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 that demands adherence to the notion that we're No. 1 in everything, will need a defibrillator after reading 

 Thursday story ripping Duluth following this week's appearance by the president.

Political columnist Ana Marie Cox goes on to savage "the myth of brave Minnesota settlers, enduring harsh winters and relying only each other – almost as if no one was here before them, either."

Even the arena incurred her distaste, using the corporate sponsor as metaphor for the "weightlessness" of the people inside.

"Then again, there’s the Amsoil slogan: 'First in synthetics.'”

The homeless shelter near the arena was full, she said, suggesting Duluth is the state's outlier on the issue.

"You'd think I'd written about grape salad," Cox said of the response to her column on Twitter, while promising to soften it a bit.

https://twitter.com/anamariecox/status/1010167492558409731

As she waited for Indignant Minnesotan's response, she clearly knew what's coming .

https://twitter.com/anamariecox/status/1010170290251419649

Duluth should have no problem dismissing Cox. She and her husband live in Minneapolis.

https://twitter.com/IndignantMN/status/1010184678110789632

https://www.facebook.com/larsonforduluthmayor/photos/a.404031289752786.1073741828.403208719835043/1023422281147014/?type=3&theater

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Indignant Minnesotan, the hilarious Twitter account that demands adherence to the notion that we're #1 in everything, will need a defibrillator today. Rolling Stone is out with its assessment of Duluth, following this week's appearance there by the president.

Fake news! Rolling Stone columnist disses Duluth

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