ESPN announced that it has hired Rush Limbaugh to do a weekly segment on their Sunday NFL Countdown program. I strongly objected to this, and I wrote ESPN the following e-mail. I've even left my mistakes in so you see exactly what I sent.

To whom it may concern:
I am a firm believer in the right to free speech, and I do not believe that this should ever be hindered in any way. I would never dare to suggest that, simply because of political views, any of your employees should be terminated. To do so would be as ignorant as cancelling a celebration of a Bull Durham at the Baseball Hall of Fame because of differing political views between parties.

That being said, I will no longer watch ESPN's Sunday Night Countdown, for the duration of the time that Rush Limbaugh is in your employee. I find Mr. Limbaugh's political and social commentary to be not simply ignorant, but truly dangerous to this country and its citizens.
Again, I would never suggest that one should be subject to hire based on political affiliation. But you do have to understand that hiring so vocal a political voice will alienate some of your audience. I hope that you considered this before hiring Mr. Limbaugh.

David McGee

I was sent this reply, today (I'll leave those mistakes too).

Thank you for your e-mail. 
Rush is an excellent communicator and a big sports fan.  He was hired
for those two reasons, not his politics.  His role will be to provide
the fans perspective and to create discussion and debate.
Sincerely,
ESPN Viewer Response

Now, I'm assuming that I was sent a form-response and not an actual reply. Because my response to this e-mail is "OK... so how does that address my point?"

I honestly would have preferred to not get a response than to get that inane one which clarifies exactly nothing.