Dear Cr-Abby from Henderson, NV

EXASPERATED VOTER IS BESIEGED BY OFFENSIVE POLITICAL E-MAIL
DEAR CR-ABBY: Once again, e-mails are flying at record speed with "information" about the Democratic or Republican candidates. I am not talking about the funny ones that are meant in good humor, but serious, derogatory accusations.
Can you please explain to me why friends would just assume that I want to read their forwarded messages? Not once has any of them asked who I'm voting for. They have never even asked which party I belong to.
I believe that politics and religion are personal choices, and I'm extremely offended when I receive these e-mails. I have ignored them in the past, but with the upcoming election, I'm asking what would be an appropriate response to these unwanted e-mails. Isn't freedom of choice -- without having people ram their opinion down your throat -- what has made America great? Thanks for any light on this subject. -- HENDERSON, NEV.,

Dear Offended Outside of Lost Wages,

Al Gore (who invented the internet) add two special features just for you...it's called the junk folder and the delete key.

Your friends have your email address because you or another friend provided it. If you don't want to get these messages it the "reply key" and ask to be taken off the distribution list if you have the stones for that or simply delete as your in-box intuition guides you.

I have a friend from Ethiopia who keeps writing to give me money but I just delete the emails despite the 47 times I have won their lottery...what are the odds of that?

One last piece of advice, you may want to ease up on your email access over the next 14 days...because it is going to be a bumpy ride.

Cr-Abby