““Well, sir,” he said, “we’ve got a murder now and then, or we can read about them. Then we’ve got the World Series. You can raise a wind any time over the Pirates or the Yankees, but I guess the best of all is we’ve got the Russians.” “Feelings pretty strong there?” “Oh, sure! Hardly a day goes by somebody doesn’t take a belt at the Russians.” ... I asked, “Anybody know any Russians around here?” And now he went all out and laughed. “Course not. That’s why they’re valuable. Nobody can find fault with you if you take out after the Russians.””