Detective Kent Stryker

Saying hello...

Thanks for doing my show, Detective.

Some people were offended by a joke I made about Gilligan’s Island.

At no time did I mean to imply that the White House was an island or that the friends of Gilligan were as dumb as the people who live on the island.

When I called the President, “Gilligan,” I did not mean to impugn a trademark of the Time Warner Corporation or the late actor Bob Denver. In my book, the trademark and the late actor are A-OK.

I now acknowledge that Karl Rove is nothing like the Skipper™, Jonas Grumby™, although he has been known to hit everyone's favorite "little buddy™" over the head with Jack Abramoff's hat and exclaim, "Gilligan™!" I am sorry if I maligned the Skipper™ or devalued the underlying rights of the character.

I was wrong to make fun of Tony Snow using the character of the Professor™. I apologize.

Thurston Howell III™ is no Dick Cheney. Dick Cheney has more money.

It was wrong to call Condoleezza Rice, “Lovey™.”

Donald Rumsfeld is clearly not a visiting Cannibal™ from a nearby island. I apologize.

James Tripp