A Shocking Rebuttal: NY Fights Back!

It seems as if our recent email from the heart of Iowa has prickled some sensitive nerves here in our home state of New York. Why just yesterday we received some more viewer (e)mail, this time from a gentleman who's calling out Chuck Gardener for his (quote) "fightin' words" (end quote). Are you as excited as I am?:

"Dear NY Collective for the Arts,

As a concerned, politically aware New Yorker, I must say I was greatly upset and unnerved by the recent post I read on your blog, by one Mr. Gardener. By the time I finished reading his drudgery and written bile, I had to quickly place my carafe of Chianti down on my crystal endtable, as my hand was shaking so from the injustice done to me. Perhaps I should list some facts of my own, to clear up this suddenly befogged issue. Simply put, regardless of all the weight and pomp you put on the Iowa Caucus, Mr. Gardener, one fact is immediately clear: roughly only 10% of Iowans actually vote in the caucus. A resounding majority of the people in your state have nothing to do with the great importance the rest of the country has thrown on top of them (as opposed to gently placed, of course). So really, we have a small minority of people in a state who's main export is pig refuse deciding the political fate of the entire nation. Honestly, does that sound right or correct to you? How did this unacceptable system come into fruitition? How has it survived the steadily changing political landscape? What can I do to stop this reign of terror? Yes, I've asked myself these questions many times, and when I read that odious letter from the heart of Iowa the other day, all those questions came rushing back, assailing my heart, body, and soul to the point where even the Times Op-Ed page couldn't soothe my troubled neves. At that point, I knew we as a country were in serious trouble. In closing, hopefully your play festival will help illuminate the troubled state of affairs that are going on in Iowa. Even if you hold a candlelight up to the problem, you can color me a vindicated citizen.

Most Respectfully Yours,

Richard X. Worthington"