Bears repeating. Glued to their boob tubes and the idiocy of Americans Idle (now the longest thread on FR - sorry, we're not immune.) I don't quite remember who it was, but someone once predicted that television would destroy this country. With more opportunities than ever to be fully informed, we, as a nation, choose to be uninformed.
That's just crap. EVERYONE has their entertainment. Whether it's football, golfing, fishing, cooking, sleeping, eating, clubs, casinos, whatever.