THE ANDREW SULLIVAN HOAX

I had a traditional upbringing by neo-Nazi Scottish crofters in the slums of Rio de Janeiro. While I often disagree with whatever Andrew Sullivan is saying –indeed, the opposite is usually the case- I have tremendous admiration for his courage, honesty, clarity of vision, etc. However, his ‘emails of the day’ are obvious hoaxes:

8.11.06- I'm a 29 year old, lifelong conservative Republican, and Roman Catholic from Pennsylvania. I'm not sure I agree with you 100% on everything, but I appreciate your intellectual honesty...

7.11.06- I was raised in an Irish-Catholic New Deal family... I appreciate your clarity, honesty and dedication to humane values...

2.11.06- I am an upper middle class, stay at home wife and mother of 2. All my life, I have believed in working hard, paying our own way and voting Republican ... but I just don't see how I can at this point in time. Watching you on CNN was a great relief...

30.10.06- I have lived my entire life in the south... You have broken the mold of what I consider to be a conservative and have helped me realize that there is hope to once again unite this country.

28.10.06- I am a proud Liberal and as such, you and I don't agree on some points. However, my observations of you are that above being a Traditional Conservative you are first a Realist and I have a tremendous amount of respect for that.

15.10.06- I grew up in a small town, raised conservative Christian by conservative and amazing parents, turned out gay... Although i don't always agree with you, I always find your opinions insightful.

13.10.06- My entire family is reading your book together, we're giving each other until Thanksgiving when we can all get together and talk about it.

I’ve been around a bit, seen a few things, but I have honestly never met anyone who talks like this. The guy who appreciates Sullivan’s dedication to humane values actually said that Sullivan and his blog have given him a sense that there is a light at the end of this tunnel of political darkness.

I simply do not believe that Andrew Sullivan and his blog have given this man a sense that there is light at the end of this tunnel of political darkness. Nor do I necessarily believe that Sullivan writes them all himself, though it is clear they are all the work of a sole lunatic.

Who he is, or what drives him (other than his own madness) I don’t know. It’s a pretty dull mystery, as mysteries go.