I often edit.. but it is funny.. for the libs it was so kewl when Michael Moore said "shame on you " to the president at the academy awards.. can't go the other way however, can it..?
Lorna & I met at church in NC about 25 years ago. We were at that time in similar situations as well educated (seminary) women with a church that thought diaper changing & kp were the work for women in the church. so we were side by side in the issues that I guess would be considered liberal (at least they were in the church).. other ties over the years but there always was this element that we didn't see eye to eye on more than we agreed on.
so it is no loss. I like to keep in touch with old friends as I have moved many times in my life.. but people who frustrate you more than they please you need to be terminated (from your life.. not theirs !!!!) .. Arnold???
Dolly as you know I am often provocative here on FR. But when one is on the air in radio, the audience is much broader than the FR audience. I have at times received every kind of angry response and threat. It only happened when I was effective.
I have found that if I made a weak argument easily refuted by my opponents they were rarely angry with me.. In fact they would find my efforts humorous.
But when I was on point and made arguments not easily refutable.. arguments that made the opponents examine the truth of their positions and even doubt them, they reacted with anger and name calling. They used angry phrases steeped in hatred toward me.
Darling' what you did was hit a nerve. What you did was send an email that was a success. It pointed out the horrible position this woman had taken. She escaped from that revelation using the most common last resort technique.. anger. She is more angry with herself than with you. This story just pointed out to someone exactly what they are... People will not stand for facing the truth about their own failures.