Dear George:

Think of the tourism potential of fox-hunting: spectators could bet on the outcome. In a spectacular setting such as Nelson County's Oak Ridge Estate it could be a big draw. Add in the celebrity members of the Oak Ridge Hunt (Rita Mae Brown and, now, Patricia Kluge) and we could have a winner. If we could get some these folks to be poster ladies for down-trodden fox hunters, endangered species (what is the singular of that word?) as it were, what a cause! Democrats should move fast to champion these newly oppressed and, when the increasingly likely that MLBaseball strike occurs again, we can declare our solidarity with these working union members.

Always looking to broaden our base,

Al Weed (electronic mail, January 18, 2001)