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31. That's a shame - Heartbreaking news

Wed Nov 29, 2017, 02:06 PM

Nov 2017

I loved Prairie Home Companion. I got my father-in-law tapes of his show. Now my FIL was a staunch, no-nonsense, practical man raised with a stoic outlook on life. NEVER had I seen him smile or laugh or tell a joke. He thought my gift was excessive and extravagant, he would have preferred a new hammer or set of screwdrivers. Anyway, so they wouldn't go to waste, he listened to them.

Years later at his funeral, his wife thanked me profusely for the tapes. She said he listened to them over and over and laughed out loud. Said it was the only thing he asked for later was more tapes of his show.

Saddest news for the day, I hope.

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BREAKING: Garrison Keillor says he's been fired by Minnesota Public Radio [View all] bucolic_frolic Nov 2017 OP

sigh... who's next, Santa Claus? hlthe2b Nov 2017 #1

Yeah BeyondGeography Nov 2017 #16

Brace Yourselves. Winter is Coming Xipe Totec Nov 2017 #24

LOL Auggie Nov 2017 #48

who is next? Stephen Hawkings? samnsara Nov 2017 #52

LOL nt Snotcicles Nov 2017 #70

I was just asked to play Santa at a local library titaniumsalute Nov 2017 #65

I hear ya... so disappointing. Just wanna see the Pussy-Grabber-in-Chief step down... InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2017 #83

Someone has learned how to weaponize the #ME TOO hysteria! RealityChik Nov 2017 #85

Ok. Who in the GOP Dark Money swamp is paying for all this? sandensea Nov 2017 #2

You mean like the timing bucolic_frolic Nov 2017 #5

Bingo. sandensea Nov 2017 #10

OR...they recently found out the details and acted promptly. brooklynite Nov 2017 #23

The two things are not mutually exclusive, you know. sandensea Nov 2017 #29

They've been doing it at least since Nixon's Donald Segretti, and that's a long time ago! Judi Lynn Nov 2017 #38

The politics of pettiness sandensea Nov 2017 #41

From your puter keys to Gods ears, make it so... pbmus Nov 2017 #58

No one is arguing life is always a conspiracy theory. LanternWaste Nov 2017 #45

Perhaps it's the fact that EVERY instance of this since Roy Moore has been called a RW leak... brooklynite Nov 2017 #55

Probably the same funders of Project Veritas. nt Snotcicles Nov 2017 #32

+1 sandensea Nov 2017 #47

Either the Mercers or the Kochs, or both! RealityChik Nov 2017 #86

I thought he was retired? Mosby Nov 2017 #3

his longtime radio show, but still produced The Writers Almanac for syndication. lunasun Nov 2017 #7

never heard of this guy snooper2 Nov 2017 #4

Prairie Home Companion. n/t Stonepounder Nov 2017 #6

Never heard of that either, I'm GenX though so maybe that has something to do with it snooper2 Nov 2017 #11

I'm GenX and love the hokeyness of APHC every weekend... Blue_Tires Nov 2017 #73

He was part of a great NPR radio show called A Prairie Home Companion Mosby Nov 2017 #9

Lost my respect when he published a detailed story question everything Nov 2017 #68

I didn't know any of that, thx Mosby Nov 2017 #82

Staunch liberal, too. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2017 #12

+1 eom LittleGirl Nov 2017 #26

He's basically everything that is cringe-worthy Codeine Nov 2017 #71

Yep. hunter Nov 2017 #75

Wow, what a fucking ignorant and shameful statement! tomp Nov 2017 #77

Thanks for posting what I was thinking. n/t crim son Nov 2017 #79

Lol!! What a silly overreaction Codeine Nov 2017 #80

And there hasn't been a single trial or formal investigation. Stonepounder Nov 2017 #8

MPR retained an outside law firm to conduct an independent investigation of the allegations. oberliner Nov 2017 #30

