'Kiss My ...'

A memorable three-word response from a state attorney general.

"Kiss my ass."

No doubt many devoted public servants at the federal, state and local levels have longed to issue that response in official correspondence, when confronted by a belligerent, ill-informed or downright racist challenge from a constituent, taxpayer or stakeholder.

In 1970, Alabama Attorney General Bill Baxley actually did. Letters of Note has the details