Just so you know, my family and I gave up television altogether over two years ago, and have benefited by using the time for more useful pursuits. We have a set, but only view selected movies and videos. You think you are providing entertainment, aimed primarily at the younger set, and they may actually believe they are being entertained. What a pity,that you influence those who vote with this insulting crap that masquerades as humor, that you use this foul-mouthed stuff for ratings!

None of you people know what real humor is. The fact that this sort of sleaze is becoming more prevalent on television is worse than sad, it is deeply discouraging. Surely if your writers are so brilliant they can be humorous without sinking into the sewer. You are not doing anyone any real service with this stinking mess. You are polluters of our world.

This example makes me wonder about the perception you are spreading that people from distant parts of our country, in rural or frontier areas, are less that civilized. My son and his family lived and worked in Sitka, Alaska for years. He served 20 years on active duty in the U.S.Coast Guard, then worked for the USCG in Alaska, and is still employed as a technical specialist in North Carolina. He also worked with the DEA undercover in South America, and was trained along with Navy Seals to become a Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer. Along the way he acquired the equivalent of a college education, and most of his work for the USCG today is as a technical writer. He has been to Antarctica, to Iceland, and worked in deep sea diving off the Atlantic coast. He is a good father to five wonderful children, whom he taught all about the wildlife and the great nature in Alaska. They went salmon fishing, then preserved their catch the same way that the Alaska native have for centuries before our forefathers ever set foot on the East coast.
He taught his sons to handle kayaks,and to refurbish boats; they hunted and trapped small animals. My grandson earned money for his first guitar by selling pelts of fur animals he trapped to a Canadian firm, then went to Utah and performed with that guitar in an important jazz festival for his school in Sitka. My daughter-in-law has an associate degree, and experience working in banks. She has home schooled four of their children. My son now spends part of each year teaching survival techniques to associates of the National Science Foundation who go to Antarctica each year to conduct research on wildlife and climate there. People from Alaska or what you clowns probably refer to as “fly over country,” are not ignorant, or sex perverts, or any of the worn out low-class things you may wish to play word games with on your stupid program. And from reading other comments, I am not the only one who sees the “skits” as mostly not funny.

The point is you that do no one any favors by trying to be funny with those grossly unfair characterizations of people from Alaska, small towns, or those who do not share your preference for city life, and scummy big city so-called “humor.” You should be ashamed of your selves. Your writers of that particular line should have their minds cleaned out and their word processors confiscated until they undergo some kind of mental catharsis. Your network should have to face harsh judgement, and no doubt will before they ever see the face of God.

I watched the Republican Convention on my computer, and saw the delegates’ reaction to NBC when Governor Palin said she was not there to please the media. Hooray for her. If you ever feel motivated to truly serve the needs of this wonderful country, maybe you will review you program standards, and even your
political preferences. You are a disgrace to the very ideal of journalism and to the field of entertainment. I am so glad I eliminated the toxic waste of television programming from my life.

Sincerely.

Although the Fey/Poehler opening on Saturday was hilarious, the rest of the show *sucked*.

This will date me instantly, but after all these years I still love the Bass-O-Matic.