US Secretary of State covers "Hoochie Coochie Man"on guitar at State Department function

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Painful, but he’s no Ramaswamy

Honestly, I think I might rickroll myself as a palate cleanser.

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It was listenable, which is all you could expect in this situation
Bland and anemic, but not embarrassing (the music at least. That he chose that song is embarrassing)

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… South America is kicking our ass in the musical cabinet secretary game

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Nixon was arguably our most musically accomplished President, so the good news is that there’s not a one-to-one correlation between good musicianship and good governance.

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That may depend on how much time is allocated to each activity.

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Obama manages to exude confidence.

Apparently, Trump is very musical, you just need to strike him, very hard, repeatedly from the correct angle.

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I thought this was cool. Usually, he’s on an interview, all staid like usual, but this was another side of him. Good to see.

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I wouldn’t be surprised if he could sing all the lyrics to Horst Wessel Lied.

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It’s no “CJ Cregg does The Jackal”, but I’ll allow it.

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Are you insinuating that there is a MCCM1) gap?

1) Musically Competent Cabinet Member(s)

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It’s not that easy to play guitar and sing in front of a group. It’s OK with me. Maybe I am not totally dead inside.

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I did not know De Niro could play that well.

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