A VERY SAD DAY IN
A VERY SAD DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD: Fred Rogers is dead of cancer at 74. As a small child, I still remember watching — in order — Sesame Street, Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood, and then Electric Company. Now, I’ll admit that my favorite was Electric Company — it had Spiderman and Morgan Freeman as Easy Reader ...
A VERY SAD DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD: Fred Rogers is dead of cancer at 74. As a small child, I still remember watching -- in order -- Sesame Street, Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood, and then Electric Company. Now, I'll admit that my favorite was Electric Company -- it had Spiderman and Morgan Freeman as Easy Reader -- but my afternoon was incomplete if I didn't see Mr. Rogers take off his jacket and tie and put on his cardigan. Rest in peace, good sir. Millions of middle-aged Americans will never be able to forget you. UPDATE: Virginia Hefferman's obit captures what I think about Mr. Rogers.
A VERY SAD DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD: Fred Rogers is dead of cancer at 74. As a small child, I still remember watching — in order — Sesame Street, Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood, and then Electric Company. Now, I’ll admit that my favorite was Electric Company — it had Spiderman and Morgan Freeman as Easy Reader — but my afternoon was incomplete if I didn’t see Mr. Rogers take off his jacket and tie and put on his cardigan. Rest in peace, good sir. Millions of middle-aged Americans will never be able to forget you. UPDATE: Virginia Hefferman’s obit captures what I think about Mr. Rogers.
Daniel W. Drezner is a professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and co-host of the Space the Nation podcast. Twitter: @dandrezner
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