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Dear Ms. Marcotte,
I write as a liberal Democrat and supporter of John Edwards. I believe in freedom of speech and religion.
I found your words very offensive and divisive. As I posted on the JRE official site, sarcasm and cynicism in the name of "humor" is only thinly disguised HATE. Our culture is full of it, everywhere - and not just the hatemongering GOP.
Stop feeling sorry for yourself. Edwards is not about hate or saying mean-spirited things about anyone or their belief systems, no matter how strongly one disagrees. I personally disagree with the right-wing smear machine - and even with their beliefs - but that's my personal opinion, not a judgement. I'm not going to describe their beliefs publicly in such vitriolic terms as you did. I'll bet if you knew his personal religious beliefs as a southern Baptist, you'd have some nasty things to say about them too. He has more integrity than you do, lots more.
Go ahead and disagree, strongly and with conviction - that's your American right. But don't think you're being "funny" - you're NOT.
