By now almost everyone is aware of the “exclusive” MSNBC/Chris Matthews interview with President Obama on Thursday.

However, many may not know the venue,  American University’s Greenberg Theatre, was previously booked by a 7 and 8-year-old dance troupe, Ballet Petite, to present their Christmas Nutcracker Ballet under a $25,000 contract.   A contract the university cancelled/dismissed without any consideration.  The university just told the troupe and the parents, “tough”.
…Because when it comes to exclusive propaganda no previous commitments are bold enough to break the demands of the sycophants.
(Via Washington Post)  The fight for Christmas took a hit this week when politics bigfooted  a troupe of adorable little ballet dancers performing “The  Nutcracker.”
MSNBC’s Chris Matthews is scheduled to interview  President Obama on Thursday night at American University as part of the  “Hardball College Tour.” MSNBC approached AU to host the chat, and  officials jumped at the chance for a free, hour-long commercial for the  university and its students.
But the interview, announced Tuesday morning, abruptly kicked the  Ballet Petite’s rehearsals of ”The Nutcracker” out of AU’s Greenberg  Theatre. That didn’t sit well with the ballet school’s staff, teachers  and parents who have been preparing for the performance for months.
The bad news came in an e-mail Tuesday from AU’s facility department,  which announced “an issue” with Wednesday and Thursday’s plans for the local  ballet school’s technical and dress rehearsals: “We unfortunately must  cancel these dates at the Greenberg Theatre. . . . We’re fully aware of the  ramifications and grief this may cause at this late date.”
Given that the school has rented the space for the past eight years  and had a signed contract for eight performances and rehearsal nights this year,  the news — less than a day before the kids were set to be onstage to practice —  came as a bit of a shock. “They did not ask,” said artistic director  Melissa Carney. “They told us.”  (read more)