You're vulgar. That's what Garrison Keillor thinks of anyone who loves their country and says so out loud. Patriotism is a waste of time, which could be better spent reading books or wandering through exhibits and museums with one's effete nose in the air. Garrison can't even bring himself to write the name of the President, or even the
word President! It's "Current Occupant" (of the White House), don't you know?
Now I like books and art, but they are no substitute for good old fashioned patriotism. So to Garrison I say: oh-be-gone, Mr. Keillor, oh-be-gone.
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