Regarding the national anthem performed at President Obama’s second inauguration everyone is asking: Was it pre-baked and faked or fresh and fo’ real? Journalists who were present reported they found it odd that they were next to the band but couldn’t hear them playing and a Marine band spokesperson said the Beyoncé anthem was pre-recorded. But now a Marine band corps band statement contradicts this and says, “No one in the Marine Band is in a position to assess whether it was live or pre-recorded.”

I find it amazing that no one in the band actually knows if they played or not.  I mean, yes, marching band was traumatic for me — I had to wear a scratchy blue and gold polyester suit while other high school girls got to shake their pom poms — so I can see how you might try to block it.  But really?

Fellow superstar soul sisters have the singer’s back. Aretha Franklin said it wasn’t good singing weather.  To that I say, girl, I played a rented dented flute on blustery days without a mic — good singing weather my spotty pink butt. Jennifer Lopez said pre-records guard against “that terrible slapback” you get in arenas and stadiums.  To that I say, girl, something about you saying “terrible slapback” is really unintentionally sexy.

What’s truly important here, however, is that our own Ritch Duncan tweeted something that was deemed hilarious by Witstream and selected as a daily WitPick.  Check it:

Yay Ritch!  The two other funny funny WitPicks below from Michelle Wolf and Albertina Rizzo:

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