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Not to be all Politicky and all--but here is the letter Chris Kluwe wrote to a Maryland politician who is currently having a Very Bad Day:

“They Won’t Magically Turn You Into A Lustful Cockmonster”: Chris Kluwe Explains Gay Marriage To The Politician Who Is Offended By An NFL Player Supporting It
Chris Kluwe

Baltimore Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo has spoken out in favor of a Maryland ballot initiative that would legalize gay marriage. Yahoo has published a letter that Maryland state delegate Emmett C. Burns Jr. wrote last week to Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti, urging him to "inhibit such expressions from your employee." This is Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe's response to Burns.

Dear Emmett C. Burns Jr.,

I find it inconceivable that you are an elected official of Maryland's state government. Your vitriolic hatred and bigotry make me ashamed and disgusted to think that you are in any way responsible for shaping policy at any level. The views you espouse neglect to consider several fundamental key points, which I will outline in great detail (you may want to hire an intern to help you with the longer words):

1. As I suspect you have not read the Constitution, I would like to remind you that the very first, the VERY FIRST Amendment in this founding document deals with the freedom of speech, particularly the abridgment of said freedom. By using your position as an elected official (when referring to your constituents so as to implicitly threaten the Ravens organization) to state that the Ravens should "inhibit such expressions from your employees," more specifically Brendon Ayanbadejo, not only are you clearly violating the First Amendment, you also come across as a narcissistic fromunda stain. What on earth would possess you to be so mind-boggingly stupid? It baffles me that a man such as yourself, a man who relies on that same First Amendment to pursue your own religious studies without fear of persecution from the state, could somehow justify stifling another person's right to speech. To call that hypocritical would be to do a disservice to the word. Mind****ing obscenely hypocritical starts to approach it a little bit.

2. "Many of your fans are opposed to such a view and feel it has no place in a sport that is strictly for pride, entertainment, and excitement." Holy ****ing ****balls. Did you seriously just say that, as someone who's "deeply involved in government task forces on the legacy of slavery in Maryland"? Have you not heard of Kenny Washington? Jackie Robinson? As recently as 1962 the NFL still had segregation, which was only done away with by brave athletes and coaches daring to speak their mind and do the right thing, and you're going to say that political views have "no place in a sport"? I can't even begin to fathom the cognitive dissonance that must be coursing through your rapidly addled mind right now; the mental gymnastics your brain has to tortuously contort itself through to make such a preposterous statement are surely worthy of an Olympic gold medal (the Russian judge gives you a 10 for "beautiful oppressionism").

3. This is more a personal quibble of mine, but why do you hate freedom? Why do you hate the fact that other people want a chance to live their lives and be happy, even though they may believe in something different than you, or act different than you? How does gay marriage, in any way shape or form, affect your life? If gay marriage becomes legal, are you worried that all of a sudden you'll start thinking about penis? "Oh ****. Gay marriage just passed. Gotta get me some of that hot dong action!" Will all of your friends suddenly turn gay and refuse to come to your Sunday Ticket grill-outs? (Unlikely, since gay people enjoy watching football too.)

I can assure you that gay people getting married will have zero effect on your life. They won't come into your house and steal your children. They won't magically turn you into a lustful cockmonster. They won't even overthrow the government in an orgy of hedonistic debauchery because all of a sudden they have the same legal rights as the other 90 percent of our population—rights like Social Security benefits, child care tax credits, Family and Medical Leave to take care of loved ones, and COBRA healthcare for spouses and children. You know what having these rights will make gays? Full-fledged American citizens just like everyone else, with the freedom to pursue happiness and all that entails. Do the civil-rights struggles of the past 200 years mean absolutely nothing to you?

In closing, I would like to say that I hope this letter, in some small way, causes you to reflect upon the magnitude of the colossal foot in mouth cluster**** you so brazenly unleashed on a man whose only crime was speaking out for something he believed in. Best of luck in the next election; I'm fairly certain you might need it.

Sincerely,
Chris Kluwe

P.S. I've also been vocal as hell about the issue of gay marriage so you can take your "I know of no other NFL player who has done what Mr. Ayanbadejo is doing" and shove it in your close-minded, totally lacking in empathy piehole and choke on it. *******.

Chris Kluwe is a punter for the Vikings. Follow him on Twitter, @ChrisWarcraft.

