[Vision2020] Horrible role model

[Ron Force]

Boy Scouts chief apologises for Trump's 'political rhetoric' at national
jamboree

   - Trump gave odd partisan speech in front of 40,000 12- to 18-year-olds
   - ‘I extend my sincere apologies to those in our family who were
   offended’
   -
   https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jul/27/boy-scouts-chief-trump-speech


Ron Force
Moscow Idaho USA

On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 1:43 PM, Darrell Keim <keim153 at gmail.com> wrote:

> The BSA strives to be apolitical.  They had no choice but to invite the
> president, as they have invited every prez for 80 years.  To not invite
> would be political.
>
> OTOH, Herr Trump had every opportunity to follow the lead of EVERY OTHER
> PRESIDENT, and keep his BSA remarks apolitical.
>
> Lay the blame where it belongs.
>
> On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 1:18 PM, rhayes at frontier.com <rhayes at frontier.com>
> wrote:
>
>> As a former scout and an eagle scout, I am appalled at the example Trump
>> set for the boys attending the National Jamboree. I owe scouting, and in
>> particular my scout master, greatly for setting examples of good conduct,
>> ethics, and respect for our nation's institutions and traditions.
>> I do fault scouting's administration for inviting Trump to the Jamboree.
>> What did they expect from this bombastic, narcissist; an uplifting speech
>> about living a good, ethical life, an example of a president who would
>> present inspiration for the boys to envision a better nation?
>> Most of the boys will remember this experience, and I hope that maturity
>> and hindsight will inform them to reject this sort of behavior from the
>> national embarrassment occupying our highest office.
>> Roger Hayes
>>
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