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 Posted December 10, 2003 | 6:00 p.m. ETFOX-TV holiday gift to USPS employees A slap in the face; a kick in the pants An open letter from Azeez Jaffer to all USPS employees FOX-TV doesn't seem to think much of us. Maybe that's why they plan to run a "Mad TV" segment this Saturday night about "postal workers getting into the holiday spirit." It involves a Post Office lobby, USPS employees, customers and guns. One clerk says to another, "This is my killing spree." The other answers, "What do you say we share the killing spree?" 
I've never asked for your help before, but I need you with me on this. For the last year, I've worked to "Set the Record Straight" whenever a media outlet took an unfair swipe at the Postal Service or its employees. This time, I hope you'll help me set the record straight.
I'm mad as heck and I'm not going to take it any more. This skit is unfair. It's ugly. It's untrue. It's an insult to every man and woman in the Postal Service. As our new commercial says, no one works harder or goes farther to keep us all connected for the holidays. That was true in 2001 when you were at the front lines in the war on terror. It was true last year. It's just as true this year. And this is what we get from FOX. Together, we're going to turn the volume up so high that muckety-mucks at FOX hear us loud and clear — and yank this insulting piece. Funny's funny. But this skit isn't. Let's take the skit — and a lump of coal — and stuff it in FOX's Christmas stocking with the clear message: "Return to Sender!" So, I hope you'll join me in sharing your thoughts with Sandy Grushow, chairman of the FOX entertainment group. His number is 310-369-5962. Fax: 310-369-8726. E-mail: sandyg@fox.com. You also can contact FOX by mail at this address: Mr. Sandy Grushow Chairman, FOX Entertainment Group Building 100 Room 5110 10201 W Pico Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90064-2606 Thanks for your help. And please, have a safe and happy holiday season! — Azeezaly S. Jaffer, Vice President, Public Affairs and Communications See also: Postal News Release #03-098 Postal Official Raps FOX-TV For Scurrilous Program (PDF) |