Diane Rehm: My sincere apologies to the list

[Ripleywriter at aol.com]

(I realise this should probably be sent off list to the person I actually 
*know* I offended, but j/i/c I do think I owe everybody who read my post an 
apology) 

jmmears at comcast.net:
<<I'm sure you didn't mean to be unkind in your remarks, but I thought 
that you ought to know the story behind the speech impairment.>>

Oh, wow. Eep, I'm really very sorry. She didn't sound ill, just very 
slow-speaking, like she drank tea with her pinky finger sticking out and wore 
too-big glasses and a white wig and a flowered dress. Thats who I pictured 
while listening to the interview. 

I actually did mean to be unkind based on what I heard--I was in quite a 
snippy mood after hearing poor Joanne repeat her answers to the same dull 
questions over and over, interview after interview. I should not have said 
what I said, though. I was probably quick to talk about that Connection guy, 
too. Now somebody's going to tell me he's dying of brain cancer and I'll have 
to beat my head on my desk top. 

It's good for Rehm that she's able to carry on her career with her illness. I 
respect some of the questions she asked and her apparent enthusiasm for the 
books. 

I apologize deeply for my rude comments, I had no idea. 

Melly...who feels like a rotten scroungy something that should be kicked 
repeatedly in the face...