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Originally Posted by pfreivald
I would like to be clear that I am absolutely certain that Dean did not intend his comment to be callous and insulting.
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I totally get what you are saying. I for one am not misunderstanding the comment.
Back in the little town I grew up in the large majority of people had a lot of grease and dirt on their hands. There were few people that had clean indoor jobs. One of them was the president, later chairman of the local bank.
With a great deal of pride he would jump at the chance to shake a dirty hand, make a connection with the people in the community and move the affairs of the town forward. It wasn't a phoney connection but the real deal.
He was a great role model growing up.