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Garrison Keillor gets cheers for passing of Ronald Reagan
A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor ^ | 06-08-2004 | Tank-FL

Posted on 06/08/2004 10:55:37 AM PDT by Tank-FL

Feeling sad and having just heard the news that President Ronald Reagan had just passed this past Saturday June 5, 2004 at 5:00 PM I switched my car radio from my local news radio to my local NPR, PRI affiliate to get my fill of the left by listening to A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor.

I can normally make it through the live shows but this last show I had to turn off. The show began with ridicule and cheers from the audience when the Host (Mr. Garrison Keillor) announced that the former President had past away within the last hour. Yes folks, there were cheers in the audience. I waited for the host to ask the audience to refrain from cheers and to show respect, but this never happened. I was so shocked, then I began to understand – it is hate, how the left hates us.

I am posting a link so you can hear this yourself.

http://prairiehome.publicradio.org/programs/2004/06/05/

Segment 1 at 3:17 into show.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Florida; US: New Hampshire
KEYWORDS: antiamerican; antiamericanism; defundnpr; garrisonkeeler; garrisonkeillor; hate; inbredgoober; leftwinghateradio; liberalhate; npr; publicradio; reagan; ronaldreagan; unamerican; youpayforthis
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To: dangus
What amazed me was that he then used the next song, a gospel, to ridicule Reagen, singing, "Let the light from your White House shine on me!" (Thus suggesting Reagen is Christ, an obviously ironic put-down.)

What? I heard him say "lighthouse" and didn't sense any ridicule or any implication that Reagan was Christ.
101 posted on 06/08/2004 12:52:21 PM PDT by Your Nightmare
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To: HairOfTheDog

Must admit that I haven't been able to load the program in question, to listen. Thanks for your telling of it. Sounds like the 'good GK' was the gracious man he has been to most guests he brings on the air. Is there a chance he's mellowing with age? [Don't get to hear A Prairie Home Companion any more ... not traveling the interstates anymore.]


102 posted on 06/08/2004 12:53:07 PM PDT by MHGinTN (If you can read this, you've had life support from someone. Promote life support for others.)
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To: tiamat

He claims to be 6' 3". Apparently TV does make people look wider in relation to their height. Keillor did a show at my son's Lutheran college and I didn't hear anything about him being short.


103 posted on 06/08/2004 12:53:50 PM PDT by wideminded
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To: wideminded

I've never seen the guy in person.


104 posted on 06/08/2004 12:56:51 PM PDT by tiamat ("Just a Bronze-Age Gal, Trapped in a Techno-World!")
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To: churchillbuff
Glad you said this. Hope it's true. I'd like to believe well of Keillor, because his humor seems to exude affection, not animosity, toward middle America and old-fashioned values. It's hard for me to see how the wry, gentle celebrant of Lake Wobegon's steady, sturdy values could be a hater -- and I want to believe he isn't.

Some people are going to blow things out of proportion and are just looking to make others look bad for whatever petty reason (the current political climate includes small groups of people on both sides full of hate).

I heard the show saturday night (like I do most weekends), and I thought GK was quite respectful and I imagine that the few that cheered probably looked like idiots in the audience - I'd bet they got some mean stares from others.

I don't always agree with everything on Praire Home Companion, but then again, I'm that way about anything I see on TV or hear on the radio. I like it, and they have some great musical numbers. It's certainly better written and mostly cleaner than most other stuff you hear on the radio or see on TV.

During the 90s they had some of the best political humor targeted towards Clinton that I heard - some people don't understand that they are going to make jokes about whichever person/party is in office.

105 posted on 06/08/2004 12:56:54 PM PDT by af_vet_rr
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To: tiamat

It was a REAL shock to see this short, pudgy little guy.



He is actually very tall (6'6"?) He just has a short face.


106 posted on 06/08/2004 12:56:57 PM PDT by Atlas Sneezed (Your Friendly Freeper Patent Attorney)
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To: Beelzebubba

That must be it... and like i say, I had a VERY clear mental image of him when I was younger...


107 posted on 06/08/2004 12:58:21 PM PDT by tiamat ("Just a Bronze-Age Gal, Trapped in a Techno-World!")
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To: HairOfTheDog; Tank-FL
This title is a lie. A gross misrepresentation of what happened.

Well, I wouldn't go that far. The title is accurate as far as it goes. The problem is, it's too easy for a reader -- especially one who's looking for a fight -- to infer from the title that Keillor wanted the cheer(s) that he received.

