My heated exchange with "Clowns for Bush."

[Chiyo-chichi]

First, let me say that I am not a clown. I have nothing against clowns, I'm just not one. I am, however, a children's magician and several months ago while surfing the net, I came across a site where I could subscribe to a newsletter for clowns that also contained information for children's entertainers in general.

Not too long ago, the guy who edited and e-mailed The Clown Newsletter gave up the job and some other clown took up the slack. On November 3 or 4, I received an issue of the newsletter that contained something like this:

"Congratulations to President George W. Bush on his re-election. May he continue to guide our country forward to everlasting success."

Still smarting after our "defeat," I was incensed. A clown newsletter is no place for this Bozo's lame opinion, so I fired off this e-mail to the editor:

"Thanks, but not all of us feel that George Bush can “continue to guide our country forward.” Some of us feel that he has taken the country backwards by leaps and bounds. Nor do some of us, after a very divisive campaign, wish to read your congratulatory note to him. Please do not send me the Clown Newsletter any more.
Thank you."

Well, that was the end of that, I thought. But no. Yesterday I got the Clown Newsletter in my inbox anyway. I wrote again:

"Seriously. STOP sending me the Clown Newsletter. I asked you to stop after the last issue. Do not send it to me any more."

The editor's wife writes back:

"It is your loss not to receive the Clown Newsletter anymore. Unfortunately that comment was very immature.
Maybe I shouldn't speak to my husband anymore because he voted for Bush and I voted for Kerry.
Neither is perfect- it was a tough election! I just said that it is in God's hands and let the best man win."

While there was much in that brief e-mail that I could have responded to, I exercized restraint. Since she is such a poor communicator, I did have to ask her whether she meant that MY comment was immature or HER HUSBAND'S comment was immature. She did not reply.

Again, I thought it was over. But today I got an email from a third party on the matter. I was a little confused at first. Then I figured out that this Bozo editor had published my e-mail in this week's newsletter. Today's e-mail was from a lady clown in Missouri. She just wanted to say that she agreed with my comment and sent a pic of a Kerry balloon figure that she had made at a watch party. Sure enough, I opened the newsletter to find this. It followed some e-mails from new subscribers:

"(And as we add so shall we loose. Sorry to loose this one for this reason.)

Not all of us feel that George Bush can “continue to guide our country forward.” Some of us feel that he has taken the country backward by leaps and bounds. Nor do some of us, after a very divisive campaign, wish to read your congratulatory note to him. Please do not send me the Clown Newsletter any more.
Thank you."

Yup. The fool clown published my e-mail AND my e-mail address right there for all to see.

I wrote him back for what I hope is the final time:

"Toby,
I intended my e-mail regarding your post-election comments as a “stop subscription notice.” I did not intend it for publication. My strong feeling is that Clown Newsletter is so place for political opinion. Mine belongs in it no more than yours does, but you saw fit to publish my opinion and my e-mail address. You have once again exercised very poor judgment. Gosh, thanks.
By the way, the word is “lose,” not “loose.” Invest in a dictionary and use it."

My God. After all we have been through, do we now have to deal with "Tiny Car Veterans for Truth?"

[bbernardini]

1. Please let us know what response you get!

[tk2kewl]

2. It was pretty clear to me that junior courted the clown vote.

[damntexdem]

3. What can you expect ...

from a bunch of clowns who'd support Dubya?

[LisaM]

4. What an annoying but funny story

you couldn't make it up.

[DrZeeLit]

5. Boy... when you say "those clowns in the White House," it takes on

a whole new meaning.

I had to laugh at the use of the word "clown" in all this.

And in the end, he just didn't get it, did he?
Oi, the pain.

[fob]

6. Care to post this "looser's" e-mail address? I'm sure he'd appreciate

50,000 DU-mails!

[Chiyo-chichi]

10. LOL. If I get any more grief from the clowns....

I will sick you guys on 'em.

[Chiyo-chichi]

7. I was tempted to write back to the clown's wife:

"No, you shouldn't speak to your husband anymore. He is a moron. You should divorce him."

... and as a Christian Democrat, I couldn't even begin to address the bit about "may God let the best man win."

Ugh.

[giant_robot]

8. Well, of course the clowns voted for Bush.

It's professional courtesy.

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[Lisaben2619]

9. I'm sorry that they posted your name and email address, but

your post was one of the funniest things that I have read in a long time. Thanks for making my day!