Sheila Delacroix wrote:
> And while we are getting rid of the inane, foolishness that passes for a
> Super Bowl half-time show, how about we get rid of the inane, violent,
> brutal, only-put-on-to-make-lots-of-money foolishness that passes for the
> Super Bowl.

Hey, if you don't like football, don't watch football.  There are plenty
of other channels.  Anyone who turns on the TV to watch a football game
knows exactly what to expect in terms of physical violence.  I was just
hoping for a close game, and luckily (many Super Bowls have been
blowouts) I actually saw one.

Don Harris wrote:
> In case anyone else was repulsed by the Super Bowl halftime show, here is
> some information to pass along.
>
>  >->Send an email to the FCC, your Representative and two Senators.
>  >http://capwiz.com/afanet/issues/alert/?alertid=4953551&type=ML
>  >
>  >->File a formal complaint with the FCC.
>  >http://www.afa.net/petitions/fcccomplaint.asp
>  >
>  >->Call the FCC at 1-888-225-5322 and complain.

Don has a point in that people who tuned in to watch the Super Bowl
were, for the most part, NOT expecting the sort of halftime
"entertainment" that was presented.  And thus they have a valid reason
for complaining.

But, for gosh sake, keep the government out of it.  Instead, call or
write CBS ... they are the ones who televised it ... and ask them never
to allow MTV to produce another halftime (or any other) show for them.
Boycott MTV if you like, and if CBS won't promise to stay away from MTV
in the future you can boycott them too.  In other words, vote with your
feet (or your remote control)!  The economic damage we can do to these
networks by simply changing channels (or turning off the set) is more
appropriate, and more significant, than sicking a bunch of government
bureaucrats on them.  The free market works if you let it.

Joe Dumas