Fox' faux pas

I was so angry with Fox Sports' Pre-Game show today that I wrote them a letter:

"Near the end of the pregame show on Sunday, January 15th, the blood drained from my face as James Brown announced that they were going to the White House for a breaking news report. In a year when we have troops on foreign soil and during a weekend when our country is being taken to task for an airstrike, you should not be joking around about breaking news from Washington D.C. In fact, the events of September 11, 2001 call for a greater sense of what is and isn't acceptable behavior regarding news events.

Regardless of the fact that it was "Mad T.V." We have relatives on the ground in the hotspots of the world and your indiscretion is reprehensible. It was wholly inappropriate. Further more, the tone and excessive banter of the Fox Sports team coupled with a shameful breaking news joke makes me question whether or not it is worth watching Fox Sports' pre, half-time and postgame coverage. Shame on you."

It was disgraceful in view. My stomach began to form knots as soon as James Brown made his statement.

In other sports this weekend, I am unhappy that Michelle Kwan was handed a spot on the U.S. Olympic figure skating team. In spite of the fact that she is beloved, she is injured and unable to participate. The spot should have been given to the bronze medal winner at Nationals. It is just a sad tribute to the politics that so over-rule athletic talent, competence and physical ability. Michelle is graceful and she has been trying for years to win the gold, but this year, the baton should have been passed.

The Steelers' victory over the Colts was much more sound than the score reflects. Me thinks Payton Manning will need an intertube to sit on this week. I really wanted Tony Dungy's team to go all the way to the Super Bowl. He has shown such grace under incredible personal loss. However, Bill Cower is a wonderful father and I can't deny that I like him as a man, too. Go Panthers! Go Seahawks. I think I would like to see a Seahawk vs. Steelers Super Bowl. And You?