OK, now I am really confused. Stonepounder Nov 2017 #44

Here's more from their statement oberliner Nov 2017 #54

Funny how that works, isn't it. Kimchijeon Nov 2017 #67

i'm on overload here. barbtries Nov 2017 #13

WTF? There's a new accusation every day. I'm ready for Trump's accusers to come Arkansas Granny Nov 2017 #14

It takes money to make anything happen bucolic_frolic Nov 2017 #15

The rape victim stated that she was getting death threats. ehrnst Nov 2017 #21

That seems to fit his malignant personality perfectly, doesn't it? Judi Lynn Nov 2017 #33

Is this about inappropriate by Keillor or because of the column he wrote saying Franken shouldn't jalan48 Nov 2017 #17

Inappropriate behavior. ehrnst Nov 2017 #25

Thanks-I don't follow or know much about him. jalan48 Nov 2017 #46

This is the RW version of the Night of the Long Knives. hadEnuf Nov 2017 #18

um, uh, wait one second. Voltaire2 Nov 2017 #76

I know, but the point is that it's a purge of sorts. The overall game plan of the right hadEnuf Nov 2017 #78

MPR has confirmed this sarisataka Nov 2017 #19

I just officially burned out. CanonRay Nov 2017 #20

The statement came shortly after Keillor, an avowed Democrat, wrote a column that ridiculed,... Jimbo101 Nov 2017 #22

EXACTLY! This is very suspicious rsong71 Nov 2017 #72

so rtracey Nov 2017 #27

Here's Keillor's reaction. greatauntoftriplets Nov 2017 #28

That's a shame - Heartbreaking news packman Nov 2017 #31

When are some prominent RIGHT-WINGERS going to start paying for their sins? Paladin Nov 2017 #34

I think the people on the left to be better at taking sexual misconduct seriously Rabrrrrrr Nov 2017 #42

I'm with you. I can't keep up. Lifelong Protester Nov 2017 #50

Maybe because the women see how badly the GOP TexasBushwhacker Nov 2017 #51

I am zero percent surprised by this. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2017 #35

Why? He was single for a while, so I'm sure did some flirting. Honeycombe8 Nov 2017 #39

His marital status has nothing to do with it. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2017 #40

Is THIS who you are referring to as his "sexy Scandinavian younger wife"? Honeycombe8 Nov 2017 #56

Pretty sure that's the first time I've seen her. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2017 #60

That's when she's dressed to the Nines, so you can imagine what she looked like in other pics. nt Honeycombe8 Nov 2017 #61

Oh, no. I have a hard time believing he did anything really bad. Oh, no. nt Honeycombe8 Nov 2017 #36

If only these folks had followed the example of fearless leader in the WH........... still_one Nov 2017 #37

More information at this link sadiegirl Nov 2017 #43

His show was anachronism.... roomtomove Nov 2017 #49

your mileage may vary, of course ProfessorPlum Nov 2017 #57

That was the point. kwassa Dec 2017 #90

All these high profile folks getting the heave ho Plucketeer Nov 2017 #53

I think it's just limited to the influential Kimchijeon Nov 2017 #66

I don't think firing everyone is necessarily the solution for minor things. alarimer Nov 2017 #88

Sigh. TDale313 Nov 2017 #59

fuck! Kali Nov 2017 #62

I'm worried that the horror of a tax bill that will do damaged to the working class and Medicare. FreeStateDemocrat Nov 2017 #63

Glad I am just a lowly peasant... Anyone in the Kimchijeon Nov 2017 #64

Never liked PHC because Keillor's voice just grated on my DeminPennswoods Nov 2017 #69

He also said ... GeorgeGist Nov 2017 #74

BBC: Garrison Keillor: 'I put my hand on a woman's bare back' al bupp Nov 2017 #81

So what he did was "accidentally" put his hand up her shirt TexasBushwhacker Nov 2017 #89

From what the public has been told so far dflprincess Nov 2017 #84

It's another Al Frankenesque scenario... RealityChik Nov 2017 #87