The shouting and opinion and jokes don't exist if there isn't first a story.
I have great faith in the intelligence of the American viewer and reader to put two and two together and come up with four.
No two people see things the same way.
There's always a germ of truth in just about everything.
Most of the gaffes I've made have not been funny - they've been stupid.
If people want bells and whistles and all of that, there are bells and whistles available. If they don't want bells and whistles there are places to go where they are not available.