Tonight the Grammy awards will no doubt celebrate the life and achievements of Whitney Houston. How she died will be revealed after an investigation. Though many are saying that she died in her bathtub high on drugs. Whether the drugs where prescription or illegal or legal (i.e alcohol) won't matter.

I say that her husband killed her.
Also fame.
And, to make it worse, we all watched it on TV

While I never watched this "show" that aired on Bravo, I knew about it. And in some ways I feel guilty for not doing something. Why did I stand by while some assholes at a network made tons of money off of this dribble? Why didn't I complain? Maybe I'd fear that I'd sound too much like a bat-shit crazy AFA "Million Mom" nutjob.

So, here is my letter:

Dear networks (Bravo, MTV, A&E, etc):

I don't want my airwaves filled with mind-numbingly stupid pseudo celebrities that continually dumb down our children. I write to you today not to complain about sex, or homosexuality or spousal cheating or even drug use or glorifying drinking; these are all things that teenagers must face one day.

Rather, I write to complain about stupid people. Please, I beg of you, stop putting stupid people on the television! If you must show people getting wasted on Bud Light and getting into a bar brawl with another patron, could we please watch Steven Hawking instead of Mike "The Situation"? Sure, Mike may be better on the eyes, but jeez, this guy isn't smart enough to cross the street!

And your network won't loose that much money, but think of how smart you'll make our children. Imagine this:
The hair salon fills up quickly with The Wives of New York as Rachel Maddow is having her hair done by Jorge while engaged in a heated conversation with Jill Abramson about China cutting back on Iranian oil imports and whether that will affect the European market. In walks Mary Schapiro, chair of the SEC, who angrily strides up to Rachel, Starbucks coffee in hand, and demands an apology for her insult to Paul Volcker. A verbal fist fight ensues! In the background, Tina Brown laughs at them while reading a hard cover book.

See? Doesn't that sound better than seeing Snooki's nether region yet again? Or yet another drunk guy starting a bar fight? Or, two girls puking in a toilet together? And aren't you tired of struggling to piece these insipid scenes together just to make them somewhat coherent?

Signed,
Angry American who wants to make our country smart again!

So, today I mourn the loss of Whitney. I won't need to know how she died, I already know, and sadly, her life will be remembered not only for her talent, but from her TV "reality" train-wreck. This is what killed Whitney. We all watched and did nothing.

Who will be next?