I am not one for airing dirty laundry. That’s why I don’t name names. They know who they are and how they deal with my words is their own business.

This morning I woke up to a few pieces of hate mail, comments, and texts from people that were nothing less than rude and inflammatory. Honestly, aren’t you supposed to be happy today instead of accusing me of being WRONG to express my opinions, unChristian, and rich (umm…what?)?

Most of it came from high school friends and people I don’t see on a regular basis, but who I had still considered somewhat close. Well, you know, they are making their own decisions. I might think that they are foolish to continue hurling insults at someone who would never do that to them, but whatev. They are adults and they can make up their minds about how they will behave.

I am going to leave you with what I posted on my Myspace blog this morning, right after I was bombarded with these lovely messages that were sent overnight, and right before I called my mom and cried, because people who I had considered some of my closest friends were writing me off because I am a conservative.

Over the past few days, and overnight, I have had people I thought were friends attack me for how I voted, what I believe, and APPARENTLY for being rich.

Last time I checked, it was a free country and I have the right to vote and talk about who I am voting for, whenever and however I please.

IF YOU KNEW ANYTHING about me (your friend, right?) you know that I am a Christian, that there are some issues that are very important to me and that I follow what the Word of God has to say on them. Not my freaking pocket book. Oh, you think you’sa gon’ getchoo some money now, honey? Have fun!

And about the rich thing–I live on my own, BELOW the poverty line for the state of Oklahoma. Want to know what that means? LOOK IT UP. I am about to marry a man who is going to be a teacher and I am going to be a teacher. Not exactly rolling in it over here. So you need to zip it on that front.

If you are going to judge, take it elsewhere. I decided what I did based on facts, my belief in Christ, and prayer. I DIDN’T decide who I was voting for based on the color of someone’s skin, what the mainstream media was telling me, how much money someone said that I’d receive if I voted for them, and certainly not because the only reason I could find not to vote for someone is because I “hate” them or because their VP candidate has “less experience” — which still equaled more than what your candidate for PRESIDENT had.

I am done. If you are choosing to burn bridges, I will let you. You have hurt me deeply and if you are going to choose to let this be the thing that ends your friendship with me, go right ahead. If this is the way you choose to operate, you are a petty, little person, who does not know their own mind and instead follows the masses into an orgy for a man.

Stop it with the hate mail. If your problem with me is that big you need to go ahead and remove me from your friends.

I’ll be praying for you, because I love you, you are my friends, and I don’t really understand why you are insisting on treating me in this manner. But I want you to understand that I am not going to beg or fight for your friendship. There are a couple of you who have already chosen to walk away. GO. I don’t need this.