"Hold For The President Of The United States"

[demmiblue]

What was just a normal lunch between U.S. Women’s National Team training sessions in Denver about a week ago turned into quite an eventful afternoon for USWNT forward Megan Rapinoe.

Megan Rapinoe was having lunch with her teammates between a weight-lifting session and an on-field practice at the Denver Broncos Training Center on June 23 – the 50th anniversary of the passage of Title IX -- when her phone rang. The screen flashed: “The White House.”

Rapinoe, immediately thinking it was robocall or that maybe she was being pranked by her teammates, showed the phone screen to teammate Kelley O’Hara.

“You probably need to pick that up,” said the Washington, D.C. resident O’Hara. After three or four rings, she did.

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“In that moment I spoke to the President, I was, and still am, totally overwhelmed,” said Rapinoe. “I just think of all the people who I feel deserve a part of this medal, from my family to current and former teammates, all the women of the U.S. Women’s National Team throughout our history, to Colin Kaepernick, the three woman who founded Black Lives Matter – Opal, Alicia and Patrisse – to Marsha P, Sylvia and Billie Jean, the Williams sisters, of course my fiancé Sue Bird, and so many more. I am humbled and truly honored to be chosen for this award by President Biden and feel as inspired and motivated as ever to continue this long history of fighting for the freedoms of all people. To quote Emma Lazarus, ‘Until we are all free, we are none of us free.’”

https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2022/07/hold-for-the-president-of-the-united-states

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[Eliot Rosewater]

1. Lemme guess, the president didnt try to get into where the Women dress...

Oh yeah, that was the other guy.

[FloridaBlues]

2. Quite a variety of recipients. Congratulations to all.

[FloridaBlues]

3. Quite a variety of recipients. Congratulations to all.

[DFW]

4. Very cool to see a friend in that list

I don't recognize them all, but I sure do agree with some of the ones I do recognize being on there.

[Hekate]

5. That's really grand, and 100% better than TFG's picks

[NoMoreRepugs]

6. In the alternative universe the Orange Douche just nominated

The Pillow Guy, RootieTootie and Kim Kardashian.

[SergeStorms]

7. That'll piss off the Trumpublicans.

They hate Megan, because..... you know. I even read that she "ruined" the U.S. Women's Soccer Team. They've pretty much dominated World Soccer with her and her teammates. If that's "ruining" Soccer, then go ahead and ruin it some more.

The more pissed off they are, the happier I am.

Congratulations, Megan! You're a wonderful representative for U.S. Women's Soccer.

[ProfessorGAC]

8. Good For Her

What a cool call to receive!

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

9. White House calls are special.

In 1974 I was navigator on a C-141 cargo jet following Nixon around as he visited the leaders of the Middle East. As we were sitting in the terminal of the Amman, Jordan, airport drinking warm Cokes someone came by and asked, "Does anyone want to make a call to the U.S.?" Sure!

I chose to call my girlfriend, who worked as a newspaper reporter in Hannibal, MO. Most of my allocated two minutes was spent with her being groggily confused as to who I was and why was I calling her.

Several weeks later she told me it had been the middle of the night and she was deep asleep when she was jarred awake by the phone. When she answered the voice on the other end said, "This is the White House calling. Please hold..."
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It had to have been a wonderful experience for Megan Rapinoe to receive the call from President Biden. That was such a warm and personal gesture on his part, and I know she'll remember it for the rest of her life.

[Demovictory9]

10. nice