It’s March and with St-Patrick’s day around the corner; it’s only fitting that we try and find a quote about the holiday. While searching for quotes, we came upon a funny one from Mr. Charles M. Madigan about the holiday. Charles M. Madigan is an educator who has also been an author, editor, journalist and columnist in Chicago, Illinois. He worked for the Chicago Tribune from 1979-2008 and was the newspaper’s senior editor. From 2003-2004, Madigan taught at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. He has appeared on C-Span from 2005-2010. Also, Madigan has written several books including one on how the people elected Barack Obama as well as a book about the decline of the newspaper industry. In this quote, Madigan makes fun of the holiday and discusses how religion and drinking don’t necessarily mesh well together…
| “St. Patrick… one of the few saints whose feast day presents the opportunity to get determinedly whacked and make a fool of oneself all under the guise of acting Irish.” –Charles M. Madigan |
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