Leadership (And Singing) - Updated

Thoughts about leadership from The Lincoln Project:

June 24, 2020 - The Lincoln Project’s latest video, “Leadership,” released today, illustrates how a true President leads in a time of crisis and juxtaposes it with the sorry excuse for honorable leadership under Donald J. Trump the past four years.

The spot begins airing today in the critical swing states of Wisconsin, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Michigan.

“Joe Biden is a strong, caring leader who can guide us out of the hell Americans find ourselves in,” said John Weaver, co-founder of The Lincoln Project. “It’s imperative Joe Biden wins this November.”

Reed Galen, a co-founder of The Lincoln Project, said, “Joe Biden is the clear choice when it comes to compassionate and decent leadership. In a battle of heart, mind, and character Joe Biden wins by a landslide. We need to ensure that’s reflected in the vote this November.”

No American should live in fear due to a lack of honest leadership. Thankfully, Joe Biden will be elected on November 3rd and with that the healing of our country will begin. The work doesn’t stop there, The Lincoln Project will work tirelessly to make sure Joe Biden is sworn in come January.

The Lincoln Project is a group of prominent Republicans and former Republicans working to defeat the re-election of Donald J. Trump and those who support him.

And how beautiful is this:

A @Portland_State University grad student was recording the national anthem for their online graduation.

A stranger walked by and heard her. This is what happened:

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pic.twitter.com/FHVVTxRwnj

— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) June 25, 2020

Click here to read more about The Lincoln Project.

Update on Saturday morning. Donald makes a big fuss about respecting the 
National Anthem, as if kneeling can take anything away from what our anthem stands for. But have you seen him when he thinks no one is looking? Consider this, taken during a Super Bowl party at Mar-a-Lago:

Donald Trump, who cares deeply about the national anthem, is caught goofing off in a video by a "real estate agent for a Russian-American firm who frequents Mar-a-Lago," where Trump was watching the Super Bowl with paying customers pic.twitter.com/eaTvUVUFSg

— Robert Maguire (@RobertMaguire_) February 3, 2020

Demi Lavato is singing the anthem on television in the background; Melania and Barron are on either side of Donald, standing respectfully with their hands over their hearts. How much respect for the anthem is Donald showing? 

He Doesn't Know The Words

Trump unable to remember words to "God Bless America" at replacement event he commissioned to prove his patriotism: https://t.co/LrMPaCEnen pic.twitter.com/oCcWMX9g39

— Deadspin (@Deadspin) June 5, 2018

And on the subject of showing respect for the national anthem, do you remember this, from Memorial Day last year?

This is Arlington. Not a rally. Just now. pic.twitter.com/Mz8CGJYUi0

— drstef (@drstef) May 29, 2017

Olympic Tidbits

I heard my first national anthem today and it wasn't the Star Spangled Banner. I actually enjoy the medal ceremonies. It's fun to see the winners and the flags, I especially like hearing the national anthems of the various countries. Some I recognize, like O Canada, La Marseillaise and of course, God Save The Queen, others are pretty obscure, but it's always a nice moment when the flags go up and the winning athlete hears the song representing his or her country.  NBC ended their daytime coverage with one of the first medal ceremonies, and although I didn't hear what the sport was or the name of the winner, it was still fun to see.  Which country's anthem was it?  Kazakhstan. 

I also saw one of the heats in rowing, with eight men in a boat and a coxswain. I've always thought rowing, or "crew," was cool and wished I could try it.  Not a sport for wimps, obviously and not as easy as it looks when they're gliding through the water. Those guys are tough, and really, really fit.  Strange as it sounds, my biggest exposure to world-class rowing comes from watching The Social Network, featuring the Winklevoss twins, or as Aaron Sorkin memorably put it, "the Winklevi."

Still no sign of Rafalca.