Reply #28: Here's my letter

[AllyCat]

Dear Broadcasters,

Generally, I do not watch television. However, I started to watch this season of 24 and enjoyed it up to the point where the character James Heller makes the comment to his son Richard about acting "like a grade-school Michael Moore" because Richard intends to protest actions by the government in which he does not believe. The character's comment reflects the conservative views of Fox that regularly belittle the actions of citizens that do not support the current U.S. Government, including Michael Moore.

Moore researches his opinions and the material he presents in his movies and television work. He consistently exposes the experiences of those on the other side of lobbyist, corporate, and political interests as evidenced by the job losses depicted in Roger and Me, injuries sustained by gun violence in Bowling for Columbine, and the human lives lost and changed negatively by the unreasonable war in Iraq in Fahrenheit 9/11. Moore, despite his opinion, does his homework.

I wish I could say the same for Fox. The last time I watched one of your news broadcasts was before the start of war in 2003 where you superimposed the face of Osama Bin Laden on a map of Iraq, trying to help this administration make the connection with the American people that somehow, Iraq was responsible for the terrorist attacks in 2001. At this point, there was no terrorist connection found between the two entities. This action shows that you don't research your broadcast material and the human cost of your omission is unimaginable.

Please do not berate Michael Moore or those who wish to protest the actions of our government in your programming. Indeed, these are the only people who are making the voices of the rest of America heard, since the corporate media not only won't help them get their message across, but, as shown by Fox, will cut them down for doing it.

Further personal attacks against specific Americans are unwarranted and unsuitable for television media. Please do not do this again.

AllyCat