Jan 26
I was inspired by American Top 40 Countdown. You might have heard of the band Lady Antebellum (Yes, it is a band, not a person). Nevertheless, there is a lady in the band: Hillary Scott.
Hillary failed twice at American Idol. Yes, she tried and did not make it past the first-stage auditions.
So she tried again. And the second time, she also failed to make it past the first-stage auditions.
Don’t worry, Hillary. You join a n auspicious line of “losers”, including Abraham Lincoln:
- Started a business – bankrupt.
- Ran for state legislature – lost.
- Applied to law school – rejected.
- Started a business – bankrupt.
- Ran for state legislature again – won.
- Engaged when his sweetheart died – heart broken.
- Had nervous breakdown – bed-ridden for six months.
- Ran for speaker of the state legislature – lost.
- Ran for elector – lost.
- Ran for Congress – lost.
- Ran for Congress again – won.
- Ran for re-election to Congress – lost.
- Sought the job of state land officer – rejected.
- Ran for Senate of the United States – lost.
- Sought Vice-Presidential nomination – lost.
- Ran for U.S. Senate again – lost.
- Elected president of the United States.
And Canada’s John Diefenbaker:
- Moved to Wakaw to practice law – locals refused to rent him office space.
- Ran for village council – won.
- Ran for Parliament – lost.
- Ran for Parliament again – lost.
- Ran for provincial legislature – lost.
- Ran for mayor of Prince Albert – lost.
- Elected provincial party leader by default (nobody else wanted the job)
- Ran for Premier – lost and lost his seat.
- Ran for Parliament – won.
- Ran for federal party leader – lost.
- Ran for federal party leader – won.
- Ran for Prime Minister – and won three consecutive elections.
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