Just got an e-mail from a lady named Darlene. It reads:

I picked up my first copy of TheStranger and was interested in Paul Constant's article on the 2012 Republican Candidates.

After reading the article, which I hoped would be actually be backed up with some facts, I felt it was written by a bigot.

The article was not written to convince anyone with any intellect why they should or should not vote for a particular candidate. Mr. Constant just spewed hate and anger and appealed to the baser attributes of his readers.

I actually feel sorry for Mr. Constant who finds it necessary to release such negative energy on people he has probably never personally met or had a personal conversation with.

Let me know how your second issue of The Stranger goes, Darlene! And you're right: I will of course endeavor from now on to take a long lunch with Tim Pawlenty before I bash him again in print.