[laurav]

Ah, Garrison.

The man is funny, and I love his radio voice. But he doesn't seem to understand that the folks who like to listen to Prairie Home Companion are the types who identify with the down-home values he mocks. On the radio program it comes out as good-humored mocking. But when Garrison opens his mouth to spout his political opinions, the truth appears.

[TexanToTheCore]

You are right in spades. His APHC is listened to by a lot of family values types, yet he consistently mocks them, especially in his googy column in (holds nose) Salon.

[cornelis]

But he doesn't seem to understand

But of course he does. Count the number religious metaphors in this piece. He knows exactly what he is doing.

[Arioch7]

Very insightful. I have listened to a lot of his stuff and thought it was hilarious.

I never realized he was so... leftish.

Its funny because a lot of us that listen to him are conservative at heart and he still does not get it. Its like he is in a time-warp with EVIL BANKERS coming to take his homestead and the Dems must unite.

Well, I guess I will write him off my list. Goodbye, Lake Wobegon!

[MainFrame65]

"The man is funny, and I love his radio voice. "

He can be, when he is telling stories or doing skits on his show. But I have tried to read a couple of his books and they are uniformly neither interesting nor amusing. And bad to the point that I did not finish either one, a rare omission for me.

[pepsionice]

Garrison Keillor has had a constant problem with identifying with liberals...even on his show. His anti-Jesse attitude was demonstrated at the first show after Jesse's winning the governors election. If you aren't liberal, you aren't on Garrison's good boy list. I used to read his books and enjoy them....I don't anymore. He needs to retire.