Well Done

I love this show and believe it to be the best thing on tv. I watched the Emmys only because of this show. Why did Matt Weiner have to put a taint on my experience by alienating half the country with his comment regarding the year being so great due to Mad Men's success and the "election". I'm a conservative and I like his product - why go out of his way to upset half his market?

Sure its his right to do so - free speech. I'm not advocating censorship or boycotts. I'm questioning the business rationale of the entertainment industry when making political statements at an event where they are courting the nation as a whole.

I'm a marketing professional and we go to extreme lengths to ensure our product appeals to as many as possible and does not hint at offending anyone. I drive a BMW and will continue to do so. However, I ponder what BMW's target market's political affiliation is most likely to be.

Congratulations Matt and everyone! We Maddicts know what a gem Mad Men is and look forward to another great season.

MAJOR CONGRATS to all you fine folks! Talk about a Perfect Storm of talent! You've got lots of long-standing fans here who've been with you from day one, and we applaud each of you! (It's torture having to wait a week to see what you've got in store for us!)

It's easy, DonDon. You're a marketing professional, and Weiner is not. He's a writer, an artist. He doesn't have to sell his product, there are people to do that. And they're not artists.

Now, if conservative viewers stop watching Mad Men because of its creator's political tendency, what would that say about them?

This is an excellent show and I congratulate them for their Emmy win.

I agree with DonDon on this one and I'm not a marketing professional. I watch television and listen to music for entertainment. I don't care to hear political opinions and I agree that adding it (their opinion) where it doesn't belong can potentially alienate viewers.

I disagree that Weiner isn't selling his product - being a writer or an artist doesn't have anything to do with it. Anytime a representative of a show gets up to speak or, in this case, accept an award, they are selling their product.

I don't want to hear Janine Garrafalo calling me brain-damaged , I don't want to hear Dave Matthews calling me racist and I do not want to hear Matthew Weiner talking about the election. They are paid to entertain and they should keep their opinions to themselves and do their job.