The roar of hollow patriotism (Garrison Keillor BARF ALERT!)

Chicago Tribune .com ^ | May 28, 2008 | Garrison Keillor

[rottndog]

"You stroll down past the World War II Memorial, which looks like something ordered out of a catalog, a bland insult to the memory of all who served, and thousands of motorcycles roar by disturbing the Sabbath, and it depresses you for hours."

"Me...Hate America???"

[Charles Bronson Forever]

Why does Harvey Korman have to go and not this jerkola?

[A_Former_Democrat]

If I looked like that I’d feel woebegone also.

[padre35]

Ahh,, the nasal self conscious pitch of a voice that mocks, but never offers, the look of rumpled and harried perfected even when there is no hurry at all, the purposefully windsor knotted tie, the look of a long time DC resident this one looks to be the perfect “gollum” to the machismo of Rolling Thunder, the mere whiff of testosterone sends them scurring along in pursuit of the haven of false intellect and gazing at the works of others, never daring to compare...

[padre35]

Ahh,, the nasal self conscious pitch of a voice that mocks, but never offers, the look of rumpled and harried perfected even when there is no hurry at all, the purposefully windsor knotted tie, the look of a long time DC resident this one looks to be the perfect “gollum” to the machismo of Rolling Thunder, the mere whiff of testosterone sends them scurring along in pursuit of the haven of false intellect and gazing at the works of others, never daring to compare...

[AnAmericanMother]

A truly worthless man.

He's squandered what used to be real talent mocking everything of value.

I'd rather spend the day visiting with those bikers than wasting five minutes with this poseur.

[KC_Conspirator]

Garrison Keester is piece of hate America filth. Disturbing the Sabbath? Oh please, as if he cares about keeping Sunday holy as he hates Christians too.

[Neoncon]

Disturbing the Sabbath? Memorial Day has always been on Monday, hasn’t it?

[CindyDawg]

What he doesn’t seem to get is that many of these men are Vets. He does make one good point though. Why not have the military fly some volunteers with bikes over to salute the troops?

[rahbert]

ouch. thats gonna leave a mark!

[Psycho_Bunny]

As opposed to the mew of a small, spiteful man?

[LibFreeOrDie]

Most of the comments rip him a new one:

http://www.topix.net/forum/source/chicago-tribune/T3SUMMNT5U0ATVQ06

[rottndog]

Why not have the military fly some volunteers with bikes over to salute the troops?

There would be no shortage of volunteers waiting to do it...let me tell you!

[FormerACLUmember]

And don’t forget: This creep gets paid with your taxes.

[CindyDawg]

Can you imagine the cheers as yall came out of the back of one of those planes?

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

“A work of art can lift you up from the mishmash of life, the weight of the unintelligible world, and the situations where vulgarity squats on you like an enormous toad and won’t get off.”
Garry, you ARE a vulgar enormous toad! A great many of those bikers you so despise are Veterans!
Perhaps he’s more of a vulgar enormous load!

[Old North State]

Keillor is the biggest one act pony of the last fifty years. He has ridden that Lake Woebegon bike father into the ground than any rider on a Harley ever could. I remember trying to read a book he wrote, same thing, Lake Woebegon ad nauseum. That was it Mr. Keillor, you have no talent, and you won't get any better hurling gratuitous insults at guys you don't even know hoping to smear George Bush in the process. You got all your going to get from carrying the leftists water, either get another act or shut up, it's not funny anymore, it's boring.

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

He looks like a toad and sounds like one too.

[KirbDog]

I joined this thread expecting to unload my pent-up dislike of this Keillor guy, but find myself cheering him on. I can’t abide bikers. They look like a bunch of over-the-hill sissies in their ponytails as they travel around in flocks intimidating queit, peaceful neighborhoods. Whenever I see one of these bikers splattered over the road after an accident, the only thought I have is that that’s one less asshole we will have to deal with.

If you don't like bikers that is your choice but your last staement is just beyond the pale. I know plenty of bikers and without fail they are great people.

Kirby