An e-mail:

What a shame, you still refuse to acknowledge or even attempt to
defend the undeniable violence that is being incited by Sarah Palin
and the Republican Party. And whomever might be the winner of this
election at least nominally, we will all be the losers when our
country is thrust back into the 1950’s of hatred and xenophobia. We,
as Americans, should all be proud that we live in a country where at
the top of one ticket is a mixed race man, the second on another
ticket is a woman and two legitimate previous contenders for top party
status was a Mormon and another woman. But if the republicans continue
to campaign “Anything to be First” the damage will be irreparable and
a detriment to us all. And Ms. LOPEZ you should be very weary
because you will also be on that first boat back to where you came
from if these racially divisive tactics prove successful.

Excuse me for thinking it’s pretty shameful for dismissing a legitimate and serious judgment question with chilling scare tactics — which is what I watched on MSNBC last night.