You know, just because Dame Olivia de Havilland left the planet a couple of years ago doesn't mean that we can't still observe her birthday, which is today. We all remember her in Gone With the Wind, of course, but her best performance is probably in The Heiress (1949). Somehow, director William Wyler and the production team made this supremely beautiful woman look hard and homely, and goodness gracious, what a performance she gave to match.
We like recognizing excellence when mediocrity (and worse) seems to surround us more every day. For example, the recent Republican debates in Liz Cheney's Wyoming district and for governor in Arizona were whackjob train wrecks. Ugh, you don't want to know.
But on the subject of those who excel, some good news: The White House announced today that President Biden will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 17 Americans who — unlike the revolting (and very dead) Rush Limbaugh — richly deserve the honor. In short, Biden is reclaiming the medal and washing off the stain of Donald and Rush. We suspect Dame Olivia would approve. Here's the list. We cats PURR.
- Simone Biles
- Sister Simone Campbell
- Julieta Garcia
- Gabrielle Giffords
- Fred Gray
- Steve Jobs (posthumous)
- Father Alexander Karloutsos
- Khizr Khan
- Sandra Lindsay
- John McCain (posthumous — and clearly intended to drive Benedict Donald crazy)
- Diane Nash
- Megan Rapinoe
- Alan Simpson
- Richard Trumka (posthumous)
- Wilma Vaught
- Denzel Washington
- Raul Yzaguirre
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