This blog posting is going to take the form of a more formal essay than most of my postings. Before I begin I’d like to say two things:

1) In the interest of full disclosure, Heather Blish and I have known each other for several years and I consider her a friend.
2) Heather, I hope you can forgive me for posting this; I know you and your family want this to go away. I know I said I would honor those wishes. But experiences this weekend have convinced me that too many conservatives have bought the lie about you. I know I’ll never convince anybody who gets their news from MSNBC or the Huffington Post. But those who would speak up for what they believe in need to know the truth about what happened to you.

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