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madamesilverspurs

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Thu Jan 16, 2014, 12:57 AM Jan 2014

In the Line of Fire

When the state Legislature’s female leadership took on gun control in early 2013, everyone knew the debate would be red-hot. But no one predicted the sexism and violent threats that would be fired at some of Colorado’s most powerful women on their way to victory. By Megan Feldman

Editor’s Note: This article contains strong language and may be offensive to some readers.

It had been a long day. Heck, it had already been a long month—and it was only the fifth day of March. But Evie Hudak knew she should check her email one more time before she turned in. Hudak, the state senator from Colorado’s District 19, opened her laptop and perused the list of unopened emails. One looked unfamiliar. It was from someone named David and had no subject line. She clicked on it.

I am going to stick a knife up your cunt and tear your heart out through there. If you have one.

Hudak physically recoiled at the message, but she continued reading.

read the rest:
http://www.5280.com/magazine/2013/11/colorado-woman?page=0%2c14

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