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The Sean of the South podcast starts now.

Music The Sean of the South podcast starts now. Washington, D.C.

It was the height of summer, early July.

I was in town for a book event to make a speech,

and I had time to kill, so I went to the National Mall.

The National Mall is America's front yard.

There are thousands of tourists, and even more screaming babies.

One particular tourist stands out in my memory.

A young woman who is wearing a shirt that read,

I'm not proud to be an American.

Well, I get it.

Believe me, I do.

Everyone is entitled to their outlook. But this was the National Mall. I mean, come on, really?

The National Mall is definitely worth a visit. You see all the greats. There's the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial. Oh, good old FDR.

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