A tipster, who used to freelance for the Philadelphia Inquirer some years ago, sends us this tale:
I used to be a freelance sports reporter for the Philadelphia Inquirer when SAS was starting to get big in mid 1990s. He had a cubicle that was covered in hate mail letters. This was before email. He had those letters all across the cubicle like hoarders meets A Perfect Mind. He took great pleasure in any racial remarks in the letters. Those were always his big trophies I [sic] liked to show off. Always thought that was kind of weird. He was a major league ass clown then and I can't imagine what he is like now...He used them like wall paper or decorations - loved to show them off
Our tipster is legit, so we declare this story verified.
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