Something to Be Thankful for this Thanksgiving!

I used to think there was no such thing as truly bad publicity. As a former ND down on the river once said, "I don't care what someone says or writes as long as they get the call letters right." Well I'm not so sure the initial decision by News Corp (Fox) to air this OJ Simpson interview prior to the release of his new book was anywhere close to a smart decision. For those who have somehow missed it, The Juice was hypothetically explaining how HE would have whacked his wife and her boyfriend IF he had done it. I won't and don't make any bones about it. I think he did it and it was only by throwing a huge amount of money at lawyers that OJ was acquitted. Let me say I always liked OJ. I watched him play pro football and loved watching him in the Police Squad movies. Heck, I even liked him in the old rental car commercials. Now, I just wish he'd go away and play golf or do whatever and stay below the radar screen. I feel the same way about Robert Blake. I always enjoyed Blake as an actor as well but now, just go away.
I don't know who came up with the idea of the book and/or interview for Simpson. It was a bad idea and I don't know that anyone could really say it was a good idea. Oh, don't think for a minute that some folks out there wouldn't tune in. It's kind of like a car wreck on the road. Morbid curiosity prompts drivers to rubberneck. Thank goodness this mess got cleaned up in time.
My faith (to some degree) has been restored when it comes to what passes as programming on television. It's something to be thankful on this week of Thanksgiving.