108 posted on 06/08/2004 1:00:02 PM PDT by newgeezer (Just my opinion, of course. Your mileage may vary. You have the right to be wrong.)
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To: MHGinTN
Sounds like the 'good GK' was the gracious man he has been to most guests he brings on the air. Is there a chance he's mellowing with age?

I think so. I don't know if it's a sign, but it seems like he's had an awful lot of bluegrass, what I'd call "original country music", and gospel-style bands/performers on these days. That maybe just me noticing it, because I'm thinking about it.

109 posted on 06/08/2004 1:00:12 PM PDT by af_vet_rr
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To: HairOfTheDog

Ok, that was my take too.


110 posted on 06/08/2004 1:00:57 PM PDT by Paul_B
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To: Your Nightmare

I was watching some fishing show on saturday night and the host did not once say "This Cast is for the Gipper!"

I hate all these liberal fishing shows!


111 posted on 06/08/2004 1:03:59 PM PDT by Bluntpoint
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To: Your Nightmare

OK, I heard it wrong. I can believe that fairly easily, since I did wonder how he was so ready to go with it. Criticism retracted. In that case, he did a fine job. (one or two others said I was hysterical; I don't think that was fair.)

But in honor of Chesterton, I still refuse to honor him by calling him GK. It's Garry from me.


112 posted on 06/08/2004 1:04:07 PM PDT by dangus
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To: HairOfTheDog

Ease up... I misheard him. No twisting meant.


113 posted on 06/08/2004 1:05:07 PM PDT by dangus
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To: Tank-FL

As I posted earlier in another thread, they cheered in my ultra-liberal neighborhood too. Sick, hateful creatures.


114 posted on 06/08/2004 1:05:39 PM PDT by Musket
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To: dangus

No twisting meant? You reported back not only the wrong thing, but you divined what his intent was in singing it.


115 posted on 06/08/2004 1:07:08 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog (farewell to a great president.)
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To: Tank-FL

Keillor gave a fine, classy announcenment and eulogy:

"One of the great public men of our time, Ronald Reagan, died today at the age of 93, (audience: "ohhh", heckler 1: "woohoo!" heckler 2: "yeah!" ) just this afternoon, Ronald Reagan, a great President and a great man, who set a great standard for civility. We want to think about him, and about his family for just a moment, and wish them well from all of us. He was a great man who befuddled us old liberals for years, mainly by his great shining charm, which never, ever failed him." (Song: "Let It Shine" - soulful, prayerful spiritual.)


116 posted on 06/08/2004 1:08:58 PM PDT by Atlas Sneezed (Your Friendly Freeper Patent Attorney)
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To: Beelzebubba

I thought the second heckler might have been telling the first to shut up.


117 posted on 06/08/2004 1:14:06 PM PDT by Your Nightmare
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To: Your Nightmare

Well, I took your advice and listened to the segement in question. Garrison Keillor's tone seems to change to one of mock respect as he speaks of President Reagan. I have never listened to this guy before until now, but to me, the sarcasm fairly dripped from his voice as he spoke about the recently deceased leader.


118 posted on 06/08/2004 1:19:35 PM PDT by O.C. - Old Cracker (When the cracker gets old, you wind up with Old Cracker. - O.C.)
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To: BibChr
I heard that too, almost the same way. I was braced for Keillor himself to say something hateful, knowing how he loathed Reagan. But he himself was classy. I was appalled at the catcalls and cheers and, like you, waited to see whether he'd slap them down.

I didn't hear the show; however, I think what you're talking about is standard-issue "leftist angry approval applause." You'll notice that leftists rarely just laugh at a political joke -- if they like it, they'll clap loudly. If you have the opportunity to watch them do it, you'll notice their expressions, which are feral and angry.

They're also the ones whose cars still have Gore/Leiberman (or even Nader/LaDuke) bumper stickers on their cars.

I don't particularly mind honest liberals. But the "angry liberal clappers" are not sane.

119 posted on 06/08/2004 1:21:14 PM PDT by r9etb
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To: O.C. - Old Cracker
I have never listened to this guy before until now, but to me, the sarcasm fairly dripped from his voice as he spoke about the recently deceased leader.

That kindly smooth tone he took is his only tone. That is who he is, and if you haven't heard more than three minutes of him ever, you can't very well judge a man's buried sarcasm.

120 posted on 06/08/2004 1:26:24 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog (farewell to a great president.)
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