Well this is a tad bit hypocritical. It turns out many cast members of the Broadway hit show Hamilton – the same cast who delivered what they called a “message of love” to Vice President-elect Mike Pence – hasn’t voted in years. Like the protesters and rioters in the streets, it's funny those who demand more democracy and lament their great anxiety didn't manage to participate.
According to Radar Online, Brandon Dixon, who plays Aaron Burr and was the cast member to deliver the message to Pence, didn’t vote during president Obama’s reelection bid in 2012. They also found:
-- Javier Munoz, now playing the titular role of Hamilton, registered to vote in 2006 and voted in the mid-term elections, but hasn't been on record as voting since.
-- Seth Stewart, who plays Thomas Jefferson, voted in the 2008 presidential election but then used his constitutional rights to sit out in 2012, according to his voting record.
-- Anthony Ramos Martinez, who plays Hamilton’s eldest son Philip, registered to vote in 2012. But the 25-year-old hasn’t located the insde of a voting booth since then.
-- Nigerian-born actor Okieriete “Oak” Onaodowan, who portrays James Madison, registered to vote in 2005 and also failed to cast a vote after that.
When asked about the incident, Pence told Fox News Sunday that he wasn’t offended and even told his children, “that’s what freedom sounds like.”
President-elect Trump saw the incident as an insult and tweeted that Pence is owed an apology from the cast, however, Dixon said an apology wasn’t needed.
It was only last week when Dixon lectured Pence among the audience, saying:
“We, sir, we are the diverse America who are alarmed and anxious that your new administration will not protect us, our planet, our children, our parents, or defend us and uphold our inalienable rights. We truly hope that this show has inspired you to uphold our American values and to work on behalf of all of us.”
Perhaps Dixon and the rest of the Hamilton cast should rethink those words, considering one of those inalienable rights is the right to vote – something many of them apparently don’t exercise as often as they should.
