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thenewgreen  ·  4465 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Chris Kluwe: Dear Emmett C. Burns Jr.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this. I'm really glad he started off in the first amendment direction. This is a point that even the opponents of gay marriage cannot argue against. What Burns did is inexcusable, he attempted to use his influence to muzzle someone. That's just plain wrong.

This letter starts off very professional and then, while continuing to make valid points, it starts to meander in to personal attacks. "you may want to hire an intern to help you with the longer words", is a small indication of the insults to come. He spares Burns nothing and is pretty harsh with his words. I laughed out loud a couple of times and like I said, I really enjoyed reading this but I wonder if it would carry more weight if it weren't so "vitriolic" itself.

Should he have taken the high road or do you think the impassioned insults will carry the message further?