Letters 2026

16 March 2026

Subject: MORNING JOE

For some reason I watch Morning Joe every weekday morning. I probably shouldn't since they often say an issue is coming up next, and one doesn't appear till an hour away. But most annoying is that between the serious world news, all their male anchors get absolutely girlish and giddy about sports, treating the most mundane games with the same passion as bombings in Iran. One wonders how they cannot see how absurdly enthusiastic they are about some stupid competition between overpaid competitors in garish costumes. But today was especially annoying, as some baseball player, possibly with the Red Sox, exceeded their expectations of brilliant fielding or catching or some other useless skill. This sent these guys into a frenzy of praise calling him the greatest player and eventually The Greatest Living American. Call me negative, but if asked who I consider the greatest living American, I don't think I would name someone because they made a good showing in a two-hour kids game.

Allan