As a result of the commentary that Michelle Malkin has provided on the Cindy Sheehan protests, she has once again received the kind of sexist and racist e-mail that bloggers usually see only from those nutcases who hijack both of those victim classes in order to spew their venom. Sadly and predictably, the lunatics (who do not represent the mainstream Left) focus on Michelle's gender, genitalia, and ethnicity to convince her of the wrongness of her position, which would be laughable if it wasn't so damned predictable and more than a little pathetic.

One unpredictable result came from Michelle's decision to publish some examples, complete with headers. Patrick Mitchell, who until today worked at the Los Angeles law firm of Olgletree Deakins, found out that using company e-mail to send hate-filled messages such as "YOU STINK you nasty C*NT! Eat S**t and DIE bitch!!" (asterisks mine) tends to limit one's career at most law firms. Managing stockholder Gray L. Geddie called Michelle and sent an e-mail expressing his shock and outrage:

I was very disturbed to learn today that a legal secretary in our Los Angeles office sent you the vile e-mail referenced on your home page. ... As Managing Shareholder, I wanted to extend to you our apologies and let you know that this serious violation of our firm's work rules has resulted in the discharge of this employee.

Bravo, Mr. Geddie and Ogletree Deakins. Bravo. As for young Mr. Mitchell, he can explore the various philosophies of karma while looking for gainful employment in LA.

UPDATE: If you're looking for my thoughts on Cindy Sheehan, you won't find them expressed any better than by Mitch Berg at Shot In The Dark. She's entitled to her opinion, and she's entitled to change her mind. She's not entitled to dictate policy to the United States, but she can protest all she wants ... and the usual suspects can exploit that to their hearts' content. It's worth noting that the rest of the family feels quite a bit differently about policy and her protests.

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