Dubya Disses Liberals, Obama, With Arts Pick
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You know how the Clinton aides removed all the W's on the White House computer keyboards before Bush moved in? This is worse: Bush has appointed Lee "God Bless the U.S.A." Greenwood to be one of fourteen regular members of the National Council for the Arts. Worse, he will be the only council member to serve for all four years of Obama's administration, advising the NEA on which artists deserve funding. Williamsburg playwrights: Start writing that patriotic country musical now! [Culture Monster/LAT]

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