I received this e-mail today...
Dear Sir/Madam- I work as a freelance stringer for AP, Reuters and several other news orgs.
I am currently compiling information for an OP-ED piece that will be contrasting Candidate Dean's political statements with those of his supporters.
Especially in regards to a perceived sense of growing hopelessness in the ranks of his supporters following the Iowa loss.
I will be using your statement, quoted as follows:
" ....I just picked myself off the floor yesterday."
This is a courtesy notice as your comments were posted on a public forum and as such need no permission to be used.
Sincerely
Of course, I did write this, I was in shock after Dean's loss in Iowa. The whole point of the post (which I sincerely wish I can find) was that after my initial shock I am still committed to the Dean campaign. It simply makes me ill to think my quote might be used to illustrate that Dean's support is waning now.
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