Note to Bill O'Reilly

Thank you for proving that the only thing you know about black people is all those negative images in the media. More telling, many other people, people we are likely to have contact with in everyday life, have the same beliefs . . . like the other one you expressed, that all black people follow the Revs. Jackson and Sharpton like little children running after their parents.

I'll bet you also believe that Africa is one huge country rather than a diverse continent.

There really is nothing we can do to disprove these narrow beliefs. Fortunately, we do not crave your approval of us; nor do we need it. I always suspected you were woefully uninformed, but the clueless are not necessarily newsworthy, they're just unfortunate.

Now, do us all a favor and take your amazement and go dine at Lutece.

Moving right along . . . .