Letters to the Editor
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great article rebecca!
But I think we already know how the right is going to spin this. It'll be just like the spin they put on gay hooker Matt Sanchez (e.g. he's a victim, the left won't allow conservatives to rehabilitate their lives, this is simply political, it's hypocrisy). Blah-f'king-blah. And if this story manages to get any play in the mainstream media, you can bet Fox PR will mount a "SHE'S the victim here" assault. Pervy Uncle Billy will have her on his program and she'll cry on cue and he'll hug her and all of conservative America will sigh with relief.
That she's mentally ill is of little concern to anyone on the right(in fact, her obvious DSM-IV borderline personality is a big plus for Fox, because her insatiable need to be admired/desired will keep her on a short corporate leash -- like Coulter and Malkin, the only thing the brass will have to do is throw a little money her way and tell her how hot she is).
And to the person who said the U.S. wants to be Canada, that was true about five years ago. Unfortunately, what's happening in your country now is where we were about ten years ago. The Christian right-wing in your country have learned well from their brethren south of the border -- all your hard-won progressive gains will be slowly chipped away.