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Sunday, January 15. 2017

Country Mouse, City Mouse


Like Bird Dog, I was raised with one shoe in city life and one boot in manure and mud. I believe that Bird Dog grew up similarly, not the "mink and manure" set but the "LL Bean and manure set."  Comfortable at the Metropolitan Opera and happy with country folk, horses, and farm animals, and in the wild woods with a 20 ga. shotgun and a dog.


I think VDH has a foot in both worlds. He discusses: Trump and the American Divide - How a lifelong New Yorker became tribune of the rustics and deplorables


I did vote from Donald Trump, not because I approve of him as a person but as an imperfect messenger.  Messengers are always imperfect.



Posted by The Barrister in Hot News & Misc. Short Subjects at 14:16 | Comments (2) | Trackbacks (0)

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#1 JJM on 2017-01-15 15:11 (Reply)
Yeah,
Institutions and government are populated by humans, not angels as fervently believed by the left. That's one reason they are always shocked when their plans never seem to work like they had imagined.
#2 Sennacherib on 2017-01-16 06:17 (Reply)

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