“When politics gets mean and dumb, you can cheer yourself up by walking into a public library, one of the nobler expressions of democracy.”
C’mon now, how can any library lover not read an article containing a quote like that? Library advocate extraordinaire, Garrison Keillor, waxes lyrical about the public library, librarians, and a whole lot of other things we love.
I realize that, in this case, he’s preaching to the choir, but it’s nice to see something positive every so often. Check it out over at Salon.
Petty Little Man
Garrison Keillor is a petty little man and a hypocrite.
Re:Petty Little Man
I suspect that you are projecting your shadow. The truly petty would not cavil at calling him such simply because they perceive him to be the kind of magnanimous person they fear they cannot be.
Re:Petty Little Man
No, he’s totally right.
You know all those Powdermilk Biscuit ads he does? I found out that he doesn’t even EAT Powdermilk Biscuits.
Bastard.
Not really
The sad thing about his column is that he’s sucking up to his audience at ALA. Bastard is probably trying to get his fines waived.