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• Thursday, April 17, 2008 03:48 PM

  @virtue001 (They Fixed It)

  virtue001, please go back and read what I've written to Joan because Salon just emailed me that they have deleted all the comments added into my responses to Joan by a computer Hacker. Isn't that crazy; some guy went in there and made it sound like I was suddenly praising the crap out of Joan. Go see; it's back to normal. I thank her for her response and challenge her on her logic, maintaining the same kinds of respectful comments I did even at my most frustrated with her. It's embarassing to think that you thought I had written those comments by Mr. Hacker. When you go back and read my letters to Joan, you will no longer see:

  "Joan you are right on target once again. I've always treasured your unerroring reports."

  "Joan, I'm stunned by how much smarter you are than most of us around here.

  "Joan, I don't disagree with a word your brilliant fingers typed!!!

  Virtue001, you'll be happy to know that it was the hacker who had written:

  "Joan, thanks so much for responding to me. I don't want it to go to my head, but it's like having Michael Jordan ask you to shoot some hoops out on the court."

  Fortunately (for me alone), I've always been able to "suck up" while at the same time pointing out what I find to be her impossible logic (which has serious consequences). It's not a bad way to treat somebody you actually respect. My guess is that you don't really respect me, though.

  I would never accuse you of pretending to like somebody, so far. Have you ever done that? It reminds me of how...

  —Carol Richards Read Carol Richards's other letters
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