Daniel Nussbaum at Breitbart reported something that probably shouldn’t be shocking: the Miley Cyrus “campaigning” for Hillary by knocking on dorm room doors at George Mason University in the DC suburbs? Fake. Pre-staged. As authentic as a CNN town hall question for Hillary. Parents of GMU students foiled this lame celebrity stunt:
In response to a parent who wrote to express her concern for her daughter’s safety in the dormitory during the event, Dr. Thomas Hardy, Assistant Dean for University Life and and Chief Housing Officer at George Mason, said that Cyrus was allowed to visit the dormitory because she was a “guest” of one of the building’s residents.
“Ms. Cyrus visited previously identified students as a pre-approved guest of those rooms,” Hardy explained. “She was escorted by her host at all times, and there was no random door knocking, as that would be solicitation — which is a violation of residence hall policy.”
Hardy’s email also explained that Cyrus was “isolated to one floor of one residence hall,” and was not allowed to visit the rest of the dormitory.
But Nussbaum’s report also exposes the willingness of The Washington Post to play along like a bunch of Donna Braziles. Post reporter Ian Shapira should use the middle initial T, for Tool. Get a load of this very cooperative copy:
Miley Cyrus — the celebrity wrecking ball, twerking machine, chart topper, Instagrammer and former Bernie Sanders supporter — added a move to her repertoire Saturday: door-knocker for Hillary Clinton.
“Hello? How are you? I’m Miley,” Cyrus said after knocking on the George Mason University dormitory room door of Jake Zartman, 18, a freshman from Ohio. The 23-year-old pop star, now a coach on NBC’s singing competition The Voice, was dressed in a glittery red and silver dress with a blue furry jacket, a blue bow tie covering her chest and a pink headband. The young man was practically quaking.
“I’m here supporting Hillary. Are you going to vote?” Cyrus asked.
“You’ll be proud to know I’ve already voted for Hillary,” Zartman told her.
“Yeah!” she yelped.
“Obviously,” Zartman said.
What should be obvious is that Cyrus wasn't going to find any Trumpkins behind the doors. Everyone was in on the gag. Shapira also pretended Katherine Quigley had no idea that she was pre-selected:
Katherine Quigley, 19, a sophomore, was among those eager to meet Cyrus. She waited by the peephole of her room’s door, nervously eyeballing the hall to see whether Cyrus would visit.
“I’ve loved her since I was — what? — 12 years old,” Quigley said. “She’s a role model. Oh, God, I peeked my head out. I shouldn’t have. People have been texting me all day about her coming, but I’ve been saying, ‘I can’t confirm anything.’ I have my shoes out, and random clothes. And there’s a random rope in our room. My roommate’s into camping, you know? And there’s a pizza box!”
Suddenly, several knocks.
“Holy moly! Miley Cyrus!”
“How are you!” Cyrus asked. “How are you? I am so happy be here.”
The two fell into a conversation as if they were old friends. Cyrus said she felt like she lived in a bubble in Los Angeles, where she thinks most people are pro-Clinton and support women’s rights and liberal values, whereas when she visits home in Nashville, she feels the opposite.
“What’s, like, your message to Mason students?” Quigley asked.
“Um . . . vote, you know. Vote for Hillary,” she said. “I think honestly, I didn’t know how everyone was going to be today . . . It seems like everyone here is super awesome.”
“That’s such a Miley thing to say!” Quigley said, as she and her new friend laughed.
This couldn't be more perfectly staged. Let's hope the Hillary campaign gave Shapira a 20 percent gratuity. He even tried to deny this was a stunt in his story: "Although the sight of the provocateur knocking on doors for Clinton might seem more like a stunt, Cyrus, the daughter of country star Billy Ray Cyrus, has politics in her blood."
