Amy Ridenour over at the National Center (parent organization of Project 21) got some interesting "hate mail" the other day, ostensibly in the wake of my appearance last week on Fox News Channel's Hannity & Colmes.

You call youselves "conservatives!" What do Black Americans have to conserve in America? You should be looking to be "progressives"? Black Americans need a lot more progress in order to gain as compared to the White Americans. We don't need to "conserve" things the way they are right now. GET A GRIP, YOU BUNCH OF "UNCLE TOMS."

Paulette Clarke PPClarke@proskauer.com
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According to Google, Christopher Wolf [the lawyer in question --M] wrote an essay published on GigaLaw.com entitled “Racists, Bigots and the Law on the Internet.” The piece describes the legal limitations on prosecution for Internet hate speech and advises that the “best antidote” to hate speech is “more speech.”

So, in the spirit of taking his advice, hereÂ’s some more speech:

Dear Proskauer Rose LLP,

It is rude to call black conservatives “Uncle Toms.”

Please inform your staff.

Thank you.

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