---------------Robert Ariail, The State(Columbia, SC

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But 'Shove It' Where?
Needless to say, I must join in the world's outrage at Teresa Heinz Kerry's behavior. Here she is, a woman potentially in line to be First Lady, using language like--GASP!!!!--"shove it!!!! I may yet faint from having typed those horrid words....

The seriousness of this can not be overstated. Being First Lady is a position which carries tremendous responsibility since she'll be in charge of, um, organizing parties at the White House. Can a loose cannon such as her be trusted with such a sensitive task? I shudder to think about the danger such an unstable person poses to world peace.

---------------Mike Luckovich, Atlanta Journal Constitution

The only thing that could be even worse, even more offensive than telling a reporter to "shove it" would be, say, the Vice President telling a United States Senator to "f*ck off" on the floor of the Senate.

Then again, that's too ridiculous to even think about.