SEE ALSO: Here's Chris Kluwe Explaining Why He Wrote Today's Response To An Anti-Gay Marriage Politician
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Read that a few days ago. Not a Vikings fan, but a big Kluwe fan. Don't want to get into a political discussion, but he's right on. Can't believe a member of Congress would ever make a request to limit free speech. As a nation, it's embarrassing we would elect someone that doesn't understand the first amendment.
Writing a letter like that is kind of like peeing in your pants. Immediately there is a sense of relief and warmth, but then everything goes cold as the situation is examined. He's young and is passionate about what he believes. My life's experience leads me to believe that this young man will be much more effective if he focusses on the message and not on the one liners on topics as serious as this.

That said, I am a fan of his. Because of the way he said it, the people whose mind he may want to change will summarily dismiss what he wrote because of the way he wrote. Lots of passion amounting to nothing.
I, for one, am glad our politicians are taking the time, energy, and tax dollars to focus on where we put our penis and strap ons. Without this service, we couldn't be living in a **** economy, crappy health care, and paying 50% of our income in taxes (or account fees). Stay the course Mr. Burns, stay the course.

And screw you Chris Kluwe for making me like a viking.
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Originally posted by CUPackFan:
As a nation, it's embarrassing we would elect someone that doesn't understand the first amendment.


Oh, I'd bet he understands it just fine. That's why the sniveling twerp tried to run to the guy's boss instead of dealing with this man-man like, you know, a non-worm would do. I'd also bet this POS spends more time pondering gay sex than any 5 gay men alive. Finally I'd bet he spends more time in wayside crappers than most others.

Good for Kluwe.
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Originally posted by El-Ka-Bong:
....... and paying 50% of our income in taxes (or account fees).


I'll go halfsies on a good accountant with ya.
Personally, I oppose gay marriage.

Also, I support the first amendment and Kluwe et.al. and their right to express their beliefs.

HOWEVER, let's cut this "politicky" crap from this site immediately! If I want to read or hear about politics, there are plenty of places I can do that. This site is about Packer football. Let's keep it that way.
To expand on what I just posted, the whole point of my original post was that this is a Packer football site. Let's keep it that way.

A long time ago, I got chastised on here for expressing a political opinion as part of a posting. Since then, I have avoided doing it again. HOWEVER, there has been a noticeable trend over the last six months or so towards political opinions being "allowed" here. Regardless one's political persuasion, this is not the place for that to be discussed. The editors need to clean that up a bit.
it was going so well then the circling of the drain began...

I picked up a hitchhiker last nite.
He got in the truck and we drove for a few minutes when he noticed the bag on the seat between us. He asked "What's in the bag?"
I said, "It's a bottle of wine. I got it for my wife."
He paused and then said, "Hmm, good trade."
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Originally posted by Stevie:
If it is allowable for PackerFanFan to open with "Not to be all Politicky and all" then what I said is allowable. Unless, of course, the first amendment only applies for certain people.


And there it is! Been a while since the right to free speech has been brought up here. It's about time!
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Originally posted by CitizenDan:
You don't get to have this

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Personally, I oppose gay marriage.


and this

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let's cut this "politicky" crap from this site immediately!


Pick one or the other.


Agree. Was hoping I didn't have to move this. Oh well. Moving to the lounge
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Originally posted by Stevie:
Unless, of course, the first amendment only applies for certain people.


Funny how you are whining about your Fisrt Amendment "Rights" (on an owned message board) while advocating suppression of a group's right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

Especially since their pursuit of happiness has no effect on you at all.
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Originally posted by Brak:
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Originally posted by Stevie:
Unless, of course, the first amendment only applies for certain people.


And there it is! Been a while since the right to free speech has been brought up here. It's about time!


Brakya, isn't it great that X4 had all these years of hiding as a governmental Web site and no one knew it?

Answer this post or you're under arrest.

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Originally posted by Herschel:
Especially since their pursuit of happiness has no effect on you at all.


Haven't you heard? The ghey is now an airborne virus that spews into the air and infects everyone within 20 miles of a gay wedding.

It's true! I heard it on AM radio.
There's a vaccine for it called a subscription to Juggs and if you read the articles it'll increase your vocabulary. Talk about win-win. Now I use words like verisimilitude, discombobulated and hootchie in every day speach.
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Originally posted by Stevie:
Personally, I oppose gay marriage.



If this were an honest world it would these words would ALWAYS, without fail, precede the words,
"because I don't want anyone to know how much I love dick".

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