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Thanks to Mr. Collins for providing a summary of what we viewers from foreign lands obviously missed. H.L. Mencken possibly said it best: "Nobody ever lost money underestimating the taste of the American public."

p>An American in Vienna, br> -- Bill M. /p> p> I completely agree with Reid Collins's assessments of the TV fare wrapped around a Super Bowl game. I would further suggest that there was coarseness to the spots, and they weren't funny if you apply any level of sophistication to your judgment. There is only a shock value and comedy that only a prepubescent kid would appreciate. Justin Timberlake can leave any time, as well. His show is way over. br> -- John Wilson br> Chicago, Illinois /p>

Kudos to Reid Collins. After high school, I entered the Air Force and my service included a tour with the 377th Combat Support Group at Tan Son Nhut Air Force Base in Vietnam. When I came home I went to college and acquired a BA in Journalism.

Reid Collins was my hero. CBS set the benchmark, and his reports heard over KNX in Los Angeles (the CBS affiliate where I grew up) were pure gold to my young ears.

A service-related disability cut my career short, but what a blessing it is that we can still learn from him at the Spectator.

Yes, that half-time show made many of us feel like we needed a bath, but Reid Collins' wisdom, institutional memory, and pure common sense refreshed us all.

p>Move over, Andy Rooney!

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