I Thought Midwesterners Had a Rule Against Being Rude ...

... but apparently not, if you're Garrison Keillor:

Jacquielynn Floyd:
Keillor's Dallas jabs read like fictional tale

Garrison Keillor must have come to Dallas itching for a fight.

He must have come here expecting – even intending – to have his worst expectations confirmed.

There's no other explanation for the deeply insulting remarks he directs in a syndicated opinion column at the fans who went to Highland Park United Methodist Church last week to hear him speak. An adoring crowd could not have been rewarded with more contempt if they had gone to see the Sex Pistols.

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... Simply put, he doesn't like Dallas, or Texas, or what he views as the pervasive political climate here.

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Why wait 'til he got back home to spit on his hosts?

I have no idea. I can only suppose that Mr. Keillor came to Dallas and found what he was looking for – even if no one else could see it.

[Excerpted ... read more at dallasnews.com]

My Comments:
Maybe he's still pissed about the Herschel Walker trade between the Cowboys and the Vikings.