To the Editor:

In reply to the Feb. 11 Publisher’s Notebook “Is SNL funny or sad?” article, I wouldn’t go as far as saying the majority of your readers voted for Mr. Trump as you stated a disgruntled younger reader wrote to you. In fact the writing of “his” message seems to imply you believe that also. That, I doubt is true. However, at this time, it does not matter whom you voted for. What happens now, in our country, does matter.

To that younger reader you speak of, kudos to him for communicating his opinion. After all, that is what makes America great. What is sad is having a federal employee such as Presidential Counselor Kellyanne Conway “Tweeting” about promoting the president’s daughter’s clothing line. Yes, she is also communicating, but the problem is the obvious ethic violations she commits in doing such. While it can be admitted, she is very entertaining, the use of statements like “alternative facts” from the highest office, is sheer SNL humor since it is nonsense.

What is also sad, at least for President Trump, is having Mr. Sean Spicer as his White House Press Secretary. He is SNL material from the get-go without even trying. Maybe Mr. Trump selected him thinking his SNL “alternative character” would be a complimentary match for his Alec Baldwin “alternative character.”

What is even sadder is having an American president whom “Tweets” disrespectful remarks about the judicial system he is suppose to uphold. For readers whom are not informed, the remarks consist of the president “Tweeting” about a federal judge, referring to him as a “so called judge,” since the judge dared to disagree with him. There were of course many other “presidential Tweets” in this matter, such as, in part “see you in court” and “our legal system is broken.” If there is a way SNL can make that funny, more power to them. I do truly see that as sad and not very funny, although your “notebook” was about SNL, in which art imitates life for a comedic effect.

Face it, this presidential administration – which is on a fast pace to do “things” the president feels should be done – continuously cranks out the material for a comedy show all on their own. It seems as if every day new material is cranked out.

On a positive note for this administration, many of them may have an open spot on a comedy variety show or sitcom in four years. Maybe someone will write a sitcom and call it “Mr. Trumpet goes to Washington.” It would probably be about a man who blows his own horn a lot and gets things moving in all and any direction just to say he can do it his way.

For now, we will all just continue to watch this reality show play out until we hear the words “You’re fired!”

Tom Bombard

Seville