One of the the pleasures of running a blog with so many readers is all of the e-mail I receive. Sometimes people help me with information on stories I'm following, sometimes they ask questions, and sometimes they offer encouragement. I can't respond to everyone, but I do read it all, and once in a while I like to feature a message that stands out from the rest.

Tonight, I received this message from an apparent long-time CQ reader Jamie Seelig, which caught my attention:

Subj: DIE!!!

go curl up in a corner and die u retarded redneck. just because ur politically undereducated and homophobic and lemme guess RICH doesnt mean that you can't spare the rest of america. its dumbshits like u that marry their sister. how many f***ing guns do u own? you selfish bitch


THE DIVIDED STATES OF AMERICA
EQUALITY NOW!

Well, Jamie, since you took the time to write and asked such polite questions, I'd be happy to answer them for you!

go curl up in a corner and die u retarded redneck

Oh, sorry, I'm from California and live in Minnesota. If my neck is red, it's likely from frostbite. I may not be the brightest bulb on the Christmas tree, but I don't believe I'm "retarded". On the other hand, I don't spell the second person pronoun with a single letter like you do, so perhaps I'm mistaken.

just because ur politically undereducated and homophobic and lemme guess RICH doesnt mean that you can't spare the rest of america.

Homophobic? Moi?
Fortunately, I'm as homophobic as I am RICH. Rich, I tell you! I'm practically rolling in it! That must be why I work in middle management. Aren't all middle managers rich?

its dumbshits like u that marry their sister.

Wouldn't that be "their sisters", or do all dumbshits have the same sister? The FM is only related to me by insanity (hers, of course; who in their right mind would marry a blogger?). Maybe you have more experience than I do in sibling nuptials, Jamie. I suspect that your family tree doesn't fork too much at all.

how many f***ing guns do u own?

None at the moment. I found that the deck cannon works much better.

you selfish bitch

Besides getting the gender wrong, I think you've seriously underestimated me, Jamie. I'm not selfish at all. In fact, I'll be happy to share your e-mail address (jamieseelig@sbcglobal.net) with all of my readers so that they can congratulate you on sending the Letter of the Week.

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