How Would You Answer This E-Mail?
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From: John
Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2008 9:41 PM
To: Alan
Subject: EvilIt is a shame that you and your family were not burned in the Nazi death camps. So many “good” people died, and you are evil personified.









Low IQ leads to fear and hate…
April 10th, 2008 at 11:25 pm
Respond with ‘I feel your pain’ with a twinge of a southern accdent.
April 10th, 2008 at 11:25 pm
accent
April 10th, 2008 at 11:25 pm
(AS IF WRITTEN FROM ALAN — You asked how you might answer this email)
Dear John:
It is a greater shame that your understanding of “good” and “bad” and apparently evil and good are so very distorted.
That you could wish me, a stranger to you, death, is surely bordering on the being the very expression of evil you think you see in me.
You are right about one observation: so many good people did die in the Nazi Camps.
May you be enriched and find happiness long before your own death.
Cheers,
Alan
April 10th, 2008 at 11:28 pm
THIS IS A HORRIBLE THING TO SAY ALAN DOES NOT DESERVE
HE DOES HIS BEST AND I LOVE TO HEAR HIM EVERY NITE AND HE TRIES TO BE FAIR
April 10th, 2008 at 11:29 pm
Answer “John” by turning his email over to the FBI and the ADL.
No one’s anonymous. No one’s untraceable. You yourself probably have enough information to turn “John” into his ISP for abuse of their network.
April 10th, 2008 at 11:34 pm
I would not pay it any mind. People like that will (hopefully and eventually) weed themselves out by Natural Selection.
April 10th, 2008 at 11:37 pm
john is probably the spawn of his mother!!!!!!!
April 10th, 2008 at 11:40 pm
It’s not worth a response. That’s exactly what the writer wants.
April 10th, 2008 at 11:42 pm
It’s so sad that some people actually think like that. Now. In 2008. In the United States.
April 10th, 2008 at 11:43 pm
The best response is not to respond at all. Ignorance and irrational hate based upon race, religion or hate eventually dissipates once those who espouse it realize how inconsequential their beliefs really are in a world that is becoming increasingly more tolerant of our differences.
April 10th, 2008 at 11:43 pm
I am a conservative yet I am a Buddhist convert and I find this comment very disgusting and appalling. John, you have anger issues and your hatred is going to eat you alive if you do not learn to coexist with others.
April 10th, 2008 at 11:45 pm
I wish George Bush wouldn’t emial Alan. Guh George. you show your IQ again
April 10th, 2008 at 11:47 pm
Alan, start demanding some respect. Don’t answer the email and start doing the same on the phones ..
April 10th, 2008 at 11:48 pm
Alan,
I would remind John that this isn’t ‘Nam, there are rules, and he needs to end his sentence with a Freedom Dot (period). Mark it zero.
Honestly, i wouldn’t give that asshole the time of day at a clock convention.
April 10th, 2008 at 11:50 pm
Wow! I think this person has some serious psychological problems. Might want to stay away.
April 10th, 2008 at 11:51 pm
In the words of our great vice president…”SO”
April 10th, 2008 at 11:54 pm
Say, “I do die John, a little bit more every day.”
April 10th, 2008 at 11:56 pm
Ah, no worries. Just another tough guy on the Internet, but weak guy in reality.
April 11th, 2008 at 12:20 am
WTC was brought down by a controlled demolition, but what the hell, let’s talk about YOU alan…
Pshh. You won’t understand what is going on in this country, Mr. Colmes, until it is already too late and you are left alone and become as deservingly irrelevant as you have proven to be. You are building your career on an outdated system, and you are going down for it. You are a warrior for the wrong side, and your ouroboric nature of self-cannibalization will be you inevitable demise. Have a good one!
April 11th, 2008 at 12:21 am
Alan,
There is really no reply for something like that.
I guess I would just reply with something short and sweet like:
“I’m sorry you feel as you do, but I will pray for the peace of your soul.”
April 11th, 2008 at 12:31 am
If this person hates you and is so vitriolic, why is he listening.
Cheer up Alan. 1/20/09 END OF AN ERROR
April 11th, 2008 at 12:34 am
John,
if you are a spokesperson for the republican party then I DO NOT want to be a part of it. You are a horrible advertisement for the republican party. To hate a fellow American just for political reasons is beyond me. Sad part is if we had to defend our nation right here in our yard people like Alan and myself would still fight for you and along side you a fellow brother American. You truly are sad.
April 11th, 2008 at 12:45 am
john should be ashamed of himself
April 11th, 2008 at 1:03 am
Dear John,
Theory is autobiography.
April 11th, 2008 at 1:23 am
Dear John:
Seek professional help.
April 11th, 2008 at 1:30 am
THis is how I would respond to this hate mail.
“hey partner! Don’t use that kind of language at me because bill oreilly will go after the far right hate mail like he did with Ariana Huffington left wing hate mail posted on her website!”
then we can wait and see if Oreilly does make a story about this hate mail against Alan Colmes, tomorrow.
April 11th, 2008 at 2:10 am
Frankly, the neo-cons have far more progressive people to fear and hate than Alan Colmes. While they may have heard of you because of your TV show with Hannity, I think that you are far less outspoken than some. To the author of that email… Being one of those outspoken, liberals that you seem to fear, I would simply have to say that George W. Bush’s policies do not differ all that much from a certain Adolph Hitler. If you doubt me, please take the time to visit the White House web-site and look up National Security Presidential Directive 51. In this document, der furer states that he has the power to take over the government, disolve the congress and become dictator. Granted, I summarized a little, but if you read closely the conditions under which he can do this, they are frighteningly vague. Is this what you want? Ok then… Start up the camps, and burn us progressives. This way you can be remembered the way you deserve to be.
April 11th, 2008 at 3:40 am
Aha, nice work, Jim. I knew Bush would be compared to Hitler at some point in this thread! Way to go!
Alan, not sure if that e-mail is worth a response.
April 11th, 2008 at 9:40 am
Poor John is mentally challenged and we should pity him.
April 11th, 2008 at 1:56 pm
I would congradulate john for being the oldest living survivor of a death camp! he sure has a good memory for who the good people are/were.
April 11th, 2008 at 6:16 pm
Louie the Liberal
“hey partner! Don’t use that kind of language at me because bill oreilly will go after the far right hate mail like he did with Ariana Huffington left wing hate mail posted on her website!”
then we can wait and see if Oreilly does make a story about this hate mail against Alan Colmes, tomorrow.
You beat me to it, Louie. I was going to suggest that Alan give it to O’Reilly since he has so much trouble believing that the right-wing says things just as nasty as the “hateful left”.
But maybe that’s not such a good idea after all. O’Reilly will probably just claim that some left-winger sent it in to Alan as a plant to set up right-wingers to look bad.
Or better yet, O’Reilly might say that Alan, the “looney” left-winger that he is, sent it to himself to make others think that a right-winger did it.
Ugh, this is getting all too convoluted and creepy trying to think like O’Reilly. Time for a beer.
April 11th, 2008 at 9:39 pm
I wouldn’t answer it. Why waste your time?
April 12th, 2008 at 7:38 pm
Actually, I find Tim’s response to be the best I’ve seen
April 12th, 2008 at 7:43 pm