Thanks to Ed Morrissey for posting this bad boy -- great blog too. As Ed points out, the MSNBC line is not the dumbest thing to come out of Kareem Dale's mouth: "For far too long in this country, arts has been the program in this country that is cut when things get difficult. For far too long in this country, arts have been an afterthought. For far too long in this country, arts have been treated as second class. … And for far too long, the arts have not been considered integral to building a prosperous and viable society."
