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Is ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic America’s Greatest Living Patriot? Yes, Say Some
Is ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic America’s Greatest Living Patriot? Yes, Say Some
Photo-illustration: Getty Images, iStockphoto In yesterday's New York Times , Michael Slackman, a Middle East correspondent for the paper, writes of the difficulty of raising two young sons in the "chaotic streets" of Cairo, Egypt: "They have spent much of their formative years in a society that prizes conformity over individuality; where people dare not question authority; where the idea ...
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Weird Al, paragon of patriotism
USATODAY.com - Lifeline Live — ... Is Weird Al Yankovic a role model for patriotism in your house? Probably not. But he is for Michael Slackman, a New York Times correspondent in the Middle East raising two sons in Cairo, Egypt. How? Weird Al has taught the kids to question authority. Slackman wrote in a ...

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