Dear Rich:

Did you feel a tingle up your leg as well? If I were Sarah Palin, I'd consider a restraining order.

Cheers,
A Big Phan

Dear Lee:

Way to go! You really gave it to that "right-wing blogosphere". Great use of "nefarious" by the way. I have a couple more words for you that pertain to your premise: "specious" and, uh, "stupid".

Let's do a word problem, shall we? Let's call X the number of books that Ifill will sell if Obama wins and Y the number if McCain wins. Do you think that X is equal to, greater than or less than Y? I submit to you that if X is not equal to Y (doesn't matter if it's greater than or less than), there is a conflict of interest. Can you refute this?

But the right-wing blogosphere has been even more nefarious than you know. By calling Ifill out, they will force her to play against type and be meticulously fair. Just like when the left-wing blogosphere called out Charlie Gibson prior to the Palin interview causing him to play against type and be smug, sanctimonious and condescending. I'm telling ya, Dr. Evil's got nothing on those right-wing bloggers.

As Ifill herself says, the proof is in the pudding. My guess is that, because of this controversy, she'll go out of her way to appear fair and that's a good thing. Would she have done so otherwise? I guess we'll never know.

Nefariously,
A Big Phan

Dear Kathy Sawada:

Thank you for your stirring grassroots YouTube video. I can't tell you how pleased I am to see that these gifted children, of their own accord, without undue influence from their parents, decided to participate in this wonderful expression of "light, hope, courage and love". And such perfect little children. Not a Down Syndrome one in the bunch! (I can see how that would have been awkward.)

These children are so persuasive that I think this video should not stand alone but, rather, be the first in a series. Future editions could explore other great liberal themes such as choice (definitely want to keep the Down Syndrome kids out of that one!), global climate change and, of course, community organizing. The possibilities are endless! I'm sure that, of their own accord and without undue influence from their parents, the children would love to continue to participate in these expressions of free speech.

Peace, love, hope, courage, change, choice and Obama,
A Big Phan

Dear Most Popular One-Man Political Blogger in the World:

I can't stop myself. I keep returning over and over again. I tell myself, "no, don't give him the traffic" but, late at night, when nobody's watching, I crawl back. You draw me in like a moth to the flame.

You are a loathsome, offensive brute; yet I cannot look away.

Under your spell,
A Big Phan


UPDATE: For those that don't get it, see here.

Dear Readers:

Feel free to read my phan mail.

Sincerely,
A Big Phan