalt Someone create this drink, ASAP. Thats what we should toast with tomorrow.

NOV. 8:

@pattonoswalt This is the final, feeble insanity of the Trump campaign being slapped down. Its over, Donny. Get ready.

@pattonoswalt Oh God, the LAUGHTER when he appears. Gonna lose! Its all gone, Don. #Election2016

NOV. 8 LATER:

@pattonoswalt Come on, Broward County! Grind your democracy crotch on the stripper pole of freedom! #Florida #ElectionNight

@pattonoswalt f*ckf*ckf*ckf*ckf*ckF*CKF*CKF*CKF*CK #ElectionNight (Asterisks, mine.)

@pattonoswalt EVERY PUNDIT ON EVERY NETWORK IS TERRIFIED RIGHT NOW. AND EVERY ONE OF THEM CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN. #Election2016

NOV. 8 MUCH LATER:

@pattonoswalt Hey Chris Matthews, Trump didnt tap into peoples feelings. He EXPLOITED them. He HATES people. #ElectionNight

@pattonoswalt Oh F*CK YOU Brit Hume. Dont act like you were the one lone holdout against Trump. F*ckyouf*ckyouf*ckyou. #ElectionNight [Again, asterisks, mine.]

(Brit Hume was pretty clearly against Trump from start to finish.)

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POLITICAL CONSULTANTS

My favorite tweets were from the Republican political consultants who have hauled in multiple millions of dollars over the years, in exchange for turning the GOP into a minor fringe party, as exemplified in these electoral results:

1992: GOP loses to a draft-dodging horndog.

1996: GOP loses to a draft-dodging horndog who tried to destroy health care.

2000: GOP barely wins an election so close it wasnt decided until December.

2004: GOPs wartime president wins razor-thin re-election, almost losing to a gigolo.

2006: GOP loses both houses of Congress in a historic sweep after Republican president makes amnesty centerpiece of his second term.

2012: GOP loses in an electoral landslide to president who destroyed health care, staged a disastrous intervention in Libya that got our ambassador killed, and appointed Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court.

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MIKE MURPHY: High-priced GOP campaign consultant who help Jeb! raise $150 million from credulous donors, in order to win four (4) delegates.

NOV. 5:

Responding to: But what will happen after he loses?

@murphymike: A rage howl so loud you wont need a TV set to hear it for 200 miles. #LookingForward #Earmuffs

Responding to John Noonans Cant remember how many times guys like @stuartpstevens @murphymike warned GOP about millions of new Hispanic voters

@murphymike: Indeed.

@murphymike Oh I think I know what outcome of Jeb v HRC in FL would have been and about eight other swing states.

(Yes, Jeb! was a political juggernaut. If only hed had some money to get him through the primaries!)

NOV. 6:

@murphymike My big prediction: I think shell win FL quickly; will be clear in early numbers. Then cable news will do a huge 180 on long night.

@murphymike Im still not convinced hell win OH. If the WSJ/NBC data today is right, I think hell narrowly lose Ohio. Plus FL, etc.

@murphymike Real media bias isnt for D or R, its for a breathless horse race even when fundamentals belie that.

@murphymike This Hart/POS poll of RVs is always poll I take most seriously. For zillionth time, Trump is gonna lose. FL/NC will go relatively fast.

@murphymike Prediction: HRC winning FL will lead TV heads to proclaim nobody saw this coming when fact is their Trump hype has been wrong all along.

NOV 7:

Elwood tweets to Mike: Well mike if you do not see the end of your job we cant help you!! Hope you get air time on how you were so wrong!

@murphymike Oh Elwood. Ill be thinking of you tomorrow night when the networks call Florida in the 9 pm hour for Clinton and end this Trump nightmare.

NOV 8:

Responding to: do you think trump wins?

@murphymike: Nope. Though I will say FL is closer than I and many FL hacks thought.

Responding to: Still think Trump loses?

@murphymike: Yes

@murphymike Ive believed in data for 30 years in politics and data died tonight. I could not have been more wrong about this election.

(Unfortunately, Mike was getting his data from The New York Times, the GOPs best friend in the whole wide world. Thats where Mike got that great idea to have Jeb! babble in Spanish and call illegal immigration an act of love.)

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STUART STEVENS: The brain trust of Mitt Romneys presidential campaign, whose smooth Hispanic outreach resulted in a smaller Hispanic vote than Trump got, while actually losing the white vote to Obama in five states.

NOV. 6:

@stuartpstevens Fascinating piece. But if Trump is so good at media, whys he the most unpopular nominee in modern history?

@stuartpstevens As new NBC/WSJ poll shows, Trump is on track to be the first Republican to lose college educated whites since FDR era. Goldwater won them.

(Trump won college-educated whites.)

@stuartpstevens Just a little glimpse into future of a Trump party: every 4 years, electorate is 2% less white & 4% less white HS or less educated.

(Maybe GOP should stop pushing policies that make it less white faster.)

@stuartpstevens (Responding to Corey Lewandowski) Give it 48 hours to get bitter. Need to pace yourself.

@stuartpstevens (About Trump) The world is full of bitter losers who wished they could settle the score for their failures. He can work it out over shuffleboard.

NOV 7:

@stuartpstevens The elite seems to be anyone who won elections.

(Which Stuart Stevens didnt.)

@stuartpstevens Its a not an encouraging stat that Trump is losing every demographic in country that is growing. From college educated whites to Hispanics.

(Again, wrong, wrong, wrong on both whites and Hispanics.)

@stuartpstevens One of the key differences with Clinton-Trump: Clinton world understands rallies are about who is watching on television, not the crowd.

(Hillary wasnt strategically trying to avoid drawing large crowds: She couldnt get them. Apparently crowd size did mean something.)

@stuartpstevens Whomever you support, the professionalism & steadiness of the Clinton campaign has been impressive. They are pros. @AdamParkhomenko

(Stevens tagged a longtime Hillary aide in this tweet, so maybe, deep down, he knew that no one in the GOP would ever hire him again.)

NOV. 8:

@stuartpstevens Trump burned down the house to drive more non-college men to his side. Didnt do better than Romney & worse with every other group.

(According to the exit polls still preliminary Trump not only did a LOT better than Romney with non-college-educated men, but also with Hispanics, African-Americans and Asians.)

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Today, Mike Murphy sits alone, playing Jenga with stacks of cash looted from corporate donors ($150 million, utterly wasted), and an addled Stuart Stevens wanders the streets of Manhattan, window shopping and daydreaming of the snappy suit hell wear to the Romney inauguration.

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