I got an e-mail from a listener today that just didn't sit right with me. For a person who talks on the radio for four hours a day, you are going to offend someone...at least once a day. But this just hurt my feelings because I don't want anyone to think this about me. Here's the actual segment that played on the radio Thursday, July 3rd....

Listen to the segment here: http://www.zshare.net/audio/62152184a0c09722/

Here's the e-mail I got from K.T. after the show

So Miguel i just heard your rendition of one of our countries patriotic songs. First off you were never in chains, second your own people sold your ancestors. If you have a problem with this country THEN LEAVE! I'm a operation enduring freeedom Veteran who seen some of my best friends Killed overseas fighting for this country we LOVE. I always liked you as a radio personality before today, i've seen you out and about many times but when you start making fun of something i put my life on the line for and would DIE FOR we have a huge problem. If you continue to bad mouth my country and degrade her patriotic songs i'll break your neck myself! I'm not joking one bit! Think about this for one second we all know what you look like because of your job, you have no idea what i look like or any of my brothers i serve with. PLEASE watch your mouth when it comes to this country. what happened back then is tragic but i wasn't alive then neither was my father or his father. If you want to complain about it then do it some other way not by bad mouthing our country please. I lost all respect for you today and i hope next time i see you out at a club i can bite my tongue and supress my temper. Have a wonderful damn Day. Oh yeah ,Happy Independence Day!

----K.T. didn't provide a valid e-mail address so that's why I'm addressing this on my blog. Here's the e-mail I drafted to K.T...ps. If you are reading this, I would love to chat with you about this K.T.! E-mail me back.

Okkkaayyy…this is a whole lot to take in. I’m hurt that you would think that about me…I LOVE this country. K.T., from your e-mail I would assume that you are a frequent listener…you know that we poke fun at EVERYTHING. We are there to laugh and make fun of each other and everything else. But let me just clear the air a little bit...

1. You make a great point, I was never in chains. I understand this. But if you listen to the clip, I was poking fun at the fact that I don’t know the lyrics. Everyone in the studio started singing to the song – we all were having fun with the song...

2. I was in NO WAY making fun of you or your friends who have fought so bravely for this county. In no way would I EVER make fun of the military. I spent an entire week with the Marines out at Parris Island this winter! I have HUGE amounts of respect for people who go out of their way to sacrifice their life for this great country and the rights that we were ALL granted...

3. Now, I understand that you are upset for the misunderstanding of what you thought I meant, but don’t make threats. You know I’m all about love and peace! I just want everyone to sit around, share a vodka cranberry and joke about life!

4. If I ever talk about slavery on the show, it’s never about bad-mouthing this country. Slavery happened. Whether we want to talk about that or not. It happened. Having discussions on the show about slavery and me giving my VIEWPOINTS about the repercussions of slavery are not meant to slight you or our founders or anyone. It’s just a discussion...

5. Please don’t ask me to leave the country. That’s hurtful and shouldn’t even be part of the argument you are making...

Okay. I hope from the response you can see that what you heard on the radio was in no way making fun of this country...

On July 4^th I’ll be in Panama City waving my American flag like the AMERICAN that I am. If it weren’t for this great country, I would NOT have the job I have. I am grateful for this wonderful country and the ability to wake up every morning and speak my mind on different topics...

If you do see me in public, let’s talk! I love having discussions!! And I hope you know I mean that with sincerity...

Have a wonderful 4^th of July!

Miguel Fuller