[cpayne5]

To use Haslett's term, this is a chicken s**t response. Typical, actually. In her columns, she is writing to no one and at the same time, everyone. This gives her an sense of anonymity (kinda strange, but think about it) and the courage to blast the Skins any chance she gets. Now, when Paul emailed her, she is responding to an actual person with a name. This is more personal, thus the more middle of the road Skins views.