<div dir="ltr"><div>To do anything other than invite would've been political.  A surefire loser for them.</div><div><br></div><div>As to dictating the nature of the presentation.  You really think the POTUS is going to let the BSA do that?</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 1:58 PM, <a href="mailto:rhayes@frontier.com">rhayes@frontier.com</a> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rhayes@frontier.com" target="_blank">rhayes@frontier.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div><span></span></div><div class="m_3417276006979714911qtdSeparateBR" id="m_3417276006979714911yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1501187072544_5160">I am aware of the tradition. However, given the insanity of the invitee, they might have broke tradition or at the least insisted on the nature of the presentation. Bet they don't do it again. <br id="m_3417276006979714911yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1501187072544_5278"><br id="m_3417276006979714911yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1501187072544_5275"></div><div class="m_3417276006979714911yahoo_quoted" id="m_3417276006979714911yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1501187072544_5084" style="display:block">  <div id="m_3417276006979714911yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1501187072544_5083" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> <div id="m_3417276006979714911yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1501187072544_5082" style="font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> <div id="m_3417276006979714911yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1501187072544_5081" dir="ltr"> <font id="m_3417276006979714911yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1501187072544_5127" face="Arial" size="2"> <hr size="1" id="m_3417276006979714911yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1501187072544_5126"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">From:</span></b> Darrell Keim <<a href="mailto:keim153@gmail.com" target="_blank">keim153@gmail.com</a>><br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> "<a href="mailto:rhayes@frontier.com" target="_blank">rhayes@frontier.com</a>" <<a href="mailto:rhayes@frontier.com" target="_blank">rhayes@frontier.com</a>> <br><b id="m_3417276006979714911yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1501187072544_5356"><span id="m_3417276006979714911yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1501187072544_5355" style="font-weight:bold">Cc:</span></b> Moscow Vision 2020 <<a href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com" target="_blank">vision2020@moscow.com</a>><br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, July 27, 2017 1:43 PM<br id="m_3417276006979714911yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1501187072544_5339"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Vision2020] Horrible role model<br> </font> </div> <div class="m_3417276006979714911y_msg_container" id="m_3417276006979714911yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1501187072544_5135"><br><div id="m_3417276006979714911yiv6193802125"><div id="m_3417276006979714911yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1501187072544_5134"><div id="m_3417276006979714911yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1501187072544_5133" dir="ltr"><div id="m_3417276006979714911yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1501187072544_5155">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.</div><div id="m_3417276006979714911yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1501187072544_5137"><br clear="none"></div><div id="m_3417276006979714911yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1501187072544_5132"><span id="m_3417276006979714911yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1501187072544_5136">OTOH, Herr Trump had every opportunity to follow the lead of EVERY OTHER PRESIDENT, and keep his BSA remarks apolitical.  </span></div><div id="m_3417276006979714911yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1501187072544_5359"><span><br clear="none"></span></div><div id="m_3417276006979714911yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1501187072544_5361"><span id="m_3417276006979714911yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1501187072544_5360">Lay the blame where it belongs.</span></div></div><div class="m_3417276006979714911yiv6193802125gmail_extra" id="m_3417276006979714911yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1501187072544_5362"><br clear="none"><div class="m_3417276006979714911yiv6193802125gmail_quote">On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 1:18 PM, <a href="mailto:rhayes@frontier.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" shape="rect">rhayes@frontier.com</a> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rhayes@frontier.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" shape="rect">rhayes@frontier.com</a>></span> wrote:<br clear="none"><blockquote class="m_3417276006979714911yiv6193802125gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class="m_3417276006979714911yiv6193802125yqt2042818594" id="m_3417276006979714911yiv6193802125yqt42696"><div><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="m_3417276006979714911yiv6193802125m_9094771524471538918yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1501183598031_2868">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. </div><div id="m_3417276006979714911yiv6193802125m_9094771524471538918yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1501183598031_2870"><span id="m_3417276006979714911yiv6193802125m_9094771524471538918yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1501183598031_2869">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?</span></div><div id="m_3417276006979714911yiv6193802125m_9094771524471538918yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1501183598031_3005">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.</div><div id="m_3417276006979714911yiv6193802125m_9094771524471538918yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1501183598031_4274">Roger Hayes</div></div></div></div><br clear="none">============================== =========================<br clear="none">
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