And We Thought Gay Bashing Was Just for Rednecks

Disgruntled Queen or Agent Orange ala Fred Phelps?

“I have in my possession approximately 67 grams of ricin with which I will indiscriminately target at least five of your clients. I expect them to die painfully while in the hospital.”

(Seattle, Washington) Seattle police say they are taking seriously threats of ricin attacks on 11 gay bars in the city.

The threats were made in letters received by the bars on Tuesday and have been turned over to police. Seattle weekly newspaper The Stranger received a 12th letter saying it should be “prepared to announce the deaths of approximately 55 individuals.”

The person who sent the notes spelled every word correctly, so he/she can't be one of Sarah Palin's followers. Coherence is not exactly a redneck trait. You get too high from shooting moose. It's called "dead animal rush." Palin's followers also use crayon for death threats. I think police have determined that an old Underwood typewriter was used.

Seriously, this is just a hyped version of fag-bashing. It's in the news only because ricin was mentioned. People are bashed every day with plain ole' baseball bats, and few people notice. Men and women are raped. Who cares? Religionist rhetoric kills people from bully pulpits. It always has. So what?

Sensationalism sells.

Maybe we should get bashed with an A-bomb. Look at all the publicity it gave Hiroshima!

Just a thought.