Anyone who seemed particularly empathetic toward Mr. Roper being a harangued man beset by an increasingly progressive world was dismissed immediately. I didn’t have time for stupidity. My judgment had no root in political correctness, though I was accused of this by one man who was angry I was running “a liberal shitshow” when he was shown the door. No, it was a matter of love. I needed people who could keep an open mind. I took in only those who appreciated the spirit of the show in the context of the era in which it was created, minus the sandbag of political beliefs. I turned away people
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