Time To Take A Bow

I don't like to toot my own horn too often. But some of the complimentary emails I get deserve to be shared. There's this below from a supposed conservative who feels I give the movement a bad name.

Frankly, Mr. Adam Miller, or whatever your name is, any ass hat who is part of a radio show called "Leaves of Grass" at Swarthmore doesn't have room to talk. Whitman's certainly worthy, but you should have gotten over Leaves of Grass by Eighth grade and next time go to a men's school. The college of Dukakis and Carl Levin doesn't do much for your conservative cred, retard.

Mr Riehl (or whatever your name is),

Your tenuous argument that the e-mail gap is not significant is painfully easy to disregard by the way you frame the matter. Surreptitious use of castigations such as "Freaking retards," "mental retardation," "so many idiots," "morons," etc, implies an extremely defensive posture in addition the author's (you) possession of such characteristics. This polemical mode is what gives well-intentioned conservatives, what I would consider myself, a bad rap. Those who have dissented already, 'thinking' conservatives,' and left and middle leaning people perceive those like yourself as either ripe with a singular desire to perpetuate a lie with hollow, reactionary language or just plain stupid, the latter of which seems more likely based on the tone of your article. If you really want to do some good, either think things through before you say them, or shut up. You give a bad name to us all.

Sincerely,
Adam Miller

Then there's one from some lib:

Dear Dan:

The Riehl World View is blah blah blah.

With due respect,
R. M. Allen
xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
White Salmon, WA 98672

But the praise here ... well, what can I say? I am honored that someone would think me worthy of serving in the Bush administration. I wonder if they'd let me bomb Iran?

I think you might have what it takes to serve in Our Leader's administration, even perhaps as Inquisitor General* or at least his chief of staff.

Just give me a week. Someone has to teach this administration how to kick some liberal ass.

Comments

[Phoenix]

Nice cudgeling of the first two.

I like the plenipotentiary of pusillanimous pulchritude on the heterosexual manly scale of 11 giving you such a lovely panegyric. I bet you feel all warm inside and are swelled up to a Hetero-Eleven yersef. Wow. Can I come over? I'll even march in step for you as I sing "Jaysus Luvs Me, Yeth He Do".

[Buzzy]

What he said... I think

[lb]

Dan, If the nutjobs are emailing you, you must be doing something right *wink*. Cyber (((hug)))

[ConserView]

"Cass was a sophmore
Planned to go to Swarthmore
But she changed her mind one day . . ."

And it's a good thing too - it is the bastion of liberalism and then some!

[DWC]

Dan - I think you've got a great blog: frequent posts, original thought, good sense of humor. As to your critics: who's this "us" so-called conservative Adam Miller is talking about? And R.M. Allen could use some gainful employment (I hear Senator Webb has an opening for a new gun bearer).

[Aussie]

Come down to Australia. We need more like you.

[Zifnab]

Dan's channelling David Broder. How quaint.

But you forgot to include, "I'm not a poopy-head, YOUR a poopy-head!" in the closing of the email, so you definitely lose points on substance.

[scarshapedstar]

"next time go to a men's school"

I'm sure General JC Christian would enthusiastically agree. After all, if you spend too much time around women you might forget that you have a Little Soldier at all!

[Hard Right]

"But you forgot to include, "I'm not a poopy-head, YOUR a poopy-head!" in the closing of the email, so you definitely lose points on substance"

I have trademarked "Poopy Head" just for you Zif (you poopy head). Your use of it is unauthorized. See you in court.

Mr. Miller seems to of the Pat Robertson persuausion. Yeesh.

[Phoenix]

Yeah, and just for reminders, I claim 'doo-doo head'.

That first guy made my lips purse and my butt, too. eeeeeesh.

What he said... I think

Posted by: Buzzy <------ Buzzy, if you meant me, I'm a girl. :)

[Raging_Dave]

Dan, judging from the number of frothy-mouthed liberals you attract daily to your blog, I'd say you're doing alright!